Good Seedlets #22

Watch to nurture…….

• Animal Control: This is the perfect mindless comfort watch for anyone who loved Parks and Rec or The Office; it's got that same workplace comedy DNA with absurd characters navigating even more ridiculous scenarios. Joel McHale leads a ragtag team of animal control officers dealing with everything from rogue peacocks to neighborhood feuds, and the show leans beautifully into its own stupidity without trying too hard. If you need something that checks all the "zone out and laugh" boxes while you fold laundry or eat dinner, this is it.

• Emily Wilson at the International Poetry Forum: This is essential viewing for anyone interested in translation, classical literature, or the craft of poetry itself. As a classicist with a feminist lens, she offers revelatory insights into how language choices shape our understanding of ancient texts, turning what could be dry academic analysis into a masterclass on the power and politics of words. Her deep understanding of both Greek and English poetry makes every minute worth watching, whether you're a scholar or simply someone who loves language.

• Brandie Carlile: Tiny Desk Concert: Obviously, we LOVE Brandie, but this Tiny Desk Concert is something else entirely; stripped down, simplistic, and devastatingly beautiful. The intimacy of the performance lets you hear every crack in her voice, every emotion behind the lyrics, and this album gave me so many feels about navigating identity in an increasingly harsh world. If you need to sit with something real for 15 minutes, watch this.

• The People You Meet On Vacation: I've read every Emily Henry novel, and People We Meet on Vacation was actually my least favorite- but the movie exceeded my expectations in every way. The rom-com is back, baby! The dress moment gives How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days energy, and we absolutely love to watch a friends-to-lovers story unfold with this much chemistry and charm.

 Read to root……. 

• Heart The Lover by Lily King:  Started off my 2026 reading list with a bang:  This book is hands down the best book I've read in a while. I devoured it in a day because I felt so intensely connected to the characters, to their messy college friendships, their love triangle, their communication ruptures, and the achingly human process of falling out of people's lives. This is a special story that understands how we lose each other. 

• How To Start Doing Something Instead of Saying You Will Do Something by Chicgirlmoment: This piece argues that consistency matters more than perfection—ten pages read, one paragraph written, a long walk taken—these small steps build the discipline that eventually closes the gap between wanting and doing. It's a refreshingly honest take on why we wait for the "perfect moment" and how to stop letting two days in a row slip by without taking action toward what we actually want 

• Stop Waiting To Feel Ready by Israa Nasir: Psychotherapist Israa Nasir explains that readiness is a decision, not a mood; you choose it the same way you brush your teeth when you're tired, building trust with yourself rather than waiting for inspiration. Using Systems Theory, she breaks down how to build habits that stick even when motivation disappears, offering practical strategies for creating sustainable change instead of chasing fleeting feelings.

• You Are Shaped by What You Pay Attention To by Sherry Ning: This essay will change how you think about everything you consume, scroll through, and focus on in your daily life. Sherry Ning argues that attention works like metabolism; you become what you gaze at, digesting the things you focus on and turning them into thoughts, habits, and eventually, a way of being. It's a stunning meditation on how our anxiety and burnout crisis isn't caused by excess but by spiritual malnourishment from scattered attention, and why practicing focused attention is the effort against spiritual collapse.

• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Upon reflection, this was my favorite book of 2025. I love a love story, and boy, does this deliver, while also beautifully balancing the main character's trajectory into NASA as one of the first women in the space program. You fall in love with these characters so completely that I cried a lot, and I mean a lot.

Listen to expand……

• Moonbeaming: What to Know About our Magician Year: This podcast episode offers an excellent astrological and tarot understanding of the energies for the year ahead. It focuses on macro-level collective energies rather than individual transits, so keep in mind that your personal chart might lead you down a different path. That said, I found it incredibly helpful for grounding myself and preparing for what's to come this year.

• Learning To Listen to Plants: Monica Gagliano: Monica Gagliano's work has come up A LOT  in Herbalism school, and with good reason; she has scientifically proven that plants can communicate, which is absolutely mind-blowing! I loved this talk as a great introduction to her groundbreaking research. If you're curious about the intelligence of the plant world, this is a perfect place to start.

• Instant Classics: A Day at the Theatre in Ancient Athens: I've always had a thing for ancient history- years of studying Latin will do that to a person! This is the podcast I turn to when I want to nerd out on the classical world, and this particular episode explores classical theater and the origins of what we know today. It's perfect for a walk in the woods when you want to time-travel back a few millennia.

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2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From: If you're able to this year, purchase Girl Scout cookies from a troop that includes trans girls and gender-expansive students! You'll be supporting an inclusive troop and get delicious cookies in the process—it's a win-win!