20. Herbalism, Menstruation, & Innate Knowing

The strong childhood memory, and teenage crisis, that started Kami on the plant path

Recalling the era when being an herbalist was an underground, misunderstood, frowned-upon thing

You never know where or when the seeds you plant will sprout

Bringing information to the culture so that it can later be mirrored back to our children (or loved ones) by someone other than us

Unspoken soul transmissions from the ancestors

How to extract ancestral stories from your living relatives (do it now!)

What you are seeking is also seeking you

We are downloading decades of ancestral information right now & it’s causing information overload- when do we know enough?- an ancestral strategy for simplifying our herb learning

You don’t have to know everything, too much information clogs the channels

Stepping into power as bleeding women

Healing menstrual shame & a look at the learned cultural practices of plugging and drugging (which, in the long run, just repress and create more pain)

How your blood & bleeding time reflects your state of health back to you

Aligning with the energy of your moon time- enhanced perception, clarity around boundaries, awareness of emotion

Menstruation is a truth serum

Sensitivity is what’s gonna save us

Women, exhaustion, and rest

One small change that has dramatically reduced PMS symptoms for many of the women Kami and I know (including me!)

Returning to our innate body wisdom

20. Herbalism, Menstruation, & Innate Knowing - Kami McBride