Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSimple Herbal Self-Care Tips + A Joint Support Decoction
Episode 10
Katja shares three simple ideas for integrating some herbal self-care into your life, especially during the work day, which have helped us a lot during the writing of our forthcoming book. Ryn's taki…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Year-End Reflections
Episode 9
As 2017 draws to a close, we look back over our year and some of the herbs who helped us get through it.
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Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Goldenrod for Hanukkah + A Solstice Elixir
Episode 8
Katja draws parallels between the Hanukkah story of unexpected abundance, and the gift of goldenrod for helping us persevere through adversity and exhaustion. Ryn shares this year’s solstice elixir f…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Yaupon + On Being A Boring Herbalist
Episode 7
Ryn talks about the yaupon holly, a caffeine-bearing plant of North America, as well as a few ideas that apply to caffeine herbs in general. Katja is happy to be reading The Wee Free Men again, and t…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Dynamic Desk Work + Crazy for Cranberries
Episode 6
This week, Ryn notices he’s been getting stuck in the same sitting positions too frequently while working on the manuscript, and talks about different ways to avoid getting sedentary at home or in th…
Published on 8 years ago
Ryn Gets Sick + Katja’s Herbal Introspection
Episode 5
In this episode, Ryn tells you about the herbal strategies he's been using to cope with a respiratory infection for the last few days. Katja shares some thoughts spurred on by the creation of her Her…
Published on 8 years ago
Some Favorite Herbal Books
Episode 4
We love books! In this podcast we discuss a few of our absolute favorite herbal books for everyone from beginners to experienced practitioners. Here are the books we mentioned:
Practical Herbs & Prac…Published on 8 years ago
Small But Mighty + Unconditionals
Episode 3
Katja stands up to proclaim the strength and potency of the “pretty little flowers” chamomile and self-heal, and reminds us that gentle doesn’t mean weak. Ryn muses on the many applications for herbs…
Published on 8 years ago
Avoiding Adaptogen Debt + Emotionalymphatics
Episode 2
In our second episode, Katja gives you her take on adaptogens and their propensity for overuse, outlining her preferred way to work with this category of herbs and offering a favorite recipe: notCoff…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
I’ll Have What They’re Having + Apples & Oranges
Episode 1
Welcome to the inaugural edition of our podcast! In this episode, Katja talks about her new strategy for herbal self-care: taking home a bit of each tea or tincture blend she mixes up for a client (w…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago