This is an invitation to integrate wild plants into your daily diet. Wild, edible plants are the foods of our ancestors and they are calling. Not sure how to integrate them into your diet? Just add them to whatever you are eating!

Having scrambled eggs? Add some nettle. Mac and cheese? Nettles are great here, too…or how about adding some lambs quarters? Making your favorite wrap, taco, or sandwich? Add some chickweed and dandelion greens for added crunch and flavor.

I remember the first time I made medicine. I was young and in my mid twenties, long before the internet was a thing. Social media, websites, and blogs were just a twinkle in Microsoft’s eye. I had just happened upon a local herbalist doing a talk at a community center. She just verbally explained the process and I was inspired. We sat in a circle and she spoke about the wise woman tradition and how simple herbal medicine making was.

The do’s and don’ts I learned over the years of taking herb classes such as this one changed the trajectory of my life with plants and even my career as a herbalist. Here are a few that I wish I had been told right from day one as a maker of plant medicines.

Tired feet? Contrast foot baths, herbal soaks and salt glows can help. Standing on cement floors, (service workers? I see you!) walking long distances, and playing sports will often lead to sore or tired feet. Poor alignment, poor fitting shoes, and even structural issues with the feet, legs, and/or hips can also cause fatigue.

Burdock (Arctium lappa) is one of the most nourishing plants on Earth.

I herby give you permission to surrender to an informed nervous breakdown. In reality, surrendering to a nervous breakdown may have a healing affect.

We live in a culture that avoids feeling discomfort. We are offered so many ways to avoid uncomfortable feelings. Whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, our culture provides the fix to feelings, encouraging avoiding or masking pain as soon as we begin to experience it.

One of the top five reasons people go to their primary care physician is for pain related symptoms. Here are some tried and true self care approaches to pain that will get you moving better fast.