# Willow Rose Botanicals

Women’s health through an herbalist lens. Always the woman first, the plants second.

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## [Navigating Health with Our Teen Boys](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/navigating-health-with-our-teen-boys)

_2026-08-09 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

On the building blocks of teen development

## [Supporting the Health of Our Teen Girls](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/supporting-the-health-of-our-teen-girls)

_2026-07-19 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

I’ve divided this essay on teen girl's health into five main categories: the developing body, physical foundations of health, menstrual literacy, relational safety and belonging, and agency and competence.

## [My Journey to Becoming a Herbalist](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/my-journey-to-becoming-a-herbalist)

_2026-07-05 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

Women’s health through an herbalist lens. Always the woman first, the plants second.

## [How Hormonal Birth Control Affects our Interconnected Body Systems](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/how-hormonal-birth-control-affects-our-whole-body)

_2026-06-21 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

Hormonal Birth Control doesn't exist in isolation, it affects endocrine, metabolic, nervous system, inflammatory, and reproductive health

## [Why Hormonal Birth Control Shouldn't Be the First Response to Cycle Problems](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/why-hormonal-birth-control-shouldnt-be-used-as-a-solution-to-cycle-dysregulation)

_2026-06-07 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

Part One

## [What do you do with all the Stress?](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/herbal-support-for-stress-and-cortisol-mangement)

_2026-05-17 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

Strategies for stress management and lowering cortisol

## [Start Here: A Note from Adrienne](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/welcome-to-willow-rose-botanicals)

_2026-05-09 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

Women’s health through an herbalist lens. Always the woman first, the plants second.

## [How Stress can Wreak Your Menstrual Cycle](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/how-stress-can-wreak-your-menstrual-cycle)

_2026-05-03 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

Our cycles are a delicate dance of hormones. Chronic stress can dysregulate this delicate balance.

## [What Exactly is “Stress” and What Does it Look Like in Our Bodies?](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/what-exactly-is-stress-and-what-does)

_2026-04-19 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

We’re often overwhelmed with carrying a mental load and the constant pressure of getting everything done on time.

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## [Do Herbs Actually Work?](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/do-herbs-actually-work)

_2026-04-05 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist_

Why herbal medicine works best within the rhythms of daily life