Episodes
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Lessons from the Plants with Herbalist John Slattery
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
John Slattery joins Kris Vaughan on this episode to discuss lessons from the plants during this current time of changing reality due to pandemic concerns. John shares his message from ocotillo and how we each can begin to release fear and assumptions surrounding the current state of affairs. John Slattery is a Southwest herbalist from Tucson, Arizona, an herbal educator, forager, and author.
Learn more about John Slattery: www.johnjslattery.com
Learn more about Herbal Wisdom Institute: www.herbalwisdominstitute.com
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Become Your Own Medicine Woman with Audrey Barron
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
In this episode, Kris Vaughan interviews Audrey Barron of Gaia Chef about developing connection to our food and medicine and becoming your own medicine woman (or man). Audrey discusses her journey onto the plant path and how we each have an opportunity to empower ourselves by learning to grow our own food and medicine. Audrey and Kris discuss the current pandemic and how it is changing our needs and leading to an awareness of the need for self-reliance.
Audrey is the owner of Gaia Chef and Ezra's Enlightened Cafe, a vegan gluten-free cafe in Indianapolis. Audrey and her family also own a 6 acre farm that supplies much of the produce for their cafe. Audrey teaches others how to grow their food in all types of home spaces, and how to make herbal medicines, through her Medicine Woman membership.
Learn more about Audrey and connect on her social channels:
www.gaiachef.com
Facebook: @gaiachef
Instagram: @gaiachef
YouTube Channel: Gaia Chef
Learn about Herbal Wisdom Institute: www.herbalwisdominstitute.com
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Botanicals for Women's Health - Menstrual Irregularities and PMS
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Botanical medicine provides us with many tools useful for common menstrual complaints. This presentation is useful for any practitioner working in women’s health and who wishes to provide foundational support using botanical medicine. Kris Vaughan offers her experience using botanicals for supporting normal healthy menstrual cycles and in caring for women experiencing different varieties of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). In this episode, Kris provides an overview of the menstrual cycle and discusses amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and PMS along with specific botanicals for each condition.
This episode was hosted by Wise Woman Herbals® as a part of their Practitioner Learning Community. Learn more at www.wisewomanherbals.com
Purchase botanical and dietary supplements discussed using my Fullscript dispensary: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/herbal-wisdom-institute
Friday Feb 23, 2018
Southwest Tree Medicine with Darcey Blue
Friday Feb 23, 2018
Friday Feb 23, 2018
Kris Vaughan interviews herbalist Darcey Blue about the medicine allies of the trees of the Southwest.
Darcey Blue is a shamanic herbalist and wildcrafter, an earth medicine guide, a wilderness first responder, and the owner of Shamanaflora in Flagstaff, AZ.
www.herbalwisdominstitute.com
Tuesday Nov 14, 2017
PMS and PMDD - an Interview with Dr. Katie Stage
Tuesday Nov 14, 2017
Tuesday Nov 14, 2017
Kris Vaughan interviews Dr. Katie Stage, a licensed Naturopathic Physician and Faculty member at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Stage will be a speaker at the SW Herb Fest in Prescott, Arizona on May 19, 2018 where she will be teaching natural solutions for PMS and PMDD.
Friday Nov 10, 2017
Teaching People Self-Reliance - an interview with Peter Bigfoot
Friday Nov 10, 2017
Friday Nov 10, 2017
Kris Vaughan interviews Peter Bigfoot, a renowned herbalist and teacher of self-reliance from Arizona. Peter talks about his philosophy on teaching others how to heal themselves. Peter Bigfoot will be teaching at the SW Herb Fest in Prescott, Arizona in May of 2018. www.swherbfest.com
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Essential Oil Essentials - Interview with Hedda Fay
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Kris Interviews Certified Aromatherapist, Hedda Fay. They discuss essential oil safety and the education that is involved in becoming a Certified Aromatherapist. Hedda will be a speaker at the SW Herb Fest on May 19, 2018 in Prescott, Arizona.
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Living an Herbally Infused Life - Interview with Bella Donna
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Friday Oct 27, 2017
In this episode, Kris Vaughan interviews Bella Donna, a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner and beekeeper in Central Arizona. Bella shares how she lives an herbaly infused life and her involvement with the SW Herb Fest to be held May 19, 2018 in Prescott, Arizona.
Sunday Oct 22, 2017
PCOS from a Naturopathic Approach - Interview with Dr. Stephanie Nishek
Sunday Oct 22, 2017
Sunday Oct 22, 2017
Kris Vaughan, CH interviews Stephanie Nishek, ND about the prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and why she has made women's health a main focus of her practice in natural medicine. Dr. Nishek will be a speaker on this topic at the SW Herb Fest in May 2018. www.swherbfest.com
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Herbal Medicine and Pharmaceuticals
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
What is the difference between herbal medicine and pharmaceuticals? Kris Vaughan discusses how they each work in the body and how toget the most out of your herbal medicine.