About this episode
New Year’s Eve is right around the corner, and we, like many folks, are ready with our list of resolutions. Let’s all make them more about self-care and becoming who we want to be in the world, and less about guilt & shame! In this podcast we’ll give you some tips how to do that, along with our own holistic & herbal resolutions for 2019. There are plenty of ways for herbs to help you stick to your resolutions – listen in to learn how! Our weekly listener question this time is about what to do when herbs are out-of-stock & how to go about making elegant substitutions. Herbs discussed include violet , betony , kava, pedicularis, green tea, calamus , pine , elecampane , sage , tulsi, goldenrod , ginseng. Mentioned in this podcast: Stephany Hoffelt, “How I Make Tinctures” – great post with some thoughts on different methods. Find the Excel sheet and PDF downloads at the end, great details there! AromaCulture – an aromatherapy & herbalism magazine. We were on Episode 22 of their podcast back in May, about our book! The Holistic Herbalism Podcast, episode 30: Tulsi & Formulating Absent Friends #bloominginboston – Ryn made a ton of posts with this tag in 2017 and plans to bring it back in 2019, along with some friends – #treesofboston & #weedsofboston. Follow @commonwealthherbs on Instagram so you don’t miss it! ~ Looking to learn herbalism in the new year? Herbalism 101 is our beginners’ program in practical herbalism: detailed profiles of 87+ medicinal plants, along with up-close instructions for making your own herbal remedies. Try it for 14 days with our zero-risk return policy! Learn your herbs & make your medicines with this in-depth set of herb profiles & medicine-making instructions. Support the show You can find all of our online herbalism courses at online.commonwealthherbs.com!