Choosing the Right Nervines for Different Stress Patterns | jim mcdonald
Release Date: 01/18/2026
From English Teacher to Clinical Herbalist | Amy Boldt
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🌿 FREE Herbal Dental Care Mini Course (available for a limited time) Join herbalist Kyle Denton for a free mini course exploring oral health through an herbalist’s lens, including tissue states, digestion, stress, inflammation, and more. In this episode, I sit down with herbalist Amy Boldt of Barefoot Medicine Farm to talk about her path from high school English teacher to clinical herbalist. We chat about plant allies, nervous system support, community, homesteading, impostor syndrome, social media burnout, and the importance of slowing down enough to really listen to the plants. Amy...
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The Herbal Community Is Missing YOU 🫵 | Kyle Denton
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FREE MINI COURSE | Herbal Dental Care with Kyle Denton
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In this short episode, I share a few highlights from Video 1 of the free Herbal Dental Care mini course with herbalist Kyle Denton. Kyle explores the connection between oral health and whole-body wellness, including digestion, stress, posture, jaw tension, mineral balance, and more. The free mini course is available for a limited time.
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Oshala Farm Herb Camp: Herbs, Community & Connection
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Oshala Farm Herb Camp returns to Southern Oregon June 26–28, 2026 for a full weekend of herbal education, plant walks, medicine making, music, community, camping, and connection. Hosted at Oshala Farm, Herb Camp features hands-on workshops with experienced herbalists alongside the beauty of a working medicinal herb farm with more than 80 varieties of herbs growing on the land.
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Join Rosalee's FREE Cooling Inflammation Mini-Course Available for a limited time! This episode of The Herbalist Hour is a little different. Recorded inside a working tattoo shop in Twisp, Washington, Mason sits down with herbalist Rosalee de la Forêt and tattoo artist (and tarot reader) Caitlin Cordell… while Rosalee is actively getting tattooed. What unfolds is a lively, unscripted conversation weaving together herbalism, embodiment, and everyday practice in a setting that’s anything but typical. Along the way, we dive into the nuances of inflammation—why it’s not the enemy,...
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3 Nettle Myths with Rosalee de la Forêt
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Nettle has a reputation… 🌿 and like many beloved herbs, it’s picked up a few myths along the way. In this short episode, we gently untangle some of the most common misunderstandings about this deeply nourishing plant. Whether you’re brand new to nettle or already working with it, this is a great place to refine your understanding and deepen your relationship with this powerful ally. Go Deeper with Nettle 🌱 If you’re feeling called to take your nettle practice further, Rosalee and Mason created a full experience centered around this incredible plant. Inside The Nettle Immersion,...
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Introducing The Nettle Immersion | 100-Minute Herbal Course + 30-Day Challenge
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I'm so excited to share a new course that Rosalee and I have been workin' on! Introducing... Presented by Folk Methodology What started as a simple 20-minute class turned into something much bigger. Over 100 minutes of video, a 30-day nettle challenge, a 30+ page recipe ebook, a community space, a live call, and more. In this video, we walk you through how it all came together and what you can expect inside the experience. This isn’t just about learning nettle… it’s about working with it. Inside the Nettle Immersion: A 100+ minute video class A 30-day nettle challenge A 33-page nettle...
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Why You Should Attend the Ojai Herbal Retreat
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In this episode, we introduce the Ojai Herbal Retreat, a one-day immersive gathering taking place May 30 at the beautiful Cortona Institute in Ojai, California. Hosted by herbalists Jiling Lin, Lanny Kaufer, Carol Wade, and Emily Watson, this retreat is designed to bring people back to the roots of herbalism through hands-on workshops, plant connection, and meaningful community. The day includes an immersive plant walk, herbal oil making, sleep pillow crafting, creative rituals, and more—all set in a peaceful outdoor environment. With a slower, more intentional format than a...
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Herbalism, Imposter Syndrome & Plant Connection | Sam Roberts & Renée Camila
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In this episode of The Herbalist Hour, I sit down with herbalists Sam Roberts and Renée Camila from Now and Then Herb School. We explore what it really means to trust yourself as an herbalist, especially in a world where imposter syndrome runs deep. Sam and Renée share how building intimate relationships with plants can shift your confidence, your practice, and your understanding of what it means to “know” something. We also talk about their origin story as collaborators and educators, the philosophy behind Now and Then Herb School, and how they approach teaching herbalism through...
info_outlineIn this clip from The Herbalist Hour Episode 145, jim mcdonald breaks down one of his most foundational teachings: stress isn’t one thing — and the herbs you choose should reflect how a person is stressed, not just the intensity of it.
Jim explores different stress patterns (sluggish, foggy, irritable, angry, overwhelmed) and how they point toward different herbal qualities — aromatics, bitters, nervines, and combinations. He digs into skullcap, vervain, chamomile, humoral temperaments, and the “frustrated / petulant child” pattern often described in older herbal writings.
This clip is classic jim: practical, deeply rooted in traditional herbal energetics, and focused on helping people think clearly about patterns rather than memorizing lists.
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The information in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by your physician or other medical professionals. Always consult a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are nursing, pregnant, or have any medical condition.