For this episode I interview Danielle Gehl, a community herbalist and nature connection educator, who runs Eramosa Herbals - a community apothecary and medicine making practice.
Today we talk about plants, their healing properties, and their capacities to support and augment our lives as we move through this difficult time. There are no miracle plants that have all the answers. But there are plants that can help strengthen us, help calm us, help settle our minds and bodies, and help fight against viruses. They are but one piece of a balanced approach to our health, and Danielle encourages us to not be too hard on ourselves - we are all sharing a traumatic experience, so we should be kind to ourselves, lean in to what's working, educate ourselves, and if we feel up to it, explore the outdoors and see what we can find.
This interview was originally recorded on May 20th 2020.
Some additional resources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ykSOpkDd-ZJ-Lgi9xKbWH7R8_ZPqMF14WuUVLEOtx7E/edit
https://www.longspellherbs.com/boil-roots/
