Cultivate Home (literally) Anywhere
Gretel Patch
Welcome! I am a storyteller at heart who builds community across local and global spheres. For nearly two decades as a diplomat’s wife, I have mothered across continents and cultures in Djibouti, Australia, Nepal, India, Germany, and Saudi Arabia so far.
Deciding early on to thrive anywhere, I champion the shared connectedness of our human family.
Photo by Benjamin Edwards (who donates half of his fee to fund education for Indonesian children)
Connect with me
The best to find me lately is on Substack. Join me in conversations that matter for global humanity now more than ever–today and always–in how we live and learn, mother and father, sister and brother, and raise rising generations.
I seek to REDEFINE HOME, to rewrite an archaic belief of what home is and its inherent stability. Let’s reframe and rethink as we wrestle with universal themes of:
yearning for and cultivating home
foraging the unknown
choosing to thrive literally anywhere
If we can create home wherever we live and land, perhaps we can place larger welcome mats, open wider doors, and squeeze in a few more chairs around our tables, strengthened because we know each other. In our brokenness and differences, our similarities and commonalities, as a friend once said, we will bond on our broken edges.
Type your name in the box to be added to my newsletter.
Contact Me
Questions? Feedback? I’d love to hear from you!
