You are like the clouds.
You must keep moving.
seedlings
A monthly STORY circle for those living between worlds.
A place to weave memory, insight and heart in the in-between. Together we connect and explore belonging, rootlessness and our individual understanding of who we are, where we are and why we are here.
Perhaps you grew up between cultures. Perhaps, like me, you've moved countries and discovered that home is no longer a simple answer. Perhaps you belong to several places at once, or don't feel entirely at home in any of them.
Once a month, we gather and explore themes connected to home, belonging and the experience of living between worlds.
Themes might include: HOME, GRIEF, RETURN, MEMORY, ROOTS, RELATIONSHIPS, LANGUAGE, DEPARTURE, IDENTITY, WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND, THE OUTSIDER, RITUALS
Seedlings is an open online circle for people navigating rootlessness, third-culture identity and life between places, cultures and ideas of home.
A space to tell our stories. To listen to those of others. To explore what has helped us find connection with ourselves, with other people, with creativity, nature and the spirit of the land.
60 minutes · Online via zoom · 10–15 participants
€11 per circle
Come once if you like, return whenever you wish.
why seedlings?
Every seed grows differently. A seedling is alive and becoming before its roots get a chance to run deep.
I created SEEDLINGS from a longing to connect with others like me and from a wish to in some little way, help those in transition to know that they are not alone.
For those of us who have moved between countries, cultures, languages or identities, belonging may not come from finding the one place where we finally fit.
Perhaps it takes shape in the form of experience and feeling. In a world between worlds filled with stories of wonder and the new and stories of challenges and loss.
Seedlings isn't about finding one material place to call home. It is a place to explore what belonging might mean when home has never been a simple answer. It is a circle of community to share our hearts and listen to others from within the in-between.
“Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
YOU MAY fiND SOMETHING HERE IF…
You grew up between countries or cultures.
You've moved somewhere new or you’ve moved back to your “homeland” after living abroad and find yourself questioning where home is now.
You identify with the third-culture experience (TCK & TCA).
You belong to several places at once — or don't feel entirely at home in any of them.
You grew up in a multi-cultural household.
You have spent much of your life adapting to new environments.
You miss people, languages, landscapes or versions of yourself that belong somewhere else.
You are curious about creating a sense of belonging that isn't dependent upon having one permanent place to call home.
You would simply like to meet others who understand something of the in-between.
You don't need to identify with a particular label to join.
If the question of belonging speaks to you, you are welcome here.
upcoming circles
Each Seedlings gathering begins with a theme. You are welcome to reflect on it beforehand and bring a memory, story, object, image or thought you may wish to share. There is never any obligation to speak.
OUR FIRST GATHERING
NOVEMBER 12
Thursday 12 November, 2026
20:00 CET (Paris time) · Online · 60 minutes
€11
MEMORY
What the photograph holds
Every image like every memory holds more than meets the eye.
For our first gathering, you’re invited to bring a childhood photograph of yourself or a picture of a place or object from your early years. Together we’ll practise slow seeing: looking gently at images before knowing whose they are, noticing what they stir in us. Then, if you wish, the person behind the image may share its story. Photos are shown only with your permission.
No photo? You’re still warmly welcome — there is never any obligation to share. Details will be sent upon signing up.
NEXT GATHERING
DECEMBER 20 · THEME TO BE ANNOUNCED
Thursday 20 December 2026
20:00 Paris time · Online · 60 minutes
€11
The theme will be shared here and by email before we gather.
