# The Clearing with Katherine May A podcast by Katherine May. Where would you go to rest and retreat, in good times and bad? Katherine May, author of Wintering and Enchantment, asks her guests to share their idea of a perfect sanctuary. Drawing on memory, inspiration and imagination, she explores the things we seek out when we need to restore our joy, hope and energy. It begins with a forest clearing. What will we find there? A log cabin or a grand hotel? What cherished object or talisman would you bring? And what single work of art, be it a book, record, film or something else, would provide you with enough sustenance to see you through the darkness and remind you of the good times? In a series of frank, thoughtful and deeply personal conversations, The Clearing will explore the cultural, social and spiritual mindset needed to survive difficult times. Katherine's Links: Visit The Clearing website https://katherine-may.co.uk/the-clearing-podcast to discover how to enjoy the episodes ad free Katherine’s new book, Tending: How Care Binds the World is out in March and you can pre-order it here https://katherine-may.co.uk/tending Buy Katherine’s books: Enchantment | Wintering | The Electricity of Every Living Thing: UK / US Follow… Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60059ad176b566154159c5d5 ## Latest episodes - [Elizabeth Gilbert’s black volcanic sands of Costa Rica](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/d3975cf56c81) (2026-10-19, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6ad1490b94a3daa98ecdae4c/media.mp3 - [Kathryn Nicolai’s mysterious houses of Lake Michigan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/0b144a31fcbd) (2026-10-12, 59 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6ac8beb3937a3c900f1e8c2d/media.mp3 - [Sarah Wilson’s nomadic, desert dream](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/17594ee09116) (2026-10-05, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6ac3842e5558f9dbe2627ce4/media.mp3 - [Barbara Carrellas’ enchanted theatre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/144fce6ecfd5) (2026-09-28, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6ab67579554d86cd550e37b7/media.mp3 - [Pierre Novellie’s Big Book of Hands](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/f1c9af477d28) (2026-09-21, 68 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6ab0ff8ff3cf23076ae5d822/media.mp3 - [Caitlin Moran’s ‘greatest building humans have ever come up with’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/231623a93747) (2026-09-14, 71 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6aa3cdd45b93419447daa004/media.mp3 - [Joseph Coelho’s art of pottering and rummaging](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/4bc9fe57320c) (2026-09-07, 67 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6a96d9a87549a55dcb811132/media.mp3 - [Elise Loehnen’s radical candour therapist witch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/1fda6daef35b) (2026-08-31, 72 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6a8d7b3af97516394c678dc5/media.mp3 - [Introducing Season Three](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/b3dbb3004750) (2026-08-26, 1 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6a8eea8ec36cbadbe73d4bc3/media.mp3 - [Anna Brones’ Scandinavian saltwater idyll](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/964c882d88de) (2026-06-11, 63 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6a29a7633f4eb34728c427cd/media.mp3 - [Alice Vincent’s joyful soundscape of human togetherness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/e39761fc7dab) (2026-06-04, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6a1f0e5fb11ee18ce5775527/media.mp3 - [Joycelyn Longdon on imagining an abundant future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/fb14cd7d138a) (2026-05-28, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6a169500942fd1875493c783/media.mp3 - [Yasmin Khan’s warm seas and verdant greens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/55f9dc06ad2a) (2026-05-21, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6a0c40f8ca804e58ca26f441/media.mp3 - [Kate Bowler’s Bridge of Absurdity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/458785712cda) (2026-05-14, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6a02017e53be193dbd57317c/media.mp3 - [Jeffrey Boakye’s city path to peace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/472c092e8262) (2026-05-07, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69fb072482781c7c45c689a0/media.mp3 - [Jackie Morris & Robert Macfarlane ‘dream of nest’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/d59d86864429) (2026-04-30, 62 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69eb392466c3374f7e538975/media.mp3 - [Season Two Trailer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/d7cd97f3da13) (2026-04-23, 1 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69ea01dcabe143da5bb4e6df/media.mp3 - [Carissa Potter’s hot springs artist retreat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/a68ec8ce993a) (2026-03-21, 64 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69bbf0bbc84d1d699647cca0/media.mp3 - [Elissa Altman on the beauty of impermanence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/47bb4c7ee8ac) (2026-03-14, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69b2a9f8d308577aadbbb543/media.mp3 - [Jen Hatmaker’s escape from the hate lane](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/4dd0ffb505bd) (2026-03-07, 67 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69a82e742fb50a2e17ad368c/media.mp3 - [Daisy Buchanan’s Swiss mountain glamour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/9fb9f9478f7a) (2026-02-28, 62 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69a17633eebc4a99c646d230/media.mp3 - [Poorna Bell’s New Zealand vista](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/cabef3193617) (2026-02-21, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6996ec8e435569254b2490a7/media.mp3 - [Emma Gannon’s year of desert rest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/323222bc6a68) (2026-02-14, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/698c52a743d0a1680b427df4/media.mp3 - [Mike Sowden’s island of curiosity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/1f028c2892ea) (2026-02-07, 63 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/698375e00aa7944053cbb614/media.mp3 - [Season One Interlude](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/1cd68b20ed26) (2026-01-31, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/697b36496e7bdf10653dd7c5/media.mp3 - [Ece Temelkuran’s landscape of belonging](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/12ba67d224fd) (2026-01-24, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/696f903925b879f328d98879/media.mp3 - [Kaitlin Curtice’s sanctuary of the subconscious](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/a414fb9d52ec) (2026-01-17, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/696650090b081bb8b90dd755/media.mp3 - [Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan on the magic of communing with every living thing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/b4dd69eba707) (2026-01-10, 71 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/695cd9b0c4d0238a45477613/media.mp3 - [Melissa Hemsley’s calm chaos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/b82f74160056) (2026-01-03, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/694937879ff9a18986c99ab3/media.mp3 - [Sam Baker on the challenges of letting go](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/6c66fec39007) (2025-12-27, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6945474be13e237fde9a8499/media.mp3 - [Andy J. Pizza’s magical, moving ADHD landscape](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/29628eefa50f) (2025-12-20, 76 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/693b2b640375da4a9e358d15/media.mp3 - [Oliver Burkeman’s art of the non-retreat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/2838865ccdea) (2025-12-13, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69381d404a9751f83d80817f/media.mp3 - [Laura Pashby's lighthouse at the end of the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/4037fca7b746) (2025-12-06, 59 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/693034edd6bc23eda2437bcb/media.mp3 - [Cariad Lloyd’s mossy, mythical retreat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/2846b3824211) (2025-12-06, 76 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69302a608f1b8d09951b4fa4/media.mp3 - [Introducing The Clearing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/87ca7b85faf7) (2025-11-28, 5 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/69203e3f087c4173ab5c7203/media.mp3 - [Sarah Moss on memory and meaning-making](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/65d455321195) (2024-11-16, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/673682b084d1e023f7cc769c/media.mp3 - [Exploring Hilary Mantel's memoir with Jillian Hess](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/a618fa9249a8) (2024-11-01, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6723e1390e172486e455e0cf/media.mp3 - [Kate Fox on the potential and power of poetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/5383c7e7afd7) (2024-10-16, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/670fbc591aff5e41d7d024aa/media.mp3 - [Oliver Burkeman on mortality, acceptance and imperfectionism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/2808627dc268) (2024-09-27, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/66f59ee5995c57f56e48bd11/media.mp3 - [Lucy Jones on matrescence, maternal myths and transformation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/547c3c158e93) (2024-08-29, 54 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/66d09f6be581eab00775aa73/media.mp3 - [Daniel Tammet on real autistic lives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/5142a7d92d9e) (2024-07-25, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/66a137e65658a7e31d66f775/media.mp3 - [Tom Newlands on writing neurodivergence with a light touch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/ba7c36835fcb) (2024-07-04, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6683f33a9249f596b7019dbb/media.mp3 - [Samantha Irby on being a person](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/3ba9813384f0) (2024-06-20, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/667313c0dc8bd7c687329bd8/media.mp3 - [Camille T. Dungy on unearthing histories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/ebf50fd1d916) (2023-12-15, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/65704b891a72f20011ab1992/media.mp3 - [Kaitlin Curtice on resisting with integrity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/8bec37619fd2) (2023-11-17, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/6554af9f031e020012ca5ed5/media.mp3 - [Erica Berry on the meaning of wolves](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/8f47c58d040c) (2023-10-20, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/652fcf4193a2360012c0985e/media.mp3 - [Dacher Keltner on awe, humility and purpose](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/b407be568b04) (2023-08-03, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/64c11a130e1a7c0011fac4dd/media.mp3 - [Marjolijn van Heemstra on the overview effect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/e04b6916987a) (2023-07-20, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/64b515b071b6290011f822e2/media.mp3 - [Amy Jeffs on ancient stories and new understandings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/cbea1c5576cb) (2023-07-06, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/64a401781355cb0011ae5d52/media.mp3 - [Báyò Akómoláfé on fugitive ideas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1516642192/7435770ac3d6) (2023-06-30, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/e/649abc7997b86600119af41d/media.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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