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Herbal Medicine is People’s Medicine: simple, safe, effective. Bring your curiosity and health questions for Susun.
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Episodes
Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022
2hr 1 min
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Certified Psychotherapist Frances Pitt. Frances Pitt is founder of Frances Pitt Speaks, LLC, an International Professional Speaking and Training business. Frances brings twenty-five plus years of combined experience as an entrepreneur, professor, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, Mosaic Diversity Trainer and Religious Science Practitioner. This experience allows her to speak and train with authority. She addresses some of the unspoken thoughts and behaviors of her participants, due to her many years as a Certified Psychotherapist. Frances most frequent requested seminar on a national and international level is “The Greatness You Are Seeking Is Also Seeking You.” According to Frances, this principle works when you apply it. This is scientific and spiritual laws working as one unit! Looking within to acknowledge blockages that one may or may not be aware of that are keeping one from reaching one’s highest possibilities is one of the areas addressed! Frances first entrepreneurial experience was the Co-creator of the Universal Counseling Clinic where she worked as the Associate Director and as a Psychotherapist. She later Worked as a Financial Planner for the fifth largest insurance company in the US and consistently received the Outstanding Presentation Award. She attributes her speaking skills from early training from various training she received from Les Brown .
Nov 22, 2022
Nov 15, 2022
Nov 15, 2022
2hr 3 min
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Scholar Acharya Shunya The first female lineage-holder of her distinguished Vedic tradition, Acharya Shunya is an internationally renowned scholar, teacher, author, speaker and scholar of nondual wisdom (Advaita) from India, and a classically-trained master of Yoga and Ayurveda. She is the Founder of The Awakened Self Foundation and the nonprofit Vedika Global, Inc., platforms headquartered in Northern California, that empower, educate, and inspire a global community of students through online courses, workshops, and retreats. These conversations are furthered by Shunya's top-rated podcast, "Shadow To Self." An award-winning author of international repute, Shunya's most recent book, Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman's Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful was published by Sounds True September 2022 and is now available worldwide. Learn more at AcharyaShunya.com, AwakenedSelf.com and RoarLikeAGoddess.com.
Nov 8, 2022
Nov 8, 2022
2hr 2 min
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Zen master Dr. Ginny Whitelaw Dr. Ginny Whitelaw is an 86th Generation Rinzai Zen master, a Chosei Zen priest, and founder of the Institute for Zen Leadership. With more than 25 years developing whole leaders, she is the author of Resonate and The Zen Leader, and co-developer of FEBI, a personality assessment linking mind and body and behaviors. Formerly, Deputy Manager for integrating NASA's Space Station Program, she has a Ph.D. in biophysics, and a 5th degree black belt in Aikido.
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
2hr
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Author Linda Shay. Linda Shay is a Dolphin Ambassador for Joyful Living, author, pioneer in the field of Dolphin Energy Healing, spiritual mentor, and founder of Dolphin Heart World. In 1996, a magical encounter with a wild Hawaiian spinner dolphin changed Linda's life forever. Shortly afterwards, this former banker said "Yes" to Dolphin’s mysterious invitation to be one of their ambassadors on land, and to do dolphin energy healing as her career. The unique gift Linda is the custodian of is the Dolphin Attunement Journey, a new spiritual path for humanity created by the Dolphin Consciousness. For 25 years, Linda has been collaborating with the Dolphin Consciousness to help humans heal their hearts, transform their consciousness, and find their JOY! DolphinHeart.World
Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022
2hr 1 min
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Author Z Budapest. Z Budapest is author of the acclaimed The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries (1989) originally published in 1975 as The Feminist Book of Lights and Shadows. This book served as the first hands-on guide to lead women into their own spiritual/Goddess heritage. The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries contains just about everything you need to know and then some for actualizing a goddess-centered lifestyle. This interview is for any woman seeking to know more about themselves, women’s spirituality, and the goddess movement. Zsuzsanna “Z” Budapest was born in Hungary in 1940 and emigrated to the United States in 1959. She grew up respecting and appreciating Mother Nature as god. Following her family’s spiritual tradition, she ultimately started the Women's Spirituality Movement. She also founded the Susan B. Anthony Coven Number l, the first feminist witches' coven, which became the role model for thousands of other spiritual groups being born and spreading across the nation. Z has led rituals, lectured, taught classes, given workshops, written articles tirelessly, and published in hundreds of women's newspapers across the country. She has powerfully influenced many of the future teachers and writers about the Goddess. Topic: The importance of sisterhood. With the majority of the women population, we are mostly educated now and ready to use 'mother power." Mother power what is that? We know where we came from and whose shoulders we stand on. Take back the magic mirror, the MEDIA .
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
2hr 2 min
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Body language expert Lavina Plonka Body language expert Lavinia Plonka has helped people improve their movement, behavior, relationships and careers for over 40 years. Her unique expertise connects the dots among posture/movement, emotions and the mind. Lavinia’s training and professional career have included theater, dance, yoga and the martial arts. She has taught The Feldenkrais Method® for 30 years and is also an Assistant Trainer. Lavinia is a level CL4 teacher of the Alba Method and an Emotional Body Instructor. She was an artist in residence for the Guggenheim Museum and movement consultant for theater and television companies around the world, from the Irish National Folk Theater to Nickelodeon. A faculty member of the Shift Network, Lavinia’s popular workshops explore the intersection between movement, emotions and the mind. She is currently the director of Asheville Movement Center in Asheville, NC. Lavinia’s writing includes several books and audio programs Q & A topics in this episode include: Herbs to help with quitting marijuana Pain in back Herbs to aide D&C Starting Menopause
Oct 11, 2022
Oct 11, 2022
2hr 1 min
Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with eco-spiritualist Chris Omni Chris Omni is an eco-spiritualist, two-timeTEDx speaker, three-time First Place 3-MT (3-Minute Thesis) Winner, Black women's health researcher, published author, documentary filmmaker, international presenter, community mobilizer, and former health motivation columnist. Chris holds a bachelor's degree in Human Services and two master's degrees - Public Health and Liberal Arts. Chris is a doctoral candidate at Florida State University where she is researching Black Joy in Green Spaces through the methodologies of auto-ethnography, narrative inquiry, photo-elicitation, and nomadic inquiry. Most recently, Chris's TEDx Talk, "Granny's Garden: How to Grow Black Joy," featured the first, public, poetic theorizing of Black Joy! Chris deeply values the unapologetic use of her voice and agency to speak life, love, and Light to all people with a particular emphasis on Black people. She views her body as a vessel that has not only delivered life but receives life in the form of lessons and abilities from the ancestors. As others have stated, "Chris Omni is a whole vibe!" Q & A topics in this episode include: Herbs for heart condition Thyroid Bladder cancer Gastritis
