My partner and I started foraging together as this beautiful shared adventure, but now every hike turns into him lecturing me about proper identification techniques and me feeling stupid, and I miss when we used to just wander and discover things together without keeping score.
More people experience this than they realize.
The teaching dynamic has replaced the wonder dynamic, and neither person knows how to return to beginner's mind together.
“Where Are You with Foraging and wild food?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.