Regenerative Mindset

In this special episode, we are excited to welcome back Minka Robinson Stevens, L.Ac, a

renowned expert in East Asian Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture. Minka's deep-rooted

passion for botany, nutrition, and herbal medicine began in the foothills of Santa Barbara,

where she grew up foraging for edible and medicinal native plants. With an extensive

background that includes Pediatrics, nearly twenty years specializing in Dermatology,

and founding a natural skincare company, Minka brings a wealth of knowledge to this

ancient practice.

Join us as we explore the Five Elements, with a focus on its relationship to what we eat

during the summer season. Minka will share insights on how to nourish your body with

the right foods to maintain balance and health during the hottest months. We'll also

discuss what to consider as we transition into fall, ensuring you are prepared for the

seasonal shifts ahead.

This episode promises to be a treasure trove of valuable information for anyone looking

to optimize their health through seasonal nutrition. Be sure to listen to Minka's previous

episodes on spring and fall wellness for more comprehensive guidance.

Stay tuned for this enriching conversation, it’s one you won’t want to miss!

You can follow Minka on Instagram: @pointsofhealthsb

For more information on seasonal eating tips and East Asian Medicine practices, you can go to Minka's website: https://www.pointsofhealth.org/

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Eric Nagelmann plays with plants like an artist plays with paints. Now an acclaimed landscape designer whose vision has been incorporated into everything from humble gardens to palatial estates, Eric was once just a boy who fell in love with plants. As he puts it, there is something magical about laying the groundwork for life that takes unexpected twists and turns. Stacy has known Eric ever since crossing paths in a garden. They’ve since collaborated on projects at Santa Barbara High School and the world-renowned Lotusland, where Eric has been commissioned to design a cactus garden, palm garden, and insectary. Besides being a luminary in the world of landscape design, Eric is also profoundly committed to systemic change - since moving from Santa Barbara, he’s embarked on leading an LGBTQIA+ center for youth, inspired by his own experiences growing up queer in a world that demanded conformity. Tune in to this final episode of the season for a conversation with a little bit of everything: a lot of laughs, plenty of tears, and some heartfelt reflections on landscapes, passion, and healing.

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Sara Miller McCune could not have anticipated that the small publishing house she started in 1965 would blossom into the world’s leading academic publisher decades later. She also could not have anticipated that this success would empower her to make real, material impact on the social issues faced by Californians. In this episode, Stacy invites her mentor Sara on, who just so happens to be the founder of Sage publishing and the beating heart of the McCune Foundation. Sara shares her journey all the way from youth advocacy to an illustrious career that challenged the gender norms of her day. Stacy and Sara also discuss the incredible efforts of the McCune foundation to confront the climate crisis, work towards gender equality in the United States, and mobilize grassroots organizations across California. Tune in for reflections on a life filled with trailblazing success and public service.

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Joan Hartmann has made a career out of community advocacy. A Santa Barbara resident since 1999, she’s served as a professor in government and environmental studies at renowned institutions, spent six years advocating for children in the foster care system, and helped found the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project - among countless other initiatives. Today, she serves as the supervisor for Santa Barbara County’s Third District, where she’s on the forefront of addressing some of the most pressing issues faced by the region. In this episode, Stacy sits down with Joan to talk about some of her initiatives in local government - everything from launching green classroom policies to incentivizing renewable energy development to working with the state to expand affordable housing. If there’s one takeaway from this episode, it’s that even though Santa Barbara has a lot on its plate, it also has a lot of people willing to fight for a just, regenerative community.

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Mory Fontanez felt that something wasn’t quite right after an illustrious career in corporate America. For so much of her life, she had been living according to someone else’s rules, but her own inner conscience was always standing in the way of accepting this life. Seven years later, Mory has become a renowned purpose and intuition coach on the verge of publishing a book about inner wisdom and how you can (re)connect to it. Mory’s philosophy teaches us that limiting beliefs are our way of coping with difficulty, and while they keep us safe, they also keep us stagnant. The way forward is for us to trust ourselves, reconnect with our intuition, and align ourselves with a higher purpose - needless to say, Mory has had a monumental impact on Stacy’s trajectory. In this episode, the two unpack the language of intuition. Mory discusses the supreme importance of compassion, Stacy compares healing one’s soul to healing the land, and Mory even gets a chance to coach Stacy through a difficult question - live on air! Tune in for some of the soil that will grow your soul.

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• Mory's website: www.moryfontanez.com
• Unleash your Intuition course: https://mory-fontanez.mykajabi.com/unleash-your-intuition

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Santa Barbara local Patricia Selbert is something of a Renaissance woman: world citizen, internationally-competitive equestrian, award-winning author, PhD in somatics, and most recently - cattle rancher. Patricia co-founded and co-runs Las Cumbres Ranch in Santa Barbara County, a farm that upends almost all of our assumptions about what meat production and its connection to the greater environment can look like. Drawing from the same holistic management practices that Stacy uses, Patricia and her team raise a unique type of South African cattle - pedigree Bonsmara - particularly fit for dry grasslands. The goal is not only to sustain California’s environment amidst the climate crisis, but to restore it acre by acre, cow by cow. Tune in to hear more about Patricia’s global upbringing, the climate effects of corporate farming, and Patricia’s take on all the latest developments in ‘Big Beef.’

• Check out Patricia's novel: The House of Six Doors: An Autobiographical Novel
• Las Cumbres Website: https://lascumbresranch.com/
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• Las Cumbres YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lascumbresranch
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As long as she can remember, Prune Harris has seen the world a little differently than most. It’s commonly understood that fields of energy bind us all together, but Prune is able to see this energy in all its fullness as hues, vibrations, and patterns. She’s trained with energetic practitioners and experts from across the world’s cultures - from kinesiologists to Celtic shamans. Stacy first encountered Prune through her groundbreaking book, Your Radiant Soul, and then had the chance to learn from Prune when she visited Santa Barbara for a workshop on energetic practices. Today, Stacy sits down with Prune to talk about all things energy: how we understand it, what it controls, and how we can cultivate sustainable practices of our own. It’s no coincidence that it’s difficult to regenerate the land we live on if we can’t regenerate ourselves. Join us on this deep-dive to uncover everything from the spiritual roots of science, our position in the cosmos, and the first steps we can take to restore ourselves in a world that often demands too much of us.

• Visit Prune's website: www.pruneharris.com
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• Free 'What is the Colour of Your Soul' eBook download: www.prunneharris.com/soul-colour
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Last season, we had the pleasure of hearing from Tom Cole and Warren Brush about their efforts in resilient agriculture with African Women Rising (AWR). In this episode, we hear from the Executive Director and Founder of AWR, Linda Eckerbom Cole, a woman who has worn many hats: actress, nonprofit leader, community activist, and esteemed Santa Barbara local. Linda narrates the winding path that brought her to northern Uganda and explains the sustainable programming her and her team have pioneered: permagardens ensure sufficient produce throughout the year, even when harvests are low. Teaching centers expand local literacy for women denied many educational opportunities. Conferences dedicated to spreading regenerative, community-led practices take the permagarden model far beyond AWR’s main regions. In total, Linda has helped impact the lives of 150,000+ refugees, war-affected women, and their families. Tune in to catch a glimpse of Linda’s work empowering people with the means to control their collective futures.

• Consider donating to African Women Rising: https://www.africanwomenrising.org/

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We’re kicking season 2 off with an old friend, Minka Robinson Stevens, expert in East Asian Medicine and owner of Points of Health Acupuncture in Santa Barbara. In season 1, Stacy sat down with Minka to talk generally about East Asian practices and their relevance to natural regeneration. In this episode, Stacy and Minka dive deep into transitions, both in the body and the world. 2024 is the year of the Wood Dragon, but this spring is also the season of Wood - what does this overwhelming sturdiness mean for our wellbeing? Stacy and Minka then bring it from the cosmic to the personal as Minka shares the importance of acceptance while the body undergoes substantial transformations, as in perimenopause and menopause. All the while, Minka relays the everyday practices that can make for positive transitions. Tune in to hear about all things transformation - from cleansing your digestive system to balancing your Yang out with a little more Yin.

• Follow Minka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pointsofhealthsb/ (https://www.instagram.com/pointsofhealthsb/)
• Website: https://www.pointsofhealth.org/ (https://www.pointsofhealth.org/)

Minka Robinson Stevens has been immersed in flora for as long as she can remember, but her relationship with the natural world - and her internal world - forever changed after encountering traditional East Asian medicine: from acupuncture to dermatology, massage to qigong. Minka owns and runs Points of Health Acupuncture, a medicinal clinic in Santa Barbara and one of the few in the United States with an integrated herbal pharmacy. Today, Stacy sits down with Minka to catch a glimpse of these millennia-long traditions and better understand their views of the natural world. Where we often find ourselves forced to constantly grow, traditional medicine emphasizes cycles of growth and contraction. Where we might expect cure-all’s for our bodily health, traditional medicine shows us that a cure in one context is a poison in another. Join us in this last episode of the season to learn about the ever-shifting world of elements, the most beneficial foods for autumn, and practices that can turn your body into a regenerative space.

• Follow Minka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pointsofhealthsb/
• Website: https://www.pointsofhealth.org/
• Autumn Practices (Blog): https://www.pointsofhealth.org/blog/autumn-tcm
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