A visit with me is a lot like a therapy session. Comfy chairs, tissues, a cup of herbal tea. And deep listening. I developed this style of practice over 15 years seeing clients who came to me practically in shock from the trauma of modern medicine’s...
Herbal medicine, also called herbalism, botanical medicine and phytomedicine, is the practice of using plant parts — roots, stems, bark, leaves, flowers, seeds — to reduce pain, bring you comfort, and improve overall quality of life. What is an Herbalist? An herbalist is a person who is trained in...
A few years ago, the Attorney General of New York ordered Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreens, and CVS to remove ALL herbal supplements from store shelves. He prematurely claimed that testing showed nearly all of them to be missing the herbs listed on their labels. Really, what do...
Tony and I meet in a small room once a year for a couple hours, and what we do is enough to satisfy both of us for another year. I feel so good after we’ve spent time together. We don’t waste time on small talk....
LouAnn suffers from painful arthritis and persistent fatigue. LouAnn’s been coming to see me for a year, but around 6 months ago, her progress started to level off. When this happens, sometimes it’s because the client is tired of taking herbs and constantly having to monitor...
Is this you? “My period is like clockwork – it comes every two weeks.” “Seven days of hell, that’s what I call it.” “It's like a crime scene every time I go the bathroom.” You don’t put up with horrible periods because you have some twisted relationship to pain...
As a student in herb school, I remember learning about a system of medicine where families would pay the village doctor to keep them healthy, but once a family member became ill, the service was free. What a brilliant twist on today’s approach to medicine...
Jan sat down across from me with a familiar look on her face. Hope. Resignation. Confusion. Overwhelm. And next to her, in one of those reusable grocery store bags, was a jumble of every health food store supplement she’d bought in the past 6 months, some...
8 seconds. That's how long I scrolled on Facebook to find a blog/link/post about the latest unhealthy food. Then, when I Googled the phrase 'bad food', I got 2.1 billion search results. Billion! Food-fear is nothing new. In the 70's, we were warned that fat was bad...
Could forgiveness heal a relationship that's important to you? My guest blogger, Life Coach Nancy Dennis, shares personal insight on how she learned the lesson of forgiveness. I remember when I was first presented with the concept of forgiveness being a conscious choice. It had nothing to...