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In this generative dark wombspace of the year, you might be starting to dream into some of the herbs you'd like to grow (or harvest) in your garden this year.

So while these three are not necessarily "wintertime" herbs, there are actually plenty of reasons to incorporate them into your wintertime herbal formulas... and they are each potent allies for hormonal health throughout the lifecycle.

First, I share about dandelion, one of the most nutritious and medicinal wild weeds we have -- in abundance. And probably my favorite prebiotic hepatic (liver support) herb. It even works on both phase 1 + phase 2 detox, meaning it can help process and clear excess hormones and wastes from the body especially well.

Then I give a glimpse into the gentle but powerful restorative tonic adaptogen, Schisandra -- also known as the 5 flavored berry. Another herb that ends up in many of my hormonal support formulas, from PMDD to menstrual irregularities to perimenopause.

And finally I explore a little on ashwagandha, an increasingly popular herbal medicine often touted for stress resilience and sleep. But an equally powerful herb for hormonal regulation and especially low thyroid conditions (including postpartum).

Some key herbs for menstrual, hormonal and sexual health.

Resources:

• Today's shownotes: Winter herbal lovin'
• Episode 11: Dandelion herbal spotlight
• Episode 40: Schisandra herbal spotlight
• Episode 86: Ashwagandha herbal spotlight
• Free guide: Gardening for Menstrual + Hormonal Health

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Our wombspaces are SO MUCH MORE than our menstrual cycles. They are locations of profound power, pleasure, wisdom and great teachings.

In this week's medley episode, I bring together three episodes that illustrate some of the depth and breadth of the palace of the pelvis.

First, I offer an invitation to consider your wombspace as not just a physical location in your body, but a place of sacredness, an actual altar, that you can offer your presence and care to.

Next, I share a snippet of a conversation with Stacey Ramsower, who beautifully articulates the interplay of grief and pleasure -- specifically in the postpartum time, but it can be applied to any time when our identities are massively changing.

And finally, I share a glimpse into the potent conversation I had with Abigail Rose Clarke about the mesentery -- which is the embryological origin of all the abdominal organs, and has so much to wisdom about how strength is not just about being firm and solid, but also about being soft and nurturing.

I honestly just loved these conversations when I had them, and realize they're from long enough ago you may not have listened to them, so I highly recommend diving in -- especially in this wombspace of the year as we both reflect on what we've passed through in 2024, and look to where we're going in 2025.

On this new moon, may you feel more connected to your wombspace, to the wisdom and teachings held there, and to the seeds of possibility you're generating in the palace of your pelvis as we enter into the wheel of this new year.

Happy new year, beautiful friends. Let's bring some magic into this one.

Resources:

• Listen to the full episodes:
  • Episode 34: What if your womb was an altar
  • Episode 65: Grief + pleasure w Stacy Ramsower
  • Episode 93: Teachings of the mesentery with Abigail Rose Clarke
• Free guided visualization: Womb connection and clearing practice

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Ahh, solstice has passed and winter has officially arrived - into the landscape and into our bodies.

While this holiday time can feel like a lovely time to connect with family and community, it can also be a time of a lot of conflicting emotions.

But when we tune into the energy of this season, the impending wintertime, the wombspace of the year,

it's actually so much more about quiet, reflection, inner listening than it is about outward connection like the holidays ask of us.

On today's medley episode, you'll find snippets from three previous episodes oriented to the winter season, and ways to engage with the energy of it:

First I share some ideas about practices, and even some self-reflection prompts to explore in the weeks surrounding solstice, or the yin time of the year (right now).

Then, herbalist Jade Alicandro speaks to the qualities of winter from a western and Chinese medicine perspective, and some foods and herbs you can incorporate aligned with this season.

And finally I share about ways to honor not only the rite of passage in the wheel of the year, but also the rites of passage in the wheel of our lives, and particularly the major transitions that occur in our womb phases.

I hope these glimpses into some wintertime practices, including embodied seasonal herbalism and how to engage more intentionally with the season offer you ideas of how to find meaning in this potent time of the year.

A time that so many turn away from... and instead encourage you to consider turning towards it.

Resources:

• Today's shownotes: Honoring winter in your body and beyond
• Free Womb Connection + Clearing Guided Visualization
• Episode 45: Embodying Winter with Seasonal Herbalism
• Episode 48: 9 ways to honor winter solstice
• Episode 100: Rites of passage in your womb story

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