About this episode

The episode discusses the feelings of needing a 'whole new body' when learning herbalism and how to address these feelings.

When people start learning herbalism, it’s not unusual for them to begin to feel like there’s a lot “wrong” with their bodies. Some of this comes from a new recognition that symptoms they’ve been tolerating are actually a sign of something deeper, or indicate a need for change. Since it’s the new year, we’re thinking about this feeling of a need for “a whole new body” – what it means, and how to achieve it (or something more realistic, but close). It’s actually a lucky thing to have this kind...

Topics covered

• herbalism
• body awareness
• self-improvement
• new year
• health
• symptoms

Keywords

• herbalism
• body
• symptoms
• self-improvement
• health
• new year

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