John Slattery: Healing and Hope from our Plant Allies in the midst of COVID-19
04/10/20 • 71 min
Discussion with southwest bioregional herbalist, forager, and author John Slattery. In this episode John offers a message of healing, hope, connection, and personal empowerment in the midst of the fog caused by the COVID-19 virus. John and I touch on the current social fallout from the recent events including the fear that is being spread and we discuss ways to stand in our own power in light of the fear and uncertainty. John talks about the power of the plants as allies and healers, even when not ingested or used in conventional herbal applications. John discusses our ability to approach the natural world and the plants directly to receive direction, guidance, and healing and how this can prepare and strengthen us for times such as these. He also talks about the idea of getting to the heart of the matter and not becoming lost in nuance when it comes to healing and personal connection. Finally, John relays his experience with a few specific herbs that he has found to be of particular benefit for treating the Coronavirus.
Contact John:
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Website
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Facebook
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Instagram
John’s Books
Book Recommendations:
Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emergent and Resistant Viral Infections
Discussion with southwest bioregional herbalist, forager, and author John Slattery. In this episode John offers a message of healing, hope, connection, and personal empowerment in the midst of the fog caused by the COVID-19 virus. John and I touch on the current social fallout from the recent events including the fear that is being spread and we discuss ways to stand in our own power in light of the fear and uncertainty. John talks about the power of the plants as allies and healers, even when not ingested or used in conventional herbal applications. John discusses our ability to approach the natural world and the plants directly to receive direction, guidance, and healing and how this can prepare and strengthen us for times such as these. He also talks about the idea of getting to the heart of the matter and not becoming lost in nuance when it comes to healing and personal connection. Finally, John relays his experience with a few specific herbs that he has found to be of particular benefit for treating the Coronavirus.
Contact John:
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Website
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Facebook
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Instagram
John’s Books
Book Recommendations:
Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emergent and Resistant Viral Infections
Previous Episode
Woniya Thibeault: Nature Connection as a Survival Skill, Alone Season 6
In this episode I speak with ancestral skills practitioner and instructor, and participant on season 6 of the History Channel’s Alone show, Woniya Thibeault. In our discussion we talk about Woniya’s journey into Ancestral skills and the visceral familiarity and remembering that happens when we reconnect with those skills, and especially when we encounter and handle buckskin. Woniya expounds on the idea of nature connection as a survival skill, offering examples of the practical connection activities in which she engaged while on the Alone show. We talk at length about the importance of developing relationships with other beings and as part of our discussion on connection as a survival skill. We also talk about the effortless ability of kids to connect with other beings and the importance of recultivating that practice as adults. Woniya offers advice on multiple ways we can reconnect with the natural world and teaches us specifically about the practice of making offerings to ancestors. We talk about the current situation with the COVID-19 virus and the importance of fostering community for helping us overcome such situations as we are dealing with now, in contrast to the common “prepper” perspective of obtaining a great amount of materials then worrying about trying to keep them from others. Woniya then discusses her current focus with her company Buckskin Revolution and how the meaning of the name feeds into the mission of her work to reconnect humans with ancestral skills.
Woniya’s Coronavirus Resources Page (videos, links, etc.)
Contact Woniya:
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution Website
Woniya’s Facebook Pages
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution YouTube Channel
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution Instagram Page
Book Recommendations:
Buckskin Revolution (Volumes 1 & 2) – Stay Tuned for Woniya’s books in the near future
Next Episode
Dan Kriesberg: Nature Connection for the Rest of Us (Ideas for Typical Modern Families)
Discussion with environmental educator and author Dan Kriesberg about how everyday people can maintain their nature connection and raise nature connected kids amidst the hustle and bustle of living a fast-paced modern existence. We discuss ideas for navigating the desire and need to get out for long or short-term trips and still maintain peace at home with one’s spouse. We also talk about philosophies and practices for building nature connected kids, the importance of allowing kids to take the lead and meshing our outdoor activities to suit them, and how the outdoors provides opportunities for kids (and all people really) to develop mental toughness and resilience. We also riff a bit on the life lessons that kids can gain while interacting directly with little wild creatures. We finish the discussion talking about the importance of maintaining daily nature connection routines to maintain wellness and also talk about the struggle of being good environmental stewards while living a modern existence with all the trappings of society.
Connect With Dan:
Dan’s Books:
A Sense of Place: Teaching Children About the Environment with Picture Books
Think Green, Take Action: Books and Activities for Kids
Book Recommendations:
The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe
Seeing Nature: Deliberate Encounters with the Visible World
Resources:
Kitty O’Meara Poem “And the People Stayed Home”
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.
And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.
And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.”
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