Chickweed with Kat Maier
Herbs with Rosalee
Rosalee de la Forêt
4.9 • 564 Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
The cooling energy of chickweed (Stellaria media) can help to bring relief from hot flashes and other “hot” conditions, such as some infections. Ubiquitous, mineral-rich, and deeply nourishing, chickweed cools and moistens, moving heat and stagnation gently, yet powerfully.
Join me as I discuss chickweed’s many gifts with Kat Maier RH, (AHG). The founder and director of Sacred Plant Traditions, Kat has trained many clinical herbalists who have gone on to to begin other schools, apothecaries or open practices. Her training as a Physician’s Assistant allows her to weave the language of biomedicine into her practice of traditional energetic herbalism. You’ll also receive Kat’s recipe for Meno-ease, an herbal tincture which she describes as one of her most reliable remedies to help with cooling temps from hot flashes.
Listen in for:
► How chickweed works on boundaries to help heal conditions such as cysts or fibroids
► How patterns of nature inform the practice of herbalism
► Kat’s easy-to-follow words of advice for people just beginning to work with herbal medicine
Here is one of my favorite takeaways from our conversation:
“When you learn the energetics, you can work with plants in so many different levels… I really love just taking one plant and really seeing how far we can explore with it.” (Timestamp: 43:54)
It was a huge pleasure to spend time with Kat and I’m excited to share our conversation with you!
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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Herbs with Rosalie podcast, a show exploring how herbs heal as medicine, as food, |
| 0:12.2 | and through nature connection. I'm your host, Rosalie de la Foray. I'm an herbalist teacher and |
| 0:18.2 | the best-selling author of the books, Alchemy of Herbs, and Wild Remedies. |
| 0:22.7 | I created this podcast to share trusted herbal wisdom so that you can get the best results when relying on herbs for your health. |
| 0:29.5 | I love offering up practical knowledge to help you dive deeper into the world of medicinal plants and seasonal living. |
| 0:37.7 | My goal is that you'll walk away from each episode feeling inspired to start working with |
| 0:42.8 | herbs in your everyday life. |
| 0:45.9 | Each episode of the podcast is available on my Herbs with Rosalie YouTube channel, as well |
| 0:50.8 | as your favorite podcast app. |
| 0:53.5 | Transcripts and recipes for each episode can be found at herbs with rosaliepodcast.com. |
| 0:59.8 | To get the latest news as well as fun bonuses, be sure to sign up for my weekly herbal newsletter. |
| 1:06.1 | Okay, grab your cup of tea. Let's dive in. |
| 1:09.9 | Today's guest has been an herbalist for many decades and has taught many herbal students over the years. |
| 1:15.5 | Kat Meyer is the founder and director of Sacred Plant Traditions, a center for herbal studies in Charlottesville, Virginia. |
| 1:22.7 | One of her greatest accomplice has been to train many clinical herbalists who have gone on to begin |
| 1:27.7 | other schools, apothecaries, or open practices. |
| 1:32.0 | In clinical practice for over 30 years, Kat teaches internationally at universities, |
| 1:37.6 | conferences, and herbal schools. |
| 1:40.0 | She is a founding member of Botanica Mobile Clinic, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessible |
| 1:46.2 | herbal medicine to local communities. |
| 1:49.0 | This grew out of her school's free clinic, which was one of the first on the East Coast, |
| 1:53.6 | and went on to be a template for other schools. |
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