Podcast Episodes

Herbs for Trauma Recovery & Resistance

Episode 127

America is blanketed in righteous protests against police brutality and impunity. This is necessary. In the course of this work many people are being traumatized, whether through direct violence or b…

Published on 5 years ago

The Fifth Pillar Is Community

Episode 126

Our model of the primary determinants of health is the Four Pillars: food, sleep, stress, and movement. These things are in our individual control – or at least, that’s how we think of them and talk …

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

This Is Not The Practice Of Medicine

Episode 125

The pharmaceutical model is the dominant paradigm for medicine in our culture. For those of us who grew up in this culture, it shapes our expectations of what medicine is and how medicine works. Ever…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

A Holistic Herbal Tick Bite Protocol

Episode 124

Finding a tick embedded in your skin is distressing, even without the spectre of Lyme disease and other tick-borne pathogens. But if you find one after your next hike in the woods, don’t panic! A sim…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Four Herbs for Moms

Episode 123

Happy mother’s day, 2020! The truth is, any herb could be an herb for moms, because not all moms are alike, in their needs or their preferences. These four, though – linden, dandelion, yarrow, and vi…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Where Do We Go From Here, Corona?

Episode 122

The battle’s done, and we kind-of won… Well, actually, the battle’s not entirely done either. But things are certainly shifting into a different mode. So, here are our top five everyday things you ca…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Six Herbs for COVID Anxiety

Episode 121

The pandemic has got all of us in a heightened state of alert. The news changes fast, stories come and go before we can fully process them, and every day there’s another set of statistics that are ha…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

How To Practice Herbalism Every Day

Episode 120

Last week we urged you to look at learning herbalism like learning a language or instrument – something that requires daily practice. This week, we’re sharing some specific practices you can do to bu…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Learn Herbalism Like an Instrument or Language

Episode 119

Herbalism is experiential: you have to DO it to KNOW it.

It’s like learning to play a musical instrument – you’re going to sound bad at first! That’s necessary. If you refuse to play anything that isn…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Herbal Home Nursing Basics

Episode 118

It’s not just coronavirus, there’s a lot going on right now! Between the usual circulating strains of flu, some spring colds, and the stirrings of allergy season, plenty of folks are feeling rough. B…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago