The Holistic Herbalism Podcast

Aug 23 2024 247 ep. 54 mins 917
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Practical herbalism from practicing herbalists. Conversations, botanical deep-dives, Q&A with clinical herbalists Katja Swift & Ryn Midura of CommonWealth Holistic Herbalism.

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Interview with Ashley Bissonnette-Murphy

Aug 23 2024 54 mins  
This week we’d like you to meet Ashley Bissonnette-Murphy, who is one of our Clinical Mentorship students. Ashley is advanced in her mentorship, and she’s been seeing her own clients in our Student Clinic and Free Clinic for a year. She does great work!You can find Ashley at hwapothicaire.com and on social media at @hwapothicaire. Definitely jump on her mailing list to get her

Starting A Compounding Herbal "Apothecary"

Aug 16 2024 35 mins  
This is the fourth in a series about herbal businesses. These videos cover what each kind of herbal business is and what kind of work you’d be doing, what kinds of education and experience you’ll need to get it started, and a few tips to help you along the way.This video focuses on building a Compounding Herbal Apothecary – but as you’ll hear right up front, part of this no

On Discomfort, Evasion, & Challenge

Jul 22 2024 42 mins  
Discomfort and evasion are natural responses to our world. Our ancestors, from a single-celled organism up to Mitochondrial Eve, all survived only because they had strong drives to avoid uncomfortable and dangerous situations. But in our modern world, avoiding all discomforts can stunt our growth, or make us seem more fragile than we really are.This is not about “grinding through

[REPLAY] What You Should Know About Choosing An Online Herb School

Jul 07 2024 69 mins  
IF YOU'RE SEEING THIS IN JULY 2024, USE CODE "LAVENDER" AT CHECKOUT TO GET 20% OFF ANY OF OUR COURSES OR PROGRAMS!This originally aired as Episode 188 of the Holistic Herbalism Podcast.All herb schools are different, in their focus and their style. When you’re choosing an online herb school, whether for a short course or a long program, here are some key questions to consider:How

[REPLAY] Six Herbs for Cognitive Decline Prevention

Jun 28 2024 60 mins  
IF YOU'RE SEEING THIS IN JULY 2024, USE CODE "LAVENDER" AT CHECKOUT TO GET 20% OFF ANY OF OUR COURSES OR PROGRAMS!This originally aired as Episode 139 of the Holistic Herbalism Podcast. We're replaying it in June 2024 because of the increase in interest in cognitive troubles associated with COVID. Don't despair - you can take steps to protect your mind!Here' s the study mentioned i

Emergency Readiness Needs A Meal Plan

Jun 21 2024 64 mins  
With heat waves hitting heavy, and hurricane season on the move, we’re thinking about disaster preparedness – again! In this episode, we’re covering an aspect of disaster preparedness we haven’t discussed on the pod before: food. Whether you’re putting together a bug-out bag, or building up a bug-in bag (or box, or cabinet, or whatever), you’ve got to have food.What’l

Time Management & Productivity for Herbal Business People

Jun 04 2024 28 mins  
The single most important factor in the success of your business is your ability to manage your time and be productive.Great – cause that’s not hard at all, right? 😑Trouble is, this is not something you’re just born knowing how to do.It’s a skill you have to develop – but you can do it, and this course will help!Enroll for free and over the next month, you will learn s

Starting A Clinical Herbalism Business

Mar 29 2024 63 mins  
We continue this week with Katja’s series: Starting Your Herbal Business! Today the focus is on the practice of clinical herbalism.Building and running a practice as a clinical herbalist isn’t only about your interview skills, your ability to formulate a personalized remedy, or your capacity to build a holistic health plan in collaboration with your clients. Support work, resea

Acknowledging Complexity Is Not Gatekeeping

Feb 24 2024 51 mins  
When you’re an herbalist, it’s normal to get questions from people about herbs. Usually they’re thinking that it’s a simple question, and expecting a simple response: “What’s good for IBS?” “Chamomile.” But the truth is a lot more complex than that! When you learn about herbalism, you come to understand that there are no herbs “for” any disease state. Instead,

Starting An Herb Shop

Feb 19 2024 37 mins  
We continue this week with Katja’s series: Starting Your Herbal Business! Today the focus is on an herb shop or herbal apothecary, with or without a tea bar for tastings and treats.Running an herb shop involves a fair amount of administrative work: ordering, stocking, inventory, payment processing, taxes, etc. Sharpen up your spreadsheets, folks! That’s not all there is to it,