Italian Folk Medicine with Lisa Fazio - Part II

2025-08-01

Lisa Fazio is a clinical herbalist, author, and folkloric witch trained in traditional western herbalism, western astrology, and the ancestral healing ways of her Italian immigrant family. This is the second half of my conversation with Lisa, where she goes deeper into what ancestral practice can look like for folks not raised within a cultural 'enclave'. Lisa offers insight and guidance for deep and respectful relating with lineage, plants and place. Check out part 1 of our conversation he...

Lisa Fazio is a clinical herbalist, author, and folkloric witch trained in traditional western herbalism, western astrology, and the ancestral healing ways of her Italian immigrant family.

This is the second half of my conversation with Lisa, where she goes deeper into what ancestral practice can look like for folks not raised within a cultural 'enclave'. Lisa offers insight and guidance for deep and respectful relating with lineage, plants and place.

Check out part 1 of our conversation here.

Lisa has an academic background in Psychology and Ethnobotany but her primary learning has been through direct experience with plants, place, and the ancestors. Lisa teaches and writes about medicinal plants, ancestral connection, Italian Folk Medicine and Mediterranean spirituality all over the United States, Southern Italy, and Sicily.

Check out Lisa:

Website: The Root Circle
IG: @therootcircle
Course: Della Medicina

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