https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/monarch-of-the-heart-release 2026-09-27T23:10:23-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/1.1-photo-hero_797c6149-7fb6-4b99-b04f-805c5a6aa681.jpg?v=1790572223 Monarch of the Heart: The Story, the Release, and What's Coming The cover of Monarch of the Heart by Carrie Roberts, a monarch butterfly with sugar skull and marigold wings on a dark red background, standing on a wooden table https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/where-the-story-began 2026-09-27T23:11:27-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/2.1-photo-hero_abf1eaa3-ba8d-4917-b139-a8f8f6c19876.jpg?v=1790572287 Where the Story Began: How Monarch of the Heart Came to Life The Día de Muertos mega-ofrenda in the Zócalo of Mexico City at night, with giant skeleton figures, a carpet of marigolds, the Mexican flag, and the Metropolitan Cathedral https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/coyoacan-casa-azul-frida-kahlo 2026-09-27T23:12:08-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/3.1-photo-hero_e67441c1-0e1c-4808-9262-e19611b9eac8.jpg?v=1790572328 Coyoacán and Casa Azul: Frida Kahlo's Blue House in Mexico City A cobalt blue wall at Casa Azul in Coyoacán with the inscription Frida y Diego vivieron en esta casa 1929-1954 and a row of pre-Hispanic stone figures https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/how-to-build-an-ofrenda 2026-09-27T23:12:47-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/4.1-photo-hero_6e4d2427-9456-48eb-ad05-401aecac96c7.jpg?v=1790572367 How to Build an Ofrenda: A Beginner's Guide to the Día de Muertos Altar A home ofrenda for Día de Muertos honoring Carrie's father, with his photograph in an orange frame, a Coors can, toy Corvettes, a Butterfinger, candles, and sugar skulls https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/what-are-alebrijes 2026-09-27T23:13:50-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/5.1-photo-hero_4aa2649a-ce7e-4e5c-9282-0f3a521fc7a7.jpg?v=1790572430 What Are Alebrijes? The Story Behind Mexico's Spirit Animals A giant blue alebrije with striped horns, rabbit ears, and pink spines in a courtyard of red colonial buildings in the Barrio del Artista, Puebla, Mexico https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/ambiguous-grief-loving-someone-still-here 2026-09-27T23:14:27-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/6.1-photo-hero_e1ad2908-f8e1-4abf-8bf3-f976c5f6a2ad.jpg?v=1790572467 Ambiguous Grief: On Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive An empty black iron garden bench beside a rose bush with two red roses https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/second-chapters-reinventing-yourself 2026-09-27T23:15:01-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/7.1-photo-hero_7f53000a-8908-4a0f-a670-83cf5830c9aa.jpg?v=1790572501 Second Chapters: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife Riley, a tabby cat, sitting on a wooden ledge beside a red pool table in a sunlit living room https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/the-story-behind-the-courage-collection 2026-10-21T01:20:47-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/8.1-photo-hero_63f088eb-4729-4b62-ba2c-368141a9c272.jpg?v=1790572547 The Story Behind the Courage Collection The Ofrenda Bracelet from the Courage Collection, a silver chain with a bronze baroque pearl, smoky quartz, and a black faceted stone, on a cream background https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/monarch-of-the-heart-book-club-guide 2026-10-25T22:46:47-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/1.2-photo-hero.jpg?v=1792654275 A Book Club Guide to Monarch of the Heart: Themes and Questions The Monarch of the Heart Book Club Discussion Guide on a wooden table with marigolds, a candle, hot cider, and pan de muerto https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/dia-de-muertos-mexico-city-two-trips 2026-10-25T22:47:39-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/2.2-photo-hero.jpg?v=1792654386 What Día de Muertos in Mexico City Is Really Like, Two Trips Apart A monarch butterfly with its wings open, drinking at a rain puddle among wet stones at the El Rosario sanctuary in Michoacán, Mexico. Carrie's own photo. https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/monarch-butterfly-migration-dia-de-muertos 2026-10-25T22:47:25-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/vBil0MK2.jpg?v=1792654319 The Monarch Migration: The Butterflies That Return for Día de Muertos A towering Mesoamerican warrior figure from the Día de Muertos Mega Ofrenda in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in the Zócalo, Mexico City. Carrie's own photo https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/why-marigolds-cempasuchil-meaning 2026-10-25T22:47:13-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/H4zmi_On.jpg?v=1792654421 Why Marigolds? The Meaning of Cempasúchil in Día de Muertos A grave in the Mixquic cemetery covered in marigold petals, magenta cockscomb, white chrysanthemums, and candles for Día de Muertos. Carrie's own photo. https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/finding-your-spirit-animal 2026-10-25T22:47:01-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/x5Qhnmbn.jpg?v=1792654568 Finding Your Spirit Animal: A Guide to the Symbolism A hand-carved, hand-painted blue coyote Spirit Guide with monarch wings and a heart, standing on a woven table runner with marigolds. https://monarchandmarigold.com/blogs/journal/the-empty-nest-rediscovering-yourself 2026-10-25T22:47:49-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0780/4924/7370/articles/enKO46sN.jpg?v=1792649468 The Empty Nest: Grieving and Rediscovering Yourself When They Go Carrie's black and white pit bull, Raine, and her tabby cat, Riley, resting nose to nose on a rumpled gray comforter. 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