Good Seedlets #25

Watch to nurture…….

• Broadway Backwards: The Next Ten Minutes: Broadway Backwards never fails to deliver, and this rendition of 'The Next Ten Minutes' is proof of this. Jenn Colella and Lauren Patten bring something truly special; their voices are silky, expansive, and absolutely stunning together. The musical theatre lover in me is completely obsessed!

• Hadar Harris: Trad Wives and the Conservative Movement:  This is a lecture from CU Boulder’s Conference on World Affairs. If you've spent any time on the internet over the last few years, the rise of tradwife culture is hard to ignore. This lecture offers a fascinating and academic lens on the phenomenon, exploring its connection to the broader waves of conservatism and nationalism that have swept the country in recent years. 

  
  

Follow to grow………….

• Corewellness: This substack  a beautiful resource for young women looking to invest in themselves — covering everything from mental and physical health to spiritual wellness. It's the kind of content that meets you where you are and reminds you that taking care of yourself is one of the most powerful things you can do. 

• NYBG Plant Tracker: If you're planning a visit to the New York Botanical Garden — or just love plants — the NYBG Plant Tracker is a incredible resource! It was introduced to me in herbalism school. This is an online catalog of NYBG's entire living collection, where you can find plants, navigate the 250-acre grounds, view photos, get detailed plant information, and take curated tours.

 Read to root……. 

• It's Not Only Violence, Women Are Enraged by Men's Cultivated Ignorance:  Yes, this substack article is long. Please read it anyway. Especially if the title makes you uncomfortable. One of the most impactful quotes from this piece: “ If men aren’t reading women, they aren’t citing them; if they aren’t citing them, they aren’t listening to them or sharing their thinking; and the result is that women’s authority is effectively erased from daily relevance and from the historical and scientific record. It means women are erased.” 

• My Friends by Fredrik Backman:  This book will absolutely wreck you in the best possible way. It follows a deeply special group of friends in a small, poor town, weaving between the tenderness of their past and devastating circumstances in the present, and it is not what it seems — the twists caught me completely off guard. If you've ever read Backman before, you already know why he's such a big deal, and this might just be his best yet.

• Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall: You will be transported to the most beautiful British countryside — the farms, the sheep, the village — and then this story of family, first love, and what happens when those two things collide will absolutely floor you. It's heartbreaking and joyful all at once, and the writing is stunning.

• Neurofeminism and Neuroscience:  a critical review of contemporary brain research: This study is worth reading if you're interested in the intersection of gender studies and neuroscience, or if you're curious about how the framing and design of brain research can embed hidden assumptions about gender;  a question that has real implications for how scientific findings get translated into policy and clinical practice.

Listen to expand……

• Belonging Podcast- We are not Unlucky, we are prepared for this with Sarah Davison: I loved this hopeful conversation about the responsibility and progress of being a millennial. So much of the discourse around our generation tends to skew negative, like we're all just doomed, and it's refreshing to find something that moves beyond that. Becca and her guest do a wonderful job of reframing the conversation around how to make real change by starting in your own community, which, as I truly believe, is always where it begins.

• Untangle Podcast: Finding and Relieving Love in Difficult Times: This is a warm and grounding conversation about finding love and easing the stress that comes with hard seasons of life. The kind of episode you'll want to share with someone you love.

• Cruel World by Holly Humberstone: Holly Humberstone is the kind of folk-pop artist you hope to stumble across on shuffle, and if you haven't yet, consider this your introduction. I've been a fan for a few years, but this album hits differently, especially for the theater kid in me. She's playful and melancholic all at once, with lyrics that feel deeply embracing, and there's a thread of fun synth woven throughout that gives the album real texture.

Support if you can…. 

• HerDrive: Their mission is simple but powerful: making sure everyone has access to basic hygiene necessities that so many of us take for granted. They kicked things off in the Chicagoland area, collecting new and gently used bras, menstrual care products, and general hygiene items for people in their local community who need them most. If you're looking for a meaningful place to direct a donation, this is it