In the Intro:
Living among the California wildfires
$200 herbal medicine giveaway!
The beautiful complexity of the female body
In the Interview:
The intersection between herbalism & functional medicine
Why "Just live like your grandmothers lived and you'll be healthy" doesn't work anymore
Health confusion and information overload
A name is a prayer: the meaning of Anja's name and how it ties into her life's path
The gateway of birth & the role of a birth attendant
Understanding the complex dance of women's hormones and what we can do to create better hormonal health (we talk about digestion, the liver, PMS, headaches, bloating, cramps, water retention, breaking out, PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, toxic overloads, xeno-estrogens, etc.)
The importance of the lymphatic system
The insanity of the truly toxic products that are marketed to women as real femininity
Don't put anything on your skin you wouldn't put in your mouth
A deep dive into breast health
Reframing self exams: knowing the terrain of your own body, what to look for, and what not to worry about!
The flexibility & resiliency of breast tissue
Links:
Anja's website Mana Medicinals
My website MythicMedicine.love
Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses)
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)
For the Wild podcast: The Myths & Misinformation of Wildland Fires
91. The Mineral Matrix & the Motherline That Made You - Hamid Jabbar
90. Cervix is Self: Reconnecting to Your Inner Oracle & Record Keeper - Denell Barbara Randall
89. The Magic of Mugwort: Unwritten Ways of Healing & Chambers of Ancient Memory
88. Confessions: Ancestral Foodways, Modern Matriarchy, & the Power of Radical Honesty - Katya Nova
87. Elemental Interbeing, Food Information Overwhelm, and Cell Deep Nourishment for Women - Kymber Maulden
86. Generations, Gene Codes, and Entheogenic Earth Medicine - Mikaela de la Myco
85. REPLAY Embodied Plant Medicine & Ancestral Heartbeats - Sean Padraig O'Donoghue
84. Our Complex Humanity Cannot Be Canceled
83. Coming Home to the Mushroom Elders - Amanita Dreamer
82. What I’d Be Without You: My Mother’s Life, Death, & Legacy of Love
81. We Belong to What We Long For: Reclaiming Lost Lifeways in the Age of Loneliness - Becca Piastrelli
80. Serenading the Waters: Grandmother Medicine & Expanding the Parameters of Herbal Care - Damiana Calvario
79. Sunshine Medicine: The Healing Magic of St. John’s Wort
78. Plants are Infinitely Healing & Folk Herbalism is for Everyone - Farai Harreld
77. Herbalism is Homecoming & Our Senses Are Portals of Connection - Marysia Miernowska
76. Nature’s Ancient Design: Exalting Life by Honoring the Physiologic Truths of Childbearing - Rachelle Garcia Seliga
75. Learning Is Innate: Ancestral Childhood, Unschooling, and Healing - Akilah S. Richards
74. Womb Sovereignty, the Dark Feminine, and Mythopoetic Pregnancy Release - Samantha Zipporah
73. Ending Pregnancy at Home: Holistic Abortion Options
72. Life's Sacred Matrix: How To Be a Truly Hydrated Water Keeper - Isabel Friend
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