THE BODY IS A DOORWAY

The Invisible Kingdom meets The Entangled Life in this lyrical, radically expansive blend of mystical ecology, nature-based spirituality, and the personal experience of chronic illness, from celebrated writer and lecturer Sophie Strand.

By navigating an autoimmune illness that resists treatment, as well as memories of childhood violence that defy resolution, Sophie comes to radical revelations about healing: Her physical and psychic wounds are actually openings to a transformational intimacy with the more-than-human world. Through her own journey, Sophie radically expands our ideas of self and other, health and wholeness, environment and community, as she deconstructs the traditional healing narrative. There is an inherent mystical throughline in all that Sophie writes, as she blurs the boundaries between humans and the natural world and explores the connective consciousness that unites all living things. Sophie Strand is a disabled poet and writer who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. She has spoken at organizations and schools including Harvard Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, Saint John's, and Science & Nonduality. Her popular online courses about ecology, storytelling, disability, mythology, and the history of religion attract thousands of participants. Sophie has 48,000 Instagram followers, 11,000 Facebook followers, and her weekly newsletter is a Substack Bestseller with more than 12,000 subscriber-readers.