Alderroot Healing & Renewal
Apprenticeship with Uncertainty
Learn to meet uncertainty with calm, trust, and presence
(because life isn't getting less uncertain)
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A yearlong, low-intensity 1-1 eco-spiritual coaching container that helps you transform worry, overwhelm, and control into deep calm and trust.​
Spots are limited for this 1-1 coaching program.
Doors are open until January 10 or until filled. Special pricing though December 31. Get an extra session free when you sign up by Dec. 21.
If you’ve been struggling with uncertainty, you’re not alone
When we bump up against uncertainty, as we all do every single day, it makes us uncomfortable, and anxious.
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And we have so many uncertainties: Will I be able to stay at my job? Do I even want to? Will my kid/parent/dog who is having a health crisis be okay? Can I afford health insurance, or groceries? And what about our democracy and those whose lives are being upended by racist policies?
So, when we encounter uncertainty we usually do one of two things:
1) We let our parts who want to avoid uncertainty take over (disappearing into our phones or into that bag of chips, burrowing under the covers to binge watch that new show), or
2) We let our parts who want to control the situation take over (scheduling up our time, losing ourselves in our long to-do lists, doubling down on our wellness practices, cleaning more, making lots of plans for something fun).
Anything that will help us avoid feeling so uneasy. Anything that will help us feel more certain and comfortable.
But ultimately nothing seems to quell the dread and anxiety that uncertainty brings, especially lately. It’s not your fault–the world is changing fast and it feels like uncertainty is everywhere we turn.
And we have been deeply conditioned to fear how life really is–in flux and constantly changing. We have been deeply conditioned to seek control, trying to cushion ourselves from uncertainty.
As spiritual teacher Pema Chodron says, “In difficult times the stress of trying to find solid ground–something predictable and safe to stand on—seems to intensify.”
Indeed, we have arrived at a threshold moment in time in which we are really feeling the intensity of uncertainty, and I believe that what we require is a spiritual and earth-based approach to our relationship with uncertainty. ​​
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Why we struggle with uncertainty
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Maybe you’ve tried making more lists, filling up your calendar into the foreseeable future, working harder at controlling what you eat or how you spend your time or how clean your house is—to try to get a handle on those anxious and uncertain feelings about the future, to try to feel more in control.
But somehow, no matter how much you try to get it all together and feel balanced, you still feel an underlying sense of being unsettled and worried.
You might go to a yoga class or a sound bath, or even get up early to meditate. And while these practices help, you’re still noticing anxiousness about your life and the future. You still feel overwhelmed and alone in your worries.
You try to take care of yourself and relax (because you know you should) but often just end up scrolling on your phone for too long, and then feel disconnected and even more anxious.
You try hard to do your best. You try to create stability and security in your life, and sometimes it feels like the harder you try, the more stress you feel.
And if you’re being honest, you’re secretly wondering if this is just how it is now.
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None of these strategies are wrong dear one, and you’re doing the best you can. But these strategies are not bringing you lasting results because they don’t change your foundational relationship with uncertainty.
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Transforming your relationship with uncertainty
Instead, imagine seeing the latest news, hearing about a friend’s health issue, or getting an e-mail about yet another major change at work and being able to respond to the uncertainty this brings with calm and trust.
Imagine feeling like you have real resources and allies you can turn to when you feel uneasy. You’re no longer burying yourself in your to-do list, taking on 10 different self-help projects, or crawling into bed exhausted with a bar of dark chocolate.
Imagine noticing uncertainty but not feeling like you need to run away. Instead, you know how to turn toward uncertainty with compassion. You feel calm, relaxing into the reality of uncertainty, trusting that you are part of Life. You even start to experience uncertainty as liberating and inspiring.
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Imagine really knowing that you are part of this wise magical living earth. You have earth allies who love you and who you can go to for support. You feel the aliveness and beauty of the living beings around you, and you can feel that your earthbody is part of the greater earthbody.
You might not notice it at first, but one day you realize you feel steadier. You know how to turn to earth-allies and to listen to your wise Self when you first feel that uncomfortable twinge of uncertainty, and it feels so good to have a different path. You're showing up for yourself and others in your life with calm and and steadiness.
It’s not about making uncertainty go away (you can’t). It’s about learning how to meet uncertainty in new ways—with compassion, calm, and firmly rooted in earth-connection and trust in Life.
With support and spiritual practice, you are shifting how you approach uncertainty. And one day, you realize you’re not scared and anxious all the time. When a new uncertainty crops up, you know how to meet it with kindness, calm, and trust.
This transformation is what waits for you in the Apprenticeship with Uncertainty: a yearlong 1-1 coaching container for changing your relationship with uncertainty–for good.
You don’t have to figure this out alone. My yearlong low-intensity eco-spiritual coaching package gives you individualized support so that you can learn to meet uncertainty with new awareness.
Slowly but steadily. With spaciousness and support.
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Here’s what happens when you say yes to this coaching package:
Step 1: I’ll contact you to set up our first one hour virtual meeting together to get to know the uncertainties that you struggle with most, and your needs and intentions for the coming year. We’ll schedule this at a time that works for you.
Step 2: You’ll receive one hour long virtual coaching session each month of 2026 --also scheduled at times that work for you. You’ll receive personalized eco-spiritual practices to try between sessions, reading recommendations from wisdom teachers, and encouragements from me each month.
Step 3: Throughout the year, you’ll be supported, accountable, and will gently transform your relationship with uncertainty from anxiety, overwhelm, or control, to turning toward uncertainty with kindness and curiosity, feeling calm, and trusting Life.
"Heather is an incredible coach; she is there for you every step of the way and truly supportive during the process. I would highly recommend working with her!"
Why apprenticeship?
Because it takes learning, practice, and guidance to change our relationship to uncertainty. It requires sustained focus and clear intention. As you learn more skills and change your relationship with uncertainty, you have more ability to be in this world in ways that are so needed right now–with calm, compassion, and steadiness.
I created this Apprenticeship with Uncertainty because I know what it’s like to struggle with uncertainty. I have laughingly referred to my own apprenticeship with uncertainty as I’ve faced leaving my career, burnout, starting a new business, losing a loved one, and climate anxiety. I have continued, over the years, to deepen my own apprenticeship with uncertainty, spiraling into greater trust in this learning process with each season that passes.
After years of studying and wrestling with uncertainty, I realized that trying to hold on to certainty and stability, and trying to continually fix ourselves is what keeps us stuck. When I finally began to learn how to get support from the earth and from my wise interconnected Self, everything changed….and my relationship with uncertainty continues to unfold, evolve, deepen. And yours will too.
My approach to uncertainty
You’ve probably tried multiple ways to stamp out your anxiety, overwhelm, and control tendencies. My approach is different because I’ll teach you how to turn toward your anxious parts with compassion, how to meet uncertainty with curiosity and friendliness, and how to turn to the earth for support. You’ll learn how to identify the parts of you that get in the way of lasting calm and trust, and will learn how to meet them where they are with kindness. And you’ll learn how to expand your Self energy and leadership–the central wise part of you that is Calm, Compassionate, Curious, Creative, Courageous and Connected.
I believe that we can learn to meet uncertainty with more ease and possibility and increase our tolerance for change, increase our groundedness and trust in the face of the unknown. And I built Apprenticeship with Uncertainty around that philosophy.
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Nothing makes me happier than seeing worriers, overthinkers, and control-inclined list-makers like you (and like me) finally release, learning to trust Life and to trust your Self.
My coaching approach has helped many people achieve transformative change in their lives through transition and uncertainty. I bring 2 main tools into my coaching work: 1) An Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach, helping you get to know and love the parts in your internal system and expanding your Self leadership; and 2) an Eco-spiritual approach with practices that nourish your spirit and teach you how to deepen your relationship to the living earth.
"Heather understands how chaos affects individuals, and knows how to support you to get to the ‘other side’ of your obstacles and challenges in your journey."
​Here’s exactly what you get with this Apprenticeship with Uncertainty coaching package:
Everything you need to meet uncertainty with calm and trust–without trying to figure it out by yourself.
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An introductory 60 minute zoom session where we’ll get to know your needs and your current relationship and struggle with uncertainty (January)
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A 60 minute virtual coaching session each month during 2026 so that you feel supported and guided as you learn to meet uncertainty with calm and trust and don’t have to try to figure it out on your own (February-December). Sessions are usually on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays and we'll find a time that works for both of us.
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Personalized and easy to integrate spiritual and earth-based practices to engage with between sessions– so that you can practice deepening into new ways of being
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Curated reading recommendations so that you learn more about meeting uncertainty from wisdom teachers without having to do the research to find them
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An encouraging e-mail (or voice message) from me each month between sessions so that you don’t fall away from your focus and commitment
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In each of our monthly sessions we’ll connect to and call on the season’s specific gifts and energy. I’ll guide you with skills for meeting uncertainty in new ways:
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Winter (January-March): Slowing down we’ll deeply observe and get to know how you usually respond to uncertainty. We’ll get to know the parts of you who meet uncertainty with fear, anxiety, distraction, control or by shutting down– and learn how to meet them with compassion and curiosity. We’ll identify earth allies to support you on this apprenticeship.
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Spring (April-June): As more clarity emerges, I’ll guide you and your parts in imagining what they’d rather be doing instead of struggling with uncertainty. I’ll show you how to plant seeds of deep trust in earth anchors and allies, and how to steadily grow new eco-spiritual practices that support you.
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Summer (July-Sept): We’ll continue shaping new responses to uncertainty in your nervous system by expanding your Self energy (your wise, calm, curious, connected, creative part), and you’ll deepen your relationship to earth allies and earth-based practices. We’ll practice trust while holding joy and calm alongside grief, difficulty, and change.
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Fall (Oct-Dec): I’ll support you in really letting go of old patterns as you anchor into a new relationship with uncertainty. We’ll reflect on how it feels and what changes when you consistently meet uncertainty with calm, trust, and earth partnership. We'll troubleshoot any lingering difficulties and will lean into Self-leadership for more calm and confidence.
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You'll get my loving attention and guidance through the whole year, at a lower-than-usual coaching rate.
Spaces for these 1-1 coaching containers will be limited and the doors for this offer will close on January 10.
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This investment is low risk with high support that will transform your life, teaching you how to meet uncertainty with trust and calm. The real risk isn’t investing—it’s staying stuck in patterns of anxiety, overwhelm, and controlling–constantly trying to outrun the uncomfortable feeling of uncertainty.
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Pricing:
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$125/month when you sign up by Dec 31 (or $1500 for 12 months--save $360)
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After Dec 31, if there are spaces left, the price will be $155/month (or $1860 for 12 months) Doors to this coaching package are only open until January 10th
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And sign up by Dec 21 and get one extra coaching session to use whenever you want during 2026
About me:
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I'm Dr. Heather Burns, an intuitive eco-spiritual coach and expert facilitator. I guide you and hold space for you as you explore new ways of being. I teach you how to connect to your wise Self--your deepest most compassionate part, and how to anchor into the wisdom of the living earth so you can move through uncertainty with more ease, calm, and steadiness. I practice what I coach, so you can expect me to guide you with expertise, but you can also know that I am on this journey with you. I offer a welcoming, gentle, non-judgemental space for you to explore, grow, and uncover your innate ability for calm and connection.
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This is for you if...
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You struggle with uncertainty and the way things are right now
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Your baseline is anxiety, overwhelm, or just trying hard to keep it all together
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You are open to and curious about an eco-spiritual approach to life's uncertainties
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You would like guidance and support in transforming how you meet the uncertainties in your life
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You've tried hard to find calm and be in control but it hasn't really worked yet
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You are willing to commit time for self-reflection and trying new practices
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You are willing to commit to the slow and steady process of change over time​
"I really loved the coaching process. I think Heather has an incredible way of asking questions that help you think about things in a different way. It really felt like we were in the process together and that Heather was there to help me through it."
But, what about...
What if this approach doesn’t work for me?
This approach works because it’s slow and steady. You’ll get my guidance and support all year long, and even better you’ll learn how to access earth support so that you don’t feel alone or like you have to do this all by yourself. You’ll learn new practices, and how to steadily change your relationship with uncertainty in real ways. The process works, and we can trust it.
I want this, but is it worth the money?
It seems like things are only getting more and more uncertain in our world. Learning tools for transforming your relationship with uncertainty now, rather than waiting, will serve you better in the long term. Why be miserable, overwhelmed, distracted, and anxious for another year?
I’m too busy—will I actually follow through?
This coaching package is designed to be supportive without being time consuming. We’ll focus on simple but life-changing internal practices that you can do anytime, and that you can integrate into your life easily. You can learn to transform your relationship to uncertainty in your real life, without massive time or major changes. The earth will support you on this journey as well. With clear intention, you'll be able to make steady change.
I’ve tried things like this before, and they didn’t work. How is this different?
Instead of trying to overcome or shut away the difficult parts of you, you’ll meet your parts that usually get in the way of transformation (because they’re stuck in old patterns), and you’ll learn how to work with them to gently and compassionately shift their responses to uncertainty. Over time and with practice, you’ll find that your internal system is more calm and trusting. You’ll get consistent and personalized support during this process. I’ll gently hold you accountable, while you also learn skills for turning to earth allies to support you on your path.
An open door
You’ve been thinking that you need support. Maybe for a while. Life is getting more and more uncertain, unpredictable, and you’re not sure where to turn.
Maybe you’ve tried addressing your worries and dread by trying to be in control of it all, or with wellness-based practices, hoping these would help you find calm, but instead, you found yourself continuing to struggle with overwhelm and anxiety.
Or maybe you’ve been thinking that things would eventually get better and that you could go back to how things were. But the need for developing trust and calm hasn’t gone away.
And maybe you sense, as the world as we know it falls apart, that a more spiritual and earth-based approach is what is needed. Maybe you’ve seen some signs or noticed some subtle changes in your life.
So here’s a door, open. If this feels like the right step for you, I'm here to guide you through this Apprenticeship with Uncertainty.
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