Hello, dear reader. Warm welcome to The Messy In-Between.

You’ve arrived in a space full of questions and not a lot of answers. Some people call this the liminal space. Some people call this uncertainty. I like to call this the messy in-between. We kind of know where we’ve come from but we’re not entirely sure where we’re going. And that’s totally ok.

We’re living in volatile times and things are changing constantly. There is a lot of unpredictability out there, which seems to make quite a mess of things sometimes. But as I see it, the mess is where the magic happens. Plus, it’s pretty fun to get your hands dirty.

Hi, I’m Christina. 👋

I’m a wordsmith, idea-unpacker, and earth lover.

Like many people in this increasingly complex world, I’ve started to get that nagging feeling that something needs to change in my life. But as you probably know, change is not easy. The whole process is quite messy, and these days I feel perpetually stuck in an in-between state. I’m stuck in the middle between the status quo I want to leave behind and the future I want to bring about.

Much of the world seems to be stuck in this in-between space as well. There are those who are still firmly rooted in the status quo; there are those who have wholeheartedly left it behind; and there are the vast majority in the middle—those who can sense that things are not quite functioning as they should but they just aren’t sure what to do about it.

And hence, The Messy In-Between.

In this space I write about my fascination with the messy middle. You can expect all manner of topics, from musings on wellness to poems about the apocalypse, from explorations of the liminal space to rants against capitalism. I explore the pathways that can connect us more deeply with the more-than-human world, and I investigate how narrative shifts can drive movements for change.

And most of all, I write about the messy middle: that space that we find ourselves in most of the time but that we don’t always pause to consider.

You can expect new posts to land gently in your inbox once or twice per month. You’ll also receive a special edition of Screenless Sundays every other month on the first Saturday.

Are you ready to explore some messy in-betweenness with me?

Let’s get our hands dirty, together!

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And please, don’t be a stranger. I’m always keen to hear your comments and feedback. At the end of the day, we’re all in this together. Even if the great forces in the world try to tell us otherwise.