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Heather E. Wright, Madison, CT (2026)

04/25/2026

Burnout doesn’t always look like falling apart.

Sometimes it looks like showing up every day, doing everything you’re “supposed” to do and still feeling disconnected from your own life.

Like you built something that looks good on paper but doesn’t feel like you anymore.

My generation (millennials) were taught that if we worked hard enough, we’d feel secure, fulfilled, and stable. But when the reality doesn’t match that promise, it doesn’t mean we failed. It means something needs to shift.

For a lot of us, that shift starts quietly, like
a curiosity, a pull, a question we can’t ignore.
There’s more for you than burnout.
There’s more than just getting through the week.
And you’re allowed to explore what that could look like. ✨

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04/22/2026

Being away from the shop wasn’t easy for me.

Small businesses are delicate ecosystems—held together by a few deeply committed, well-coordinated people. When even one person steps away, even for something as important as maternity leave, you can feel the shift.

The rhythm changes.
The weight redistributes.
The boat rocks a little.
And it was hard not being there.

I missed my regulars. I missed the conversations, the familiar faces, the energy that fills the space each day.

I missed being with my team... collaborating, supporting, and moving things forward together.

I missed the creative flow of it all… dreaming up new products, planning for the next season, bringing ideas to life.

There’s a part of me that is so deeply tied to what we’ve built that stepping away felt unnatural.

And at the same time… I knew I needed to.

My body was asking me to slow down, to step back, to be present in a way that business never quite allows. It asked me to trust that what we’ve built could hold, even if I wasn’t there every moment guiding it.

Coming back hasn’t been a simple switch either. It’s been a recalibration—learning how to be both here and there, both present in my work and present in my life in a new way.

Holding the business I love… while holding this new version of myself.

And if I’m honest, I’m still finding that balance.

04/21/2026

There was a time when I was giving a LOT of free readings!

I told myself it was for practice… and it was. But if I’m being honest, part of it was also because I didn’t fully trust myself yet. I didn’t feel confident charging. I wasn’t sure I was “ready.”

And I see this all the time with my own team of Practitioners.

So many incredibly talented people stay stuck in that phase, not because they aren’t gifted, but because they haven’t learned how to bridge the gap between knowing the cards and working with real people.

What changed everything for me wasn’t just getting better at tarot.

It was learning how to understand the person sitting across from me.

To create safety in a session.

To listen for what was actually being asked—beyond the surface question.

That’s when my readings started to land differently.

That’s when people felt seen.
That’s when they came back.
That’s when it became sustainable.

Because people don’t come back just for the cards. They come back for how you made them feel.

For the clarity you helped them find.
For the way you held them in a moment where they needed support.

If you’ve been stuck in the “free readings” phase, it’s not a sign that you’re not good enough. It’s usually a sign that you’re ready for the next level of your practice.

And that next level has less to do with memorization… and everything to do with how you show up.

I created a checklist to help you Tarot for Success Checklist just for you. It walks you through the key pieces most professional readers are missing when it comes to working with real, paying clients.

04/16/2026

There was a time when I started learning everything I could about plants out of necessity.

I was going through a personal health journey and felt like my body was asking for something different… something deeper. I started studying herbs, not really knowing where it would lead, just knowing I needed to understand them.

And somewhere along the way, I fell in love!

I dove into classes at Twin Star Herbal Education, soaking up everything I could. Many of the blends we still carry today—our medicinal teas, some of our most beloved recipes—were born during that time. Sitting with the plants, learning their language, experimenting, listening.

I still remember the feeling of selling my first few blends at a wellness expo. I was so lit up. Getting to talk about the plants, what they do, how they support the body… it felt like something in me clicked into place.

And now, almost 8 years later, I still get to make those same blends.

There’s something really special about that. About knowing these recipes have been with me through so many seasons of my life—and now they get to support you through yours.

This work has never just been about tea.

It’s about connection. Healing. Remembering that the earth has always known how to care for us.

And I’m so grateful I listened when it called!🌿

Check out some of my favorites and stock up on yours this weekend during our 6th annual Spring Tea Sale! Use code SPRING20 online.

04/15/2026

Spring is stirring, and we’re celebrating in the most magickal way! ✨

Join us for our Spiral Events—a season of unfolding, blooming, and a little bit of enchantment. We’re hosting our biggest tea sale of the year (yes, stock up on your favorites 🌿), and we’re so excited to gather again for our Enchanted Spring High Tea Party with our friends at Madison Beach Hotel.

Think delicate teas, sweet treats, seaside energy, and a touch of magick in every sip.

Come sip with us, celebrate the season, and step into the Magick!

04/15/2026

To the ones who always felt a little… “other”

The ones who talk to plants without thinking.
Who feel the shift in a room before a word is spoken.
Who light candles with intention, not just for light.

This is for you.

You were never too much.
You were never too sensitive.
You were never “imagining things.”

You were remembering.

Remembering what it feels like to be in conversation with the unseen.
Remembering that your intuition has a voice and it’s been whispering to you all along.
Remembering that there is power in softness, in ritual, in the quiet way you tend to the world.

Maybe you tried to dim it.
To tuck it away.
To be more “reasonable,” more “grounded,” more like everyone else.

But still
you kept noticing.
You kept feeling.
You kept knowing.

That’s not an accident. That’s your magick.

It lives in the way you care.
In the way you create.
In the way you sit with others and somehow make them feel seen.

It’s in your hands. Your voice. Your presence.

You don’t have to prove it.
You don’t have to earn it.
You don’t have to explain it.

You just have to allow it.

So this is your permission slip
to trust what you feel,
to honor what you know,
to come back home to yourself.

The world doesn’t need you to be less magical.
It needs you to remember that you are.

Always have been. Always will be. ✨

04/14/2026

Since returning to the shop and to social media, I’ve felt like I’ve been moving more quietly, almost hidden in a way. Not because I don’t love being here, but because I’ve needed the space.

The last few months have been SO HEAVY. Pregnancy tired was one thing, postpartum tired is definitely another, but for me, it was layered with grief with the loss of my Mom, and that has asked something very different of me.

I’ve found myself craving more quiet than usual. I haven’t been as responsive to texts, messages or emails, and I’ve pulled back from spaces that feel overstimulating. I’ve needed distance from the constant noise so I could actually hear myself again. I even let my personal Facebook go entirely... for now... It’s been too much.

Every so often, when everything becomes still enough, I feel the loss of my Mom in a way that is impossible to ignore. She isn’t here to help ease me into motherhood or to enjoy her grand baby.

Those moments don’t rush, and they don’t ask to be fixed—they just ask to be felt. And when they come, I’ve been learning to let myself stop, to sit with it, to honor what’s there instead of pushing through.

More than anything, I needed to step away from the pace of my daily life, even just a little, so I could collect myself and reconnect with my own sense of purpose. There were times it felt hard to see the path through the trees, like I knew I was still on it but couldn’t quite see where I was going.

But slowly, and gently, I’ve started to find my way back to myself. Back to my rhythm, my voice, and to what feels true.

If you’re in a season where you’ve needed to go quiet, to step back, or to take space in ways that don’t always make sense to others, I hope you know there’s nothing wrong with that. Sometimes the most important thing we can do is give ourselves the room to return.

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04/13/2026

The feminine urge to create something truly magickal! ✨

02/13/2026

It’s been one whole month with our baby girl, Willow! ✨👶🏽🍼 ✨

She came to us early on Christmas morning after 30+ hours of labor—strong, determined, and completely on her own time.

With her Pisces Moon matching both of ours, it feels like our little family was written in the stars.

So far we have learned you have to earn her smile. She really like Llamas. Her music of choice is Afrobeats or anything with a good dance beat. And of course, she is always on her best behavior when her Aunts and Grammy come over; she saves her fussing just for Toby and I.

This month has been full of soft moments, late-night snuggles, and a whole new kind of love. What a blessings!

02/09/2026

I didn’t expect that the moment I stepped into motherhood, I would lose my own.

After losing my sister and my grandmother only weeks apart in 2022, my mom told me she was ready. She had been fighting the good fight with her health for many years by then, and she was tired. I told her I wasn’t ready—that she couldn’t leave me yet.

So she didn’t. She waited.

She waited for me to finally put the key pieces of my life together so she could be there. She was there when I married Toby, after more than twenty years in the making. She absolutely lit up every time she saw him over the years, which said everything coming from my Mom. She watched me expand my tea shop into a bigger location and attended our first formal tea. And she even waited for me to have her first grand baby, Willow.

She made it.

On Christmas Eve, the night I went into labor, my Dad said she had a rough night too - she seemed to be laboring right along with me. When Willow was born the next morning—her final Christmas gift—my Mom finally found relief. Toby and I left the hospital two days early just to make sure Mom could meet her, and she did. The joy in her eyes when she saw her for the first time was everything my heart needed. The way Willow’s tiny fingers wrapped around her own brought her peace.

She passed just a few days later.

What a gift it is to have a good Mom.

Not everyone gets that, and I’ve always known how privileged I was.

My Mom was quiet but strong. Smart and ambitious. Extremely talented and creative. Stoic and balanced. Graceful and elegant.

She showed me what it means to be a strong, independent woman—one with her own career, her own mind, and her own passions, who still made time to be fully present and deeply nurturing as a mother.

It’s only in adulthood that you truly understand what strong Mothers are made of. They are resilient, yet still soft. You start to see all the things they did to make sure you experienced the magic of your childhood. That you had everything you needed to become your own person. That you always felt safe, seen and loved.

I am the woman I am today because of her many gifts — gifts I now hope to offer for my Willow.

01/02/2026

Happy New Years, Everyone! 🎁🎄✨

Introducing our beautiful healthy baby girl, Willow Eryka Rose Hawthorne. 🥹 She was born this morning at 5:19am. We both made it through our 24+hr ordeal and we are perfectly healthy, thank goodness. 🙏🏽❤️🥹 Our best Christmas present ever! 🎁

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10/13/2025

Can I be real with you for a moment? The state of the world, especially here in the U.S., has been weighing heavy on me lately. As an empath and a water sign through and through, I feel everything. Some days it’s hard to show up in person, to post, to even look at my phone. The overwhelm is real.

But when one of you comes into the shop and feels safe enough to unburden yourself, I’m reminded: I am not alone. We’re still here. Still standing. Still feeling.

The political and social climate we’re living through isn’t theoretical for me. It directly impacts me, my family, and the future I’m building with my Love, as it does for many of you as well.

And now, at seven months pregnant, everything feels even more tender. The hormones, sure, but also the deep ache of wondering what kind of world I’m bringing this little soul into. I think about her every single day… what lessons I’ll need to teach her, what kind of courage and compassion she’ll need to survive and hopefully thrive in the New World also being born.

When people ask why I call myself a Witch, this is why. “Witch” isn’t just a word — it’s a reclamation. A remembering.

Here in Connecticut, long before Salem, the first witch trials took place — a painful reminder of the women who dared to live and heal differently. At Tea & Tarot, we honor those roots by creating a space where that same courage and connection can thrive.

We stick together.

We seek refuge in each other.

We stand up — against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, ageism, classism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, and any system that denies people their humanity.

We sit down — for a cup of tea, a deep breath, a moment of stillness.

We heal — through courage, love, and community.

My Dad always told me, “if you don’t stand for something, you stand for nothing.” So here I stand. With you.

So come in for tea. Better yet, join us in protest on No Kings Day. Or just stop by for a hug. I could probably use one too. 🖤

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