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A Lighter Way Week 13: When Life is Life-ing: Finding Stillness in the Storm a lighter way series abby buter oakhart be still inner landscape storms Aug 15, 2026

One of my favorite questions from spiritual direction is, “What does the inner landscape of your life look like right now?”

For me right now, that landscape is often a storm. Sometimes it’s high winds and lightning; other times, smaller waves that still rock the boat. The last 18 months have been f...

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Come As You Are: The Heart of WTC abby buter oakhart collective community healing horseshoes mission online community wtc graduate Apr 29, 2026

Someone asked me recently, “Who’s allowed to come to Wisdom Tree Collective gatherings?”

The answer? Everyone.

One of the challenges of building something meant to cultivate deep community and meaningful connection is the subtle formation of an “in-group” and “out-group.” Even with the best intent...

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How to Turn Muddy Starts into Moments of Lasting Wonder abby buter oakhart holy adventure holy mystery perfectionism wisdom tree wednesday Jan 21, 2026

For the first 18 years of my life, I felt as if I was inhibited from seeing the breadth and
depth of Holy Mystery. It’s not because God was small, but my understanding of my
image of God was.

Everything was so black and white. I was so trapped in dualistic thinking. Right and
wrong. Saved or lost. I n...

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Trauma-Informed Spiritual Direction: Creating Safe Spaces abby buter oakhart dark night of the soul healing resilience sacred space safe space self-discovery trauma-informed spiritual direction Mar 13, 2025

I was in my 20’s when I went through my dark night of the soul. The once strong, tightly wound pieces of my belief system slowly started to unravel. At the time I was also burned out and exhausted. And the one part of my life that was always my constant, my faith, didn’t make sense anymore. I had ne...

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