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Herbal First Aid for the Home | Featuring 7Song (Vault Release)

Release Date: 07/31/2026

Fire Care & Lung Support | Featuring Laura Ash

Herbal Radio

In this Herbal Radio episode, we explore how to support your body before, during, and after wildfire season with herbs. Join host Jiling Lin and herbalist Laura Ash as we dive into practical herbal strategies for lung resilience, immune support, and smoke exposure, from everyday kitchen remedies to child-safe protocols and long-term recovery. Listen in as Laura and Jiling discuss: Personal & Clinical Perspectives: Navigating wildfire season through the lens of a clinical herbalist, including common health conditions seen during and after smoke events. Before the Smoke: Pre-season prep...

Medicinal Plants for a Sustainable Future | Featuring Corinne Martin

Herbal Radio

“In the collective journey towards the absolute, we are not the leader, not the top of the heat. Instead, maybe we are just another possibility, just another blessing, just another tiny but essential part of loving and healing the world.” – Corinne Martin, Louisiana Healing Garden This week on Herbal Radio, host Lucretia VanDyke is joined by the author and certified clinical herbalist Corinne Martin. Join us as they explore: Corinne’s new book: Practicing old folkways to remember and honor our original healers Integrating Western medicine and clinical herbalism Reconnecting with...

Regenerating Soil and Community in Haiti | Featuring Sidney-Max Eitenne

Herbal Radio

“Without community, sustainability cannot exist.” – Sidney-Max Eitenne This week on Herbal Radio, host Lucretia VanDyke is joined by Sidney-Max Eitenne from Grown in Haiti. Since 2014, Grown in Haiti has planted and distributed over 25,000 trees, restored degraded soil, and shared regenerative knowledge across rural Haiti. Join us as the explore: Gathering the community to regenerate the soil Listening and learning from the patience of Elders How plant relationships teach us about human relationships Food security by having sovereignty over the seeds grown Avoiding plant trends and...

Bitter: A Flavor to Digest | Featuring Rachel Budde

Herbal Radio

This week on Herbal Radio, we’re joined by Rachel Budde, an herbalist, teacher, and founder of Fat and the Moon to take a deep dive into the world of bitter. Join us as we explore: The key role bitter herbs play in supporting healthy digestion The connection between the health of our gut, brain, and hearts The physiology of digestion and how our bodies process what we take in Ancestral wisdom held by bitter plants and what these plants have to offer us today The importance of combining warming, nourishing, and moistening herbs with bitters The magic of making bitters and incorporating them...

Cultivating Feminine Herbalism | Featuring Lauren Morgan & Kimberly Gallagher

Herbal Radio

This week on Herbal Radio, we’re thrilled to welcome Tommy Nevar back as one of our esteemed podcast hosts! In this episode, Tommy is joined by the dynamic duo of Lauren Morgan and Kimberly Gallagher, to share about their new online course that will be launching this September, . Join us as they explore: Connecting with plants through femininity, intuition, and dreaming Surrendering and aligning yourself with the natural rhythms of Mother Earth Approaching your herbalism practice through a seasonal lens Detaching from the constant forward movement of our modern society Dreaming of...

Herbalist Answers: What Would You Bring to a Deserted Island?

Herbal Radio

On today’s episode of Herbal Radio, you’ll hear from a collection of herbalists answering the question: 🌿 What Would You Bring to a Deserted Island? 🌿 Each month, we bring together our herbalist guests to explore thought-provoking questions to share the different voices and diverse experiences that shape the ever-growing herbal community. Featured in this episode: , , , and Want to share with us what being an herbalist means to YOU? Have a question in mind you’re itching to have answered on the show? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]...

The Art of Nature Journaling | Featuring Lara Call Gastinger

Herbal Radio

🎉🌿 School is officially back in session for Herbal Radio! 🌿🎉 We hope you all had a lovely summer break and enjoyed the vault releases we shared while we were busy brewing up a new and exciting lineup of podcast guests for the upcoming fall season. To kickstart our first week back in action, Jiling is joined by the award-winning artist and botanical illustrator, Lara Call Gastinger. Join us as Jiling and Lara explore: The art of nature journaling Building a perpetual journaling practice Lara’s new book, As always, we thank you for joining us on another...

Herbalism is Activism | Featuring Jiling Lin

Herbal Radio

We’re excited to share this special presentation from Jiling Lin inspired by her 6-part "Herbalism is Activism: Elemental Herbalism Through the Seasons" series from the . This series explores different plants, how we can interweave our humanity with the botanical world, and the inherent activism nestled within herbalism. This 6-part series is adapted from her keynote for the . Each month, explore different facets of herbalism as activism with a seasonal plant guide. For each plant, hold them, sip them, or spritz their hydrosols. Breathe these words to life. Join us as Jiling explores: ...

Aromatics, Bitters, and Tonics Part 2 | Featuring Guido Masé (Vault Release)

Herbal Radio

While the Herbal Radio team is away on summer break, we’re opening up the vault and sharing part two of another special excerpt from one of our past Free Herbalism Project presentations. Originally recorded in 2016, this episode features the herbalist, educator, and author, Guido Masé. Join us as Guido continues to explore: Practical, safe, and effective ways to incorporate botanicals into everyday life How aromatic herbs support the mind, emotions, and spirit The vital role bitter herbs play in digestive health and overall wellness. Using herbs to promote resilience and vibrant health...

Aromatics, Bitters, and Tonics Part 1 | Featuring Guido Masé (Vault Release)

Herbal Radio

While the Herbal Radio team is away on summer break, we’re opening up the vault and sharing another special excerpt from one of our past Free Herbalism Project presentations. Originally recorded in 2016, this episode features the herbalist, educator, and author, Guido Masé. Join us as Guido explores: Practical, safe, and effective ways to incorporate botanicals into everyday life How aromatic herbs support the mind, emotions, and spirit The vital role bitter herbs play in digestive health and overall wellness. Using herbs to promote resilience and vibrant health Reconnecting with the...

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While the Herbal Radio team is away on summer break, we’re opening up the vault and sharing another special excerpt from one of our past Free Herbalism Project presentations. Originally recorded in 2017, this episode features the profoundly knowledgeable herbalist, teacher, naturalist, and all-around really cool dude, 7Song!

Join us as 7Song explores:

What herbs to keep in your first-aid kit and why
The importance of properly labeling herbal remedies
How to maintain a calm disposition when administering first aid
When to reach for herbs and when to seek medical attention
Herbal first-aid preparations: what, when, where, and why
The benefits of liniments versus tinctures for external herbal first aid

🎥 Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/k7gfEBWzGzA

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

🧰 What’s in 7Song’s herbal first-aid kit:

🎒 Find out what else 7Song keeps in his bag: Blog | Herbal First Aid Bag

🩹 See herbal first aid in action: Blog | First Aid for the Practicing Herbalist-Finger Wound

🌿 Check out 7Song’s herbalism school: Northeast School of Botanical Medicine

🎂 Celebrate the Ithaca Free Clinic turning 20 years old this year!

⛑️ Find 7Song volunteering with REACH Medical

📱 Keep up with 7Song on social media!

YouTube @7Songsevensong
Instagram @7songsevensong
Facebook @Sevensong

Watch our video with 7Song: https://youtu.be/XenNTHa33vY

Watch our video about the Ithaca Free Clinic: https://youtu.be/w3CzASep7Rk

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