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21: It’s not failure… we’re going “fallow” (with Sarah Loertscher)

In this episode, I sit down with bookkeeper, jewelry designer, and budding mushroom farmer Sarah Loertscher, to explore the poetic (and yet also rather technical) word "fallow." Together, we unpack the complexities of creative rest, the shame often associated with taking breaks, and the natural cycles of productivity and regeneration.

In this episode you'll learn:

The etymology and varied meanings of "fallow," from its agricultural roots to its metaphorical applications in creative life

How to reframe periods of rest or non-productivity as necessary and natural, rather than as failure

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