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December 21, 2025 - February 4, 2026 The December New Moon is the start of my year. Something about a dark, cold night on the precipice of the Winter Solstice feels more nurturing than a rigid date. It’s reminiscent of death and rebirth, and of cycles coming to a close. A celestial shedding, welcoming new energy when the sun rises the next morning. Unlike other lunisolar calendars that start closer to the Spring Equinox, this tradition is something I’ve practiced since 2021 a

December 21, 2025 - December 20, 2026 I don’t remember the exact year I started noticing the seasons. I grew up in San Diego, a partly cloudy, light-breezed wasteland with highs of 72 and lows of 68. For about two weeks each summer, it would reach 80 or 90+ degrees. Winter nights were cold, but not cold enough to warrant the heavy coats so many San Diegans wore when temperatures dropped to the 50s. Then I moved to Vegas, where it was oppressively hot for six months out of the

There's something I need to tell you right from the start: what you'll find here isn't radical at all. I know. The name suggests otherwise. But here's the truth: I've come to understand, through years of working in public health, studying Traditional Chinese Medicine, practicing radical self-devotion, and engaging with my communities—the most radical thing we can do is simply be human. Fully present. Authentically connected. Naturally well. And somehow, in our current world,