Alderroot Healing & Renewal

I'm Dr. Heather Burns. I'm a seasoned eco-spiritual coach and facilitator, a midlife doula, an author, and a former professor.
I help you turn towards your soul's knowing and root into earth wisdom to feel more grounded, steady, calm, confident, and connected as you navigate the uncertainties and changes of life.




Cutivating steadiness
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Most of us want to feel steady, rooted, unflappable. We want to live from a sense of purpose and joy. We want to live and work in ways that feel aligned with our heart's knowing.
But the fast pace and many pressures of our dominant culture and the current unraveling of our social structures and climate can leave us feeling dysregulated and disconnected from our soul’s knowing and purpose. And from our inherent connectedness with earth-Life.
In tender times like these filled with uncertainty, change, and loss, our spark of aliveness and joy can get dimmed. We are often left feeling isolated, discouraged, and a bit lost.
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I invite you to imagine:
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What would it feel like to be steady and supported as you move through the mystery and uncertainty of life?
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What if you could move through change and transition feeling more calm, and rooted?
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What if you could stop trying to please everyone and really tune into and follow your soul's knowing?
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What if you could feel deeply rooted in earth's partnership and support as you move through difficulty and change?
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What if you could enjoy life with more magic and sparkle?
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I'm here to help you meet uncertainty and transition as an unfolding and sacred process, and to guide you in cultivating more steadiness and ease in your life. I'll help you:
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Tune into your wise, calm, clear, connected, and courageous Self, and learn to let this part of you lead
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Partner with the earth by cultivating nourishing and seasonal eco-spiritual practices, and relationships with earth allies
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Cultivate steadiness by honoring your needs for more slowness, spiritual practice, earth connection, and creative expression
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Invite more mystery and magic into your life through relationship and ritual
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Instead of feeling alone and unseen in the midst of change and uncertainty, I'll help you gently turn toward your soul’s knowing, show you how to receive divine guidance from the living earth, and invite you into meaningful connection with the mystery and magic of life.

You might work with me if:
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You have the career blahs--you might feel bored, exhausted, or out of alignment in your work and need more sparkle or a new direction.
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You are in the midst of the ups and downs of the perimenopause/menopause transition and need some support as you navigate changing needs and desires.
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You are struggling with uncertainty--you are in a transitional time in life, or you just feel uncertain and anxious a lot of the time.​
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You feel stuck in patterns that are not moving you toward the steady and aligned life that you want to be living.
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You need a supportive thought partner to help you design a project that is rooted in ecological wisdom and your inner knowing.
