The story
of Odyssey of the Body

headshot of Brianne, sepia-toned with her hand on her cheek

Hello there! Thanks for being here!

I’m Brianne, founder of Odyssey of the Body, LLC and its newsletter and gathering Winter Camp. I’m an editor and writer who is fascinated by how we live well and how simple things — like time together, like morning light, like breathing differently — can make a noticeable, powerful difference. (I also work for a nonprofit focused on humanism in healthcare; this project is separate from my work there.)

I created Winter Camp because winter is a hard season for so many people. It has been a hard season for me. When I moved from Virginia to New York, I was astonished by how long the winter lasted. The days stay short, cold, and barren for months on end.

One bright spot that helped pull me through to spring was an online creative workshop, where I met lifelong friends from around the world. That workshop (from the wonderful folks at Akimbo) ended, alas, but it taught me that a kind, encouraging, inspiring community could exist and thrive online.

The other thing that helps me get through winter is simple guidance from many experts at leading medical institutions: adding movement, outdoor time, nourishment, light, and creativity to my days. In the winter, though, we can need extra nudging and encouragement to take on simple acts that can help shift our moods, our days, and our season.

Winter Camp brings these ideas together in a virtual gathering of community and connection, plus daily nudges that I hope will help you make the best of this cold, dark season.

I hope you’ll join us at Winter Camp!

Current offerings

Odyssey of the Body, LLC is focused on ways to help us all thrive in this time in history, on this planet, in our unique bodies.

These offerings will reopen in late 2024.

  • Best Winter Ever Workshop, a 2-hour virtual workshop to help you create a plan for the winter ahead, through spring, and help your brain reset its ideas of what is possible. This is not a webinar — it’s a live, interactive gathering to connect and get inspired together.

  • Winter Camp, a 4-week community with live virtual gatherings, daily reflective prompts, and a space to help support your health and happiness in the cold, dark season.

  • Winter Art Camp, a special version of Winter Camp in January designed to kick off a year of creativity. Bring a creative project you’ve been longing to move ahead and join fellow writers, poets, painters, photographers, dancers, and artists of all types in this supportive virtual community.

Note: None of our gatherings or the website contain medical advice. Always talk to a healthcare professional if you have questions.

Keep in touch

Sign up here for the Odyssey of the Body newsletter, which comes out once or twice a week, plus updates on new workshops. Read past issues here.