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Getting older.
What do you see when you look in the mirror? It is going to get so much harder, getting or should I say looking older. I have always...

Annette@Ostara
Aug 202 min read


Microchimerism – Easing the Loss of Miscarriage
“I learned about microchimerism today.” Microchimerism and miscarriage are deeply intertwined in ways that are both scientifically...

Annette@Ostara
Aug 122 min read


Navigating the Surprises and Liberties of Middle Adulthood.
Middle adulthood has come at different ages over the decades. I remember looking at Ladybird books and comparing the original versions...

Annette@Ostara
Aug 104 min read


Burnout Isn’t Just for the Workplace: How Emotional Labour Impacts Women Daily
When we think of burnout, we usually imagine long hours at a demanding job, a full inbox, or never-ending meetings. But for many women,...

Janene@Ostara
Jul 123 min read


Signature Perfume.
If there is one thing I am vulnerable to on Instagram is sample sets of perfume. It is made worse by my tendency to immediately buy them,...

Annette@Ostara
Apr 14 min read


Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Many of us know that April 1st was once the first day of the new year, and that this was during pre-Christian times,...

Annette@Ostara
Mar 293 min read


Hashtags and @s
Since Ostara’s origins around the end of last year and the beginning of this, I have had to embrace social media in a way I don’t find...

Annette@Ostara
Mar 112 min read


The extra heartbeat in our home.
Have you ever found yourself looking at your cat or dog and thought “I’ve got an animal freely wandering around my house! How has this...

Annette@Ostara
Feb 183 min read


Who is Tiddy Mun?
Tiddy Mun Tiddy Mun was one of the Tiddy people - bog spirits who lived in the marshes, or Carrs, of North Lincolnshire, the Fens of...

Annette@Ostara
Feb 112 min read


Appreciate our bodies as they are.
I have been watching Davina McCall's podcast on You Tube "Begin Again with Davina", and she is talking with Eleanor Mills. Eleanor is a...

Annette@Ostara
Feb 82 min read


Origin stories as a way of understanding ourselves.
1980s and 90s pop culture Googling ‘ Origin Stories’ brings forward a wealth of articles and documents, and it becomes clear that this...

Annette@Ostara
Jan 133 min read


Telling our stories
We will all have arrived to the Ostara community via different paths. Perhaps some of us have physically moved from other parts of the...

Annette@Ostara
Dec 28, 20241 min read


Connecting with our land and traditions.
Having returned from Australia recently I remember clearly the announcements on public transport at the beginning of each journey or as...

Annette@Ostara
Dec 24, 20242 min read


We are Ostara.
With a long history in mental health, wellbeing and spiritual work, we have spent years talking about what has been missing for us, as we...

Annette@Ostara
Dec 24, 20241 min read
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