Life is suffering, yet we don’t have to.
Birdseed offers heartfelt + humorous Buddhist reflections on the glitter + grime of life. The vision for Birdseed is to encourage + make accessible mindfulness + wisdom right where you are. I write from the personal and the universal, taking life seriously enough but not too much.
Birdseed readers (eaters?) are:
Deep thinkers and/or Buddhists with a sense of humor.
Folks curious about integrating Buddhism and spirituality into where they are now, in their own way.
Busy humans who appreciate randomness, lightness, and dabbling in the esoteric.
Artists, creators, writers, and movers & shakers navigating the hustle of life while trying to stay grounded, thoughtful, and open.
Birdseed publishes:
Bi-weekly(ish) for all subscribers, with a Curious Seeds interviews occasionally.
More + deeper stuff for paid subscribers including explorations of Buddhist frameworks, full personal essays + dharma talks, and guided meditations.
Why should you subscribe?
Life is hard, we know this. You are looking for a buoy to meet you where you are.
You want to be surprised, delighted, and to chuckle because life is wild.
You want to be lovingly cajoled to think about hard, complex things, expanding your capacity to hold things in tension and sit with the uncertain in-between.
You seek to deepen your understanding and experience of contemplative practices like meditation, yoga, personal reflection, and mindfulness.
About Jess Mack
I’m a writer, narrative coach, artist, space holder, and dharma teacher. I’m also a miscarriage doula, a watercolorist, a parent, a plant lover, and a lifelong human rights advocate. I have a Master’s in Tibetan Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School and have been studying and practicing Buddhism for 20 years. But most of my wisdom comes from the practices of being a middle child, a super emo Scorpio rising, a person over 6 feet tall, and having grown up on the humor of Mad Magazine and Ren & Stimpy.
My emergent dharma focuses on the womb / bodily sovereignty, death and dying, and plants + the natural world.
When not writing Birdseed, I am a narrative wizard and coaching for leaders doing big things; lead monthly plant-inspired meditations at my local plant nursery; offer support to folks navigating fertility + grief of in-betweens; and create custom watercolors to commemorate pregnancy + birth experiences. More here. Get in touch!
