Wintering at Home: The Power of Rest & Ritual, with Katherine May

Katherine May· Guest0:00

Try having lamps instead of a pendant light. See if that helps you, you know? Try walking about in the dark. I find it delightful, personally. [laughs] It's yours. Um, you are allowed to make your home the place that welcomes you personally, as opposed to a place that looks good to the outside world. I think at particular low points, true introverts and a lot of neurodivergent people really, really just need their own company and just cannot take any more stimulation. I think it's about having permission to retreat sooner than perhaps other people would. To me, like, a home is an extension of a body, and your body should feel at home in it. And that's not only visual, but it's, it's about all of the senses. It's about the way it smells. It's about the way it feels on your skin. It's about the way it sounds. Like, let your home be an extension of your sensory realm.

Matt Gibberd· Host0:58

[gentle music] Hello, and welcome to Homing. I'm Matt Gibberd. This is the first episode in a new strand of the podcast, conversations with thinkers and experts whose work helps us understand the true meaning of home beyond the bricks and mortar. My guest today is the writer Katherine May. Katherine's best known for her bestselling book Wintering, which explores the importance of rest and retreat during the fallow periods of life that we all experience.