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Grab a cup of tea and come and join me in the Sage’s Cabin as we hear from wisdom keepers of herbal medicine, food, gardening, wellbeing, feminine mysteries, and social justice movements.
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Today, on World Social Justice day, in the podcast I am speaking with Karen Gevirtz the author of THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE: The Hidden History of Medicine and How it Became a Commodity A ground-breaking genealogy of for-profit healthcare and an urgent reminder that cantering women's history offers vital opportunities for shaping the future.
You can connect with Karen and buy her book here: https://www.karenbloomgevirtz.com/
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
This is a short podcast I recorded yesterday with Freddy from Women Concern DR Congo. I have been in contact with and working with them in their quest to help women in their area of Congo, which is South Kivu, for about a year. As an NGO in Congo they are understandably concerned about the humanitarian crisis that is happening in Congo as a result of the M23 rebels taking over Goma the capital of North Kivu. I don't know how much you know about the situation, but it is important to note that this isn't about Africans fighting Africans, it is much bigger, as always, and includes many western and Chinese companies and governments. There is a lot of extractive mining occurring in that region which is particularly used by technology and so-called green industries such as phones and electric cars to name only a few. Freddy isn't able to say a lot one way or another about the actors in the geno-cost, to keep himself and his staff safe and to enable them to work across regions as an independent NGO. As you will hear in the podcast most international NGOs including the UN have left the region, making this fundraiser all the more important. As people undertaking this path towards collective liberation, and coming to terms with the history of colonialism that makes our lives possible, I implore you to share the fundraiser in your networks and give something if you are able.
Thank you so much.
https://gogetfunding.com/emergency-humanitarian-response-in-goma-north-kivu/
Find them on: X @concern_women
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/women-concern
Sowing a brighter future for Congolese women farmers One man’s mission to help women fight the patriarchy: https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/71564/sowing-a-brighter-future-for-congolese-women-farmers/
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Today I am speaking to Leo Igwe about how Witch Hunts persist in Nigeria and about his organisation Advocacy for Accused Witches
If you would like to donate to Advocacy for Witches to help with their work you can do so HERE critTHINK is Leo's educational Foundation, which helps to support the advocacy work Leo does, and provide the education to make a change in society to stop the Witch Hunts happening.
Also mentioned in the podcast:
International Network Against Accusations of Witchcraft and Associated Harmful Practices
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Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
The hidden art of medical alchemy, in this episode I speak with Andrew Mason who has been studying, researching and practicing this ancient art.
You can connect with Andrew here: HERE
You can buy his book HERE using the discount code RS20 which will give readers 20% off until 15/10/24
Andrew has given the patreon supporters of this podcast a special bonus link to his work.
You can support the podcast HERE
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
A very, very brief introduction to western herbalism and how the wise women were displaced.
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
You can support Yousef and the other farmers in Northern Gaza HERE
Yousef S H Aburabee from Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, a passionate young agricultural engineer with extensive training in the fields of agriculture and the environment. I have conducted numerous training sessions for farmers and agricultural engineers on modern techniques and organic farming.
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
In this episode I am speaking with Medical Herbalist Christina Stapley about her new book A history of plant medicine. We speak about some old recipes, climate change and the history of herbalism in the UK.
You can connect with Christina HERE
She runs various workshops and has lots of great books to add to your herbal library.
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Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
In this episode I'm speaking with MEGHAN RHODES about TASTING HERBALISM. Meghan Rhodes is a qualified herbalist who has helped over 90 people start living herbalism, making healthier, safer solutions for themselves and their families a reality. As the founder of Rhodes Roots & Remedies, she has written 10 course books, authored the books Easy Herbal Remedies for Infants and Slow-Infused Self-Care, as well as developed a unique four season sense-based herbalism course and journey, Awaken Herbal Wisdom.
Meghan’s practice of herbalism is rooted in the belief that we must remember, reclaim and relearn our knowledge of our bodies, our autonomy and how to work with plant medicine in order to bring control of our own health back into our families and homes for a sustainable future for ourselves and the planet.
Meghan is a member of both the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy and the Ayurvedic Professionals Association.
We talk about:
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How tastes trigger our biology to respond to the medicine in plants
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How to recalibrate your palette to be able to detect the 7 key tastes of herbs
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How understanding tastes helps you make more effective herbal remedies at home
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What are the main messages the 7 key tastes of herbs tell our bodies
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How I formulate herbal remedies primarily by taste
You can connect with Meghan at https://www.rhodesrootsandremedies.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/rhodesrootsandremedies/
- Get on the waiting list for Meghan's intensive herbalism course - Awaken Herbal Wisdom - enrolling annually
- Exclusive access to exploring one of the seven tastes
Patreon - Wise Herbal Ways BONUS! 10% off Meghan's seasonal workshops.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
In todays podcast I'm talking with Victoria Bennett about her book All My Wild Mothers - a weaving of memoir and herbal folklore, All My Wild Mothers is a story of re-wilding our wastelands, and the transformation that can happen when we do. In a time of uncertainty, it has something to teach us about resilience, and the power of joyful resistance.
Connect with Victoria HERE
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Today I am talking with Green Witch Herbalist Robin Rose Bennett all about plants, synchronicity, plant communication, herbalism, her books and bibliomancy from her new book A Green Witch's Pocket Book of Wisdom.
Robin's new book is out now and available from all bookstores, you can see all her books on her book website.
You can sign up to her newsletter, find out about courses and connect with her on her website.
You can follow her plant journeys on instagram.
If you are interested in connecting with plants you can sign up to my Patreon Wise Herbal Ways, this month we will be journeying and dreaming with Mugwort.
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