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Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview Dr. Deanna Minich.  Deanna Minich, PhD, is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, educator, and author, with over twenty-five years of experience in academia and the food and dietary supplement industries, and currently the Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health. She has been active as a functional medicine clinician in clinical trials and in her own practice (Food & Spirit™). She is the author of six consumer books on wellness topics, four book chapters, and over fifty scientific publications. Through her talks, workshops, groups, and in-person retreats, she helps people to transform their lives practically and artfully through nutrition and lifestyle. Visit her at: www.deannaminich.com

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Author Karen Tate.  Thought leader, speaker, seven-times published author, and activist, Karen's work is at the crossroads of spirituality, personal transformation and social justice.   She is hostess of the long-running Voices of the Sacred Feminine podcast, considered a treasure trove of wisdom for more than a dozen years.  A Caring Economy Conversation leader and Power of Partnership presenter with the Center for Partnership Studies,  Karen also earned certification from Smith College in the Psychology of Political Activism:  Women Changing the World.  Tate can be seen in numerous YouTube videos and viewed in the award-winning docu-film, Femme: Women Healing the World.  Named one of the Thirteen Most Influential Women in Goddess Spirituality and a Wisdom Keeper of the Women's Spirituality Movement, her body of work over the years, along with reviews of her books from students, peers and colleagues, speak to her

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Poet witch Elizabeth Russell Elizabeth Russell is a poet, witch, and joyful earthling who has apprenticed herself to the voice of nature for most of her life.  Elizabeth writes and self-publishes the Dreamfruit series, where she has created an enchanted world that brings the Great Turning to life in our imagination and daily lives. As a 2nd generation astrologer and multi-generational witch, Elizabeth tends the sacred well of nourishment in circles of women, dreams and imagination, the cycles of Nature/Cosmos.  Her books, courses, and personal consultations will inspire you toward a rooted place of magic and belonging where you can reconnect with your ecological self.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with herbalist Laura Cascardi. Laura Cascardi's passion for herbalism, healing, and well-being is evident in her 20 + years of working with herbs and people. She began her formal education with herbs at Rocky Mountain Center of Botanical studies where she graduated in 2001 as a certified herbalist. In 2013 she graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Botany. In 2014, Laura co-founded the Equinox Center of Herbal Studies where she is the director and one of the primary teachers. At Equinox Center she hosts a full apothecary, an herb school, herbal consultations, free and donation based herbal classes, a free to access herbal library, art and live music with a goal of building community centered around herbalism. Laura's vision is to create access to herbs and herbalism in a varied and equitable way. 

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with shamanic guide Jarena Willacey.  Jarena Willacey is a skilled shamanic guide, trauma counselor and energy alchemist dedicated to profound personal transformation. With extensive training in energy healing, fueled by her experience in healing her own body, she offers transformative retreats like the Illuminating Pathways Retreat, combining ancient practices with modern techniques. Jarena specializes in empowering women over 30 to overcome chronic health issues and emotional traumas, helping them harness their innate healing abilities for holistic well-being and personal growth.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Medicine Woman Jemmita. Jemmita is a Modern Medicine Woman, Retreat Leader, Healer, and Ceremonialist. She walks a Sacred Shamanic Path, offering deep transformational work globally: from Australia to Bali, the UK, Europe, Ibiza, Peru and more.   From a young age, Jemmita was able to perceive the unseen world as well as communicate with beings of nature. She taught herself how to work with ritual and ceremony to harmonize and balance energies. As an empathetic child, she learned how to navigate her way through her sensitivity to turn it into her superpower, learning how to build energetic strength and resilience.    Spiritual growth does not come without its challenging processes - she encountered a cancer scare, 2 bankruptcies, some near-death experiences, and severe burnout, all of which helped in refining her wisdom and led her to her calling as a Wachumera and Medicine Woman - a Sacred Shamanic path that m

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Author Sherianna Boyle. Sherianna Boyle is the author of eleven, including the latest Just Ask Spirit. Her book  Energy in Action: The Power of Emotions & Intuition to Cultivate Peace and Freedom is transforming the way we think about and approach manifesting.  Her book, The Four Gifts of Anxiety, was endorsed by the National Association of Mental Health. Her newest book, Just Ask Spirit: Free Your Emotions to Energize Intuition & Discover Purpose, is now available for pre-order. She has been featured in over ninety media articles and voted a top 25 Coach. She is a presenter for PESI® Behavioral and Mental Health Education, Kripalu Health & Yoga Center, and 1440 Multiversity University. Sherianna speaks to individuals, corporations, and organizations about the importance of emotional processing. She is also host of Just Ask Spirit Radio Show, works part time as an adjunct Professor of Psychology, has

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Psychic Deb Bowen. Deb’s connection to the Sacred comes from an abiding love of the sea and sand. It was on the shore and in boats that she learned that everything is connected, and that Mother Earth is a holy place. She is co-host of PsychicTeachers podcast, which has been on-air weekly since 2010, and has been downloaded more than 4 million times. She offers courses and workshops on a variety of spiritual and personal growth topics, including Tarot, connecting with the natural world, archetypes, and more. Deb is author of A Good Friend for Bad Times: Helping Others through Grief, published in both English and German and in a Kindle version.  She currently is co-authoring a book scheduled for publication by an international publisher in 2025. Her creative nonfiction and poetry are published in Salvation South Journal and other publications.  For fun, she gardens and acts in local theater productions.   Link

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Spiritual counselor Anné Klint. Anné ("Anna") works with women all over the globe to heal their painful 3D past in order to create lives they really love. An expert in the field of psycho-spiritual-energetic healing, she uses state-of-the-art energy healing tools and transformational listening + coaching + spiritual counsel to guide her clients out of confusion, self-doubt, and perfectionism and into a life of grace, ease, connection and purpose. Anné currently lives in Santa Fe, NM. When she's not writing about self-acceptance, self-compassion and belonging, you'll find her walking her one-eyed heeler, Luney Tunes amongst the Juniper trees. www.annemklint.com  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Author Z Budapest. Z Budapest is author of the acclaimed The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries (1989) originally published in 1975 as The Feminist Book of Lights and Shadows. This book served as the first hands-on guide to lead women into their own spiritual/Goddess heritage. The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries contains just about everything you need to know and then some for actualizing a goddess-centered lifestyle. This interview is for any woman seeking to know more about themselves, women’s spirituality, and the goddess movement. Zsuzsanna “Z” Budapest was born in Hungary in 1940 and emigrated to the United States in 1959. She grew up respecting and appreciating Mother Nature as god. Following her family’s spiritual tradition, she ultimately started the Women's Spirituality Movement. She also founded the Susan B. Anthony Coven Number l, the first feminist witches' coven, which became the role model for thousands

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Holistic teacher Sherry Pae.  Sherry Pae has been immersed in the fields of health care, holistic healing, personal transformational, group leadership, and spiritual evolution since 1972. She began in the field of healing as a Critical Care Nurse, where she dedicated 26 years to developing her capacity to be deeply present with another and was taken into the world of body-mind medicine through her experiences with her patients. She began teaching nurses how to be Critical Care Nurses inside of a holistic framework of healing, and her many gifts of haling emerged. She developed her ability to work with others as a teacher, a meditator, a CranioSacral Therapist, a psychotherapist, and an energy healer. She is currently a teacher within the Evolutionary Collective, engaging inthe Global Development of Mutual Awakening, which dedicated to the embodiment of love and unity-consciousness through our awakening together.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Spiritual Mentor Nan Akasha. Nan Akasha, Faerie Goddess Mother, Jaguar Medicine Woman, Spiritual Mentor & Healer, Celtic & Mayan Shaman, Priestess of Isis, Athena & Sacred Feminine Celtic Traditions, Multidimensional Channel, Seer, Oracle, Master Energy Healer and Sacred Magic Mystery School Founder is a visionary who has traveled dimensions for 36 years and embodies the Akasha. Nan Akasha, Faerie Goddess Mother to her clients, a clear Channel for spirit guides and interdimensional realms, Celtic Priestess, Ancient Egyptian Seer, Mayan Jaguar Medicine Woman and Shamanic Soul Traveler she combines 38 years of mystery school initiations and energy medicine training. She can "see through any block" and is a beloved international speaker, author, spiritual teacher and Master LightBody Energy Healer. Her extensive exploration of the ancient shamanic healing traditions and 27 year goddess community ritual l

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with author Marcela Lobos.  Marcela Lobos has been initiated in the healing and spiritual traditions of the Amazon and Andes. She is the author of Awakening Your Inner Shaman, The Sacred Andean Codes, and co-author of the Mystical Shaman Oracle deck. Born and raised in Chile, Marcela graduated from a prestigious journalism program. In her mid-twenties, she pursued studies in yoga and wellness and in 2005 she graduated from The Four Wind Society's Light Body School. Soon she joined the teaching staff and since 2009 spearheads its Spanish programs. Marcela hosts retreats at Los Lobos Sanctuary, the center she and her husband Alberto Villoldo built in the mountains of Chile. She travels internationally to teach shamanic wisdom and leads sacred journeys for people to awaken their own power and grace.  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Thea Summer Deer.   Thea Summer Deer, is a clinical herbalist, author, and educator. She holds a doctorate in Philosophy and Shamanic Psychospiritual Studies. Her involvement in Alternative and Holistic Medicine spans 45 years and she currently teaches Energetic Medicine at herbal medicine schools, conferences, and online. She is the author of Wisdom of the Plant Devas: Herbal Medicine for a New Earth, and has released five recordings as an award-winning, singer-songwriter..  https://www.theasummerdeer.com/

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with activist and humanitarian Robin Greenfield. Robin Greenfield is an activist and humanitarian dedicated to leading the way to a more sustainable, equitable and just world. His activism and life choices create critical thought on global social and environmental issues and inspire positive change in humanity. Through a decade of activism and service he has become an internationally recognized leader. His lifework has been covered by media worldwide and he's been named "The Robin Hood of modern times" by France 2 TV.  Robin's life is an embodiment of Gandhi's philosophy, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." In a time when many feel disempowered, He believes that our actions really do matter and that as individuals and communities we have the power to improve the world around us. Robin donates 100% of his media earnings to grassroots nonprofits. He has committed to living simply and responsibly for life. More

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Nutritionist Carrie Bennett, MS As a college athlete, supposedly at the pinnacle of health, Carrie began suffering chronic joint issues and insomnia. After her first child was born, she developed debilitating stomach pain, adrenal fatigue, and brain fog. Armed with a BS in Biology, an MS in Nutrition, and certifications as a personal trainer, massage therapist, and breathing coach, she still couldn't find the root of her issues. That's when she found quantum biology. Now, as an online educator, clinician, and faculty member of the Quantum Biology Collective, Carrie's mission is to teach her clients how to create a healing environment by applying quantum health strategies around light, water, electrons, and mitochondrial support. Given these tools, clients who have spent years trying to improve their health—just as Carrie did—finally experience powerful healing and lasting benefits.  - https://www.carriebwellness

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Spiritual Teachers Gail & Gregory Hoag. With over four decades of dedicated expertise in the realm of Sacred Geometry, Gail and Gregory Hoag have pioneered groundbreaking technologies and new discoveries that have transformed the lives of tens of thousands across the globe with their teaching and tools. They have harnessed the power of divine archetypes to amplify higher dimensional energies and elevate the human experience, catalyzing personal and spiritual growth. The Hoags are well known speakers and teachers revealing how the universal patterns displayed in sacred geometry play a foundational role in the evolution of consciousness. We are here to discover the profound wisdom and innovation that have made Gail and Gregory Hoag esteemed leaders in the world of Sacred Geometry. Through their lifelong dedication, they continue to inspire and guide countless individuals towards a path of higher consciousness,

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Author Loretta Breuning. Loretta Breuning, PhD, is Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. She is the author of many personal development books, including Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin and Endorphin Levels.   As a teacher and a parent, she was not convinced by prevailing theories of human motivation. Then she learned about the brain chemistry we share with earlier mammals and everything made sense. She began creating resources that have helped thousands of people make peace with their inner mammal. Dr. Breuning's work has been translated into sixteen languages and is cited in major media. Before teaching, she worked for the United Nations in Africa. Loretta gives zoo tours on animals behavior, after serving as a Docent at the Oakland Zoo. She is a graduate of Cornell Universi

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview Author Julia Oliansky.  Julia Oliansky, née Plevin is the critically acclaimed author of The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing and founder of The Forest Bathing Club. Since 2017, she has been guiding individuals, groups, and organizations through healing experiences in nature. With over a decade of experience in brand and innovation strategy, she is also the founder of Heal Yourself People Earth (HYPE) — a climate creative agency for those who are ready to put the planet at the center of their purpose.  Julia has a BA from Dartmouth College, an MFA from The School of Visual Arts and training in numerous healing modalities. She lives in Ashland, Oregon with her husband, daughter, and dog on a small urban orchard overlooking the mountains.