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Today we're revisiting my delightful interview with community herbalist and educator Jade Alicandro, originally released two years ago as Episode 82 of The Herbalist Hour.

In this conversation we dive into bioregional herbalism, weeds as medicine, food-as-medicine practices, kitchen folk remedies, herbal energetics, and so much more.

Jade is known for weaving her love of locally abundant plants, culinary herbs, and accessible kitchen medicine into her work as a clinical herbalist and educator in Western Massachusetts.

She teaches through Milk & Honey Herbs, offering year-long apprenticeships, herb walks, workshops, Patreon classes, and her annual Spice Rack Medicine Winter Series.

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In this deeply honest conversation, Ashley Elenbaas of SkyHouse Herbs shares how yoga quite literally saved her life — helping her heal from an eating disorder, substance use, and the inner voices that once told her she was not enough.

Ashley reflects on taking her very first yoga class at age 12 in Minneapolis, discovering embodiment for the first time, and later deepening her practice while attending college in Asheville. As yoga, meditation, and philosophy began reshaping her relationship with her body and mind, plants naturally entered the picture — guiding her toward an energetic, holistic approach to herbalism rooted in awareness, presence, and self-healing.

Today, Ashley continues a daily movement practice that includes yoga, running, and weightlifting — and she also teaches yoga at a women's recovery center, supporting others through trauma, addiction, and reconnection with the body.

In this clip, we explore: – Discovering yoga at a young age and learning embodiment – Healing from an eating disorder through movement and mindfulness – How yoga philosophy shaped her herbal path – The connection between plants, chakras, and energetics – Teaching yoga to women in recovery – Stillness, mental strength, and the real work of presence

Ashley also speaks to the quiet power of staying in a single pose, listening to the stories of the mind, and learning — one breath at a time — that transformation is possible.

This excerpt is part of a longer, wide-ranging conversation on healing, embodiment, recovery, and the deep overlap between yoga and herbalism.

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In this moving excerpt from Episode 68 of The Herbalist Hour, Dr. Tieraona Low Dog offers a deeply grounded reflection on what self-care truly means — and why she believes we can let go of the word "self" altogether.

She speaks on love as something that must include ourselves, the importance of quiet and time in nature, and why the voice we hear in solitude is often the one we most need to trust. Drawing from lived experience, family, and the natural world, Dr. Low Dog reminds us that we are both profoundly strong and deeply fragile — and that both truths deserve tenderness.

You'll also hear a thoughtful exchange about distraction, technology, walking in silence, and how listening to the land can reconnect us to our purpose, our ancestors, and our place in the long chain of life. A beautiful reminder to slow down, take the headphones off, and remember that you are not alone — and that you are here for a reason.

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Welcome back to The Plant Healer's Path — Episode 20.

In this episode, Jesse Wolf Hardin explores one of the deepest inner tensions faced by healers, activists, caregivers, and culture-shapers alike: the longing to create real, visible change — and the emotional weight of what we cannot control.

Through poetic reflection and grounded wisdom, Wolf speaks to the outcome-oriented heart that lives inside so many of us — especially herbalists, healthcare providers, parents, justice workers, and environmental advocates. He explores our shared desire to relieve suffering, to fix what is broken, to bring about lasting cures and total solutions — and the quiet harm that can arise when we measure our worth solely by what we can "successfully" change.

You'll hear why it's both beautiful and perilous to carry the world's pain on our shoulders, how unrealistic expectations can quietly drain our vitality, and why a truly sustainable healing practice depends on learning the difference between what we can influence and what we must release. Wolf offers a compassionate framework for shifting from impossible cures toward meaningful, tangible, day-to-day impact — without abandoning our deeper ideals.

If you've ever felt discouraged by outcomes you couldn't control, burned out by constant striving, or torn between big visions and personal limits, this episode offers a powerful reminder: your small, steady, real-world efforts matter more than you may realize.

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October 12–15, 2026 Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

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Join legendary clinical herbalist Paul Bergner in an intimate, living-room conversation on herbalism as a calling, not just a career. With over 50 years of hands-on clinical practice, teaching, and mentorship, Paul shares rare insight into what truly shapes a great herbalist—diet, sleep, case-based learning, critical thinking, and deep relationship with plants.

In this wide-ranging monologue, Paul reflects on:

His early work in prisons and community clinics Why follow-ups matter more than textbooks How herbalists are really trained The role of "calling" in healing work Why the future of herbalism is becoming simpler, not more complex

This is a masterclass in lived experience from one of the most influential medical herbalists of our time.

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Welcome back to The Plant Healer's Path.

In this episode, Jesse Wolf Hardin explores one of the most essential — yet often misunderstood — aspects of the plant healer's journey: finding and defining your true niche.

Through poetic reflection, grounded teaching, and decades of lived experience, Wolf unpacks what it really means to discover your unique role within the larger healing field. From folk herbalists and family practitioners to growers, medicine makers, teachers, clinicians, and culture builders, he illuminates how each healer carries a distinct "individual medicine" — a signature blend of talents, interests, aesthetics, convictions, and calling.

You'll hear why purpose needs form to fully manifest, how specialization isn't limitation but clarification, and why a well-defined niche becomes both your home base and your vantage point for serving the world. Wolf traces the word "niche" back to its Latin root meaning "nest," inviting you to consider how your own healing work is woven from the land, the people you serve, the methods you love, and the story you tell.

If you've ever felt scattered, unsure where you truly fit, or called to refine your focus without losing your heart, this episode offers a powerful framework for aligning your gifts, your audience, your role, and your deeper purpose into a coherent, living practice.

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This episode is brought to you by The Good Medicine Confluence. October 12–15, 2026 Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

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Welcome back to The Plant Healer's Path.

In this episode, Jesse Wolf Hardin invites you into a soulful, provocative, and deeply clarifying journey through 20 essential life questions — prompts designed to reorient you toward meaning, vitality, purpose, and the truth of who you are.

Through story, metaphor, and grounded self-inquiry, Wolf explores what it really means to live deliberately: What would you do if this were your final year? What is worth your precious time, energy, devotion, and attention? What habits, obligations, or environments drain you — and which nourish your joy, creativity, and calling? Who matters most? What matters most? And what would it take to craft a life that feels wholly, unapologetically your own?

If you've been craving reflection, renewal, direction, or simply a deeper connection to your authentic self, this episode serves as a powerful inner compass — a yardstick for living a life aligned with your values, your purpose, and your heart.

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Join herbalists, healers, wildcrafters, visionaries, misfits, and medicine makers for four unforgettable days of learning, celebration, connection, ritual, and more than 100 classes from over 40 teachers.

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If you want all my favorite calendula recipes, remedies, and my Calendula for Radiant Skin mini-ebook… you can grab everything free right here: 👉 HerbalFreebies.com Now—let's talk calendula. If there's one herb that visibly transforms your skin, it's this golden beauty. It's basically skincare in plant form — gentle, potent, and far more effective than most products on the shelf. Why I love calendula for radiant, resilient skin: 1️⃣ Supports skin repair (irritation, chapping, recovery) 2️⃣ Helps keep skin hydrated + elastic 3️⃣ Gentle enough for babies, effective for every age 4️⃣ One of my favorites for soothing skin after too much sun If you want to explore even more recipes and remedies with calendula — plus 13 other herbal downloads and a beautiful 91-page Botanical Anthology sampler — they're all waiting for you. 👉 HerbalFreebies.com Enjoy, friends. May calendula bring a little extra glow to your days. 💛🌼✨

Welcome back to The Plant Healer's Path. In this episode, Jesse Wolf Hardin offers a deeply heartfelt teaching on the essential — yet often overlooked — practice of tending to ourselves as healers, caregivers, herbalists, and helpers of all kinds.

Through story, reflection, and grounded wisdom, Wolf explores the emotional, physical, and spiritual costs of caring for others, and why our own vitality, rest, creativity, nourishment, and joy must remain at the center of our work.

If you've ever felt depleted, overstretched, compassion-fatigued, or burdened by the weight of wanting to "fix the whole damn world," this one is a powerful reminder to come home to yourself.

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In this clip from The Herbalist Hour, Alex Williams of First Curve Apothecary joins me for an honest, grounded conversation about what it really feels like to promote your work in the herbal world. We dive into the tension between authenticity and business, why marketing often feels gross or performative, the pressure to "sell yourself," and how herbalists can share their offerings without feeding the hype, fear, or scarcity that so often drives conventional marketing.

Alex speaks candidly about learning to trust that people are "enough" as they are, navigating capitalism as a village herbalist, and finding ways to sustain a business while staying true to your values. If you've ever struggled with selling herbal products, pricing your work, or promoting yourself without feeling like you're selling your soul… this one is for you.

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