02/20/2023
The name Rising Sun Wellness is close to my heart for several reasons. Mrs. Rising Sun was my dad's beloved mentor during the start of his teaching career on the Fort Peck Reservation, and he always told me that it was my given middle name that didn't make it on to my birth certificate. I love that story and his assertion that I was adopted into the tribe. I've never had any "proof" of the validity of my dad's words but nevertheless they have shaped my identity. I am thankful for those roots and the hope it's given me during seasons of depression when I felt like I was at the bottom of the ocean with little ability to dream of anything different. Even in those times, I was always surrounded by evidence that I may not always feel the way I felt in that moment- the sun disrupting the darkness of night, tulips breaking through thawing soil, the smooth exterior of a stone that has been shaped by rushing water. I value hope right next to love as two essential ingredients for action. We need to care and believe something is possible in order to devote the time and energy needed to create change.
I must admit that I have not felt very hopeful in regards to climate change until reading this article written by my beautiful sister in law, Morgan. It's worth the read!
Hi, I'm Morgan. I'm a trail/ultrarunner, writer, and mental health counselor in training, with a passion for body-based, intuitive, holistic living. Join me in exploring our edges—with radical self-love, determination, and curiosity every step of the way. Click to read The Self-Love Runner, by Mor...
