If you’ve ever had an abundance of citrus, you’ve likely looked up a marmalade recipe. In theory, making our own preserves is a wonderful way to minimize food waste and remind our taste buds of summer during the chilly, dark months. But just about any recipe you find...
I look forward to rose season every year, and one of the easiest ways to enjoy them a little longer is by making rose hydrosol on the stovetop. Rose hydrosol is one of my favorite things for summer skincare. It feels cool on hot skin, and you can make it at home...
Some days ask more from us. These are the things I reach for when I want a little more comfort, nourishment, and support in everyday life. Rose body butter for skin that needs extra care, tulsi moon milk at the end of a full day, herbal baths when you have been...
I can always tell when a headache’s coming on. I’ll get a dull throb in the back of my head or heaviness around my eyes. If I catch it soon enough, I’m usually okay. Sometimes all I need is a large cup of hot water or dandelion root tea and some deep breaths while...
We use so many plants in the kitchen and in our home apothecaries, but the bitter ones are always fun to talk about. They were normal meals for a lot of our ancestors. They cooked with lots of bitter greens and roots. It was just part of what people ate. My Italian...
Have you ever felt tension build up in your shoulders and stay there? I notice it happens when I’ve had too much on my mind. That’s your vagus nerve doing its thing. It starts at the base of the brain and moves down through the neck, touching the heart, lungs, and...
Beef tallow seems to be all the rage these days for skin care, but it’s actually been around for centuries. My students keep asking me about it, and I’m seeing it popping up everywhere on social media and in online shops. Comments I see about tallow tell me a lot of...
Most of us don’t think twice about slathering on lotion after a shower. We do it on autopilot, usually while rushing to get dressed or thinking of the day ahead. But today, I would like to inspire you with another way to love and care for your body: anointing with...
Healthy skin care starts with the ingredients you choose, and that’s why I make my own body care products at home! Store-bought moisturizers might look good on the shelf, but it’s time to get serious about what you put on your skin. Even the ‘natural’ stuff in the...
Breast Massage and Body Tracking Self-breast massage is an integral part of my self-care. Like morning tea or soaking my feet in an herbal foot bath at the end of the day, breast massage is one of the many herbal self-care habits that help me take care and stay in...
