Elissa Altman on the beauty of impermanence

The Wintering Sessions with Katherine May by Katherine May

Mar 14, 20261:00:46Arts

Experiencing everything, everywhere, all at once is where we find our guest Elissa Altman this week, as she chats to Katherine in the midst of a snow cyclone in Connecticut. An author and speaker whose work touches on is...

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