🖤 Love Letter from Leah – March 2026
Your monthly dose of soft nourishment from Leah @ TNS
Hello lovelies,
It was 63°F on the Cape today, where I’m currently residing on my late-winter housesitting journey across New England.
It’s such a blessing to feel the earliest hints of spring on my morning walks with Max, the shih tzu I’m looking after until the end of April. Max belongs to Kristin Ranney, a national award winning watercolor artist whose home I’m currently staying in.
She also has a sweet kitty named M. Simon (short for Monsieur Simon, pronounced Si-mohn). He loveees to snuggle.
The home is absolutely lovely. And after six months of near non-stop travel, I feel deeply grateful to be settled here while Kristin is away tending to her health.
It’s a traditional Cape-style home that I’ve started lovingly referring to as “The Witchy Cottage,” because every corner feels infused with love, whimsy, and a subtle kind of magic.
Right now I’m sitting in the front room writing this love letter. It’s filled with blooming orchids of every color and variety.
There’s also a kitchen stocked with every spice a home chef could need, alongside cookbooks like Cold Weather Cooking and Mediterranean Fare, and homemade bottles of jasmine iced tea and non-alcoholic rose in the refrigerator.
In the dining space, easels rest awaiting their artist with watercolor paintings in various stages of progress—from sketch to wash to vibrant color—and a daffodil chandelier hanging above the dining room table.
The living room shelves overflow with charming, eclectic treasures and creative, fanciful reading material like How to Make Your Watercolor Glow and The Counterpane Fairy.
My days here are spent brewing cups of tea, sipping slowly and leaving them in half-finished states while I do my creative and clinical work.
My evenings, with the fur babies relaxing in quiet solitude or catching up the latest episode of American Idol, the new (and last!) season of Outlander, and rewatching my latest hyper-fixation show Normal People on Hulu.
The surrounding neighborhood is just as lovely. And this time of year on the Cape, there’s a quiet my nervous system hasn’t experienced in a very long time (but has deeeeeply needed).
It’s so still here.
So still, I can’t hear anything unnatural except the occasional plane overhead or a car slowly passing down the road.
Because of the quiet (and the gift of staying in one place for two months instead of two weeks) my entire system has begun to settle into a rhythm.
My sleep has improved. My digestion has softened and steadied. My skin is glowing, my hair feels glossy, and I find myself breathing slower, deeper breaths throughout the day.
Honestly, it’s amazing what just a bit of quiet solitude can do, alongside a regular prayer practice, daily mindfulness, and weekly Bible Study.
Recently, I facilitated Bible Study for my church. It was well-received and felt so good. Like really aligning with my calling.
Since joining my church in August, I’ve become more and more grounded in my faith and noticing how God is guiding me toward a feeling of vocation and purpose I’ve never know before.
If you’re curious, here’s the presentation I gave on loving each other with unconditional positive regard (in Christian theology, another word for this is Agape Love – aka loving God and thy neighbor).
During the study, I led our group through an Angelic Mirroring practice to help us connect with the embodied experience of unconditional love for one another. The presentation was a broader reflection on Reverend Ashlee’s sermon on Angels in the Wilderness from a recent Sunday service at Union Church in Boston.
I am so happy and blessed to witness all the ways God is growing me in this season, after a long year of feeling a bit lost.
In my February Love Letter, I shared I had started a new mindfulness practice in response to some creeping anxiety, and how quietly transformative it was already beginning to feel at the time.
Now, nearly a month into meditating almost daily, the benefits have only become more apparent. Sure, it helps that I’m in a place so well suited to presence. But truthfully, I would be doing this practice from anywhere.
I’m far less reactive. I feel grounded in my job interviews. My body has gently let go of some of the extra weight it had been carrying. I’m kinder, softer, clearer, and more present. And overall, I simply feel more alive.
Which feels especially lovely as I notice what’s coming alive around me as spring slowly approaches.
The word I’m choosing for this month’s love letter is: beauty.
Beauty: the quiet radiance that appears when something is fully alive and present within itself.
In this March edition of Love Letters from Leah, we’ll continue the thread of Mindfulness we started back in January, along with the thread of Presence from February, and to both, we’ll weave in this new thread of Beauty for a whole new month of nourishment.
Below, I share a handful of nourishing resources and offerings that have been supporting my unfolding beauty through this season.
I invite you to explore whatever resonates.
🖤
xoxo,
Leah
PS. Before we go further into this letter, let’s check in:
1.Where in your life right now are you noticing quiet beauty?Something small, ordinary, or easily overlooked that is nourishing your spirit?
2.What environments, rhythms, or practices help your body soften and settle into its natural pace?
3.In what areas of your life are you learning to be more fully present with yourself?
Feel free to hit reply to share. I will respond thoughtfully.🖤
Leah’s Seasonal Self-Nourishment Toolkit
Just a few nourishing things I did for myself in this season of beauty. I encourage you to maybe give one or all of them a try.
Try this dropper of Castor Oil Castor oil has been used in beauty care for centuries because it’s deeply nourishing and protective for the skin and hair. Use it daily to condition eyelashes, eyebrows, scalp, and cuticles, as it helps strengthen hair and promote a healthy, glossy appearance.
Love God, but Don’t Want to Read the Whole Dang Bible? I recommend starting with Proverbs. Proverbs is a book in the Old Testament that contains short sayings and teachings meant to offer practical wisdom for living well. The word proverb simply means a brief statement that expresses a general truth or piece of advice about life.
Try Slate High Protein Ice Coffee. I love finding new products on my travels! This one tastes so good and is great after a morning walk or workout to boost protein. Just don’t use it as a meal replacement or take on an empty stomach.
Need a New Craft Project for Spring? Since I’m staying in the home of a famous watercolor artist right now, I’m feeling inspired to start a new creative hobby (ADHD cannot resist). Check out this Watercolor Workbook with Botanical prints (perfect for Spring!).
Come Make Charcuterie and Be Besties? Join me (Leah) and Marina for monthly nourishment while making new friends in our free monthly Sensitive Sanctuary Circle inside The Nourished Sensitive Collective community.
FREE Community Offerings:
The Nourished Sensitive Elemental Mindfulness 9-Week Journey
Ongoing, Started March 1 | Free · Drop-In · Community-Centered
This spring, I invited the TNS community into a nine-week elemental mindfulness journey through my signature wellness framework — Nine Elements of Nourishment™
The journey has already begun, but it’s not too late to join us.
This is a mindfulness-based group experience designed to support whole-person wellbeing in a way that is embodied, relational, sensitive, and sustainable.
Each week we explore one element of nourishment through simple practices you can weave into everyday life — including guided meditations, EFT tapping, somatic awareness, and reflective prompts.
The Nine Elements move gently through three layers of wellbeing:
Mind
• Emotional Health
• Self-Empowerment
• Value Alignment
Body
• Holistic Nutrition
• Physical Fitness
• Digestive Health
Spirit
• Embodiment
• Optimal Living
• Spiritual Growth
Along the way, we gather for three community circles to slow down, reflect together, and deepen the experience in community, followed by a final integration circle in early May to close the journey.
If you join now, you’ll receive an email welcoming you into the experience and guiding you through how to begin.
Inside the journey you’ll receive:
• 9 weekly mindfulness themes with meditation, somatic, and EFT practices
• 9 weekly reflection check-ins for integration and accountability
• 3 community circles for connection and shared reflection
• A closing circle to integrate the journey and honor what has unfolded
At its heart, this experience is an invitation to:
• slow down without falling behind
• listen to your body instead of pushing past it
• reconnect with your inner grounding before you rise
If your nervous system is asking for more steadiness, softness, and support this season, you’re warmly invited to join us.
Sneak Peak: Overview of the Nine Elements Framework
To give you a sense of the journey, I’m sharing the opening audio lesson from the program, where I walk through the Nine Elements of Nourishment Framework™ that guides the entire experience.
In this short lesson, I introduce the three layers of nourishment — mind, body, and spirit — and how the nine elements work together to support whole-person wellbeing in a way that is sustainable, embodied, and compassionate for deep feeling, sensitive humans.
If you’re curious about the philosophy behind the journey, this is a beautiful place to begin.
🎧 You can listen to the welcome lesson below.
Get the Holistic Guide to Thriving in Your Sensitivity
This digital guide walks you through each of the nine elements in the Nine Elements of Nourishment Framework™ using a holistic health self-assessment, and offers practical tools and reflections to improve your health holistically as a sensitive human.
Monthly Connection Circle for Highly Sensitive People
Next Circle April 9th, Monthly | Free · Drop-In · Community
Leah is facilitating a free monthly Sensitive Sanctuary Circle inside the TNSC community — a relaxed gathering space where highly sensitive people can come together to connect, share, and build meaningful friendships.
This is a simple, welcoming space for conversation and community.
Each month we gather to slow down, check in with one another, and talk about the real experiences of living as sensitive people in the world.
You’re welcome whether you feel like sharing, listening, asking questions, or simply being present.
Inside each Sensitive Sanctuary Circle, you can expect:
• A short grounding moment to help us arrive and settle
• Open, lightly facilitated conversation
• A friendly space to share experiences and perspectives
• Genuine listening and mutual respect
• A relaxed, non-performative atmosphere
• The freedom to participate in whatever way feels most natural
Because the space is intentionally unstructured, each gathering unfolds differently depending on who shows up and what people are carrying that day.
Conversations often naturally touch on things like:
• navigating overstimulation, burnout, or emotional overwhelm
• being sensitive in work, family, or relationships
• food, body, and nourishment as sensitive people
• friendship, loneliness, and the desire for belonging
• boundaries and energy in a loud, fast world
• creativity, intuition, and inner worlds
• grief, change, and life transitions
• faith, meaning, or spiritual curiosity
• joy, beauty, and the small moments that nourish us
It’s simply a place to gather, talk about life, learn from one another, and remember we’re not alone.
Self Alchemy: Co-working Circle for Sensitive Self-Healers
Next Circle February 16th, Biweekly | $22 · Drop-In · Community
Marina Biggio of Cosmic Marina, LLC is facilitating a drop-in bi-weekly community circle inside the TNS Collective: Self Alchemy Circle for Sensitive Self-Healers, where members can actually practice these skills together in grounded community.
Inside the Self Alchemy Circle, you can expect:
Guided meditation practices to center and ease into your body
Journaling or workbook time (bring your own or use the journal prompts Marina offers)
Energetic boundary, grounding resources, and intuitive exercises drawn from Marina’s own toolkit
Card pull rituals and spiritual growth tools Marina uses with her clients as a tarot reader, psychic, and certified coach
Self-compassion practices inspired by leading teachers
Gentle community sharing where you can speak, listen, or simply be present
Previous self-alchemy activities have included:
Beauty rituals and homemade “goddess” face masks
Guided visualizations to “discover your inner alchemist”
Guided group journaling on shadow work, using workbook prompts
Oracle card pulls for seasonal support and new year guidance
Mindfulness practice: to help you establish a regular practice
About the Facilitator: Marina Biggio is a tarot reader, psychic, biomechanical engineer, and spiritual guide and creator of Cosmic Marina, LLC, where she guides women to reconnect with their inner wisdom and the divine. Instagram @cosmic_marina + Substack at Cosmic Marina LLC. cosmicmarina.com
Are you a Sensitive Writer, Artist or Creative?
We’d love to share your work in the Nourished Sensitive Magazine!
The Nourished Sensitive Magazine is a co-created publication for sensitive healers, entrepreneurs and creatives to share their gifts and step into more visibility. We share blog articles, essays, artwork, photography, poetry and more from sensitive contributors.
Who Do We Feature?
We feature contributors whose values align with our publication: — compassion, community, sustainability, empowerment, and integrity — and who feel called to offer their work in service of visibility and creative expression for fellow sensitives.
Examples of Aligned Contributions
Personal essays or reflective writing exploring sensitivity, healing, identity, faith, creativity, or embodied living
Poetry that honors emotional depth, nervous system awareness, grief, joy, or becoming
Artwork or illustration that reflects inner worlds, slowness, nature, care, or relational presence
Photography that captures tenderness, everyday beauty, solitude, or community life
Creative pieces that explore neurodivergence, unmasking, rest, or reclaiming one’s voice
Stories or art rooted in lived experience rather than performance or polish
Work that invites connection, reflection, or gentleness rather than urgency or optimization
Pieces that challenge extractive or hustle-driven creative culture in compassionate ways
Creative expressions grounded in sustainability—emotional, relational, creative, or ecological
Offerings created with integrity, consent, and respect for self and audience
If you’d like to be considered for a future feature in 2026, we’d love to learn more about you and your work.
This form exists to help us understand who you are, how you create, and what kinds of offerings feel nourishing for you to share—now or in the future. It is an expression of interest, not a submission deadline or guarantee of publication. Selected contributors will be contacted when aligned opportunities arise.
Benefits of Contributing to The Nourished Sensitive Magazine
Thoughtful, values-aligned visibility for your work
Full credit, bio, and links to your website or offerings
Editorial support that honors your voice, story, and uniqueness
Connection with a community of fellow sensitive creatives
A nervous-system-aware, non-extractive publishing space
Inclusion in a co-created archive of sensitive creative work
Future reciprocity or paid opportunities as the Magazine grows (built with care and transparency)
The Nourished Sensitive Magazine is a new concept and part of a long-term vision for a co-created publication devoted to sensitive creatives. We are building slowly and intentionally, prioritizing relationship, integrity, and sustainability over rapid growth.
This publication is currently free. Investing in TNS Magazine helps bring the full issue to digital and print
Thank you so much for being here, for reading this month’s love letter, and for helping keep the nourishment of this community alive. Wishing you warmth, love, and presence this March.
Bisous!
💋 Leah
PS. Hey, it’s your (new) friend, Leah! I created The Nourished Sensitive community to be a peaceful sanctuary for deep feelers, intuitive thinkers, and creative spirits. If that’s you, I’d love to get to know you better and welcome you to our community.
Feel free to reply to this email or message me on Substack to share more about yourself.
You can share:
how you found the TNS community, what you’re discovering about your sensitivity this season, and where you need support.
what you do as a sensitive human creator, coach or leader.
I read every message and always reply.🖤