why bridges home?
Because sometimes we can't return to the homes we long for.
But we can:
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build bridges between the places and people that have shaped us
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create new places where we feel welcomed, understood and less alone.
Like the birds that return to my garden each year, we too can keep building new nests, wherever we land.
The artist captured the colours with such tenderness
carefully intertwining
moss yellow,
indigo,
a flicker of sea salt
making the waves jump
from the page.
Their saline beauty so vivid
I could taste it.
Building bridges between me and you.
Those rugged shores
where I gather scattered pieces of myself
left behind.
Seeking coherence.
Seeking a ground as eternal and strong
as the sea-battered rocks
and dry-stone walls
that keep the sheep safely in their field.
Building bridges between me and me
that I might find my way home again
to places I remember,
to places where I remember who I was before,
to places where I find my way
back to me again.
this is for you if:
You've lived in more than one country, moved between places that each hold a piece of you or are going through a transition in life.
You're capable and busy, and you look like you're coping.
But part of you is still somewhere else: a language, a street, a version of who you used to be. Even back home, your body may still feel like it's in transit: tired, braced, never quite landed.
If that sounds like you, you're not alone.
These are chrysalis times: no longer who we were, not yet settled into who we're becoming.
You are welcome.
what happens in the hour
For one hour, we will slow down, come back into our bodies, and explore some of the small things that can help us feel more at home, wherever we are.
I will gently guide us through some simple practices and reflections for slowing down and connecting with ourselves and the world around us.
There will be no teaching to absorb and no expectation to share your story.
Just a little space to pause, breathe, notice and connect with others who understand something of what it means to live between places.
There will be opportunities to share, but sharing is always optional.
You don't need to prepare anything beforehand.
You can keep your camera on or off.
And you can simply come as you are.
what you'll take away
Moves and transitions can feel lonely. Bridges Home offers us the opportunity to connect with people in a similar situation to us. We can do this together. You can find:
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The relief of being understood. A room of people who don't need it explained.
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A way to settle your body when you feel uprooted, using simple, sensory rituals.
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A gentle sense of coherence. Some of the scattered pieces of you, gathered a little closer.
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One small ritual or practice to carry into your week, wherever you are.
About me
I'm Sarah Grosso, PhD, MA, MBACP, SEP
I'm Sarah, a BACP-registered counsellor, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, anthropologist and lecturer based in Montpellier, France. I work with expats and global nomads in English and French, using a trauma-informed, body-based approach.
I know this territory from the inside. I've lived in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Argentina, and carried out my anthropological fieldwork in Tunisia, where I learned how small daily rituals turn empty ground into a home.
I call my approach wild nesting: helping you feel at home in yourself, so you can grow your capacity to meet complexity with clarity, presence and care.
I write about belonging, trauma and culture on my Substack, The Wild Nest.
