Herbs with Rosalee

Today marks the first time mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) has been spotlighted on the show. And as you’ll see, this is a plant with a variety of culinary, medicinal, and historical uses! So I love that today’s guest, Corinna Wood, chose mugwort as a focus for our conversation. As a listener, you also have access to Corinna’s recipe for Mugwort Vinegar. Corinna shares that mugwort is her favorite herbal vinegar because it’s sooooo flavorful! There’s a free, downloadable and printable recipe card available just for you, so you can try out mugwort vinegar for yourself.By the end of this episode, you’ll know:► When to harvest mugwort for internal use and what toxic look-alike to be sure you don’t  harvest by mistake► How living in tune with nature and the seasons can enhance your understanding of herbalism► Why it’s important to cultivate an herbal community► How to work with mugwort to make your dreams more vivid and help you remember them► A variety of ways you can honor Nature’s cycles within yourself► and so much more…A seasoned teacher of holistic healing and women’s wisdom, Corinna Wood is well-known in the herbal community. Corinna founded and directed the Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference, the largest herbal conference in the country, which ran for 15 years. She also ran Red Moon Herbs for 20 years. She’s supported thousands of women on their journeys of healing and wholeness. Currently, Corinna has applied principles of the natural world to create tools for inner growth and healing—through an earth-based, woman-centered lens. Today, her offerings are at the cutting edge of synthesizing natural healing with feminist psychology and earth-based wisdom. If you’d like to hear more from Corinna, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for her website and social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes and you can access your recipe card for Mugwort Vinegar at: https://bit.ly/4cyrmXkIn some ways, I can’t believe this is the first time I’ve had the chance to meet up with Corinna, but I’m thrilled it finally happened. And it’s my delight to share our conversation with you today.----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

After 50 years of working with herbs, Dr. Mary Bove has a lot of wisdom and insights to share! In this episode, we get to hear about her love for lemon balm. She also gives a great summary on the lemon balm and hypothyroidism issue.You’ll also get to hear her take on herbs for pregnancy. This is something I’m asked about a lot and Mary is an expert in the subject. So I’m excited to be able to share her thoughts.And as a listener, you also have access to Mary’s recipe for Lemon Rose Tea. There’s a free, downloadable and printable recipe card available just for you.By the end of this episode, you’ll know:► How lemon balm can be a lifelong ally for all sorts of concerns from childhood ADHD to cognitive health in old age► How critical thinking can help you avoid being misled by herbal myths► Three keys to working with herbal medicine effectively► What to think about when deciding whether and/or how to take herbs during pregnancy► How connecting with plants and nature can enhance our intuition and artistic expression► and so much more…(including what Oscar-winning actor purchased herbal wreaths from Dr. Bove early in her herbal journey)For those of you who don’t already know her, Dr. Mary Bove, herbal advocate, educator, and innovator, holds a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, Midwifery Certification and Diploma of Phytotherapy/Herbal Medicine. She practiced Naturopathic Family Medicine, Herbal Medicine, and Midwifery for over 30 years, specializing in naturopathic pediatrics, botanical medicine, natural prenatal care, and homebirth. She’s been a student and user of herbal medicine for over 50 years.Once full-time faculty at Bastyr University, Dr. Bove chaired the departments of Botanical Medicine and Naturopathic Midwifery. Dr. Bove is the author of the Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants and co-authored Herbs for Women’s Health. If you’d like to hear more from Mary, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for her social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes and you can access your recipe card for Mary's Lemon Rose Tea at: https://bit.ly/3TpBnO3I’m excited to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

It was so much fun to have Richo Cech on the show to talk about the benefits of Andrographis, also known as the “king of bitters.” Besides all things Andrographis, Richo also covers some gardening advice and even life philosophies. We also hear why Richo loves chilis so much and what he includes in his herbal medicine kit. As a listener, you also have access to Richo’s recipe for Andrographis tincture (and you’ll hear why this is one of the herbal medicines Richo reached for when he came down with COVID). There’s a free, downloadable and printable recipe card available just for you.By the end of this episode, you’ll know:► The experience that introduced Richo to the healing power of herbs► Why Richo recommends Andrographis in tincture form► Richo’s favorite herbs to cook with► Why observing nature is the foundation to gardening► Why growing just a few plants can be more productive than growing many► The three herbs Richo includes in his antiseptic tincture► and so much more…For those of you who don’t already know him, Richard A. (Richo) Cech has dedicated his life to finding, growing and disseminating seeds of medicinal plants, shrubs, vines, trees, and open-pollinated vegetables.  He has botanized throughout the US, Canada, South America, Europe, China and Africa in search of native plants and has introduced many unique medicinal herb species to the US.   If you’d like to hear more from Richo, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for his website and social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes and you can access your recipe card for Richo's Tincture of Andrographis at: https://bit.ly/3ViYMTNThis was my first time meeting Richo, but I’ve been benefiting from his herbal presence for decades from his books, seeds, and plant starts. I grow so many different herbal plants thanks to his company, Strictly Medicinal Seeds, so it was a special delight to finally connect with him in person! I’m thrilled to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

Weeds are some of our most powerful and most loved medicines and self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) is a fantastic example of this. So I was really happy when my guest today, Caroline Gagnon, chose the beautiful and unassuming self heal as the focus herb for this episode. Do you already love self-heal? After listening in, I have no doubt you’ll catch Caroline’s enthusiasm for this lovely herb! As you’ll see, she includes  self-heal in herbal formulations for all sorts of health concerns, everything from chronic ear infections to menopausal night sweats. I was seriously blown away with all she had to share about this amazing plant! Caroline even explains how self-heal can even play a part in helping the brain to recover from concussion. In fact, there’s a free, downloadable and printable recipe card for Caroline’s Brain Support Tincture Blend available just for you.That’s a lot of healing power from one little plant!By the end of this episode, you’ll know:► Caroline’s favorite blend of herbs to address an upper respiratory infection► How self heal supported Caroline on her own healing journey► How self heal supports the lymphatic system… and why that matters► What parts of the plant Caroline harvests to make self heal tincture► The unexpected healing gift herbalists offer to the people they work with► and so much more…For those of you who don’t already know her, Caroline Gagnon is a clinical Herbalist practicing for 30 years. She is Co-founder and Director of FloraMedicina, which offers a variety of classes and a 5 year in-depth online herbal training program created to inspire and deeply educate French speaking students from around the world. Caroline weaves plant energy, science, TCM, Ayurveda, somatic experiences, and energetics into her work. Caroline offers private sessions accompanying people in their Healing Journey that explores the soul’s needs linked to our body; of addressing psychic, emotional and physical ailments and transgenerational issues in a joyful and magical way. If you’d like to hear more from Caroline, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for her website and social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes and you can access your recipe card for Caroline's Brain Support Tincture Blend at: https://bit.ly/3TkcjcxI’ve been looking forward to having Caroline on the show for a very long time and I’m excited to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

I felt like I found a kindred spirit in this interview! And not just because we both love cats!Dr. Laurie Dohmen, an herbalist and veterinarian, deeply loves valerian (Valeriana officinalis) just like I do. And she works with valerian in a very interesting way. For example, she shares how a valerian tea blend really saved the day when she had an extremely stressful experience after being robbed (and how valerian helped her to still show up for her patients). As a listener, you’ll also have access to Dr. Dohmen’s Calm but Focus Tea Blend, featuring valerian. There’s also a free, downloadable and printable recipe card available just for you, which you can find in the resources section below.By the end of this episode, you’ll know:► A valerian preparation you may want to experiment with (especially if valerian root typically isn’t relaxing for you)► Why cats who love catnip also react to valerian► Why Dr. Dohmen favors whole-plant medicine► How plants respond differently to different people (Dr. Dohmen shares an inspiring story about being in relationship with stinging nettle)► Why intention matters when preparing herbal medicine► Lots of tips to help your cat live its longest and healthiest life (including an important thing to avoid to preserve your cat’s long-term health)► and so much more…For those of you who don’t already know her, Dr. Laurie Dohmen graduated from UPenn’s Veterinary School. She is trained in Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Food Therapy, and Bach Flower Essences. She received her MS from MUIH. Dr. Dohmen lectures on Veterinary Herbal Medicine and other wholistic topics. She co-created the only hands-on veterinary herbal medicine course for western veterinary practices in the USA. She publishes in veterinary journals. Dr. Dohmen is a Registered Herbalist (AHG), a Fellow of the ACVBM, Past President of VBMA, and a member of the IVAS, AAVA, AHVMA, and AVMA. If you’d like to hear more from Dr. Dohmen, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for her website and social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes and you can access your recipe card for Dr. Dohmen's Calm but Focus Tea Blend at: https://bit.ly/42Nafg6I’m so happy to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

Today’s episode is my third interview with jim mcdonald and it’s brimming with soooo much information about the health benefits of mullein (Verbascum spp). When jim told me he wanted to do a really long episode on mullein, I admittedly wasn’t prepared for how long he really wanted to go. But he told me that he never feels like he gets to truly share all that he wants to share about mullein. And who am I to deny him (or you, for that matter!) that opportunity?So grab your cup of tea, get cozy and bring your notepad and pencil because there’s a lot of mullein goodness packed into this episode! And don’t miss downloading the mullein handout jim prepared just for you; you can find it at https://bit.ly/3I1sIvT.Why should anyone care about this weed? Well, to get started, here are a few occasions when you might reach for mullein:► When you have a cough… especially a specific kind of cough; listen in to get the details► If you’re dealing with stress incontinence… jim shares which part of the mullein plant can be especially helpful► When you need a relaxing nervine… but it doesn’t work this way for everyone, so listen in to hear who’s most likely to be helped by mulleinBy the end of this episode, you’ll know:► Several hints for working with mullein smoke (including as a possible aid to quit smoking tobacco)► The species to grow if you want to harvest mullein flowers (and why you can pick them all without fear that you’re overharvesting)► A toxic look-alike to be aware of before wildcrafting for mullein► Tips for increasing the shelf life of mullein infused oil► How mullein can amplify the effectiveness of other therapies for certain types of pain► and so much more…For those of you who don’t already know him, jim mcdonald is an herbalist in southeast Michigan (that cool state that looks like a mitten you can see from space) where he teaches, sees clients, wildharvests, and concocts a plethora of diverse herbal formulas. His approach to herbalism blends European folk influences mixed up with a bit of 19th century eclectic and physiomedical vitalism, which he tries to spice up with a bit of humor and discretionary irreverence so as not to appear to be too serious about life.  jim hosts the websites www.herbcraft.org and herbcraft.podia.com which list his offerings and convey his thoughts of plants and herbalism. (And if you’ve ever wondered, the lack of capitalization is because the dots over the "j" and the "i" just look super cool together).If you’d like to hear more from jim, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for his website and social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes and you can access your handout of jim mullin' about mullein at: https://bit.ly/3I1sIvTI’m excited to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

Do you love chamomile? I love chamomile! Yay, Matricaria chamomilla! And as you’ll see, my guest today, Rebecca Luna, loves chamomile, too. We talked about chamomile tea, chamomile oil, chamomile glycerite, chamomile baths… We full-on fan-girled about chamomile’s gifts for babies, for harried parents,  throughout menopause, and into elderhood. We also chatted about what it’s like running an herbal apothecary, something Rebecca’s been doing for almost 20 years.I think herbal baths are a totally underutilized preparation… and Rebecca has shared a wonderful recipe for a chamomile lavender bath. If taking a little time out to let yourself breathe, relax, and be all-around nurtured sounds good to you, you do not want to miss this recipe! There’s a free, downloadable and printable recipe card available just for you, which you can find in the show notes.By the end of this episode, you’ll know:► A great tactic to give a teething baby some relief with chamomile► The type of fever chamomile can be especially supportive for► How chamomile can modulate inflammation► A fun way to explore the gifts of Roman chamomile► Strategies Rebecca used to grow her business without compromising on the original vision and quality of products► and so much more…For those of you who don’t already know her, Rebecca Luna is an Herbalist and the proprietress of Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary & Supply. This retail shop provides everything one needs to use and make botanical medicines. They have a production kitchen where they craft a line of herbal products right on site. Rebecca has been steeped in herbalism since the early 1990s and is a graduate of the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Medicine. She has worked as a community herbalist, postpartum doula and botanical medicine-making teacher. She opened her apothecary in 2004 with the aim of connecting the community with botanical medicine and providing a thriving work environment for herbalists.If you’d like to hear more from Rebecca, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for her website and social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes and you can access your recipe card for Rebecca's Chamomile Lavender Bath at: https://bit.ly/48laY9jI’m beyond delighted to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

In this episode, I’m excited to explore the benefits and properties of California poppy with Benjamin Zappin, one of my first ever herb teachers down at the East West School of Herbology in California. When might you reach for California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)? Among other things, it’s a wonderful herb to support sleep, relaxation, and emotional quiet. (Know anybody who could use more of those things in their life?) ;) There’s a lot more to know about this beautiful plant, though, so be sure to listen in to the entire episode for all the details, including a recipe from Benjamin for a California Poppy Tincture. (By the way, don’t miss downloading your beautifully illustrated recipe card!)Besides celebrating the gifts of the beautiful California poppy, Benjamin also shares a wealth of general herbal advice about dosage and formulation. When I hear “herbal formulation,” in my mind, there’s Benjamin Zappin. So I’m really excited to share this conversation with you.By the end of this episode, you’ll know:► Which parts of California poppy are most potent and whether to make medicine with the fresh or dried plant► How to work with California poppy for sleep, anxiety, and pain relief (including what types of pain or discomfort may be helped by it)► How to grow California poppy in your own garden so wild stands are left alone► How to gain an understanding of the building blocks of herbal formulation► and so much more…For those of you who don’t already know him, Benjamin Zappin is an herbalist and licensed acupuncturist with over 25 years of clinical experience. He co-founded Five Flavors Herbs with his wife, Ingrid Bauer, to provide their community with exceptional herbal finished products and custom herbal formulas. Benjamin offers integrative herbal consultations through Paeonia Integrative Medicine. In his free time, you’ll find Benjamin cooking and studying music.If you’d like to hear more from Benjamin, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for his website and social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes.I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ve probably heard me say that herbalism is about so much more than, “Take this herb for that problem.” To me, reciprocal connection with the web of life is at the heart of herbalism and this episode with Laura Gilmour illustrates that beautifully.You’ll hear stories about white pine, as well as the beautiful ways Laura has developed a relationship with this tree over time. As Laura points out, she isn’t a clinical herbalist and this episode isn’t about giving you lists of ways that white pine can be prescribed as medicine. What it will give you is inspiration for how you can deepen your relationship with the plants that give so generously to us. I also really like Laura’s parting thoughts about finding your way as an herbalist and her wisdom about failure, so don’t miss those.By the end of this episode, you’ll know:► The easiest way Laura’s found to harvest super-nutritious pine pollen► The culinary principle that guided Laura in the creation of her best-selling spice mix► The cultural and historical significance of white pine► How to find your own niche in herbalism► Why embracing failure is so important to your growth as an herbalist► and so much more…For those of you who don’t already know her, Laura Gilmour is a forager, herbalist, and business owner living near Dwight, Ontario, Canada. Laura has a passion for herbalism, naturalist studies, homesteading, and ancestral living skills that connect us to our food and the land in the most human of ways. Laura runs Wild Muskoka Botanicals, which produces artisan wild foods and cocktail products. It exists to reconnect people with the natural world and to promote wellness and fun by incorporating wild plants back into people’s modern lives. She also teaches foraging and herbal medicine classes in the Muskoka area from an animist and relationship-based perspective.If you’d like to hear more from Laura, which I highly recommend, then head to the show notes where you can get easy links for her website and social media channels. You can also find the transcript for this episode in the show notes.I’m so happy to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.

If you’re like me and love “behind the scenes” content, you’re in for a treat today! We’re pulling back the curtain to look at what it’s like to provide community support here at Herbs With Rosalee. My guest today is our Student Services Coordinator, Karin Rose. As a person who loves to interact with students and the herbal community, Karin answers emails, direct messages through social media, YouTube comments and more. She also supports the students enrolled in our online courses.Besides being the only extrovert on the team and a super-gracious, helpful-from-the-heart person, Karin is also an experienced herbalist and aromatherapist in her own right. I have no doubt you’re going to love her as much as we do here at Herbs with Rosalee!After listening in, you’ll know:► Why nature connection, community and practical learning in the kitchen are so important to growing your roots as an herbalist► Some of the challenges and rewards of running an herbal medicine program► How cultivating a practice of gratitude can enhance your learning experience and personal growth in herbalism► Lots of behind-the-scenes tidbits like what Karin wishes people already knew about herbalism and how we respond when people are mean► and so much more…For those of you who don’t already know her, Karin Rose lives in sunny San Diego. She is an herbalist and aromatherapist, and has a business degree and years of leadership training. Her herbal training includes dozens of herbal classes and conferences with a variety of teachers, including the two-year Herbal Medicine for Women professional program.I'm delighted to share our conversation with you today!----Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.comFor more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.----Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.