Originally broadcast at 2:00 p.m. ET Friday, August 5, 2022.

Katherine May is the New York Times bestselling author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. A writer of both fiction and nonfiction, May has had journalism and essays appear in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Times (London), Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping. Experienced by many as a secular mystic, Katherine evokes a contemplative, hopeful, consoling introspective that bears witness that there is grace in letting go, stepping back, and giving yourself time to repair in the dark. A poetic observer of the natural world, she is an avid lover of the outdoors. She lives by the sea in Whitstable, England.

About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.