Wild Under Root

In this episode Lisa, Gina, and Marybeth discuss their personal critique and opinions about the movie "Cabrini" just out by Angel Studios. The movie is a biographical drama about the Italian nun Francesca Cabrini who was sent by the Vatican to New York City in the late 1800's to aid the Italian immigrants who were living there. Madre Cabrini was the first American saint and is know

In this episode I’m joined by Jordan Reed who tells us about her journey with ancestral reclamation as an adoptee. Being adopted or otherwise estranged from the knowledge of one’s ancestral lineage presents unique challenges when seeking to reconnect to our ancestral roots. Jordan shares with us an amazing circumstance that occurred between her and her ancestors during a recent

In this episode I’m joined by cultural revivalist Diana Lempel. Diana creates narrative interventions in space, community, and collections. I invited her onto the podcast to discuss her comments on a recent instagram post I made where I asked the question, “Can you appropriate your own ancestral culture?” This post generated many revelatory conversations as well as generated

In this episode we share our experience and perspectives on Italian American protection magic as an ancestral practice and how that relates to living in the world today. My guests for this episode are Marybeth Bonfiglio and Kara Wood.

My guest this episode is Jonel Beauvais, a Wolf Clan Mohawk who is the proud mother of three children and chosen auntie, sister and friend to many. She works diligently to empower and induce healing within all Native/Indigenous communities in order to prosper in the Haudenosaunee teachings of good medicine and good minds.

In this episode I am joined by my friend, colleague, and teacher Marybeth Bonfiglio. Listen in as we discuss some of the most pressing questions facing the Italian diaspora, as well as other Euro-descended ethnic groups, at this time when there is an emergent collective surge towards ancestral reclamation and remembrance. We share some of our experiences about growing up in Itali

In this episode I am joined by Utica, NY community activist Cassandra Harris Lockwood. Cassandra is an herbalist, a mother, a homeopath, an equestrian, an artist, and a musician. Her work in the community has generated several regional projects that support the underserved, the marginalized, the poor, and the Black community. She is the first woman to build her own radio station fr

In this episode I am joined by Adriana Magaña from The Center for Bioregional Living in Ellenville, NY. She is a drummer, permaculture designer, visionary, opinion haver, and life long student of the natural world. She makes her life in the Hudson Valley with her partner, daughter, and many plants, animals waters, microbes, and fungi. Adriana recently ran for Ulster County Legisla

Welcome to our shapeshifting episode about how this podcast is adapting to the current global pandemic, how consensus works in conflict resolution, and what’s up with our current planetary transits. Consensus decision making is not what many people think and involves a deep process and commitment, but its results are often full of revelation. In this episode we share our experien

In this episode we are joined by Lauren Eadline, FNP and Herbalist, and we discuss herbal and nutritional considerations for addressing viruses, the immune system, and to support the respiratory system in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic. Lauren shares her perspective, knowledge, and experience from a comprehensive spectrum that ranges from her folk herbalism roots to her wor