Kathleen Donchak: Writer
"I remember my life through the gardens I've met"
Applied EcoArts through Literature + Nature Connection
I'm a writer who helps people trust their natural intelligence. The books that call to you, the moments you're drawn outside, the phrases in your journals that shimmer with meaning—these aren't coincidences. They're guidance.I've been exploring how literature and nature experiences create dialogue for thirty years—living the practice long before studying it formally fifteen years ago. Sometimes reading prepares consciousness before stepping outside. Other times, an authentic encounter sends you searching through books until you find the language that matches what you witnessed.My practice includes maintaining garden studios that serve as essential workspace for this kind of writing. Whether at the edge of Yellowstone or now on the borders of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, these spaces provide the daily nature connection required for authentic work about the relationship between inner and outer landscapes.
This isn't about learning techniques—it's about trusting what you're naturally attracted to.
Your emotional intensity isn't something to manage—it's natural intelligence that knows what it needs to thrive.
My work helps you trust and develop that innate navigation rather than override it with external methods.
Currently Available:
Monthly Sunday Letters – Authentic testimony from someone learning to live by natural intelligence rather than prescribed methods"Natural Hours" Collection (in development) – Literary testimony showing how accumulated moments of presence create solid ground for authentic living
About
PhD in Applied EcoArts, 30+ years of lived practice. Author of the forthcoming "Natural Hours" collection. I live in the North Cascades region of Washington State with my husband and sons, our dog Oliver (named after Mary Oliver) and our cat Grace.
Kathleen Donchak 2025 / Natured Path, LLC
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