Real immunity is not gotten from a pill or a needle- it’s not a one time thing that comes from outside us, but an ongoing process that develops over time and springs from the vital intelligence of the human body.
In the Intro:
Love + Immunity
The incredible complexity of the human body
The Health Helix
In the Interview:
How the death of her mother sparked a teenage Cilla's interest in natural health, and how a dream visit from her mom decades later led her to the work she's doing now
How modern medicine disempowers parents and dismisses the instinctive knowing mothers have about their own children
MAMA- no one loves or observes your child as much as you do. You are your child's healer. Trust yourself.
What happened in 1989 that shifted public consciousness around health & self empowerment
The false vaxxer/anti-vaxxer dichotomy
How homeoprophylaxis (HP) educates the immune system by echoing how nature works
We each have particular disease susceptibilities
What happened when I gave my daughters their first dose of homeopathic varicella (chicken pox)
The Pathogen v The Terrain
Microbes have been here a lot longer than we have and we must co-exist with them mindfully
The important healing work of fever, runny nose, and other symptoms and how suppressing these processes shuts down the vital force and drives disease deeper
Cilla shines some light on my constant childhood ear infections
The connection between immunity and emotions- boundaries, repression, and expression
The developmental leaps children make after being allowed to overcome disease on their own
Herd immunity cannot be created artificially
The success that the Indian and Cuban governments have had with HP
Action steps for how to best support innate immune intelligence
In the Outro:
The three myths we assume are true when we talk about vaccines
Cell mediated v humoral immunity
The autoimmune disease epidemic
When measles came to my daughter's school
Our family's recent experience with pertussis (whooping cough)
A deeper look at herd immunity: chicken pox/shingles, pertussis, and measles
Links:
CillaWhatcott.com
My website MythicMedicine.love
Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses)
Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness by Thomas Cowan, MD
Miller's Review of Critical Vaccine Studies by Neil Z. Miller
Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History by Suzanne Humphries, MD and Roman Bystrianyk
The Vaccine Trade Off episode of the Wise Traditions podcast
High Dose Vitamin C for Pertussis webpage by Dr. Suzanne Humphries
The Medicine Stories Facebook group
Take my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz
Mythic Medicine on Instagram
Music by Mariee Sioux (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)
51. Maternal Mammalian Ecstasy: The Ancient Hormonal Blueprint for Optimal Birth and Bonding - Sarah Buckley
50. Kneeling to the Earth: Herbalism is Remembering - Rosemary Gladstar
49. Grieving the Spirits of the Land & Bringing Healing to the Ancestors
48. Matriarchy in Action & Ancestor Assisted Birth - Emilee Saldaya
47. Rose Medicine: Softness & Strength From the Queen of the Flowers
46. Sex, Trauma, Magic, & the Ancestors - Pavini Moray
45. The Deepest Magic: To Know Yourself, Know Your Ancestors
44. Animism: Coming Into Kinship with All Life - Daniel Foor
43. A Plant Spirit Healing Story
42. You Are Your Own Healer: Earth Intuition & Self Knowledge - Asia Suler
41. The Dreaming Channel & Remembering Ourselves Home - Toko-pa Turner
40. Ancient Medicine & the Love of the Ancestors - Atava Garcia Swiecicki
39. Kitchen Herbalism: The Body Remembers - Kami McBride
38. Healing Our Indigenous European Ancestors - Lyla June
37. Ancestral Legacies, Lost Cultures, & Personal Mythmaking - Janelle Hardy
36. Magic Makes Us Human & Plants Keep Us Rooted- Rebecca Altman
35. Giving Life to Songs & Babies - Alela Diane
34. Womb Wisdom, Addiction, & the Way of the Wounded Healer - Anja Robinson
33. Root Cause Medicine & Breasts as an Intuitive Center - Anja Robinson
32. Having Cancer, Facing Grief, & Choosing Your Own Healing Path - Tara Coyote
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