Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with guest, Rev. Anne Zapf. Rev. Anne Zapf is one of the founders of the multicultural Peyote Way Church of God in Southeast Arizona located in the Aravaipa Valley. Rev. Zapf has spent the last 40 years advocating and promoting religious tolerance as well as encouraging members to make ecologically enlightened lifestyle choices. She teaches and advises various organizations and individuals in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Born and raised in Philadelphia to a prominent musical family, she is also an accomplished singer. She attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO, and received her BS degree is Zoology. She and her husband Matthew Kent have three grown children. They trained with Master Potter Immanuel "Mana" Trujillo who created the nationally acclaimed Mana Pottery, which is on display at the Smithsonian Museum Institute of Native American Art. 

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Chad Woodward. Chad Woodward is an astrologer, writer, bodyworker, and student of anthropology and psychology. Chad has been studying astrology for 15 years, and his work draws upon several paradigms, such as psychological, archetypal, evolutionary, and Hellenistic astrology. Chad is a graduate of astrologer Steven Forrest's Apprenticeship program, where he studied with Steven for two years at the peak of his Saturn return. Chad has been writing astrological articles since 2009. His articles have been featured on Mystic Mamma, Answers.com, and Planet Waves. Aside from astrology, Chad has a deep interest in holistic health, herbalism, fitness, and various scientific and occult subjects. Chad currently resides in Southern California and while he maintains a busy schedule, he can always make time to help others through the archetypal language of the sky. www.kosmicmind.com Q & A topics in this episode include: 

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Emilee Amara.  Emilee is committed to bringing more beauty, balance, and vitality into your life with the Wise Woman Tradition. She focuses on wholeness and nurturing to bring forth well being.  She is anholistic esthetician, herbalist, and educator for Eminence Organic Skincare. She is also curating a spa in the middle of the forest this Summer for an all womens gathering called The Origins Gathering. As a former apprentice of Susuns, she is proud to identify as a green Witch and was initiated at The Wise Woman Center in New York in 2016. Since her time with Susun, she has gone on to introduce hundreds of people to nourishing herbal infusions and has even led  apprenticeship programs herself. She continues to walk the plant path and practice her witchy ways out of her boutique apothecary, Wild N Rooted. She resides with her wild child rescue in Los Angeles, Ca.  For more info visit here: WWW.WILDNROOTED.COM

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Nicole Moore of Birth into Being.  Nicole  is a homebirth Mama of two. She lives in the forest, by the sea, in an off grid mud brick house she built alongside her partner. Nicole is all about conscious evolution. She knows that when we collectively recognise how vulnerable a baby is (through exploring our own vulnerabilities from this period and looking at the lifelong impact of the limbic imprint), the more care we will take in our birth practices and so be able to bring Beings in, in a way that makes our species flourish, our connection to the Earth and each other, thrive, and that is aligned with an evolutionary perspective. Nicole is committed to spreading the message that we have the ability to positively influence our offsprings capacity to love, cherish, protect and surrender to each other.  To live an interconnected, harmonious life, at one with each other and the Earth. Q & A topics in this episode in

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Lisa Boucher. After short stints where Lisa trained polo horses, worked as a flight attendant, hairdresser, and bartender, she revamped her life and settled in as a registered nurse. For the past twenty-eight years has worked with hundreds of women to overcome alcoholism, live better lives and become better parents. Raising the Bottom is her fifth book. She was prompted to write Raising the Bottom when she realized after twenty plus years of working in hospitals, that doctors and traditional health care offer few solutions to women with addiction issues. She is the mother of twin sons, and lives in Ohio with her husband. Find out more about Lisa by visiting her website: Raisingthebottom.com  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Barbara WhiteHorse Volk. Barbara wears many hats. She is an artist, equine podiatrist, forest & weed farmer, herbalist, and teacher of many things. She is passionate about food, medicine, living a simply, and helping others learn to do the same.  She has been using herbal medicine and food as medicine for more than 40 years. Barbara lives on 150 acres in central WV where she creates her life and works in the Spirit of Reciprocity.  Barbara invites anyone who wants to learn to come and visit.  Spotted Horse Farm is a member of the United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary network.  Work exchange is always welcome.   www.spottedhorsefarm.com  

Sean is an herbalist, gardener, medicine maker. All are invited to call in on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30pm EST to ask questions and engage an ongoing discussion about herbal medicine, current events and trends. Send any of your clips and notes to peoplesmedicineshow@gmail.com

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute intervie with Kris Francoeur. Kris Francoeur, writer and educator, is a grieving mother who has found joy and light again through the practices of conscious and deliberate gratitude, unconditional acceptance and connection with nature. With Master's degrees in both Counseling Psychology and Educational Leadership, Kris writes with authority about grief and moving forward in our very busy and stressful world. A published author of fiction, Kris has published three romance novels (More Than I Can Say, That One Small Omission and The Phone Call) with Solstice Publishing using her pen name Anna Belle Rose. Kris lives in beautiful Addison County, Vermont with her husband and youngest son, a small herd of alpacas, a flock of chickens and several hives of bees. Kris loves to spend time with her family (including older son, daughter and grandchildren), spending time in the garden and spinning the alpaca fiber for yarn for knitting.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed lwed by a 30 minute interview with Starfeather Marcy. Starfeather has lived and taught the Sacred Path through visionary art, women’s circles, drumming, and energy healing for over thirty years. Her goal is to bring self-empowerment and awareness to women through art, craft, healing, and the re-establishment of sisterhood among all women.  Earth based spirituality, with an undeniable pull to Native American indigenous teachings, emerged as the way to practice and incorporate sacredness into her life on all levels.  Blessed with many teachers, trainings, and magical experiences along the way; she established herself as a Medicine Woman- a teacher and mentor for others.  She ran a retail business, “Starfeather’s Sacred Art & Provisions for the Journey," in Edmonds WA for sixteen years.  During that time she also facilitated weekly women’s circles, which became the foundation of her spiritual work.  Including co-created prayer, mediation, tal

Susun weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with EagleSong. EagleSong Gardener is a gardener/herbalist, grandmother/earth-keeper and pilgrim-adventurer from the Pacific Northwest corner of North America. She is woman with a passion for culture that grows from the intersection of people, plants and the earth. EagleSong is founder of RavenCroft Garden in Monroe, WA. A garden for the exploration of the wise woman tradition. A daily practice of natural health, simple living and herbal medicine anchors her herbal apprenticeships for those interested in the rigorous journey of being human. With a gritty soul and joyous spirit, EagleSong inspires others to cultivate heart and soul with the medicines of earth and soil. Joie de vivre! For more information about her teaching at RavenCroft Garden, visit here: eaglesong-gardener.com  She is also the Director of the Pacific Women's Herbal Conference. A gathering for women interested in the wise woman tradition, herbal medi

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Anne Zapf. Rev Anne Zapf is one of the founders of the multicultural Peyote Way Church of God in Southeast Arizona located in the Aravaipa Valley. Rev Zapf has spent the last 40 years advocating and promoting religious tolerance as well as encouraging members to make ecologically enlightened lifestyle choices. She teaches and advises various organizations and individuals in the United States, Europe and Asia. Born and raised in Philadelphia to a prominent musical family, she is also an accomplished singer. She attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO, and received her BS degree in Zoology. She and her husband Matthew Kent have three grown children. They trained with Master Potter Immanuel “Mana” Trujillo who created nationally acclaimed Mana Pottery, which is on display at the Smithsonian Museum Institute of Native American Art.   

Sean is an herbalist, gardener, medicine maker. All are invited to call in on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30pm EST to ask questions and engage an ongoing discussion about herbal medicine, current events and trends. Send any of your clips and notes to peoplesmedicineshow@gmail.com

Susun Weed answers 90 inutes of herbal health questions follwed by a 30 minute interview with Kathleen Archambeau. Kathleen is a longtime LGBTQ activist. She is one of the founding members of the LGBT wing of the SF Public Library and was VP of the board of one of the oldest mental health nonprofit agencies serving the LGBTQ community. With her wife, Kathleen won two bronze medals in same-sex ballroom dancing at the Gay Games in Cologne, Germany. Currently, Archambeau serves as the Secretary of the Board of the 100-year-old Women's National Book Association — SF Chapter. She is a legacy donor to the University of Iowa Writers Workshop, with a targeted scholarship for LGBTQ writers. After a thriving corporate career and adjunct professorship at several SF universities, Kathleen is working on a novel with a queer theme after publishing two nonfiction books on inspiring profiles of LGBTQ icons and artists. She lives in the SF Bay Area.  

Susun Weed answers 9o minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Sonja Grace. Sonja is a highly sought-after mystic, healer, artist, and storyteller with both Norwegian and Native American heritage. As an energy surgeon and remote healer, she has been counseling an international roster of clients for over thirty years. The award-winning author of Spirit Traveler, Become an Earth Angel, Dancing with Raven and Bear, and Odin and the Nine Realms Oracle,  Sonja has appeared multiple times with George Noory on Beyond Belief and Coast to Coast AM. Sonja is featured on Great Minds, Inspirations and Ancient Civilizations on GAIA TV. She lives in Arizona with her husband. www.sonjagrace.com       

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Shirley Bolstok. Shirley was born and raised in Denver, Colorado.  Her parents were Holocaust Survivors. She has authored books such as "Apples from the tree of Life, Impassioned Soul, and Grapes from the Vines of Life."  She is an energy healer, speaker, teacher as well as a medium who is able to connect with those on the other side and has spoken at the 11:11 and 12:12 Earth Star Conferences in and has been guest on numerous radio shows.  She does very specific work called the Number "8" and I AM DNA Activations.  Shirley is a certified Matrix Energetics Practitioner, works with past lives, mediumistic information, frequencies and some other modalities.  Questions about various healing systems are also invited.  She reads and works with each individual as a part of the collective consciousness. Her goal is to give each individual the tools to work with their own ascension and works with mapping within the Spiritu

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Lisa Levart. Lisa is an artist/photographer based in Nyack, NY, operating in the intersection between fine arts and social engagement. Ms. Levart has been creating photographic portraits and multimedia installations  of women embodying poetic myths for almost twenty years. Her work has been shown in numerous galleries and public venues and is in the collection of the 9/11 Memorial Museum in NYC. A monograph of Levart's work "Goddess on Earth; Portraits of the Divine Feminine" won a Gold Nautilus Book Award, and was named one of the 100 Best New Women's Spirituality Books by the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2018. Levart is close to completeing an Oracle Deck with new portraits. She is passionate about another project: "Storekeepers:Women of the Indigenous World" a series of portraits of indigenous women embodying ancestral stories.   

Sean is an herbalist, gardener, medicine maker. All are invited to call in on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30pm EST to ask questions and engage an ongoing discussion about herbal medicine, current events and trends. Send any of your clips and notes to peoplesmedicineshow@gmail.com

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Zsuzsanna Emese Budapest.Z has led rituals, lectured, taught classes, given workshops, written articles tirelessly, and published in hundreds of women's newspapers across the country. She has powerfully influenced many of the future  teachers and writers about the Goddess. The California Institute for Integral studies in San Francisco recognized Z's contribution to Women's Spirituality Movement. Today Z lives in Santa Cruz, California, giving workshops and lectures but always making time to smell the roses. She is the founder and director of the Women's Spirituality Forum, a nonprofit organization sponsoring Goddess spirituality retreats and festivals for women.

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Jacqueline Jones. As the mother of two grown children Dr. Jones has navigated the medical system with her own children. Her expertise as a physician and surgeon with over 25 years experience make her uniquely qualified to give parents mean- ingful advice. Dr. Jones trained as a physician at Cornell Medical College as well as completing her surgical training at University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Medical School. She is listed as one of America’s Top doctors and is a Clinical Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Surgeons.  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Lisa Boucher. After short stints where Lisa trained polo horses, worked as a flight attendant, hairdresser, and bartender, she revamped her life and settled in as a registered nurse. For the past twenty-eight years has worked with hundreds of women to overcome alcoholism, live better lives and become better parents. Raising the Bottom is her fifth book. She was prompted to write Raising the Bottom when she realized after twenty plus years of working in hospitals, that doctors and traditional health care offer few solutions to women with addiction issues. She is the mother of twin sons, and lives in Ohio with her husband.  Find out more about Lisa by visiting her website: Raisingthebottom.com You can also follow her on Twitter @LBoucherAuthor and Instagram!