266 Viriditas - Leila Lawler on St. Hildegard’s Garden

AMDG. What did people know in the Middle Ages that we are only now rediscovering?  

Blogger of “Like Mother, Like Daughter” Substack contributor, author, and podcaster Leila Lawler joins the Kolbecast to discuss the new book, “St. Hildegard’s Garden: Recipes and Remedies for Healing Body and Soul.” Prompted by pharmaceutical shortages, Leila asked herself: “What did people do before ibuprofen?” Leila began researching and creating her own homeopathic remedies, drawing inspiration from St. Hildegard’s work. Leila shares some of the most efficacious remedies she has tried, the flaws in the modern medical system, and what St. Hildegard can teach us about a healthy and whole-person approach to medicine and mental health.  

Links mentioned & relevant: 

• St. Hildegard’s Garden: Recipes and Remedies for Healing Body and Soul by Paul Ferris with an introduction by Leila Marie Lawler 

• God’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage by Victoria Sweet 

• Blog post on Like Mother, Like Daugher about curing UTIs 

More from and about Leila Lawler: 

• Like Mother, Like Daughter 

• on Substack  

• • Happy Despite Them 

• • The School for Housewives 

• The Home Front podcast with husband Phil Lawler 

• Mrs. Lawler’s books: 

• • The Little Oratory and Summa Domestica 

• • God Has No Grandchildren 

Related Kolbecast episodes: 

• 112 Cura Personalis: The Intro 

• 136 Cura Personalis: The Sequel 

• 117 Figureoutable with Dr. Andrew Mullally 

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