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Sarah Seidelmann is a true medicine woman and everything she creates is good for what ails us.”
- Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of "The Way of Integrity."
Sarah Bamford Seidelmann is a 4th generation physician, accomplished author, artist, and shamanic healer.
Her celebrated and unconventional work aims to restore the soul.
Check out Sarah’s new Bounday Workbook!
In Seidelmann's fully illustrated color workbook, "Boundaries Make Love Possible," she shares how boundaries are hard, but with bite-sized lessons and guided self-reflection, you can learn to radically transform your relationship with boundaries..and pretty pictures make it easier.
Available everywhere starting September 24, 2024
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What the Walrus Knows iPhone & iPad App
"I am hooked!
This app is So. Much. Fun. And it yields amazing insights. It is also a wonderful companion to Sarah’s delightful book, “THE BOOK OF BEASTIES” So many things to love about this app! It is simple to use and the beastie art and sounds are fabulous."

Featured Blog Posts
Take A Deep Breath and Drink Water
(Image above: Fear Monster from my journal) originally published Jan 22, 2025 2025 is not playing. New fires continue to erupt in California and there is so much fear and vitriol swirling on social media. And beauty too. It has always been this way. As Jon Batiste says, “Take a deep breath and drink water…”. One elder had this to say this week and it resonated: Now…
The Surprising Cure for Fear
(originally published at Elephant Journal in 2017) As we descended by taxi into Peru’s sacred valley, we paused on a ridge, stepped out of the car, and blew our prayers into a kintu (a set of three coca leaves) and offered them to the mountain spirits. Coca, our host explained, is a master plant that can act as a messenger, delivering our prayers to the divine. I…
How to Cope When Things Feel Hard
(art above from my new project: Pachydermal Advice from Alice for Opening Your Heart ) It seems like a heck of a time to be living right now. My heart is breaking for all and the enormity of the challenges facing those in the fires in LA. I’m grateful that my sister Maria her husband Scott and two doggies, who all live in Altadena, got to safety…
We Do It When It’s Time
(art for purchase via Ghost Ship Gallery “The Pugs and Peonies Whispered Their Good Advice”) Here’s this week’s list of my favorite GROWTH FOOD for humans! 1. WE do it when it’s time. I have been noticing this pattern in my life where I BEGIN to think about something that I want to do- or something that needs to change (like to improve my marriage, or…
Dopamine Decor is What Boosts Your Brain
Me in my home studio (photo courtesy of Kelsey at Ghost Ship Gallery!) (art above is available- contact [email protected] to inquire) 1. YOUR SPACES MATTER: Your home’s environment matters for those of us with delicate empathic and creative tendencies! I work best when I feel nurtured in my spaces! Science is also finding out that your brain doesn’t care about Instagram asthetics- it wants something…