Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. On the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Terry reflects on ecological change, the coronavirus, and the power of friendship.

Music is a direct line to our emotions and state of being. Brooklyn musical artist, producer and Harvard Divinity School student Lindsay Sanwald (aka Idgy Dean) brings the gift of sound—curated with infinite love and gratitude, with an introduction from Accelerate founder and community director Kim Mahoney.

There are few experiences like a liter of fresh mountain water straight out of the waterfall—it is cold, it is clear, it has the terroir of the local landscape. As the spring runoff swells, Harvard Divinity School student Dan “Shutterbug” Wells reminds us of the bounty that surrounds us.

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. Terry’s brother Hank Tempest fell sick with Covid-19 in early March and is now recovering in the desert. In this fifteenth dispatch, Terry interviews Hank.

In a new monthly webinar series, Duke University psychiatrist and patient safety researcher Bryan Sexton shares practical tips for cultivating resiliency both personally and with your teams.

We all need faith right now – whether in ourselves or a higher power. Harvard Graduate School of Design student Emily Duma shares three poems that offer a blessing, a prayer and a brief respite from our broken world, with an introduction from U of U Health Chaplain Lorie Nielson.

For people who give a lot, it’s hard to receive. Harvard Graduate School of Education student Niharika Sanyal shares practices of acceptance and gratitude to support renewal within the health care community.

Harvard Graduate School of Education student Julianna Sims extends another message of hope: that we can all emerge from this time with the capacity to listen deeply, so that what is gentle and loving and not always visible within and among us can sing.

Poetry can feel like a deep breath–a few second break from the busyness. Harvard Kennedy School student Becky Nirav shares an original poem, with an introduction by U of U Health mindfulness educator and social worker Trinh Mai.

There are many things we can’t do these days—cooking and taking the time to savor a favorite meal isn’t one of them. Harvard Divinity School student Becky Nirav shares an original poem that reminds us of this simple, joyful act.

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. In this thirteenth dispatch, Terry explores the “duende,” or the subconscious present in art and poems.

Terry Tempest Williams is a Utah native, writer, naturalist, activist, educator—and patient. Here, she reflects on our unusual time through haiku.