Speaker 2
It's empowering, it feels like. I mean, once you are sharing that information, I feel like the client holds onto that. And it also gives them some skin
Speaker 1
in the game. If you go, it feels like it's an
Speaker 2
empowering prospect to feel like, oh, this feels right. And then learn more about the plant and recognize that, wow, this is
Speaker 1
the right plant. It validates that intuitive hit. I think herbalism is about sovereignty over your own health to be able to make your own health choices and decisions about how you want to manage your health. And that's not important. It's about accessibility. I mean, not everybody can afford to go to a natural doctor, which is wonderful to have that option, but not everybody can do that. And it takes a lot of time and testing and things to go through those processes, but to have access to plants that you can easily purchase at $3 an ounce, or grill your own medicine. I mean, that's about having that independence and that sovereignty and that ability to make your own decisions about how you want to manage your health. And plant medicine offers that, I believe.
Speaker 2
It's important. Yeah. I think going back to health sovereignty and equity and accessibility, we know herbal medicine is not covered under health insurance. So what is the herbal community doing to create access, to care? I mean, I know you are very generous with your time and volunteering in a free clinic. But as a whole, in general, is there any information that you can share about how one might access herbal medicine in a way that's affordable?
Speaker 1
I would say you can go to the American Urbless Guild website, ahg.org, I think it is. And they can connect you with herbalists in your area. And from there, you can go find they can connect you with even more free resources or affordable resources. I offer a sliding scale to my clients. No background check or financial disclosures needed. I trust that process. Yeah. That's what I would think. And to smile, I have for that free mini clinic on Thursdays. People can call me from 2 to 4.30. That's
