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Winter 2021-22 — What’s Inside

PATHWAYS PROFILE 0DU\¶V&HQWHU%LUWK'RXOD3URJUDP0DNLQJ(PSRZHUHG%LUWK$FFHVVLEOH By Austyn Holleman with Faith Baiardi HERB CORNER 0\VWHULRXV6HD0RVV±6XSHUIRRGRIWKH6HD By Ginger Mair ANIMAL WELLNESS Transcending the Wounds of Animal Traumas...................................................................................13 By Debbie Carole ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL JUSTICE 7KH'HP)DLOXUHWR)ROORZWKH³*HRUJLD:D\´/RVW9LUJLQLD By Joel Segal and Harvey Wasserman TO YOUR HEALTH 5HYHUVLQJ7\SH'LDEHWHV$Q,OOQHVVRI/LIHVW\OH By Helena Amos MIND-BODY-SPIRIT 5LWXDOVIRU3HUVRQDO*URZWKDQG6XVWDLQHG+DSSLQHVV By Mary Kearns and Marga Fripp ASTROLOGICAL INSIGHTS :LQWHU4XDUWHU3HUVRQDO1HHGV$UH,PSRUWDQW By Misty Kuceris CULTIVATING COMPASSION $ZDNHQWRWKH([WUDRUGLQDU\7HDFKLQJVRI2XU$QLPDO)ULHQGV By Tammy Billups; Edited by Cam MacQueen SPICE CHEST 7RS)LYH.LWFKDUL5HFLSHV By Anjali Sunita ENERGETIC LITERACY 5HOD[$ERXW)LQGLQJ<RXU3XUSRVH By Rose Rosetree WASHINGTON GARDENER :LQWHU:LQGRZVLOOV By Kathy Jentz GREEN NEWS & VIEWS :KDW&23'LGDQG'LGQ¶W$FFRPSOLVK By Alice C. Hill and Madeline Babin A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PATHWAYS TEAM We want to thank our Pathways Community for the continued love and support. The last 18+ months have challenged us all in so many ways, and yet here we are… still standing, still planning, and still dreaming about what comes next.  :HKDYHRXURZQELJSODQVDQGHYHQELJJHUGUHDPVIRU²HYHQWVWKURXJKRXWWKH\HDURSHQLQJRXU3DWK - ZD\V5HWUHDW&HQWHUDQGEXLOGLQJRQWKHPRPHQWXPRIRXUUHYLWDOL]HGPDJD]LQHDQGZHEVLWHWRH[SDQGUHVRXUFHV DQGFRQWHQWMXVWWRQDPHDIHZ:HFDQ¶WZDLWWRVKDUHLWDOOVRZHPD\LQFOXGH\RXLQRXUFROOHFWLYHMRXUQH\ Until then, revel in the joys of the season, take care of one another and the earth, and stay connected so we can help each other survive and thrive. Peace and blessings!

Birth doulas are bridging gaps in obstetrical care, improving health out- comes for families. Story on page 9.

Match the appropriate essential oils and application to your seasonal symp- toms. Story on page 24.

ON THE COVER: THE CRYSTAL BUDDHA, By Richard Stodart. Story on page 72.

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Mary’s Center Birth Doula Program: Making Empowered Birth Accessible One Doula at a Time BY AUSTYN HOLLEMAN WITH FAITH BAIARDI PATHWAYS PROFILE

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HERB CORNER Mysterious Sea Moss – Superfood of the Sea

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ANIMAL WELLNESS

Transcending the Wounds of Animal Traumas

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ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL JUSTICE

The Dem Failure to Follow the “Georgia Way” Lost Virginia and Points Toward Fascism BY JOEL SEGAL AND HARVEY WASSERMAN

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