Willow Defebaugh

Okay.

Last question.

What is something nature has been teaching you lately?

Beautiful.

Thank you so much.

We talk about a lot of serious subjects on this show, but for those who know me, I am serious about hair care too.

So if you are looking for a takeaway from this week's episode, I recommend that you go talk to your hairstylist about where the products that you're using come from.

Maybe that will lead you to trying out

Some of Davina's elixirs.

Again, I highly recommend the Momo.

It's deeply nourishing and it's a beautiful green potion.

But if that's not for you, more than anything, I hope what you take away from this episode is an understanding that agriculture, chemistry, science, beauty, it's all connected.

And it should all point back to the earth.

When I first met Maria Popova, neither of us knew who the other was, but we knew that we wanted to be friends.

In getting to know her over the past six months or so, I have discovered one of the most brilliant minds on planet Earth.

You may have encountered her words through the margin alien, formerly known as brain pickings, which reflects a 20-year quest and a search for meaning.

Maria and I have built a friendship on our shared love of science and poetry, the through line of which is wonder.

I'm Willa Defabaugh, and this is The Nature Of, where we look to the nature of our world for wisdom and ideas that change the way we live.

And this week's conversation with Maria Popova is full of them.

We dig into her new book, Traversal, and how to stay curious amid uncertainty.