Episode 15: Introduction to Burdock Root for Herbal Remedies
Burdock root (Articum lappa) is seen as a nuisance weed with it’s “sticky” seed heads getting velcroed to clothes and animal fur. Did you know it’s been used for herbal remedies for hundreds of years? Learn how to identify it, what it’s good for, and how to harvest...
Episode 14: Herbal Learning Journey – with guest Erin Moore
Dr. Erin Moore shares her inspiring story about providing medical assistance to the people in a village called Karmidanda in north central Nepal. One of the goals was to create herbal remedies from the plants in the village and teach the people how to create more...
Episode 13: What is a Priestess – with guest Emily Morrison
This episode is a conversation with Emily Morrison from Wise Women Witchery as she and Erin share their meanings of Priestess. Emily’s mission is to teach tools associated with earth based spirituality with the intention of helping women Embrace Their Magic, Trust...
Episode 12: 3 Tips to Learn the Spiritual Meaning of Herbs
Many people want to know what certain plants symbolise or what their spiritual uses are. I’ll share three tips about ways you can decipher the spiritual meaning of plants. A specific example is also provided as I explain the spiritual uses that can be drawn from the...
Episode 11: Herbal & Magical Tips: Mugwort
What does mugwort have to do with the moon? How can it be a soother of the stomach and a purgative at the same time? This podcast shares some herbal and magical tips about mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris).
Episode 10: 3 Tips for Drinking Herbal Tea
This episode provides three tips about increasing the power of your herbal tea. I'll address how to make a cup of tea to your liking, variations on just one cup, and other ways to help make herbal tea tasty. Find out what the difference is between a beverage tea and...
Episode 9: When Intuition and Western Medicine Meet
This episode is an interview with Dr. Melissa’s journey from a medical doctor in Western Medicine to Intuitive Healer with her own company. Find out what happens when Western Medicine isn’t helping and intuition becomes the super sleuther to solving the problem. Learn...
Episode 8: Tips for wildcrafting herbs
Purchasing herbs is one way to acquire herbs for a home herbal apothecary and wildcrafting is another way. In this episode I share what wildcrafting is, why you’d want to do it, how to go about it in a safe way, and tips during your wildcrafting experience. I’ll...
Episode 7: Lessons from the Garden
This podcast is about resisting the need for a perfect garden and how a garden can teach you life lessons. The garden is a great place to learn about life and gather inspiration. I share my experience from a year ago that my garden was way too messy for my standards...
Episode 6: Introduction to Calming Chamomile
Another top 10 herb in Erin’s apothecary. Chamomile has long been used for calming the nervous system and soothing the stomach for kids and adults. Learn how to make a vegetable glycerin tincture as well as grow, harvest, and dry this little flower. Learn some tips on...
Hi, I’m Erin Lafaive
Whether you are looking for herbal advice to enhance your overall health or a herbal remedy for a particular issue, I am here to help you!
