Hi for the Wild Community. Ianna here. I am so excited to share our new series with you, Fat of the Land. Before we begin, I'm just going to put the kettle on. And if you can, I invite you to do the same. Make a cup of something warm, settle in a little. I've been trying to start my days like this lately, just slowing things down enough to actually arrive.

Right now I'm drinking Ritchu, which I'm honestly very grateful to have found.

I'm not someone who does well with coffee.

My friends and collaborators know this all too well.

But Ritchu is made from roasted chikory root and cacao and other delicious plants,

so it has that dark, full-bodied feeling, but lands a lot more gently.

It actually feels grounding, like it settles into my body instead of speeding me past it.

And it's become a bit of a ritual, just having something

warm in my hands and taking a breath, giving myself a moment before moving into the day. So wherever you

are, if you can, take a sip with me. If you're curious, you can learn more at drinkrichu.com.

And thank you to Richieu for supporting this series.

We also want to thank Hayday Books for supporting this series and to their new release,

Compassion and Crisis, a vibrant community textbook exploring how we care for one another

through overlapping environmental,

political, and social crises. Filled with practical tools, disaster preparedness checklist,

somatic practices, and heartfelt guidance, the book is an invitation into the lifelong work

of mutual aid, resilience, and staying connected through difficult times.

You can learn more at Hayday Books.com.

We're also grateful to Tara Eliah, a retreat space in southern Italy rooted in enchantment

and renewal and sacred transformation.

It's the kind of place that invites you to step out of urgency and

into a different rhythm entirely. And in some ways, that question of rhythm, of how we live,

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