Sally Kingsford-Smith: Learning from Plants, Finding your Calling & Mentoring the next Generation.

About this episode

Sally Kingsford-Smith discusses her journey in herbal medicine, mentoring, and community engagement.

At Wise Women Gathering 2024, Sally, who comes from the lineage of Dorothy Hall, Australia’s matriarch of herbal medicine, continued to share her love for and knowledge of herbs and tissue salts. As an Elder of WWG she walked her talk of mentoring the next generation by co-delivering her workshops alongside her mentee Beth Attard and volunteers her time with Estuary Learning; today she talks about what led her to this work, what inspires her to show up, and sets in motion the vision next to come. Find Sally on Facebook , Instagram or at her website . ⁠ Wise Women Gathering ⁠ is held by ⁠ @hollie.wildethorn ⁠ and the ⁠ Institute for Self Crafting ⁠. Tickets are currently available for WWG25. This episode was recorded on the unceded Land of the Dhurga speaking people of the Walbunja Yuin Nation. We recognise and celebrate the ongoing connection between land, sky, water and community and the beauty and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with deep respect for the ongoing traditions of health knowledge and treatment which have been practiced for generations. Ohoi nateya.

People in this episode

Host: Wise Women Talking

Guest: Sally Kingsford-Smith

Topics covered

• herbal medicine
• mentoring
• community
• self-discovery
• Aboriginal culture

Keywords

• herbs
• tissue salts
• mentoring
• workshops
• Aboriginal traditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Estuary Learning, Wise Women Gathering, Institute for Self Crafting

Places: Australia, unceded Land of the Dhurga speaking people of the Walbunja Yuin Nation

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