#34 Healing Addiction Naturally with Brigitte Mars

About this episode

In this episode, April Punsalan interviews herbalist Brigitte Mars about healing addiction naturally through plant medicine and the significance of herbal remedies.

What does it really take to break free from addiction and what if plants held more answers than we've been told? And what if those same plants could also help us face the one thing we fear even more than our addictions — death? In this episode, I sit down with herbalist and natural medicine legend Brigitte Mars to talk about the natural way of healing from addiction, the healing power of plant medicine, and why your lawn might be more of a pharmacy than you think. Brigitte Mars is someone I deeply admire for her decades of lived experience with plants, healing, and service. She has spent over 60 years working with herbal medicine, authored 18 books, and serves as both a psychedelic sitter and end-of-life doula.   What You'll Learn in This Episode Why your lawn could be your salad bowl Herbs and oils that support addiction recovery How psychedelic-assisted therapy is changing lives Plant medicine as soul retrieval and heart opening What it means to be an end-of-life doula and how plant medicine fits into that sacred work   Memorable Quotes: "We need to stop being a just say no culture and become a just say how culture." "Millions of people using something for thousands…

People in this episode

Host: April Punsalan

Guest: Brigitte Mars

Topics covered

• healing addiction
• plant medicine
• natural remedies
• psychedelic therapy
• end-of-life care

Keywords

• addiction recovery
• herbal medicine
• plant healing
• psychedelic therapy
• end-of-life doula

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Addiction-Free Naturally, Natural Remedies for Mental and Emotional Health, Dandelion Medicine, Nettle Power

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