Fiona MacKay interviews Meghan Rhodes on the Nurtured by Nature Podcast
Are you ready for a slow, season by season journey through the eight-season wheel of the year, complete with herbs, food, rhythms and timely reflections? If so, settle in for the first in a new series of podcast interviews with the wonderfully uplifting Fiona MacKay of the Nurtured by Nature Podcast. Over the coming year, Fiona and I will meander through the seasons, guiding you in aligning with the rest of nature and creating more flow in your daily and seasonal rhythms.
This episode - Living The Eight Season Wheel: Part 1 Samhain and Yule - is available across podcast platforms, as well as on YouTube.
Fiona is a wonderful wordsmith, so I'll share her take on this episode's journey:
'For Meghan herbal medicine is more than something you simply turn to when you are sick or struggling. It has been an invitation to a life that provides a deeper connection to both ourselves, the plants and ultimately the interwoven world around us.
It is through this lens of our deeper connection to nature and the wisdom it can provide to help us travel more easily and gently through life that I am excited to share that together we will be bringing you an incredible 4 part series delivered as the seasons change over the next year. We will be exploring the ways that we can align to a more natural rhythm in our lives by embracing the ancient eight season wheel of the year and the teachings from the plants that can guide us through each turn of the wheel and the cycles of the earth.
In this first part we dive into the current season, and as Autumn turns to winter we discuss the influences and ways we can support ourselves from Samhain or Halloween through the Winter Solstice or Yule which marks the rebirth of the sun in the northern hemisphere and the lengthening of days. Think cosy evenings, slowing down and much like the trees drawing back into our roots and using the extended dreamtime to play in the possibilities of the future, whilst also nurturing our bodies with foods and plants that offer us warmth and grounding and support our immune system through this season of rest.'
So make a cosy herbal cuppa or settle in for your walk or drive and enjoy!
And if you want more, but can't wait until the seasons turn, have a listen to our previous two conversations:
🌿How Herbalism Helps You Cultivate a Connected and Empowering Lifestyle (Ep 60)
🌿How Herbal Medicine Can Support Modern Lives (Ep 34)
So make a cosy herbal cuppa or settle in for your walk or drive and enjoy!
And if you want more, but can't wait until the seasons turn, have a listen to our previous two conversations:
🌿How Herbalism Helps You Cultivate a Connected and Empowering Lifestyle (Ep 60)
🌿How Herbal Medicine Can Support Modern Lives (Ep 34)
Nurtured by Nature is an incredibly grounded podcast, bringing a welcome wash of positivity to our thoughts and outlook on the future when it comes to all of nature. Each of Fiona's episodes are a beautiful listen, and I highly recommend them!
Host Fiona is a talented and creative wildlife artist and photographer, and her gorgeous creations are well worth a look here.
If you enjoy the episode, please do be sure to give Fiona five stars on Spotify or leave a review on Apple podcasts - these little actions all help more people find great podcasts like this one! Of course, you'll find Fiona on Instagram at @fionamackayphotography, where you can follow her for the latest updates.
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