Holistic Herbalism, Lessons from Nature, and Spiritual Healing with Diana Leahy

Diana Leahy joins us on the show this week! Diana is a Holistic Herbalist, Functional Health Coach, Shamanic Reiki practitioner, and all-around heart centered guide to wellness. Her practice is rooted in timeless vitalistic philosophical principle that the body has the power to heal itself and will do so if given the opportunity.

Diana has a unique and amazing background dealing with personal extreme health challenges that lead her down the path to redefine herself and re-discover what health looks like through self-education, meaningful mentorship, and building intuitive relationships with medicinal plants through the combined study of herbalism and astrology.

Our discussion takes us in many directions, from trauma healing and spiritual revelation to common wild medicinals and natural Lyme Disease treatments and tick prevention, this conversation is rich with tons of little gems for everyone to benefit from. The energy of the container we created in our discussion this week is warm, comforting, welcoming, and optimistic - I hope that you take away some of the love and caring expressed as we know it is much needed right now!

Show Notes:

Diana’s Instagram

Diana’s Website

Stephen Buhner - lyme and herbalism

Susan Weed - Founder of Wise Women Tradition of Herbalism

Doctor Klinghard - Chronic Lyme

Herb Farm - widely available herbal tincture brand

Mountain Rose herbs

Woodland Essence

Red Moon Herbs

Time Markers:

@7:36 Introduction

@10:11 Interview start

@11:59 - 18:19 When we study herbs, we are studying the cosmos! Ties between astrology, herbalism, and natural health

@18:19 - 32:57 Diana’s learning journey with health and dis-ease

@32:57 - 40:29 How Diana developed intuitive practices in herbalism and the healing arts by letting go of old patterns and allowing mentors - plants and humans alike - to come to her.

@40:29 - 48:48 The Power in Knowledge versus Information in regards to Health-Care, and how true wellness always needs to be tied to tradition before progress is made

@48:48 - 1:12:25 Ticks as teachers, why holistic practitioners are needed, & what the sickest person on Earth knows about health!!

@1:12:25 - 1:35:18 Sourcing herbs for stress and anxiety, and beginning to forage your own medicinals

@1:35:18 - 1:41:16 Facing yourself: Voyaging outside of everyday life to where the veil grows thin…

@1:41:16 - Diana’s greatest moment of growth