# herbalism (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover herbalism. Page: Feed: --- ## Can Herbs "Heal"? (Replay) _2026-08-15 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ August is a Fallow Month for us, so we are dialing back on some of our activities while we focus our attention on coursework production, curriculum development, and - most importantly - hands-on herbalism in the field, kitchen, and apothecary. If you don't know or don't remember what a Fallow Month is, listen to the full explanation in episode 212! Or if you'd prefer some reading, check out… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19616511-can-herbs-heal-replay.mp3) ## Thorn Medicine (Replay) _2026-08-08 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ Hi everyone! August is a Fallow Month for us, and so we are dialing back on some of our activities while we focus our attention on coursework production, curriculum development, and - most importantly - hands-on herbalism in the field, kitchen, and apothecary. If you don't know or don't remember what a Fallow Month is, listen to the full explanation in episode 212 ! Or if you'd prefer some… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19616501-thorn-medicine-replay.mp3) ## [Retaining Our Original Faces in an Age of Distortion - Rachel Brathen](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/retaining-our-original-faces-in-an-age-of-distortion-rachel-brathen) _2026-08-05 · Medicine Stories_ What happens when a daughter watches her mother alter her face? What happens to our sense of rootedness and belonging when we've rejected the face our ancestors gave us? What happens to collective womanhood when we watch our elders cling to the appearance of youth at all costs? In an age of Choice Feminism (whatever a woman wants to do is inherently empowering!), what do we owe one another and the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Medicine_Stories_Ep_110_Mix_1.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## Is Perimenopause Making You Tired? _2026-07-30 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ I don’t know about you, but my social media feed is filled with stuff that is supposed to “give me more energy” to get through perimenopause. What does that even mean? Perimenopause isn’t causing fatigue for no reason. Your body is doing things: some are new, and some are a sort of inverse callback to your teenage years. Yeah, that’s right – menopause is like a second puberty. Fun! This is work.… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19577975-is-perimenopause-making-you-tired.mp3) ## Take Care of Each Other _2026-07-29 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ We like to sign off our show by saying, “Take care of yourselves, take care of each other, and drink some tea.” It’s our favorite little motto and it’s a great reminder that herbalism and self-care go right alongside mutual aid! In our episode 283: Vetting Your Herbalism Sources: Red Flags & Green Flags , we talked about how it isn’t actually bucking the system to ignore the FDA and FTC laws about… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19572596-take-care-of-each-other.mp3) ## [Healing Is Older Than the Internet: Our Collective Wellness Burnout](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/healing-is-older-than-the-internet-our-collective-wellness-burnout) _2026-07-28 · Medicine Stories_ In the years since the pandemic, many of us have found ourselves deeply fatigued- not only physically and emotionally, but spiritually. The wellness world that once felt hopeful has become crowded with endless advice, conflicting opinions, and relentless marketing, leaving many people questioning who and what they can trust. As wellness has become increasingly commodified, it has also become… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Wellness_After_Wellness.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## What's a Good Herb for...? _2026-07-23 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ Do your friends ask you, “what’s a good herb for…” IBS, or PMS, or fibromyalgia, or whatever is bugging them? If you’ve ever struggled to answer such a request, you’re not alone. It’s not just about the difficulty of the pathology, though – it’s also about the complexity of the person, and the variability between people. Everyone thinks they can ask “what’s a good herb for IBS” and that you should… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19535732-what-s-a-good-herb-for.mp3) ## Hibiscus Energetics by Species & Part _2026-07-11 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ Today’s episode is about hibiscus energetics – a quick clarification on plant species & parts, and how herbal energetics & actions may differ among them. The hibiscus you find most often in stores or shops or herbal drinks is Hibiscus sabdariffa, and it’s the specific part of the flower called the calyx. The calyx of Hibiscus sabdariffa is distinct from those of other species in the genus. From… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19477091-hibiscus-energetics-by-species-part.mp3) ## Build Your Herbal Confidence - a Practice Game! _2026-07-08 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ Herbal confidence takes some work to develop. The whole point of learning herbalism is to help people – but when you’re still a student, that’s a little bit tricky! You don’t always know the answer. It might be something you just didn’t learn about yet. Or maybe you know part of it, but you’re not confident about the whole story. Maybe the question was just really intimidating! So you feel… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19465846-build-your-herbal-confidence-a-practice-game.mp3) ## [Generational Depletion & Healing the Motherline Through Nourishment - Ashley Wulkan](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/generational-depletion-healing-the-motherline-through-nourishment-ashley-wulkan) _2026-07-08 · Medicine Stories_ Your body's story is bigger than you. The nutrient status of the woman who birthed you is stitched into your cellular fabric, and that line of mothers stretches far back in time with each woman's story affecting the next. A more expansive and feminine framework for healthcare is quietly being built by women and mothers delving into minerals, mitochondria, and the metabolic imprint of the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Medicine_Stories_Ep_109_Mix_2.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eD2d8ukXSfEK) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## Vetting Your Herbalism Sources: Red Flags & Green Flags _2026-06-28 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ How do you know when you can trust an herbalism teacher, influencer, book, or blog? How can you determine whether a scientific study has relevant information for your practice? Vetting your herbalism sources of information is an essential skill for students and practitioners alike. Today’s episode, we lay out some red flags and green flags for this determination. These are indicators that you… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19414164-vetting-your-herbalism-sources-red-flags-green-flags.mp3) ## Uncertainty versus Imposter Syndrome for Herbalists _2026-06-23 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ Today we’re sharing some thoughts about uncertainty versus imposter syndrome, and learning herbalism. Recently, we did a 20 Questions video for the folks at HerbRally – it ran nearly four hours long! Two of the questions we were asked wove a theme together, and we wanted to share them here. The first question was “how do you deal with uncertainty as an herbalist?” The person asking this may have… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19391148-uncertainty-versus-imposter-syndrome-for-herbalists.mp3) ## Affordable Analogues for Expensive Herbs _2026-06-11 · The Holistic Herbalism Podcast_ Accessibility in herbalism is not something extra or something nice-if-possible, it’s a critical part of our work. The prices of the remedies we recommend can sometimes be a determining factor in whether our clients take them, or take them long enough to get results. In many cases we can identify less expensive herbs, or formulae of herbs, which can do the job of more costly ones. In order to make… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/176553/episodes/19333091-affordable-analogues-for-expensive-herbs.mp3) ## [Lost Hearthkeepers: Women, Empire, & Food - Kaleigh Mason](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/lost-hearthkeepers-women-empire-food-kaleigh-mason) _2026-06-03 · Medicine Stories_ Often unseen amidst the tales of triumph, defeat, tragedy, and heroism of the 20th century's World Wars is the dramatic reshaping of food culture, family life, and women's work that these astronomically disruptive events wrought upon millions of people. Join nutritionist Kaleigh Mason and I as we explore the rise of industrialized and processed foods during wartime, the marketing that reframed… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Medicine_Stories_Ep_108_Mix_1.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## [Earth Becoming Body: Tracking Dis/connection Through Lineage - Lindsay & Scott Courcelle](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/earth-becoming-body-tracking-disconnection-through-lineage-lindsay-scott-courcelle) _2026-05-21 · Medicine Stories_ How did you observe your ancestors relating to their bodies, to the natural world, to nourishment, to rest? What memories do you carry of connection- or disconnection- in your lineage? So many of us today experience connection to the earth and to our own bodies as something fractured or difficult to access, but for most humans throughout history these relationships were simply woven into daily… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/HH_Episode2_AmbersPodcast.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## [Understanding & Recovering From Life-Changing Burnout - Clara Belize Wisner](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/understanding-recovering-from-life-changing-burnout-clara-belize-wisner) _2026-05-06 · Medicine Stories_ Energy loss happens gradually and then suddenly, creating confusion and the fear that you might never recover. My guest and I have both spent time in the depths of overwhelming fatigue, and we have both found our way back to ourselves again. Today we share our stories- the lifetime of inputs that set us up for collapse, the precipitating event that pushed Clara over the edge, what we learned while… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Medicine_Stories_Ep_107_Final.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## [What Real Life Nourishment Looks Like - Ashley Wulkan](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/what-real-life-nourishment-looks-like-ashley-wulkan) _2026-04-21 · Medicine Stories_ After our recent episode together- The Epidemic of Women Undernourishing - Ashley and I received a flood of questions, so we decided to speak again and talk about what nourishment really means and what it can look like in a woman's busy daily life. We explore the delicate balance between avoiding food fear and maintaining thoughtful discernment about what we put into our bodies. We talk through… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Medicine_Stories_Ep_106_Mix_1.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## [On Death, Grief & Healing](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diana-hansen4/episodes/On-Death--Grief--Healing-e3haabr) _2026-04-02 · Diana Gonsalves Hansen · Dreaming In The Hollow_ In this episode I am returning to the podcast after what I believe was a four year pause. About a month after my last episode I suffered a heartbreaking loss in my family, so this episode is me (Diana) discussing my experience and journey with actual heartbreak and walking with death. I share as best I can in a 60 minute segment on some highlights and challenges on the long pause from the podcast.… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/13188d88/podcast/play/117827387/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-1%2F58f0063d-d6b8-5054-a4d5-0285f44c1686.m4a) ## [The Energy To Heal: Why Metabolism Matters Most - Kaya of Fundamental Nourishment](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/the-energy-to-heal-why-metabolism-matters-most-kaya-of-fundamental-nourishment) _2026-04-01 · Medicine Stories_ How well is your body turning food into fuel? At its core, every function in the body depends on cellular energy- your ability to convert carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into usable fuel. When that process is working well, the body has what it needs to detoxify, to sleep deeply, to regulate hormones, and to maintain resilience. When it's not, we can find ourselves chasing symptoms- fatigue,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Medicine_Stories_Ep_105_Mix_1.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## [Beyond "HRT or Not?": Supporting the Bodies of Future Wise & Well Grandmothers - Jane Hardwicke Collings](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/beyond-hrt-or-not-supporting-the-bodies-of-future-wise-well-grandmothers-jane-hardwicke-collings) _2026-03-18 · Medicine Stories_ Perimenopause & menopause are often framed as a problem to fix- and the conversation quickly collapses into a single question: HRT or not? But women's bodies are rarely that simple. In this episode, Jane Hardwicke Collings and I explore a more expansive and grounded approach to the menopause transition. Rather than asking whether hormones are the right answer for everyone, we look at a deeper… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Medicine_Stories_Ep_104_Mix_1.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hpqESLkaHeQm) _2026-03-18 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [The Epidemic of Women Undernourishing - Ashley Wulkan](https://medicinestories.libsyn.com/the-epidemic-of-women-undernourishing-ashley-wulkan) _2026-03-04 · Medicine Stories_ Many (if not most) women today are- often unintentionally and without realizing it- undernourishing to the point that our basic biological needs are not being met. Exhausted, anxious, and chasing down symptom after symptom, we are spending time, energy, and money on hormone testing, microbiome analysis, genetic sequencing, supplement protocols, etc. all while unknowingly not taking in enough… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/medicinestories/Medicine_Stories_Undernourished_Women_103.mp3?dest-id=671665) ## [Thoughts on hydrosols in winter: evergreens & moments of holding](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-hydrosols-in-winter-evergreens) _2026-02-02 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Emma Patsey ## [Plant psychopomps: herbs to survive the underworld](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/plant-psychopomps-herbs-to-survive) _2026-01-09 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Amanda Cain ## [Winter: rest(ore) your roots](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/winter-restore-your-roots) _2025-12-23 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Lillian Luu ## [On listening, knowing, and weaving](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/on-listening-knowing-and-weaving) _2025-12-09 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Kathryn Maslak ## [Before it all goes underground](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/before-it-all-goes-underground) _2025-10-23 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Dana Perry ## [Choosing the sun](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/choosing-the-sun) _2025-10-10 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Rosey Puloka ## [Quercus alba: a medicine of boundaries](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/quercus-alba-a-medicine-of-boundaries) _2025-09-19 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Naomi Harrison-Clay ## [Aging gracefully](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/quantifying-the-number-of-age) _2025-07-03 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Colleen Cody ## [Learning to trust the experience](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/learning-to-trust-the-experience) _2025-06-06 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Rhianna Leigh ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7dj1Yv3e6RjA) _2025-06-06 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Living the teachings: an alumni spotlight](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/living-the-teachings-an-alumni-spotlight) _2025-05-06 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Polly Muller-Girard ## [Magic of my elders](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/magic-of-my-elders) _2025-04-18 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Tomeiry Mateo ## [The heart of ArborVitae: meet the core team](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/the-heart-of-arborvitae-meet-the) _2025-03-24 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ At the heart of herbalism lies the deep connection to nature and the community. ## [What does anger have to do with spring?](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/what-does-anger-have-to-do-with-spring) _2025-03-20 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Richard Mandelbaum ## [Herbal approaches to managing anxiety and depression](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/herbal-approaches-to-managing-anxiety) _2025-03-18 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Krysten Vazquez ## [Slow and patient medicine of rose](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/slow-and-patient-medicine-of-rose) _2025-02-14 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ text and watercolors by Cheryl Settino Mosher ## [The bones we carry: a reflection on “People & Plants,” a class with Olatokunboh Obasi](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/the-bones-we-carry-a-reflection-on) _2025-01-29 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Jill Cole ## [The organ of prayer—the extracellular matrix](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/the-organ-of-prayerthe-extracellular) _2024-12-21 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Heidi Smith ## [Five petal friend of Venus](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/five-petal-friend-of-venus) _2024-12-06 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Emma Patsey ## [Subtle boundary of breath](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/subtle-boundary-of-breath) _2024-11-15 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Eyren Powell ## [Drifting on a fragile breeze](https://arborvitaeny.substack.com/p/drifting-on-a-fragile-breeze) _2024-10-24 · ArborVitae · People who love plants: meditations on herbalism_ by Dana Perry