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Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Marisa Handler

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Author Marisa Handler. 
Marisa Handler—writer, singer-songwriter, teacher, and coach—is the author of Loyal to the Sky, which won a Nautilus Gold Award for world-changing books.  Her essays, fiction, and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, and her music is available on various platforms.  Marisa earned her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and has received many fellowships in Creative Writing, including a Fulbright and an Elizabeth George Foundation grant.  On the spiritual side, Marisa has been studying Insight Meditation in retreats and daily life since 2002, and instructing since 2012. She is a Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie, and has long-term practices in Authentic Movement, Somatic Experiencing, and various forms of dance. Marisa is the founder of Live Your Creative Genius, an in-depth coaching program offering a new paradigm for creative work, and she teaches on creativity, writing, and transformation at places like Stanford University, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Esalen, and the California Institute for Integral Studies.  She also works one-on-one as a coach.  More at www.marisahandler.com

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Amanda Smith

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Teacher Amanda Smith.
Amanda is an Earth Wisdom Teacher and a metaphysical artist. She has a diverse background with degrees in Environmental Science and Soil Chemistry, coupled with certifications in healing with Earth Energy and Reiki. This journey created Amanda's desire to become a teacher who shares the importance and the benefits of the re-unification of Science and Spirituality. Amanda is now the owner of a property in Eastern Kentucky dubbed the Mothership that she is slowly converting into a regenerative farm/ nature retreat center -  The vision is to teach others how to create their own food, connect and listen to the Earth, create the sovereignty that humanity is meant to have, and ultimately save the planet! You can find out more at her website, www.theactivatedearth.com

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Tania Oceana

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Herbalist Tania Oceana.
I am a Pacific NW nature lover & traditional western herbalist. After dealing with some health issues in early adulthood, I started to dive into holistic health, nutrition, and Herbalism. Seeing the benefits of this wisdom got me hooked! It's been over 10 years since then, and my thirst for knowledge only continues. I want everyone to remember that our body is on our side, it's built to heal, and it's communicating with us all the time. I try to listen and dare to heal.
Find out more at Epicherbalism.com.
 
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Dr. Shilpa Ravella, M.D

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Dr. Shilpa Ravella, M.D 
Shilpa Ravella is a gastroenterologist and author with expertise in nutrition. A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease (October 11, 2022, W.W. Norton) is her first book. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Slate, Discover and USA Today, among other publications, and she has appeared as an expert on ABC's Good Morning Americaand in print media outlets including Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Food and Wine, Glamour and Women's Health. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center.

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Jerrigrace Lyons

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Minister Jerrigrace Lyons 
Jerrigrace Lyons is a Minister, death midwife, educator, home funeral guide and Reiki Master. She founded the educational non-profit organization, Final Passages in 1995 to inform people about little known funeral options, natural death care rights and practicalities, green burial and the benefits of bringing funerals back into the home and family care.

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest EagleSong Gardener

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Herbalist EagleSong Gardener.
 
EagleSong Evans Gardener dances her mischief in the hedge, the veld, that luminous place between wild and tended. She is a 3rd generation northwesterner raised on salmon and cedar long enough to find a root and love for a place she calls Home. EagleSong is a practicing herbalist in the wise woman tradition and a lifelong gardener. She is most at home cultivating life and watching things grow. Working with apprentices for over 25 years, her “Healing From the Ground Up” community centered herbal apprenticeship is a 9 month journey for the rigorous adventurer. EagleSong is known for her wit and kitchen table wisdom and her incessant need to go outside and play! She stays busy these days weaving the Pacific Women's Herbal Conference back into being and teaching at her home place, RavenCroft Garden and the flumdiddley kitchen school. Learning opportunities with EagleSong can be found online at: www.eaglesong-gardener.com
 
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Stacy Berman

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Shaman Stacy Berman. 
 
Stacy Berman, Ph.D. holds a Ph.D in Natural Medicine with a focus on psychoneuroimmunology. The founder of Stacy's Bootcamp, a pioneering personal fitness company, she was called an "NYC fitness icon" by Forbes, and is a sought-after speaker, shaman, and healer.

Herb Drug Interactions, How Real Are They with Susun Weed

Recorded live at the Midwest Herb Conference, May 2019.
What are your experiences of interactions between herbs and drugs? My fifty years of practice have convinced me that such interactions are rare and are limited to certain types of herbs, prepared in particular ways, and used in specific circumstances. 
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed with guest Dr. Melissa Sophia Joy

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Naturopath Dr. Melissa Sophia Joy
Dr. Melissa Sophia Joy, is a Naturopathic Doctor, founding Director of Sophia Healing Academy, and the founder of Somatic Awakening® a transformative healing modality and spiritual path of awakening. She is an internationally-known spiritual teacher and author. She is a specialist in Mind-Body-Spirit Counseling, Ordained Oracle, and Intuitive. She is also a carrier of an ancient wisdom tradition of opening to our own unique connection to the divine and tapping into the potent energy of healing that resides there.