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In this second episode of A Devotional Life in a Broken World , I sit with Motherwort, a plant whose very name holds a beautiful paradox: lion hearted strength and deep maternal tenderness. Together we explore what it means to remain open and vulnerable while also protecting what is sacred within us. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/hppSxc_y_FY   🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness ins...

What does it cost to begin? What am I willing to be stung by in order to be fed? These are the questions I sit with in the opening episode of a new five part series exploring what it means to live a devotional life in a world where many of our spiritual, cultural, and ecological containers feel fractured. Rather than offering answers, I want to create space for honest inquiry, trusting that the qu...

In this episode, I bring my exploration of the Divine Mother to its culmination. Over the past several episodes, we have journeyed together through Fire, Water, Earth, and Air, discovering the many ways the Divine Mother reveals herself through the living world. Now I gather those threads together and explore what it means to find hope, belonging, and connection in a culture that often feels disco...

Before there was prayer, before there was song, before there was language, there was breath. Across ancient traditions, breath and spirit were understood to be one and the same, revealing air as one of the most intimate ways we experience the sacred. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/VzCcEMv8xW8   🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX Drawing from mytholog...

In this episode of The Divine Mother Series, I explore fire as an expression of the Divine Mother through the lenses of desire, devotion, and the ancient practice of tending the sacred flame. Drawing from the stories of Hestia, Vesta, Brigid, and the lineage of women who have served as keepers of the hearth across cultures and centuries, I reflect on what happens when our deepest desires are shame...

In this episode, the second in my Divine Mother in Water series, I go somewhere more personal and more tender than the first. I share two near-drowning experiences I had while surfing in Costa Rica, and what happened to my relationship with water afterward, the panic attacks, the years of avoidance, and the long, slow path back to trust. I also hold space for a listener who shared something extrao...

In this episode of The Divine Mother Series, I explore water as one of the deepest expressions of the Divine Mother through stories from my recent pilgrimage to Italy, reflections on sacred wells and Marian traditions, and the healing wisdom of rivers, springs, and holy waters. I share how water has long been understood as a source of memory, devotion, prophecy, and healing, weaving together mytho...

In this first episode of The Divine Mother Series, I explore the archetype of the Divine Mother through the power of Earth, place, and sacred sites. I weave in reflections from my recent travels to Italy, encounters with sacred images of the Goddess, and contemplations on hunger, craving, and earth grief in a rapidly changing world. I weave together the symbolism of Mary Magdalene, the Black Madon...

In this episode, I explore what it means to see clearly in a world that often does not want to see. I weave together personal stories of rage and anger and share the story of Cassandra, the woman who was never wrong yet never believed. I will talk about what that pattern feels like in the body and in everyday life. Living in the suburbs, raising children, and moving through a culture that feels di...

In this Herb of the Month episode, I share one of my favorite heart centered nervines, Motherwort. Leonurus cardiaca is an ancient plant with a long history of use for nervousness, heart rhythm support, insomnia, and overall cardiac care. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/iQDa7xBmLqE   🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX I take you into my garden to meet...

In this episode, I explore why spring is one of the most powerful times of year to support your digestion and metabolism. As the light shifts and days grow longer, your body naturally begins to reset. I walk through the science behind these changes, including how blue light influences your circadian rhythm, hormone balance, and energy levels. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/2ylGOJ1mUys   🌿...

In this episode, I explore the energy of Venus in Aries and how it influences the way we relate, create, and express desire. This is a bold and activating placement, one that invites courage, passion, and movement, but can also bring intensity or imbalance if not supported. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/aVUlqmBGORQ   🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnp...

Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   Spring flowers carry unique personalities, life cycles, and ways of being in the world — and so do you. In this video, I guide you through a reflective quiz to help you discover your spring flower ally: the plant that mirrors who you are this season. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/i6ds3sFZh8U   🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness in...

Discover how to embrace the energy of spring with 4 powerful herbs. Learn how these plants can help you clear out stagnation and revitalize your spirit. Become a herbalist → ⁠ https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram ⁠   As we transition from the heaviness of winter into the vibrant energy of spring, many of us feel a stirring within. How can we harness this momentum to create meaningful change in our lives?...

Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   What if the plants around you were already speaking to you? In this video, I share a gentle and relational way of working with herbs as an oracle. This is not about rigid meanings or fixed systems. Instead, it is an invitation into curiosity, presence, and deep listening. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/UDrcrq7-fQI   🌿 Subscribe for herba...

In this episode I am joined by my husband Adam Ellenbos of Nightlight Astrology to explore the upcoming Venus square Jupiter transit and what this moment may invite in our lives. Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   🤝 Share this Video: https://youtu.be/cGtuA5f_YXE   🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellness insights: https://bit.ly/4iRnpyX Astrologically, Venus square Jupiter can b...

Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   In this episode I explore the energy of spring through traditional Chinese medicine, herbal wisdom, and seasonal living. Spring is connected to the wood element and the health of the liver and gallbladder, which influence vision, creativity, and renewal. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/Bak9QYZjI94   🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips and wellnes...

There are times when the world feels unsteady, when the ground beneath us seems to shift, and we find ourselves simply needing a place to rest. In this seventh Gentle Friday gathering, we come together around the warm hearth of community to do just that—nothing more, nothing less. We begin by checking in with three words, feeling the collective pulse of where we are. From there, we explore the dee...

Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   In this episode I explore one of my favorite adaptogenic herbs, Rhodiola rosea, often called the Arctic root. This remarkable plant has been used for centuries in Siberian and Scandinavian traditions to support endurance, vitality, and resilience in harsh climates. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/9Ia9f7WsuRo   🌿 Subscribe for herbal tips...

Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   There is a particular kind of tiredness that arrives in late February. Not the bone-weariness of December, but something softer—a deep, watery stillness that asks us to wait just a little longer. On this Gentle Friday, we gathered as a community to sit with that feeling. We checked in with three-word check-ins, shared what we’re carrying, and exp...

Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   In this episode, I explore why so many people struggle to truly learn herbalism and how shifting from memorization to relational learning changes everything. I also speak about the fear many people carry around not being expert enough. Herbalism does not require perfection. It requires curiosity, humility, reverence, and time. 🤝 Share this Video...

Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   February can be such a hard month for so many people. In this episode I talk openly about the winter blues, the impact of late winter light, and why this season can feel especially heavy on the nervous system and mood. Low energy, low motivation, and emotional tenderness are common this time of year, and there are real biological and seasonal rea...

Become a herbalist → https://bit.ly/HerbalProgram   There are weeks when the world feels like a windstorm, rattling the frames of our carefully placed lawn furniture. There are Februaries that press upon us with their damp dark, asking us to stay underground a little longer, to wait. In this fifth episode of Gentle Fridays, we gather not to fix, but to be. We come together to practice the art of r...

In this episode I share five of my favorite herbs for focus and calm, especially during seasons of overwhelm. 🤝 Share this Video : https://youtu.be/EIozKcr_kbI   Before we talk about any plant, I begin with something essential. We have to know what calm actually feels like in our own body. If we are disconnected from our inner sense of peace, we may not recognize it when an herb gently nudges us...

There is a kind of solace that arrives not as an answer, but as a deeper question. It finds us when we sit still enough to feel the weight of what we’re holding—the fear alongside the hope, the weariness next to the resilience. This fourth Gentle Friday is an invitation into that kind of spaciousness. Together, we arrive just as we are. We breathe into the quiet, we name the mixed-bag feelings in...