healing plants

This episode features our conversation with Josie Barnes who is beginning her junior year in high school. The school Josie attends structures its calendar so that students are able to take a multi-week intensive course a couple of times a year. We talk about Josie’s experience during January 2023 when she chose a course on global health. She focused her writing project on health issues of Native Americans and efforts by some individuals in the Seattle area who are working to reclaim their knowledge of healing plants. We talk with Josie about her interest in the topic, what she learned, and her talents as a writer.  

The power of weeds, why it's so important to leave a few in your garden. Weeds have very powerful energy and many are medicinal and helpful in our life.
Weeds are only weeds because we feel that they are in a place that they shouldn't be. We can keep a section of our garden for weeds and enjoy the benefits that they bring. Weeds are survivors and carry very strong healing energy. What grows around us naturally is often the plant or energy we need. Nature is a wonderful communicator, when we can communicate through our heart, we can too. Lets chat!