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Medicine Stories

Amber Magnolia Hill

Here we explore the wisdom and wellness that flow through every phase and transition of a woman"s life. Through story, ancestral remembrance, and the living medicine of the Earth, host Amber- a mother and herbalist- guides listeners toward deeper connection, cyclical healing, and embodied vitality.

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61. Revillaging: Maternal, Cultural, and Planetary...

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2020/01/03

We cannot talk about collective health, planetary health, or the health of future generations, without talking about the health of mothers. As Rachelle says, “The dysfunction and disharmony within our human environments is manifesting through the vulnerable bodies of postpartum women. In fact it is through the bodies of mothers that humanity is being alerted to the urgency of our collective need for change.” IN THE INTRO: The reaction to my previous episode on parenting without a village IN THE

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60. The Boundaries of the Unthinkable are Wavering -...

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2019/12/10

The old stories that have guided our recent ancestors are falling apart, and we live in a time of great upheaval and division as we grope for a new guiding mythology. Yet enfolded into this chaos are the seeds of deep and revolutionary change. Charles Eisenstein has a knack for expressing the thoughts and feelings that many of us born to these times have had but never articulated, and a brilliant capacity for elucidating a way forward. IN THE INTRO: Following your curiosity & finding lifelong

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01:27:40

59. Herbal Rituals, Rhythms, & Remembrance - Judith...

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2019/11/18

My favorite herb book has been out of print for decades, but is now available again! In celebration, I had the extreme honor of interviewing the author. We talk about weaving enchantment and changing our inner states through language, the opposing paradigms of holistic, herbal healing and modern, mechanical medicine, how resting and rooting down in the darkness creates space for creativity and wholeness, and so much more. IN THE INTRO: Slowness Medicine Herbal Rituals IN THE INTERVIEW: The role

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01:13:54

58. Poisonous Plant Spirit Medicine - Kathryn Solie

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2019/10/21

Poisonous plants have long been misunderstood and even forbidden, yet they hold a special medicinal power. Let’s do as our ancestors did and carefully, respectfully ally ourselves with this potent family of healing herbs. IN THE INTRO: Poisonous plants, visionary journeys, and Samhain/Halloween witches IN THE INTERVIEW: How trees and plants companioned Kathryn through her dark and disconnected teen years, led to her meditation practice and relationship with wrathful deities, and eventually

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01:14:19

57. Own Your Self: Radical Healing, Rooted Health -...

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2019/10/08

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society" -J. Krishnamurti "Medical science has made such tremendous progress that there is hardly a healthy human left." -Aldous Huxley "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -Arthur Schopenhauer IN THE INTRO: Remembering that radical literally means “back to the root"- what we consider today to be radical health care is

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56. Real Talk on Marriage, Plants, Kids, Business -...

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2019/09/24

Owen never thought he’d be a dad, neither of us planned on getting married, and we had no idea that our love for plants would play such a big role in sustaining our relationship. Here’s a peek into how we make our lives together work... IN THE INTRO: Elderberry & Motherwort Three things that make our marriage work IN THE INTERVIEW: How we met and then, six years later, got together (St. John’s Wort oil played a role) Why we pretended we weren’t falling in love even when we clearly were What we

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01:37:51

55. Highly Sensitive People are the Psychedelic...

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2019/09/09

Empaths are trending right now; let’s dig beneath the surface into what it really means to be empathic and/or to have a highly sensitive nervous system, and then talk about the plant and fungal allies that can help us to relax, recalibrate, and ground. IN THE INTRO: The difference between empathic and highly sensitive people High sensitivity is an evolutionary adaptation Ritual is remembering IN THE INTERVIEW: Part I, Lola interviews me: How I came to walk the plant path My experience as a vegan

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01:13:57

54. Lineage, Calling, and the Mythic Imagination -...

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2019/08/26

Myth is the power of place speaking, and the story threads that made meaning and held guidance for our ancestors can be found anew and re-woven for our times. When we tap into the mythic imagination, we remember the calling that brought us into the world. IN THE INTRO: Dreaming the ancient ways Sisters of rock and root IN THE INTERVIEW: The Loss of the Voices of the Wells: the sacred contract between humans and the land, and how the desecration of women and the destruction of the earth are

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01:22:01

53. Healing Herbal Oils: How To Make and Use Them -...

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2019/08/05

Every woman throughout time has taken some kind of plant and some kind of fat, put them together and used it as medicine. Herbal body oils are the One Remedy to Rule Them All. And no one knows more about making and using them than Kami McBride. IN THE INTRO: Ancient sacrament, modern necessity Handcrafted Healing Herbal Oils online course IN THE INTERVIEW: How herbal oils came into Kami’s life and immediately replaced petroleum based products If you wouldn’t put it in your mouth, don’t put it

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01:15:32

52. Decolonizing the Mind: You Belong to Your...

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2019/07/22

Embodying the blessing of being a child of diverse lineages, being rooted first in our ancestral stories and second in our cultural narratives, embracing our inherent worth as we step into the work we came here to do, and so much more... IN THE INTRO: Imaginal remembering How primal human posture has greatly diminished my pain Gathering the stories of your elders IN THE INTERVIEW: Tamira’s childhood experiences with the unseen, and how that was (not) held in her family We are accountable to our

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01:33:00

51. Maternal Mammalian Ecstasy: The Ancient Hormonal...

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2019/07/08

Through untold eons mammals have evolved a beautiful birth-giving physiology based around a complex cascade of hormones that are released during labor. We give both mother and baby the best chance at a peaceful, ecstatic birth and postpartum period when we remember and respect this ancient dance. IN THE INTRO: Complex parenting topics: sleep, immunity, birth IN THE INTERVIEW: Sarah’s mainstream doctor grandfather and how she got interested in natural birth The exquisitely designed

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01:14:08

50. Kneeling to the Earth: Herbalism is Remembering -...

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2019/06/24

Soft power, honoring our elders, and banishing imposter syndrome by remembering that we’re in service to the earth. IN THE INTRO: Honoring the lineage of plant healers that led to this podcast Intuitive breast care w/ herbs What every herbalist should know IN THE INTERVIEW: Kneeling to the earth- herbalism isn’t about you, please don’t be afraid to share your voice How Rosemary’s name (which came from her two grandmothers) set her on her path from an early age Plants that carry soft power & the

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01:39:34

49. Grieving the Spirits of the Land & Bringing...

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2019/06/08

Mariee Sioux’s music is medicine for the living and medicine for the dead, a direct portal both to and from the ancestors and the land spirits. In this interview she shares profound stories of hurt, healing, and visions gifted from the otherworld. IN THE INTRO: Making grief more beautiful and more bearable How to enter the Giveaway of the Grief in Exile album Songs played during this episode are- Wild Eyes Black Snakes Grief in Exile Two Tongues IN THE INTERVIEW: Mariee never dreamed she’d be a

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01:40:36

48. Matriarchy in Action & Ancestor Assisted Birth -...

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2019/05/29

Birth has been systemically taken from us by the powers that be, but each birthing body holds deep knowledge of how to bring forth life. This conversation is part of a much larger cultural remembering of what our ancestors instinctively knew about giving birth and nurturing our babies. IN THE INTRO: If we're not changing our minds, we're not growing Mammalian birth [mama & mammal & mammary are etymologically related, and there's a reason for that] How the Taoist medicine perspective of how energy

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47. Rose Medicine: Softness & Strength From the Queen...

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2019/05/16

Humans have been joyfully engaging with rose medicine throughout the ages. This luxurious herb works on so many different parts of the body and spirit because of its many healing properties. Let's talk about them. Click here to get the beautiful PDF Bringing Rose Medicine Home, featuring 6 rose recipes from 5 herbalists, plus my 3 favorite rose products. An overview of rose's abundantly generous physical & energetic medicine Wild v cultivated roses Which roses are best to use, and which to always

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01:05:38

46. Sex, Trauma, Magic, & the Ancestors - Pavini Moray

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2019/05/08

Remembering that our ancestors can guide us because they've done this all before, relating ancestral healing & communion to our sexually traumatizing culture, helping people without assuming that we hold knowledge of what it is they need, and so much more... IN THE INTRO: Lilac water Creating apart from perfection IN THE INTERVIEW: The sweet vulnerability of praying out loud Bespoken Bones and the magical process of naming things Discarding the expert paradigm- “I don’t know what you

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45. The Deepest Magic: To Know Yourself, Know Your...

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2019/05/01

You come from a long line of healers, midwives, songstresses, herbalists, dancers, birth-givers, artists, and wise folk. You are a direct descendent of powerful visionaries and earthwise geniuses, and their ancient knowing resonates today deep in your marrow. These are not empty platitudes or the wishful thinking of modern spiritual yearners; these statements are genealogical fact. In this episode I talk about: Why these statements are true How knowing our ancestors helps us to know ourselves 3

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01:08:41

44. Animism: Coming into Kinship with All Life -...

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2019/04/24

We are in relationship with plants, animals, fungi, mountains, metals, fire, bodies of water, spirits of wind and weather, deities, human ancestors, star people, and others we don't have words for, whether we are conscious of it or not. In this conversation Dr. Daniel Foor and I talk about reclaiming kinship through earth-honoring ritual, getting right with your ancestors and with the land you're living on, finding your own unique medicine, and so much more. IN THE INTRO: Making animism practical

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43. A Plant Spirit Healing Story

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2019/04/17

This is a vulnerable and very personal story of how a plant friend recently stepped in to create a bridge of communication between me and my mother, who died three years ago. It was an unexpected and super meaningful healing message for me, and I switched my podcast release schedule around to share this story. Real magic happens when we cultivate relationships with plants and stay open to messages from the multiverse y'all. I also talk about synchronicity, dealing with overwhelming grief, and how we

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01:16:29

42. You Are Your Own Healer: Earth Intuition & Self...

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2019/04/03

Asia Suler talks about how being in relationship with the aliveness of the earth brings us deeper into ourselves, healing within the complexities of chronic health conditions, working with the story medicine of flowers, and so much more… IN THE INTRO: FREE Opening Earth Intuition online course! Finding a plant ally Reishi: Medicine of the Ages IN THE INTERVIEW: How plants bring us deeper into ourselves, and the kind of second sight that only comes when we tune into the aliveness of the

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