Gathered Grimoire

Cold sensitivity isn’t just “feeling a bit chilly.” For some of us, when the temperature drops, the cold sinks in deep. Joints ache, muscles tense, hands and feet go numb, pain gets louder, and everything feels harder than it should. Just existing takes more energy. If that’s you — it’s normal. It’s valid. And you’re not being dramatic. We get this every time the weather turns. No one likes it. But there are ways to make it less painful and less intolerable. This isn’t about fixing your body. It’s about caring for it through something it struggles with. Make warmth…

We mark the dark.We lower the light and open the old stories.Yule is a threshold — not a season, but a crossing. A time when fire is kept, names are remembered, futures are quietly shaped, and the dark is treated with respect rather than fear. Over twelve nights, we followed the old pattern. Each night a working. Each day a choice. Threads gathered from folklore, pagan winter rites, and the magic of survival — knotted with care and intention. This is hearth-fire and watchfulness. Feasting and protection. Release, reckoning, and the steady choosing of what we carry forward. We moved…

Because your uterus shouldn’t be a battleground. Periods shouldn’t hurt this much. And yet for so many of us living with endometriosis, PCOS, or chronic reproductive pain, that’s just our normal — cramping, bleeding, bloating, fatigue, and a healthcare system that often tells us it’s “just part of being a woman.” Let’s be clear: it’s not. It’s pain. It’s exhaustion. It’s inflammation. And it deserves real understanding, research, and care. At Sapphic Self, we believe these conversations need to happen — out loud, without shame. Whether you’re free bleeding, using tampons, cups, period pants, or switching between all of them…

(Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) aka when standing up feels like sumo wrestling your own bloodstream. The Reality You stand up, your heart rate spikes, the room tilts, and suddenly gravity’s not your friend. It’s not hysteria or “just anxiety.” Your body is struggling to regulate blood flow, which screws with your balance & temperature – and it sucks. We can’t fix it, but there are ways to help manage ut. Don’t get me wrong, PoTS isn’t fun, but it’s manageable with the right mix of care, pacing, and a little salty defiance. What Actually Helps 💧 Hydrate You need more…

Herbal Smokes a.k.a Girl Joints A little smoke, a deep breath, a moment to reset.I’m sharing my favourite blends, how they help my pain and anxiety, and how this small mindful act became one of my calmest self-care habits. Shout-out to @MysticGardenBlends for their gorgeous CHILL mix Let’s talk about my girl joints. 💅✨ They’re part of my self-care routine now — something that helps me feel regulated, reset, and ready for whatever’s next.Smoking for me isn’t about escaping reality; it’s about grounding back into it. It helps me manage my pain and anxiety day to day, as a chronically…

You are not falling behind ✨ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY5GfbDHW4U I want to say something that I know I need to hear too: you are not falling behind. It’s so easy to look around — at friends, at family, at strangers online — and feel like everyone else is moving faster, doing more, living “better.” Meanwhile, we’re here struggling to keep up with the basics, or needing more rest than feels “acceptable.” But here’s the truth: moving slower doesn’t mean you’re failing. Taking a different path doesn’t mean you’re lost. Healing, grieving, managing illness, learning to cope; these things all take…

🌙✨ Reflecting with Gratitude ✨🌙 As Mabon arrives and the year tilts toward the darker months, we wanted to pause and reflect on everything we’re grateful for — and everything we’ve achieved this year with Sapphic Self. 🍂This has been the year of beginnings. The year we finally launched. 💫 We’ve:🌐 Built and launched our own website🛍️ Brought Sapphic Self to regular markets🎨 Crafted a brand and aesthetic that feels like us🧴 Upgraded and improved our products and packaging📝 Started our blog — The Gathered Grimoire👩‍🎓 Began developing workshops💌 Opened our first proper business accountOn top of that… we made…

Mabon Our craft room Our safe little sanctuary The autumn equinox with Sapphic Self 🍂 Mabon is one of those festivals that feels like a deep breath. It’s the autumn equinox — the moment when day and night sit in perfect balance before the darker half of the year begins. A turning point. A pause. For witches, pagans, and nature-lovers, it’s a harvest festival — but also a reminder of balance, gratitude, and letting go. Think of it as the witch’s Thanksgiving. A chance to gather what the land has given, to celebrate what we’ve grown (literally and figuratively), and…

Finding light through the Darker Months Living with the ‘October Slide’ and the Seasonal Shift in Health The October Slide If you’re chronically ill, disabled, or living with conditions that flare with the seasons, you might already know about the October Slide. It’s a phrase many of us use to describe that shift when summer fades into autumn, when the days shorten and the air turns colder.For a lot of people, this time of year means a dip in health — more pain, more fatigue, more flares. Baselines drop, spoons vanish quicker, and things that felt doable in July suddenly…

A Sun & Moon Celebration of Love Tia & Mae’s Handfasting ☀️ In this life and the next 🌙 As many of you will know, this past weekend Mae and I had our handfasting — and honestly, it was everything I could have hoped for and more. It wasn’t long or elaborate. It wasn’t what some people might expect a wedding to look like. But it was us. And that’s what made it so perfect. A Ceremony That Felt Like Home Before the ceremony even began, I had a moment that will stay with me forever. As we lined up…

The Mushroom Our base of operations Our craft room Our safe little sanctuary Every witchy small biz needs a place to grow — and for us, that place is affectionately known as The Mushroom. It’s not a fancy workshop or a pristine studio. It’s a soft, slightly chaotic room tucked into our home. But to us? It’s everything: our office, sewing room, stockroom, packaging station, game den, and most importantly — my safe space. This is where the magic happens. Literally ✨ What we use it for The Mushroom wears many hats. Some days, it’s all spreadsheets, order packing, and…

This wasn’t just a fun idea or a craft for the sake of it — we needed to figure out labels.  A tale of magic, mayhem, and sticker victory ✨ We had beautiful designs Mae had made, and we needed to turn them into real, usable, honest stickers — ones that included ingredients, allergens, usage instructions, and those little essential warnings like “do not consume” and “for external use only.”Not the most glamorous reason to start a sticker journey, but a real one. Something that had to be done. And, well… I had no idea how to do it. 😅 🌀 The…

Small Talk Big Feelings Lately, things have been full on— full of making, full of thinking, full of planning for markets and trying to keep track of what comes next. There’s so much joy in it, but I won’t pretend it’s all easy. Sapphic Self has always been rooted in softness and intention — in finding rituals that hold us gently, especially when things feel overwhelming. But when I’m prepping for markets or trying to stay on top of everything, I sometimes lose touch with that softness in myself. Behind the table, I’m smiling and chatting and hoping someone connects…

Introducing Rooted in love, shaped by nature, and made for every soul ✨ Humble Beginnings Sapphic Self didn’t start as a business. It started with us — making homemade gifts for friends. Bath blends, balms, little bits of comfort crafted by hand. We didn’t have a grand plan. We just wanted to make things that helped the people we loved feel better.Eventually, those same friends and chosen family started asking for more — and gently suggested that maybe, just maybe, we could sell the things we made. 💌We shrugged it off at first. Selling felt like a big step, and…