Herbal Womb Wisdom
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Curious about herbal and holistic approaches to womb wellness (i.e. periods, infections, libido, pleasure, pain, PMS, hormones, body confidence, fertility, PCOS, cycle irregularity, etc)? No matter what phase of life you are in, or what you've been told is - or isn't - possible, if it's related to your wombspace, it's covered here. Clinical herbalist and integrative health educator Kay'aleya Hunnybee will guide you through a range of topics by combining traditional wisdom, embodied practice, and modern science. With her years of experience as an herbalist and history as a student midwife, doula and massage therapist, she brings a broadly integrative perspective. Expect inspiration, stories, research, some interviews, plenty of plant talk, occasional humor, a whole lot of being real, and a compassionate heart. You'll leave every episode with actionable steps to enhance your menstrual, sexual and hormonal health and enrich your life.
Épisodes 252
With pleasure: 3 approaches to embodying erotic aliveness & softening {ft Usha Rose, Dr Emily Wilson + Chaya Leia Aronson}
As we turn towards the yin time of the year, our energies naturally turn inward. What if, instead of feeling this turning as a melancholic direction, we could re-orient to it as a time to tend our deep …
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As we turn towards the yin time of the year, our energies naturally turn inward.
What if, instead of feeling this turning as a melancholic direction, we could re-orient to it as a time to tend our deep feminine, even our arousal, erotic aliveness and capacity for pleasure?
This is what this week's medley episode centers on.
First you'll hear Usha Rose speak to enhancing erotic aliveness through the practice of ecosensality.
Then you'll hear Dr Emily Wilson share about enhancing embodied pleasure practice through cervical orgasms.
And finally you'll about the importance of softening in the pelvic floor muscles (including a guided visualization) with Chaya Leia Aronson.
These different approaches are all so distinct, and each of them has the potential to exponentially support the experience of embodied "erotic aliveness" as Usha names it -- such a great description of what so many of us desire.
If this intrigues you, listen in. I think you'll dig this one.Resources:
- Free: Track Your Cycle using FAM (getting started guide)
- Free: Womb Connection & Clearing Meditation (audio)
- Today's shownotes: With pleasure, embodying erotic aliveness
- Episode 19: The importance of softening w Chaya Leia Aronson
- Episode 190: Awakening erotic aliveness w Usha Rose
- Episode 192: Pleasure as medicine w Dr Emily Wilson
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And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
Herbal allies for these changing times: Adaptogens, nervines, bitters & restorative tonic herbs
In changing times - between seasons, womb phase transitions (eg TTC, perimenopause, postpartum, post-menopause), life upheavals, transitions of any kind - we often are so busy tending the essentials that we …
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In changing times - between seasons, womb phase transitions (eg TTC, perimenopause, postpartum, post-menopause), life upheavals, transitions of any kind - we often are so busy tending the essentials that we forget we can call on our herbal allies to support us, too.
Or I'll speak for myself. I can forget to bring forward herbs I know would be deeply supportive for me in my own personal changing times, and maybe you can relate.
So, it can be helpful to remember some of the herbal categories that can support us to replenish, restore, calm, and cultivate resilience.
This is what I share about in today's medley episode.
First we explore restorative tonic herbs; then adaptogens, when you want to avoid them, core lifestyle pillars of stress resilience & even a little on nervines; and finally end speaking to bitters as far more than a digestive aid as they have multi-organ impact, including in the uterus!
I hope this feels like an inspiring resource that helps you choose a couple herbs that may be right for you in this season of the year or yourself.Resources:
- Join us for Our Cycling Bodies in Burlington VT 11/4, 10am
- Free: Track Your Cycle using FAM (getting started guide)
- Free: Womb Connection & Clearing Meditation (audio)
- Episode 44: Bitters & Hormonal Balance?
- Episode 49: How to create a sacred window in transition times w Ashlee Sakaishi Wilkin
- Episode 50: Adaptogens & hormonal health
- Episode 164: Tonic herbs for resilience in wobbly times
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And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
3 ways to connect with your ancestral lineages in this liminal time of the year {ft Jillian Twisla & Heather Wolf)
We are truly in the wake of the most liminal, in-between realms, time of the year. And what would nearly all of our lineages have done at this time we have lost connection to? Honor the dead.Our ancestors …
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We are truly in the wake of the most liminal, in-between realms, time of the year.
And what would nearly all of our lineages have done at this time we have lost connection to?
Honor the dead.
Our ancestors. Those that came before us. Those recently passed, those remembered, those long forgotten.
These practices of ancestral honoring are not new. Yes, they are trendy, but they are far from novel.
Every single thread of intact culture holds some relationship to the realm of spirit, and often an honoring practice (or many) to offer respect, care, tending and even healing to our ancestral lines.
We are the living embodiment of our ancestors, and finding practices that resonate with us that can help us honor that reality is the invitation I offer on today's medley episode.
You'll hear from Jillian Twisla as she shares about the potential and importance of ancestral womb lineage healing. Then you'll hear from me about finding and cultivating relationship with your womb lineage herbal traditions. And finally you'll hear some myth-telling of ancient stories from Healther Wolf.
I hope you find some glimmers of inspiration on how you might want to honor this most liminal of times these coming weeks.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: 3 ways to connect with your ancestral lineages
- Free: Track Your Cycle using FAM (getting started guide)
- Free: Womb Connection & Clearing Meditation (audio)
- Episode 142: On herbal brewing & ancestral womb traditions w Heather Wolf
- Episode 184: Ancestral Womb Lineage Healing w Jillian Twisla
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
The liberating and healing power of naming & releasing shame
Shame. It's one of those things we almost never talk about. Because what does shame do? It makes us want to hide, walk away, sometimes even disappear.It is not the kind of thing most of us lean into …
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Shame. It's one of those things we almost never talk about. Because what does shame do? It makes us want to hide, walk away, sometimes even disappear.
It is not the kind of thing most of us lean into (myself included), but HOLY MAMA is naming our shame a powerful practice.
Naming it helps us to unshame it. Unshaming it helps us to liberate ourselves.
Recently I've been experimenting with naming my shame outloud, in front of the people I genuinely feel the shame most with (you can hear a couple examples in the episode). It has been wild, and shockingly, healing too.
To let myself be seen in one of the most vulnerable parts of myself, to look right into it and share it, and to be accepted and even... supported.
It's amazing what is possible when we shed the shame.
And so today I invite you to explore this practice too.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: The liberating power of naming & releasing shame
- Episode 89: Return to wholeness with womb at center w Robin Rose Bennett
- Episode 121: Handbook for the Heartbroken w Sara Avant Stover
- Episode 197: Somatic practices for healing childhood wound w Kristen Stake
- Free meditation: Womb Connection & Clearing
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
The medicine of reverent edgewalking, reciprocity & somatic receptivity with Emily French
Edges... The most fertile, biodiverse, abundant places of possibility in the landscape. And also where so much of our medicinal plant allies live.So what does it mean to be a "reverent edgewalker" as …
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Edges... The most fertile, biodiverse, abundant places of possibility in the landscape. And also where so much of our medicinal plant allies live.
So what does it mean to be a "reverent edgewalker" as today's guest herbalist Emily French describes it? And how does that translate to our work with plant medicine, as herbalists, as people of the earth?
She shares her perspectives on the generosity of the plants, the medicine of reciprocity, the ways the plants gently nudge our bodies and beings into dynamic wellbeing, the importance of somatic receptivity and so much more gorgeous embodied wisdom from her 25 years in relationship with the medicine plants.
It is such an organic, emergent conversation I hope you love.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Grab links to Emily's offerings
- Free Meditation: 22 minute guided audio womb connection & clearing
- Episode 44: Bitters & hormonal balance?
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
The so-called womb? An expansive perspective on this "curious organ" with Caitlin Perry
One of the most amazing things about the womb is that it always, ever changing. Especially during our cycling years.It naturally expands larger than other organ in the body when it is carrying a child, and then …
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One of the most amazing things about the womb is that it always, ever changing. Especially during our cycling years.
It naturally expands larger than other organ in the body when it is carrying a child, and then contracts to its pre-pregnancy size. It grows an internal layer of tissue every month, and sheds it if no pregnancy occurs. It contracts, relaxes, produces cervical fluid, responds to hormones, and is just an overall powerhouse of creativity, intuition and wisdom that we hold in the center of our pelvic bowls.
I'm not sure there is anything quite so miraculous as our wombspaces. Is there??
And according to today's guest, the "so-called womb" is considered a "curious" organ" in TCM partly because it has such a dynamic interplay of relationship with other organs like the kidneys, liver and even heart.
Which is why, when someone comes into her abdominal massage practice with menstrual challenges, she may end up tending other organs, meridians or even parts of the body to support a healthy cycle.
The ecology of the body is so tangible when we look at all of these relationships. And gosh, when we listen, more deeply, to the language of our bellies and wombs, so much is possible.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Grab links to Caitlin's offerings
- Free Meditation: 22 minute guided audio womb connection & clearing
- Episode 56: Womb & Heart Connection?
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
An herbal approach to the autumn transition: Tending your exposome with simple practices
A couple weeks ago I received a DM asking for the "cooling chai" recipe because she had just listened to an episode where I mentioned it, so I sent it along and then posted it in my stories and got a reflection …
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A couple weeks ago I received a DM asking for the "cooling chai" recipe because she had just listened to an episode where I mentioned it, so I sent it along and then posted it in my stories and got a reflection from a longtime listener that it should be a yearly thing to share it because it is such a great recipe.
So today I decided to brew some of that chai up for myself and sit with you, sharing more deeply about each of the herbs in it, as well as how this kind of practice - the slowing, quieting and cooling - can help to prevent accumulation of longer term imbalances in our bodies, minds and spirits.
I share about the concept of the exposome, and how living more seasonally and more deeply listening to your own unique body can support you to cultivate a healthier external and internal environment.
I also speak to doshas, elements, and more than anything invite you to drink tea alongside me while we parse through some beautiful herbal allies that also taste good and are perfect complements to this seasonal transition into autumn.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Get the cooling chai recipe here
- Episode 88: How to ease into Autumn
- Episode 139: How to cultivate resilience in Autumn w Molly McConnell
- Free meditation: Womb Connection Clearing
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
Body literacy, herbs & harm reduction for disordered eating (& eating disorders) with Kaeleigh Terrill
How many of us have journeyed through this life without some form of disordered eating patterns or an eating disorder? My guess is, if we were honest, the answer is very few. We live in a world constantly …
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How many of us have journeyed through this life without some form of disordered eating patterns or an eating disorder?
My guess is, if we were honest, the answer is very few.
We live in a world constantly feeding us images of bodies that are desirable, even when trends change, they are often not realistic bodies that most of us live in.
It is SO easy to fall into patterns or either restricting and/or binge-eating. Sometimes it's body image based, sometimes it's gut health based, sometimes it's even orthorexia (obsession with purity or healthy eating).
I've personally experienced all three. So what can we do to both acknowledge these patterns in ourselves, and also find paths to a more harmonious relationship with them? How can cycle tracking (from a body literacy lens), herbal allies and the frame of harm reduction support us?
This is what today's guest - student midwife and FAM educator Kaeleigh Terrill - speaks to from both an embodied and a professional perspective.
It is SUCH a needed conversation. May we have many more of these.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Grab Kaeleigh's zine on herbs for harm reduction etc
- Fee Guide: Get started with Fertility Awareness Method cycle tracking
- Episode 4: Tulsi herbal spotlight
- Episode 21: Disordered eating, chronic illness & cycles w Lisa Mase
- Episode 68: Milky oats herbal spotlight
- Episode 75: Breathwork, body image & disordered eating
- Episode 86: Ashwagandha herbal spotlight
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
When strength is sexy & how your hormones respond with Adriana Zoutal
I'm honestly not even sure what people find "sexy" anymore. Trends come and go. I think maybe we're back to ultra-thin being a desirable look. Thankfully we do have more body positivity movements, and …
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I'm honestly not even sure what people find "sexy" anymore.
Trends come and go. I think maybe we're back to ultra-thin being a desirable look. Thankfully we do have more body positivity movements, and finding our individual paths to self-acceptance and self-love is a beautiful, empowering thing.
But whether it's ultra-thin, over-exercising or overweight, it's SO common for our body weight or activity levels to impact our cycles and hormones and you may not even realize it's happening.
In today's episode, Adriana Zoutal shares her story of over-exercising, the impacts on her cycle, and how nutrition, more restorative strength training and deepening her relationship, with her body, her cycle, and even her self-talk have supported her own personal healing path.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Get links to Adriana's offerings!
- Episode 73: Cyclical movement with Tara Lynn Steele
- Free 10 Key Herbs for your Hormonal Health
- Free Womb Connection & Clearing meditation
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
Aligning late summer in your cycle, body & earth with TCM, Ayurveda and embodied wisdom
What is late summer, actually? Like beyond the light on the horizon becoming more golden and the leaves starting to turn...How can we apply what we understand from the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic …
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What is late summer, actually? Like beyond the light on the horizon becoming more golden and the leaves starting to turn...
How can we apply what we understand from the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic lenses to our own bodies, and our cycles.
In this week's episode, I explore all of this and more, including some insights I personally have on what late summer might physiologically be in our menstrual cycles and why I see it that way.
I share basics on how to align with this season, and even an herbal ally that can be both supportive for our bodies in this transitional season as well as support a healthier luteal phase.Resources:
- Free guide: Track Your Cycle with FAM
- Join the Natural Contraception 2027 waitlist
- Today's shownotes: Aligning late summer in your cycle
- Episode 82: Late summer medicine making
- Episode 88: How to ease into Autumn
- Episode 139: How to cultivate resilience in Autumn w Molly McConnell
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
What if the thyroid is at the core of your hormonal imbalances? with Kasia Wrobel
When we talk about menstrual, hormonal or even mental health, how often do we think of the thyroid?Actually for me, I'm always curious about it, I love when clients have had their thyroid levels checked so …
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When we talk about menstrual, hormonal or even mental health, how often do we think of the thyroid?
Actually for me, I'm always curious about it, I love when clients have had their thyroid levels checked so we can look at those as part of the picture - but I know in many cases it is entirely overlooked.
We think about ovaries, maybe even adrenals, blood sugar, minerals. But we don't always think of the thyroid as a potential key to unravel the tapestry of imbalances.
And actually for some people it can be!
Today's guest, clinical nutritionist and health coach Kasia Wrobel, speaks to her own embodied experience of her thyroid as a core pillar of her own hormonal and mental health journey - after a history of debilitating periods, years on the pill, and a mental health journey that had her nearly diagnosed with bipolar.
She is now a mama of two young children, her thyroid has regenerated and improved dramatically, and her cycles are generally feeling good - and she shares all about how she got here.
Plus, we muse on a bunch of other topics. I loved this conversation!Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Get links to Kasia's work
- Episode 63: Hashimoto's? Nutrition and lifestyle wisdom for optimal thyroid with Kamila Veljkovic
- Free 10 Key Herbs for your Hormonal Health
- Free Womb Connection & Clearing meditation
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
Becoming an Offering: How to walk with grief as a path to greater belonging with Siobhan Asgharzadeh
Grief can be such a profound teacher if we allow ourselves to "apprentice to it" as this week's guest, Siobhan Asgharzadeh says.So many of us move through our lives barely touching our grief. Or if we do …
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Grief can be such a profound teacher if we allow ourselves to "apprentice to it" as this week's guest, Siobhan Asgharzadeh says.
So many of us move through our lives barely touching our grief. Or if we do, we keep it quiet, hidden, placed on a shelf where others cannot see if because we live in such a grief-illiterate culture that asks us to fix or get over things.
But the truth is, real grief, big grief, is not the kind of thing that fits neatly inside a box or disappears after some number of months of feeling it.
It grows us, it changes us, it gives us a deeper sense of meaning and connection. And if we let it, it can help us expand our capacity to become more human, and perhaps even enhance our sense of belonging to this beautiful earth that is constantly speaking in seasons and cycles.
Today's episode is an exploration into these topics, and covers several pillars that Siobhan incorporates into her yearlong grief pilgrimage program called Becoming an Offering.
It's a look at how we can bring more meaning, storytelling, seasonal living, and embodied practice into our own personal grief journeys. And what a gift it is to offer these elements into our healing path.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Explore Siobhan's offerings
- Episode 135: Re-enlivening a wailing culture w Siobhan
- Episode 233: Traversing the wild terrain of grief with herbal allies
- Free Womb Connection & Clearing meditation
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
What are the many faces of the womb? And how to live & practice with the womb at the center
When people hear the word "womb" it is more common than not to associate it with pregnancy, birth or postpartum. And of course, that makes sense - it is where babes grow alongside the miraculous placenta in the …
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When people hear the word "womb" it is more common than not to associate it with pregnancy, birth or postpartum.
And of course, that makes sense - it is where babes grow alongside the miraculous placenta in the ocean of amniotic fluid til birth. It expands in size far beyond any other organ in the body, and contracts to its pre-pregnancy size. No wonder the uterus is called a "curious" organ in TCM.
But the womb is SO MUCH MORE than just a baby-generating organ. And when we connect more deeply, listen to the rhythms, signs, symptoms and what it's telling us, we can learn so much throughout our entire lifecycle.
In this episode, I share about how I came to center my life and work on the womb, and how I perceive its many faces to be a true gift to us, no matter what season of life we're in, or whether or not we ever have a babe.Resources:
- Free guide: Womb connection meditation
- Join the Natural Contraception 2027 waitlist
- Today's shownotes: What are the many faces of the womb?
- Free PDF: Witches Midwives & Nurses
- Episode 89: A return to wholeness with the womb at the center w Robin Rose Bennett
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
How to tend the hearth of your digestive fire with Traditional Chinese Medicine with Helen Spieth
It can be easy to overlook the importance of our digestion on our hormonal, menstrual or cyclical health... but actually it is foundational.Literally, the foundations of our organs, tissues and hormones are …
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It can be easy to overlook the importance of our digestion on our hormonal, menstrual or cyclical health... but actually it is foundational.
Literally, the foundations of our organs, tissues and hormones are nourished via our process of digestion, and our "digestive fire" -- referred to as Agni in Ayurveda or Spleen yang in TCM -- is the internal warmth that helps us to actually absorb what we eat.
We can eat the most high quality food and supplements, but if we are not absorbing and metabolizing it, what good does that do?
According to today's guest, acupuncturist and TCM practitioner Helen Spieth, everything from chewing to how we prepare our food to the time that we eat during the day and our nervous system state all have impact on our digestive fire.
She shares all about this, including the various organs involved in digestion, the importance of blood sugar regulation, the 24 hour TCM organ clock, intermittent fasting from a TCM lens, and addressing IBS and SIBO within this TCM nutrition framework and more.
It's a packed episode with such depth and breadth. I hope you enjoy it!Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Get links to Helen's offerings
- Episode 147: Agni? The digestive fire in Ayurveda
- Episode 159: What is a leaky gut + how it relates to hormones
- Free guide: 10 key herbs for your hormonal health
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
The alchemical healing of honeybees: Potent medicine & ancestral relationships with Allie Armstrong
Every culture has some relationship with bees, some stories, mythology, even deep reverence. There are goddess traditions centered around bees. Ancient Egypt considered bees to be keepers of the liminal space …
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Every culture has some relationship with bees, some stories, mythology, even deep reverence. There are goddess traditions centered around bees. Ancient Egypt considered bees to be keepers of the liminal space between life and death.
In these ways, honeybees could be considered healers in their own right. We so often center humans when we think of "healers" but what if we include other-than-human beings too?
Today's guest, herbalist + beekeeper Allie Armstrong, speaks to bees as the original acupuncturists, and she even has some stories to share on how she's seen evidence of this in her own life.
She also shares about medicinal hive products - from bee pollen to propolis to honey to royal jelly - and some on the ethics and sustainability of these products alongside the medicinal benefits.
And beyond these practical realms, she also sees the bees as wisdom teachers, and shares some of the insights, and the energetic medicine she's received from them too.
This is such a rich conversation, I hope you enjoy it.Resources:
- Free guided womb connection meditation and clearing
- Today's shownotes: Get links to Allie's website and offerings
- Episode 82: Late summer medicine making
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
The sensitive ecology of your heart: Simple ways to support heart health in summer, perimenopause & beyond
I think we forget sometimes that heart and cardiovascular disease is actually the leading cause of death for women and folks with wombs. Like, for real.And the thing about it is, there are some very simple …
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I think we forget sometimes that heart and cardiovascular disease is actually the leading cause of death for women and folks with wombs. Like, for real.
And the thing about it is, there are some very simple things we can do that make a huge difference, and it's been shown that only between 3-12% of us are even doing those. Not to mention adding our herbal allies in.
In this weeks episode I cover the heart as an organ of the summer season from a TCM lens, simple ways you can make a huge impact on your heart health, and some beautiful medicinal plants we can call on truly as tonic herbs over time to prevent and even remedy cardiovascular conditions (on a physical and emotional/spirit level).
You may be surprised by which herbs I chose.Resources:
- Free guide: Womb connection meditation
- Today's shownotes: Sensitive ecology of your heart
- Episode 50: Adaptogens & your hormonal health
- Episode 56: Womb & heart connection?
- Episode 233: Traversing the wild terrain of grief
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How can shadow work, existential kink & radical acceptance help you heal? with Dani Granaroli
It's common for us to orient more to the parts of ourselves we love, feel proud of, or see as lighter or brighter.But what about the parts that are messier, less easy-to-love, more challenging? We ALL have …
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It's common for us to orient more to the parts of ourselves we love, feel proud of, or see as lighter or brighter.
But what about the parts that are messier, less easy-to-love, more challenging? We ALL have them, btw.
Most of us hide those parts where we can, we've learned how to move through the world without outwardly expressing them a lot of the time, unless something comes up that triggers them.
Often this kind of trigger happens in intimate relationships but it can happen anywhere.
In today's episode, Dani Granaroli speaks to the profound transformation she's experienced since incorporating shadow work practices largely inspired by Carolyn Elliot's work with existential kink.
We explore her personal journey, and some ideas of what shadow work even is, some insights on a different way of viewing "healthy" relationships and why radical acceptance is key to all of this - including potentially your own healing path.
Resources:- Today's shownotes: Grab links to Dani's work
- Free guided womb connection meditation and clearing
- Book: Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliot
- Episode 197: Somatic practices for healing childhood wounds with Kristen Stake
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
What is a period party? Making menstrual education fun with Erica Evans & Darcie Black
A couple months ago my childhood bestie told me she was hosting a period party for her daughter, and I knew immediately I wanted to reach out to the facilitators to have them on the podcast.Turns out, these two …
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A couple months ago my childhood bestie told me she was hosting a period party for her daughter, and I knew immediately I wanted to reach out to the facilitators to have them on the podcast.
Turns out, these two are the real deal.
Erica Evans and Darcie Black are both Fertility Awareness Educators that work in the reproductive health field in different niches. Together, they host these "Body Talk" period parties for children 8-12 years old.
They are actual parties, with gift bags and balloons and decorations, and they also teach all kinds of practical topics like vulva anatomy, "red and white flow," menstrual product options and so much more.
My vision is for more and more of these "period parties" to exist, so I am honored and excited to have these ladies on the podcast to plant the seeds of possibility for all of us.
Maybe you'll start a period party in your community, too?Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Grab links to Erica + Darcies offerings
- Free guide: Track Your Cycle Naturally with FAM
Traversing the wild terrain of grief: 3 herbs for your tender heart in summertime
Summer is often characterized by buoyancy, expansion, joy, creativity, vitality.But there are times in our lives when we are feeling this life-giving energy of warmth around us and simultaneously navigating a …
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Summer is often characterized by buoyancy, expansion, joy, creativity, vitality.
But there are times in our lives when we are feeling this life-giving energy of warmth around us and simultaneously navigating a deep season of grief.
This is what I speak to in today's episode. Some ways we might caretake our tender hearts in the peak of summertime, herbal allies for the journey, and more.Resources:
- Info & registration for July 14th class: Herbal Healing after Pregnancy Loss
- Free guide: 10 key herbs for your hormonal health
- Today's shownotes: Traversing the wild terrain of grief
- Episode 65: Grief & pleasure postpartum & beyond with Stacey Ramsower
- Episode 112: How to tend grief with the earth w India Elyn
- Episode 135: Re-enlivening a wailing culture w Siobhan Asgharzadeh
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
Herbal allies to cool + calm the nervous system: A glimpse into motherwort, milky oats & schisandra
One of the core pillars hormonal health - the dynamic healthy dance of our hormones - is a resilient nervous system.I don't love using the word regulated, because that sounds like we're trying to …
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One of the core pillars hormonal health - the dynamic healthy dance of our hormones - is a resilient nervous system.
I don't love using the word regulated, because that sounds like we're trying to neutralize or dampen our nervous system response, when what we really want is to grow our capacity to feel all the things fully, and complete the waves.
So what can we do yo cool and calm our frazzled, anxious, agitated systems? Herbs can be amazing allies for this, really it's one of the places they shine.
In today's episode, I share about motherwort as a relaxing, antispasmodic, cooling nervine; milky oats as a deep restorative nervous system tonic; and schisandra as an incredible ally for stress resilience as well as nourishing our qi and retaining fluids in the body.
Hopefully these glimpses feel supportive in this summer season that tends towards heat, intensity, drive and excess activity. A time when we would do well to incorporate some cooling and calming herbal allies alongside.Resources:
- Free 10 key herbs for hormonal health (incl. 5 herbal pillars of hormonal health) guide
- Today's shownotes: Herbal allies to cool + calm the nervous system
- Episode 17: How stress messes with your hormones
- Episode 32: Herbal spotlight on motherwort
- Episode 40: Herbal spotlight on schisandra
- Episode 68: Herbal spotlight on milky oats
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
3 simple ways to help you savor peak summer season {ft Ruth Hull & myself)
It can be so common to feel the quickening of summertime and forget to slow down to truly savor the season.Sometimes it feels almost impossible to find the quiet in all the expansive blossoming energy.But if we …
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It can be so common to feel the quickening of summertime and forget to slow down to truly savor the season.
Sometimes it feels almost impossible to find the quiet in all the expansive blossoming energy.
But if we don't slow down to pause, we miss the opportunity to more fully receive the gifts of the season. And we may end up more imbalanced during the peak and late summertime. Too hot, too dry, too fiery, too much.
So what are some ways to slow down and savor this season? That's exactly the question that this medley episode answers from three different lenses.
First I share about ways to deepen connection to the rhythms of your womb, and specifically this episode snippet covers the arousal process & a little on your womb rhythms during your fertility years.
Next, Ruth Hull explores three different homeopathic remedies for hot flashes and night sweats (which can certainly be exacerbated in peak summer), and how to be very specific in your choice of which one is right for you.
And finally, I share a little about herbal allies for for cooling down the summer heat in your body.
I hope you find this episode to be a gift in this potent window of summer solstice.Resources:
- Free guide to Gardening for Your Hormonal Health
- Today's shownotes: 3 simple ways to savor peak summer season
- Episode 28: Rhythms of your womb
- Episode 33: Homeopathy, hot flashes & the menopausal transition
- Episode 74: Cool the summer heat in your body the herbal way
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
Tending the waters of your body with hydrosols & sensual exploration with Emma Prescher
So often we think of essential oils as the primary form of distillation from aromatic plants. But there is another form of water-based extraction through distillation that is commonly overlooked, and …
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So often we think of essential oils as the primary form of distillation from aromatic plants. But there is another form of water-based extraction through distillation that is commonly overlooked, and that's hydrosols.
Hydrosols are aromatic waters that capture both volatile oils and the water from the steaming process.
According to today's guest Emma Prescher, they really are a bridge between the energetic signature of the plant (the plant "beingness") and the physical characteristics within the volatile oils.
She speaks to the immense transformational accident that required her to slow down after longtime survival mode and how astrology and herbalism were key parts of her healing journey and ultimately what brought her back to life in a way.
We also explore the sensual nature of hydrosols, how they impact your nervous system, the different aromatic profiles of the same plant at different times in the growing season, how tobacco flowers came to be her first hydrosol and so much more.Resources:
- Free guided womb connection meditation and clearing
- Today's shownotes: Get links to Emma's offerings, hydrosols etc
- Episode 83: What is astro-herbalism with Andrea Webb
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
How to refill your deep inner well: Ayurvedic wisdom to replenish ojas with Adena Rose Bright
(audio fixed! sorry y'all) The Ayurvedic concept of "ojas" can feel elusive, especially because it's a unique perspective on something that we might refer to as our deep inner well of resilience or …
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(audio fixed! sorry y'all) The Ayurvedic concept of "ojas" can feel elusive, especially because it's a unique perspective on something that we might refer to as our deep inner well of resilience or the nourishment we can call upon when we are in a time of stress or strain.
There's no real physical component we can point to from a western anatomy lens.
But it's an essential literal substance in the Ayurvedic paradigm that is required for recovery from "karmic crunch" times and also for things like healthy menstrual cycles, fertility, gentler perimenopause and even longevity.
Ayurvedic practitioner Adena Rose Bright speaks to both her clinical and embodied personal experience identifying low Ojas and replenishing this "inner well" through simple practices that are accessible to all of us.
We also chat about the often overlooked significance of bodywork in integrative health practices and so much more.Resources:
- Shownotes: Get links to Adena Rose's free course, apprenticeship etc
- Free Womb Connection & Clearing meditation
- Episode 97: Understanding & pacifying Vata dosha w Kristen Timchak
- Episode 182: Deeply replenishing postpartum care w Coco Genevieve
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
How can subtle energies support your path to radiant wellbeing & healing?
Traditional intact cultures, and systems like Ayurveda and TCM, all include not only physical and emotional healing but also speak to how the energetic layers of our beings impact our healing, too.Whether …
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Traditional intact cultures, and systems like Ayurveda and TCM, all include not only physical and emotional healing but also speak to how the energetic layers of our beings impact our healing, too.
Whether it's tuning into the medicine of the wheel of the year like Summer Solstice (the expansive, invigorating sunlight) or the harmonious dance of Yin and Yang or the subtle energies from the Vedic lens of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas, every system holds its own wisdom.
What matters most is how these subtle energies truly impact us, what we notice, what we feel affinity towards and what works for each of us as unique individuals.
The dance of light and dark, contraction and expansion, the underworld and above world, are part of the necessary path to healing. Without one we cannot have the other.
I explore all of this in depth and share some reflective prompts and share some examples of herbs and foods that can help you cultivate some of the subtle energies as well.
This was a total riffing episode, so I hope it offers some little gems for at least one of you since it just sort of flowed through!Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Subtle energies on your path to radiant wellbeing
- Free guide to Gardening for Your Hormonal Health
- Episode 172: What is vibrational medicine? Flower essences & mantra
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
What is iron deficiency, really? How our hormones give us clues & why copper is key with Samantha Chandler
Iron deficiency is incredibly common, and even more common during pregnancy where there is some level of physiologic anemia with all that blood dilution but it can definitely become too much. But what is really …
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Iron deficiency is incredibly common, and even more common during pregnancy where there is some level of physiologic anemia with all that blood dilution but it can definitely become too much.
But what is really happening? Today's guest, Samantha Chandler, speaks to what minerals are doing in our bodies, and why she sees copper as a key ally to support our overall mineral balance, including iron available in our blood, and why.
She also speaks to how menstruation may be a part of female-bodied longevity, what deficiencies might be happening when progesterone is low, and what estrogen dominance may be telling us.
The truth is, without basic nutrients - minerals included - we cannot actually produce healthy hormones or tissues, so minerals are often a missing piece in any hormonal or menstrual health picture. And we literally need iron in our blood to transport oxygen, which cells require to to produce energy (aka vital force).
So, this topic is more important than it may seem at first glance.Resources:
- Today's shownotes: Get links to Samantha's offerings
- Episode 22: Stinging nettles herbal spotlight
- Episode 36: Blood building herbs
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
The 4 P's: Plants, planets, pussy & personal agency with Tere Marie
When cycle alchemist, Tere Marie Martini, first proposed speaking to the 4 P's (plants, planets, pussy & personal agency), I was already ALL IN. By themselves, each of these topics is compelling, but when …
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When cycle alchemist, Tere Marie Martini, first proposed speaking to the 4 P's (plants, planets, pussy & personal agency), I was already ALL IN.
By themselves, each of these topics is compelling, but when we combine them to explore how they can support us to become "whole ass human beings" it gets even more interesting.
What brings each of these seemingly divergent topics together is their cyclical nature. I would also say in general, the way they help us both learn about and become more fully ourselves.
Bridging the worlds of cyclical living, herbalism, astrology and self-awareness and growth together really isn't that far fetched, and is likely something many of us are already practicing in some way.
Tere speaks to how she sees these weaving together, and drops some gorgeous wisdom gleaned from her own womb stories and life journey that have helped her surrender to the will of life, alongside powerfully creating transformational events and spaces.
We talk all about this and more. I really loved this conversation, and hope you find some inspiration in it too!Resources:
- Free guided womb connection meditation and clearing
- Today's shownotes: Get links to all of Tere's offerings!
- Episode 83: What is astroherbalism? w Andrea Webb
- Episode 197: Somatic practices for healing childhood wounds w Kristen Stake
- Episode 216: How does the moon affect your hormones?
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
The woven tapestry of pelvic fascia: Why the feet, belly, breath & jaw matter in pelvic healing
Fascia is an extraordinary substance in our bodies that supports both structural integrity *and* fluidity. And it is a web that weaves throughout our entire form.It has more nerve endings than our skin …
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Fascia is an extraordinary substance in our bodies that supports both structural integrity *and* fluidity. And it is a web that weaves throughout our entire form.
It has more nerve endings than our skin, responds to our hormones, tenses and relaxes, hydrates and dehydrates and can be a root of chronic pain and/or stuck energy.
It lines all of our organs and muscles and bones! And our endopelvic fascia (the fascia in our pelvis) has direct relationships all the way up to the ribcage.
Our breathing, belly and feet all have clear connections to what Julie Hammond calls the Pelvic Diaphragm (instead of the pelvic bowl).
And even our throat and jaw can have fascial impact on tension or relaxation of the muscles or tissues in our pelvis.
I talk about all of this and more (you'll hear my excitement) on this week's episode.Resources:
- Free: Gardening guide for menstrual health
- Book: The Pelvic Diaphragm by Julie Hammond
- Episode 22: Stinging nettles love
- Episode 77: Myofascial release for pelvic bowl and chest/breasts with Lindsay Courcelle
- Episode 160: How to nourish fascia with Lisa Masé
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And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
Where nourishment meets earth connection in the sacred windows of our lives with Ashley Winkelspecht
The sacred windows of our lives, whether postpartum or perimenopause or menarche or any significant transition, are portals of extra sensitivity.In some ways, they are a gift in that we can almost recreate …
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The sacred windows of our lives, whether postpartum or perimenopause or menarche or any significant transition, are portals of extra sensitivity.
In some ways, they are a gift in that we can almost recreate ourselves from the ground up, renewing, and discovering a new version of ourselves.
In other ways, they are tender, even vulnerable, times that require extra care and deep nourishment to replenish and rebuild from what is often more Vata dominant (from the Ayurvedic lens).
But what can that nourishment look like? And how can relationship to the earth, seasonal cycle and local food play a role?
This week's guest, "nurturer" Ashley Winkelspecht, bring all of this together in her work and practices where she tends and nourishes both postpartum mamas as well as her rural community in the form of meal prep (and growing and sourcing local food).
She also layers on additional practices to enhance the prana, vitality and healing potential of the nourishment she brings.
Listen in to hear all about it.
Resources:
- Free guided womb connection meditation and clearing
- Today's shownotes: Get links to Ashley's offerings
- Episode 49: Sacred windows of our lives with Ashlee Sakaishi Wilkin
- Episode 139: Cultivate resilience in Vata season w Molly McConnell
- Episode 156: Universal Mother principles w Christine Eck
- Episode 182: Deeply replenishing postpartum care with Coco Genevieve
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
Yin warriorship, leading emergently & where grit meets eros with Jaye Marolla
In these wild times, so many of us are seeking meaningful ways to engage with our emotions in generative, life-giving ways. As women and female-bodied folks, we have commonly been socialized to dampen our …
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In these wild times, so many of us are seeking meaningful ways to engage with our emotions in generative, life-giving ways.
As women and female-bodied folks, we have commonly been socialized to dampen our intensity, our ferocity, our tenacity.
To sit in patriarchal spaces that center the power of a leader on a pedestal versus the power of the circle itself.
But what can a different way look and feel like?
In today's rich conversation with qi gong and martial arts teacher Jaye Marolla, we dig into these questions.
She shares about the practice she calls yin warriorship, what that means and can look like in a martial arts training space or in the world, and how needed it is.
And she also shares all about
- the practice of leading and teaching emergently
- how she crafts containers that are not "safe" but supported
- how intimacy and eroticism are woven into this work
- why she doesn't ascribe the the idea that trauma is the issue in our tissues (and what she sees this phenomena as instead)
- ways to explore your personal "yes" and "no"
- and more!
There is SO MUCH depth and wisdom here. I hope you love it.
Resources:
- Free guided womb connection meditation and clearing
- Today's shownotes: Get links to Jaye's work!
- Episode 140: Mugwort herbal spotlight & my initiation into plant medicine
If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom
And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
The healing practice (& power) of embodied presence in the wild terrain of these times
I had a conversation with a friend recently, and the topic of presence came up. Not from the lens of meditation so much as from the lens of what's helping us move through the wild terrain of life these …
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I had a conversation with a friend recently, and the topic of presence came up. Not from the lens of meditation so much as from the lens of what's helping us move through the wild terrain of life these days.
We talked about how easy it is to get drawn into the past - distractions, addictions, spirals of longing, attachment to old stories, replaying what's already happened - or the future - worry, fear, anxiety, concern, responsibilities to come etc.
And how easy it is to go entire days, weeks even, without true embodied presence.
How often are we really, truly, present... in our bodies, in a moment?
Isn't it interesting though, how time can bend? When we are falling in love, or meditating, or maybe even trying hard to get words on to paper, it can feel like 5 minutes is forever. But most often, it's all moving so swiftly, we barely catch a glimpse of what's happening.
Distractions and stimulation is EVERYWHERE, and more so now than ever before.
But the truth is, healing and the possibility of new healthier pathways, ones that include conscious choice of something generative versus destructive, of a world we believe in even, is all only possible when we release the past and the future and cultivate more relationship with the present.
And not just the present moment mentally, but even more powerfully bringing our awareness into our bodies for somatic experience of embodied presence.
I riff on this and share a guided practice to embodied presence in this week's episode. It feels like needed medicine for so many of us right now.
Resources:
- Free: Womb connection & clearing meditation
- Today's shownotes: The healing practice (& power) of embodied presence
- Episode 77: Myofascial release for pelvic bowl and chest/breasts with Lindsay Courcelle
- Episode 219: What are spring tonics?
- Episode 220: The ancestral medicine of reciprocal relationship w Kendra Hoffman
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And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you. ❤️DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
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