The Petty Herbalist Podcast

Hello bbs! So excited to be back with y’all! We wanted to end this series by letting y’all in on our own diets… how are WE practicing what we preach? So this gives just a lil insight of how we do what we do and invite y’all to do you! Enjoy the weather as the summer is winding down! Make a matcha over ice and enjoy this episode with us! As always, we want to thank you for all of your support, in a...

Karina's in Brasil. Asia misses her. We catch up and let y'all in!

Hello bbs! We’re back again with a part two, explaining the indigenous connection to the earth and our ancient spiritualities, all of whom included eating animals. We discuss the actual cruelty of activists going after indigenous people instead of the capitalists who are exploiting the land and the inhabitants of the land for profits.  Hope you have a wonderful day! Grab a lychee iced tea and enjo...

Oh happy day! Happy Pride! So hear us out... We had to break it down to y'all that we have seen folks claim an ethic around abstention of meat, but treat animals horribly, AND we've seen some of the most humane people in the world are meat eaters. We also want to discuss in this and in part two how no part of creation is above another and how spiritual practices of indigenous people show t...

Hi babes! Happy Pride! We in there like swimwear, enjoying our series, veggies in our diets! Listen, we ain't being nice today okay! We're here to condemn a very dangerous food out there - industrial, fake meat. And we have no apologies about this one! Pop some popcorn and join ya fave aunties as we go in! As always, we want to thank you for all of your support, in all the ways! we’re tryi...

How ya feelin, bbs?? We’re back in our bag with our series, veggies in our diets! We are discussing why food substitutions don’t work, unless they are grounded in a food culture. We Discuss kimchi and center West African cuisine. Thanks for being here. Grab a matcha and enjoy this episode with us! As always, we want to thank you for all of your support, in all the ways! we’re trying to build up th...

Hey baes, It was Karina's birthday weekend and we wanted to give y'all a really special episode about enjoying and feasting. Let us know what you think! Love y'all!!

How you doin, bbs?? We’re getting into our grove in this new series, veggies in our diets! This time we’re talking about what it means to be land-based and we help the folks understand an ancestral nutritional take on food with some of our fave foods. It’s a really good one, so take a lil walk and hang with ya fave aunties!!! As always, we want to thank you for all of your support, in all the ways...

Happy Spring Loved ones! Guess what… new series alert! We’re getting into our diets, as herbalists! We always say food is medicine, and we want you to understand that plants as food IS also herbal medicine. We breakdown the nutritional profiles of veggies, define vegan, vegetarian and plant-based. Above all, we give vegans their flowers for holding down an extreme part of the diet spectrum that ha...

Bom dia, bbs!! We’re back to spill THE TEA from our most recent series: Sex as Medicine. Our Bougie Aun-TEA times are the time we have to reflect on what came up for us after posting these episodes. We had A LOT to say and we hope that this episode blesses you as it has blessed us! Take a break, rest, and clean your home today… invite that good energy in for this week! As always, we want to thank...

Guess who’s back, back, back… back again?!  Hey nibblings! It’s us, your fave bougie aunties! We’re so happy to bring you THE last episode of our sex as medicine series: aphrodisiac foods. We’re so happy to bring y’all some foods, tips, and tricks about getting that food game right for sexy time. So brew up some sorrel, put it in your fave cup, and hang out with us! This is a good one! As always,...

We’re back and STILL BLACK! Happy Black History Month! It’s another great day and another episode in our “Sex as Medicine” series! Titties, boobies, breasts… whatever you call ‘em, they can help you connect to the heart and heart medicine! And not just breast touch, but you can get the medicine through HUGS! SO… get your notebook ready, and take notes!   As always, we want to thank you for all of...

Happy Black History Month bbs! We back with another episode in the Sex as Medicine series... and this time we're discussing mental health and sex! We want to ground into preparing your mental space for sex and how to nourish your body for the act by using our faves nutmeg and oatstraw. Come on down with your fave tea and get THE TEA, okayyy! This is a good one! As always, we want to thank you...

Isss a beautiful day babes, So happy to be with you today, sharing another episode in our “Sex as Medicine” series! Today we are continuing the conversation of being open with your sexuality and what you do with that freedom, We believe that you can speak up, say it with your breast(s) if you will and we believe that Mullein can be your plant ally to do so. We shout out our Auntie Dr. Kim Tall-Bea...

Happy New Year Babes, We got that NEW NEW series for you: Sex as Medicine! We’re going to explore with you all how every single system in the body is connected and how our sex medicine bag can be used for many a remedy for the body... and how we incorporate our herbal allies! It’s going to be JUICY baby! Can’t wait to get into it with y’all! As always, we want to thank you for all of your support,...

Happy Winter Loves, This episode, we’re talking our WINTER HERBAL IMMERSION COURSE. Winter Medicine is a live immersive online experience that incorporates indigenous understandings of the Water element and its use in healing. Join here and we’ll see you all January, beginning Jan 6! As always, we want to thank you for all of your support, in all the ways! we’re trying to build up this patreon, so...

Happy Holla-days babes, We are ending the sacred smokes series in a very special way by engaging in the medicine of Myrrh. Myrrh is a resin from the middle east that we are calling on for it’s healing properties at a time like this; a war, a genocide and the celebration of the birth of one of the most famous Palestinian Jews on Earth, Jesus Christ.  Brew up a cup on mint tea and lets chat! ***As a...

SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT!! This was a special recording where we included students from the Soul Food Genius course and of course our fave Justin Robinson! Join us as we answer students’ questions and offer some of our wisdom as it relates to Soul Food! Enjoy! As always, we want to thank you for all of your support, in all the ways! we’re trying to build up this patreon, so that we can sustainably fu...

Hey bbs, We back with the Resin Residency ! We’re so excited to get into an old, sacred fave… Frankincense! It’s well known from the Baby Jesus story, AND there is so much more to learn about this sacred and ancient resin. From being sewn into clothing to being a chewing gum… we’ve share so much in just 40min. Let’s stop saying PSLs are basic, y’all! Grab one from your fave coffee shop, be blessed...

hellur ghouls and goblins. We have transitioned into a new series, but one that came from the series prior… Resin Residency! We learned so much about how resins are the “blood” of a tree and for this reason it provides such rich medicine. Today, we are discussing Copal and how people currently work with it and some historical uses as well. Copal is so sacred and holy and we want to put all of the...

Happy Day Amigos! We're here with the LAST episode in our Sacred Smokes series ! Today, we are discussing Palo Santo, a sacred tree to the indigenous peoples of central america to south america. We discuss some of the uses and some best practices or why most people shouldn’t practice this medicine. Order a chai today from your fave barista and enjoy! This is a good one! As always, we want to t...

Happy Spooky Season Amigos! We back with the Sacred Smokes Series ! Today, we are discussing Cedar, the True Cedar, and why it’s so important in many cultures all over the world. There is also a lot of lore around Cedar being spooky, so please please please use this plant with caution AND be grounded in a cultural tradition! Grab a PSL (hot) and enjoy a hayride! this is a good one!! As always, we...

Hey y'all! This is our final reprise episode celebrating the Soul Food Genius Course! Hope y'all enjoy! Remember the Chicken Soup for the Soul books? They were a collection of relatable and uplifting stories that help you get through whatever your going through. And well, we’re doing a collection of stories of our experience with the sacred bird, the chicken! Lots of laughs and good stuff...

Greetings, loved ones! This is a reprise of one of our favorite episodes to prepare the folks for our upcoming course... SOUL FOOD GENIUS!! Enjoy! Brought to you from North Carolina... we’re being petty about eating RAW GREENS. Many of our ancestors derived good eats and nutrition from green veggies, cooked low and slow. So, why are people now eating raw greens? They are probably disconnected from...

Hi bbs! Since we are really hyping up the upcoming SOUL FOOD GENIUS course, we thought it would be fun to bring back one of our favorite episodes: da piggy bank. Join us as we explore our love and respect for the great pig! If you haven't yet signed up for the Soul Food Genius Course, please do so here ! Mentions on the show: (IG Page) New Years Hoodoo ⁠@_jaylouise_⁠ Sharecropping (book) ⁠How...