Weathering: How the earth’s deep wisdom can help us endure life’s storms

By Ruth Allen

My second book published by Ebury Press / Penguin Random House in Hardback in March 2024. It is available in hardback, ebook and audiobook and will be available in paperback March 2025.

I will be taking Weathering on a UK tour throughout the year. Locations, dates and details will be shared here as an when they are finalised. Where there is a hyperlink this will take you to the booking page. All events are ticketed through the hosts.

If you are interested in seeing something near you that isn’t on the list please do contact your local independent bookshop or festival and tell them! If you would like to host an event please drop me an email and I will be in touch.

Weathering has featured twice on Maria Popova’s The Marginalian - a world-renowned newsletter showcasing the best philosophical thought and thought-leadership from across the world.

Rupture Precedes Revolution 22/08/2024

Twelve Kinds of Time 18/09/2024

“The vital interplay between boundaries and growth, the catalytic function of limits, the way we hone our lives on the edges of the possible, is what geologist turned psychotherapist Ruth Allen explores in her uncommonly wonderful book Weathering” Maria Popova, The Marginalian

  • "A beautiful and nourishing meditation on how our exterior and interior landscapes shape and are shaped by the different weathers of our lives"

    Stuart Maconie, President of the Ramblers ssociation

  • "A profound reflection on what rock can teach us about what it is to be human"

    Sharon Blackie, Author of If Women Rose Rooted and Hagitude

  • "A metaphorical mind-changer, revealing the weathering that shapes who we are and who we might become"

    Roman Krznaric, Author of The Good Ancestor

Weathering has already received generous endorsements from Raynor Winn, Dr Sharon Blackie and Stuart Maconie (President of the Ramblers Association) among others.

If Weathering isn’t yet available in your country/territory you can order from Waterstones with international postage!