Wintering at Home: The Power of Rest & Ritual, with Katherine May

In the first episode of a new strand of Homing , Katherine May frames the home as a place to slow down and take refuge from the overstimulating world beyond. Katherine is known for her bestselling book Wintering , which explores the importance of rest and retreat during the fallow periods of life that we all experience. The conversation delves into what happens when we allow ourselves to notice natural rhythms and cycles: the solstices, the shifting light, and the subtle signals that tell us when it’s time to slow down. Katherine describes home as a sensory environment – almost as an extension of the body itself – and how the spaces we live in can either soothe the nervous system, or quietly overwhelm it. The conversation turns to boredom and creativity – and why giving children unstructured time and space can be one of the most generous things we do for them. Katherine helps us understand the home as a place where we can learn to restore ourselves, enabling us to go back out into the world with renewed strength. To hear more from us: YouTube:

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Wintering at Home: The Power of Rest & Ritual, with Katherine May is an episode from The Modern House Podcast by Matt Gibberd.

This episode is 70:39 long.

This episode was published on Feb 12, 2026.

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