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Herb Profiles

All the Herbs (so far...)

Jun 10, 2025 • Adrienne J

Mint & Meadowsweet

The two herbs I’m covering today will start our journey from herb-focused posts into more general health articles.

Jun 9, 2025 • Adrienne J

Birch: Potent Medicinal Storehouse

For medicinal use, herbalists throughout the centuries have used the sap, leaves, bark, buds, and catkins for healing, as well as Birch’s two side…

Apr 16, 2025 • Adrienne J

Poplar: Tree of the North

For pain and inflammation, arthritis, rheumatism, gout, and to soothe skin issues.

Feb 21, 2025 • Adrienne J

Using Herbs & Other Healing Arts

When Everything Becomes too Much

How can we support ourselves when we're on the verge of burnout?

Aug 31, 2025 • Adrienne J

Flower Essences

Flower essences are a homeopathic-type remedy developed in the early 1900s specifically for assisting people in dealing with emotional states.

Jul 28, 2025 • Adrienne J

The Mind-Body Connection

On exploring underlying causes of physical and mental health using an integrative approach

Sep 30, 2024 • Adrienne J

Getting Ready for the Back-to-School Flu Season?

Aug 5, 2024 • Adrienne J

How is Your Summer so Far?

and some herbs to help your skin

Jul 8, 2024 • Adrienne J

Essays on Life, Home & Family

Entangled: The Story of a Career Mom

This career doesn't last forever

Jan 12 • Adrienne J

Inward with the Season

Dealing with the Christmas season, and how a bad cold reminded me to stop more often and rest.

Dec 2, 2024 • Adrienne J

One Step at a Time

Where do our negative behaviour patterns come from? The importance of self-healing before trying to help others.

Nov 1, 2024 • Adrienne J

How to argue with your kids

Creating health, strength, and resilience for yourself, your family, and future generations

May 13, 2024 • Pia Owens

When is a House a Home?

The three main things that make a house a home, and how all of our senses play into feeling at home.

Apr 15, 2024 • Adrienne J

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