Calling in the grandmothers! The more dependent we are on the industrialized food system- and the more entranced we are by diet culture- the further removed we are from our ancestors. Food is a bridge between the land, our bodies, and those whose bodies we come from.
Darla Antoine is a mixed race Okanagan tribal member, ancestral activist and healer, mother and accidental homesteader in the high mountains of Costa Rica. Darla helps mixed-race and mixed-culture seekers become rooted into place and lineage by combining her master's degree in food and culture, ancestral healing and her own experiences as a mixed race woman and expat.
In the Intro:
My unexpected, super transformative, podcast hiatus: shingles and a family emergency
Fat is love (and an absolutely necessary nutrient for the brain & every single cell in the body)
Giveaway!
In the Interview:
Ancestry that’s deeply embedded in the land
The Grandmother Hypothesis
How diet culture keeps us separated from our ancestors
Disordered eating & how the fear of fat is pushing us away from what it means to be human
To learn about your ancestor’s lives, look below the level of empire (& what that means)
Reclaiming kitchen wisdom as an act of resistance against the dominant, patriarchal, industrial food system
The medicine that people of mixed race are bringing to the world right now
Dreams as guideposts
A mythic matriarchal dreamscape
Charting serendipity: When you’re in the right story, nothing doesn’t fit
Links:
Darla's website
The Medicine Stories Patreon page
The Medicine Stories Facebook group
The Mythic Medicine website
Take my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz
Zach Bush's website
How to Feed a Brain by Cavin Balaster
Head Strong by Dave Asprey
Fat for Fuel by Dr. Joseph Mercola
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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