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Pre- and Postpartum Herbs & Nutrition with Susan Staley


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Today, we're talking about pre- & postpartum herbs & nutrition with clinical herbalist Susan Staley.

Key moments include what brought Susan to this work, the nutritional goals for those looking to conceive in the next few months versus the next few years, guiding principles for building up vitality, and more.

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Susan Staley is a clinical herbalist with a focus on relationship to food and nourishment in today’s world. Her work is informed by the human experience, traditional wisdom, contemporary literature, and of course, the earth. Tea is Susan’s absolute favorite way to share and work with herbs. She believes tea can change a person’s life. With over 10 years of clinical experience, she began formal study of herbs and plant medicine in 2009 and nutrition in 2004. She is a founder of Railyard Apothecary in Burlington, VT. Susan lives outside of Portland, ME with her husband and toddler. She has a love for the ancient world and days past, eating with loved ones, being outside and the wisdom of the human heart. You can find her improving her meal prep skills, trying to make time to paint and washing dishes. Susan hopes to build a hoop house for winter greens and help increase interest and accessibility of herbs in her community.

Relevant links:

Standing Land

Lily Nichols, RDN CDE

February 24th online class: Body of Abundance: Pre- and Postpartum Herbs & Nutrition with Susan Staley

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Episode recorded, mixed, and produced by Kate Douglas

Theme song is by Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez

All content is provided for general informational purposes only. It not medical advice, and should not be construed as such.



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