Tending Your Roots: An Earth-Centered Approach to Healing Personal, Ancestral, and Collective Trauma

In a world where anxiety, depression, and trauma are frequently carried as personal burdens, this book unveils a path toward healing that embraces the expansive web of connections shaping our lives-our ancestors, our communities, and the Earth.Weaving insights from traditional cultures with the advancements of modern scientific research, Tending Your Roots illuminates the interconnectedness between the human body and the body of the Earth. Mindi shows us how casting a wider relational net transforms isolation and suffering into medicine for ourselves, and our world. Within these pages, practical and empowering invitations guide us to metabolize our personal, ancestral, and collective histories, revealing a path that nurtures secure attachment and an unshakeable sense of belonging.Mindi welcomes readers on a voyage into the very heart of their longing, liberating an immensity of courage and compassion. Her heartfelt approach fosters an unwavering dedication to radical self-healing as the first important step toward global healing. Follow Mindi's footsteps and trust her invitation to reclaim a life of nourishment-one deeply rooted in the wisdom of the natural world and the profound resilience of the human spirit.ABOUT THE AUTHORMindi K. Counts MA, LAC is the author of the international favorite Everyday Chinese Medicine: Healing Remedies for Immunity, Vitality, and Optimal Health, published in three languages around the world. A sought after practitioner and lead authority in holistic healing, Counts has been working hands-on in the field of trauma recovery on multiple continents for more than a decade. Her work has been featured in Martha Stewart, Mantra Wellness, Spirituality & Health, Dr. Oz: The Good Life, and many more outlets. EDITORIAL REVIEWS"In Tending Your Roots, Mindi offers readers a transformative journey, unpacking personal, ancestral, and collective trauma and illuminating the interconnectedness between us humans, our ancestors, and the Earth. Drawing from traditional wisdom and modern science, Mindi guides readers with compassion, empowering them to confront and tend to deep-seated wounds. This book serves as a beacon of hope, offering a timeless roadmap to wholeness and healing amidst life's challenges." -Dr. Arielle Schwartz, Clinical Psychologist and author of The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook and The Complex PTSD Workbook and founder of The Center for Resilience Informed Therapy "This offering and guidebook presents a gentle, grounded, and well-informed set of tools and teachings for not just transforming trauma but coming back into conscious relationship with the rest of life. In this way, Mindi Counts gets to the heart of the matter by providing tangible ways to transition from cultural isolation into a greater sense of belonging, responsibility, and Earth reconnection." -Daniel Foor, Ph.D., author of Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing "A clear and compassionate guide to becoming whole again, Tending Your Roots is an access-point to understand more about yourself and your belonging through reconnecting with the sentience of the living world. Highlighting the connection between trauma healing, attachment wounds, and our own relationship with the Earth, Mindi brings forth a vitally missing piece to the Western world's understanding of wellbeing-and opens a gateway for profound healing. With practical exercises and pathways, Mindi illuminates the way forward in a grounded, care-filled, and gentle way. Like a sit spot in nature, dwelling in the field of this book is a healing experience unto itself." -Asia Suler, author of Mirrors in the Earth: Reflections on Healing from the Living World