I'm reading Verlyn Klinkenborg's excellent book Several Short Sentences about Writing.One of the important insights in the book has to do with the practice of noticing.He writes:Most people have
Episode 60 | The power of showing up
Why bother to show up when you can watch the recording? Today, I'm sharing a simple yet often overlooked strategy for building your visibility and relationships within your community.Finding
Spring permission slip 🌼
The weather has been absolutely, positively top-notch here in Virginia lately.It's sunny and warm, there's a gentle breeze, the dogwoods are flowering, and my first iris bloomed yesterday
On “Effort Shock” in clinical practice
I read this quote by David Wong on Austin Kleon's blog post "A willingness to be bad" this week (highly recommend the entire blog post, by the way):
Why more books isn’t always better
Not everyone who sets out to have a solo clinical practice winds up still having one five or ten years later. What’s the difference in people who are
Episode 55 | Ruth Shelton on the Sacred Allies Program
Creating the Sacred Allies ProgramIn today's episode, herbalist Ruth Shelton shares more about the Sacred Allies program she ran in 2022, including how she came up with the
Competition v. collaboration
This week, a question came up that I hear pretty often: What if there are already lots of herbalists in my area (field/niche/town/etc)? Is the market saturated? No.
Episode 50 | No one knows what they’re doing
Stop thinking that someone else knows what you should do. It's episode 50! Thanks so much for your support Today, we're talking about how there is no playbook
Episode 47 | On having another job
If you've ever felt badly because you have another job in addition to your work as an herbalist or nutritionist, this episode is for you. Learn why it's
Episode 34 | When Your Own Health Makes You Doubt Your Ability to Work with Others
What if I can't do this...Doubt and fear are incredibly common when you're in clinical practice.When you have your own health issues, particularly when they're not resolved or