Our Vital Nature

If you are someone who menstruates, you are a cyclical being – waxing and waning with the moon, turning like the wheel of the seasons, shifting and changing with every passing day. But many menstruating people are not taught to embody this wisdom. Having the knowledge to attune yourself to your inner cycles is your birthright. In this conversation with Clara Bailey, Naturopath & Herbalist, we talk about all things cyclical living so that you can learn key tools for body literacy and become reproductively sovereign.

On episode seven of Our Vital Nature, I’m hanging out with my friend and farmer Robin Santos to chat about growing your own food and medicine. We talk about both of our journeys as gardeners, discuss different growing methods like hugelkultur and no-till farming, and encourage all listeners to start growing wherever they are.

Folk herbalism is for EVERYONE! On episode six of Our Vital Nature, I’m hanging out with Farai Harreld to talk about how communing with plants is our birthright. We also talk about Black representation in the herbal community, the elitist culture and hierarchy that sometimes exists in our field, capitalism and the concept of “charging what you’re worth”, and so much more. As a bonus to this episode, Farai is sharing a recording entitled Lessons I Have Learned from Working with Plants to help you connect to the plants around you. You can find this recording on our Patreon account at the $3 level + bonuses from all of our past podcast guests.

On episode five of Our Vital Nature, Courtney Altice and I are discussing Vitalist herbalism as a framework for true holistic healing. We also dive deep into our relationships with various plants, namely, the Elder tree, plant spirit communication, and so much more. As a bonus to this episode, Courtney is offering 15% off products in her shop at Elder Moon Botanicals + a free ebook all about Herbs & Rituals for Transitional Space. You can find those over on our Patreon account at the $3 level + over 100 posts to help you grow your herbal knowledge and progress on your plant path.

On episode four of Our Vital Nature, Alyson Morgan and I are diving deep into the magic and medicine of flower essences. You’ll hear about some of our favorite flower essences, if they truly work, and how we use them. With this episode, Alyson is generously offering two different resources. The first offering is her ebook Antidote to Overwhelm: A Guide to Five Flower Essences for Ecological Grief, available to all patrons on our Patreon at the $3 level. The second offering is a giveaway of her most popular flower essence, Boundaries & Protection, to two lucky listeners. To enter that giveaway, enter here on Patreon! This giveaway will be open until July 21st, 2020.

In our third conversation here on Our Vital Nature, I’m talking to herbalist & fellow plant witch Amanda Midkiff. We talk about our own journey’s as magical people, how the plants have guided us on that path, and real ways we work with plants to weave magic into our everyday lives. To celebrate this solstice season, Amanda is offering one lucky listener access to her course, The Outward Spiral: A Summer Solstice Celebration – enter to win over on on Patreon! This giveaway will be open until July 3rd, 2020.

People have been looking to the stars and working with plants since the beginning of time. While astrology is often thought of as Instagram graphics of personality traits or who you may be compatible with, there is so much more to this ancient practice. Having a deep understanding of astrology can help inform not only your relationship with what it means to be human, but when infused into your herbal practice, helps you to understand plants better, work with them more effectively, and so much more. In our second conversation on the podcast, I’m chatting with the wisest person I know, Diana Rose Harper, about astrology & animism as an antidote to loneliness. Diana is also generously offering a free 90 Minute Natal Chart Consultation Session for one lucky listener – enter to win over on on Patreon! This giveaway will be open until June 30th, 2020.

Pour yourself a cup of tea and join us in the garden for beautiful conversations among the plants that call us home. In our first episode, I’m chatting with Mamie Wartelle – a clinical herbalist who weaves science and spirituality into her practice. Her work focuses mainly on eliminating symptoms related to mental and emotional distress and helping folks work through trauma with herbal support and guidance. Through the teachings of the earth and its elements, she hopes to help people reawaken to the simple truths of healing and connect to the heart of nature itself.