The Herbalist's Path

The Herbalist's Path Helping You Use Plants As Medicine So There Can Be An Herbalist In Every Home... AGAIN!✌🏼💚🌍🌿🌼

I'm a clinical herbalist, environmental educator and momma on a mission to make this world a better place through plant medicine! Today, my focus is teaching moms and grands how to use plant medicine, so that there can be an herbalist in every home... AGAIN! I host The Herbalist's Path podcast, founded Apothecary Momma online herbal mentorship, and Medicine Makin Momma online medicine making program. I also ran and formulated all products for my herbal company Mountain Mel's Essential Goods, and ran the Green Canyon Apothecary where we focused on using food and plants as medicine.

12/19/2025

Are you traveling for the holidays?

No matter where I’m going, these are the herbs I always have with me.

I make sure to have something for my nerves (traveling is stressful) digestive health (cause you never know) and immune health too.

Oh, and that “do it all” first aid saint of Lavendula angistofolia EO.

What herbs do you keep on hand during your travels?

12/18/2025

The questions that keep you up at night as a new herbalist aren’t always in the books.

Why did this tincture work beautifully last month but fall flat this time?

Can you use vodka for this extraction, or do you actually need something higher proof?

Why did this formulation work for one client, but not the next who presented with the same issue?

These are real-world questions. The kind textbooks don’t always answer.

The kind you work through best with someone who’s been there, made the mistakes, and learned from them.
Who understands the nuances of herbal medicine and the human body, and can help you talk it through until the answer clicks.

That’s exactly why Brittany from EudemoniaHerbs and I are bringing our 50+ years of combined clinical experience into the Community Herbalist Certification & Mentorship.

Not to prevent you from making mistakes, but to guide you through as you navigate them.

Trial and error is a powerful teacher.

But so is having real herbalists in your corner who know exactly what it feels like to be where you are now, and know exactly how to challenge you to get to the other side.

We talk more about this, and what mentorship actually looks like inside the program, in this week’s podcast episode.

Link in bio, or drop PODCAST and I’ll send it your way. 🌿

What’s one herbal question you wish you could ask someone right now? Drop it in the comments.👇🏼

12/16/2025

When was the last time you were at TheHerbalistsPath(dot)(com)?

Asking because we’ve been working on exciting new things over there.

Go check it out, and be sure to grab your Medicine For The People guide while you’re at it! 💚

Mental health struggles are skyrocketing, and our communities need herbalists who actually know their s**t when it comes...
12/15/2025

Mental health struggles are skyrocketing, and our communities need herbalists who actually know their s**t when it comes to supporting people holistically.

That’s why I’m so jazzed about this month’s guest teacher in the Community Herbalist Certification & Mentorship, and I can’t wait for you to meet her.

Jo Sesay is a Holistic Herbalist and doctoral student in Integrative Health, with a background in Nutrition, a Masters in Psychology and Addiction Recovery, and extensive experience in Perinatal Mental Health. She brings the scientific approach AND the clinical wisdom that makes learning from her an absolute gift.

With mental health being one of the most pressing issues our communities are facing right now, having someone like Jo share her knowledge with our students feels incredibly timely and valuable.

Our next live cohort starts in January, but if you join us now, you’ll catch Jo’s live class AND get instant access to Naturally Healed: Herbal Remedies For The Whole Family and Medicine Makin’ Mommas to keep you learning through the holidays.

Then you’ll be ready to dive in when the cohort officially kicks off in mid-January.

If you’ve been wanting to deepen your herbal practice and learn from experienced practitioners who know their stuff (not just AI-generated content or surface-level social media posts), this is your invitation.
DM me with COMMUNITY to learn more.

And, be sure to follow on IG & Threads (she’s a riot) and subscribe to her Substack.

12/13/2025

No greater healer than Mother Nature.

Do you agree?

12/12/2025

Is there a time & place for using AI in the world of herbalism?

In this latest podcast episode, clinical herbalist Brittany Williams of EudemoniaHerbs breaks down the time you really want to avoid it.

Especially if you don’t understand the nuances of herbalism, and can’t catch the inaccuracies AI spits out.

If you want to dive in on this hot topic, drop PODCAST for a link to the full episode. 💚

12/12/2025

AI herbalism is NOT it. Straight up.

In fact, sometimes it’s downright dangerous.

Sure, you can use it to brainstorm ideas. You might even get a decent warming tea blend when you’re feeling sick.

But the truth is, there’s so much nuance in the world of herbalism that ChatGPT will never get.

Like the human relationship, the plant relationship, the lived experience of working with herbs, and so much more.

And if you’re a knowledgeable herbalist who’s tried it, you’ve likely seen some cringy mistakes and fallacies.

So drop your worst AI herbalism fails below I’d love to hear about the wildest herbal AI “info” you’ve seen. 👇🏼

We can all learn together! 💚

Tulsi (aka - holy basil) is a go-to herb for so many herbalists. Including one of our faves, Brittany Williams (educati...
12/10/2025

Tulsi (aka - holy basil) is a go-to herb for so many herbalists.

Including one of our faves, Brittany Williams (educational and clinical herbalist at EudemoniaHerbs ).

She says it’s one of those herbs that just shows up for you.

Feeling stressed? Tulsi’s got you.
Need a little immune support? Tulsi again.
Want something that tastes amazing without adding a bunch of extras? Yep… tulsi.

It’s a gentle adaptogen (it helps your body handle life’s chaos), supports the nervous system and immune health, and it’s ridiculously easy to grow.

Like… it thrives… even when neglected a little.

Tulsi is basically the herbal bestie we all deserve. And you KNOW, the list of reasons goes on and on…

Have you worked with Tulsi?

12/09/2025

Sometimes just “goin’ with the flow” doesn’t work!

Especially during the hustle & bustle of the holiday season.

If you’re feeling the need for an herbal chill pill, consider some of my favorite herbs here:

🌾Milky Oat Tops- grounding, nourishing, & known to restore the nervous system to optimal states of being. You’ve got to get the fresh tops for them to work best though.
Eclectic Herb has some amazing alcohol free Milky Oats!

🌳Linden- this amazing tree feels like it’s giving my nervous system the gentle loving hug it needs, right in the depths of the most stressful times! I love it in tea and tincture form. 💚
I did a podcast on it not long ago, let me know if you want to tune in.

🌱Tulsi - my babe! So delicious, helps to regulate cortisol, and counteract the negative effects of chronic stress. And yup, gently calming too. I’ve been sipping on mine from Oshala Farm so dang good!

Of course this is just the start of it all!

There are so many herbs that can support us through stressful seasons. The tricky part is knowing which ones are the best match for YOU (or for the people you want to help).

Dreaming of being confident in choosing the right herbs for different nervous system needs?

In the Community Herbalist Certification & Mentorship, we dedicate an entire month just to the nervous system, diving deep into how to support it with the right herbal allies for each unique person.

If that lights you up, DM me COMMUNITY. I’d love to see if our January cohort is the right next step for you.

12/08/2025

You don’t have to feel guilty about all the holiday treats!

Instead, learn about the Medicines In Your Kitchen for FREE inside my in depth program, all about the health benefits of 11 different herbs and spices.

DM me LIZZY to get it for free inside of ‘Lizzy’s Christmas Party’ 💚

The holidays can be beautiful, but they can also stir up a whole lot of nervous system chaos. If you’ve been feeling a l...
12/04/2025

The holidays can be beautiful, but they can also stir up a whole lot of nervous system chaos.

If you’ve been feeling a little frazzled, a little tender, or a little like you might hide in the pantry with a mug of tea, trust me, you are NOT alone.

So I pulled together some of my favorite herbs to help you stay steady through the season.

Each one has its own personality, its own gifts, and its own way of helping you breathe a little easier.

Swipe through to meet 6 of my go-to nervous system herbs. →

But here’s the thing most budding herbalists eventually realize…

It’s not really about memorizing a list of calming herbs.

It’s about learning how to choose the right herb for the right person at the right moment. That’s where that feeling of herbal confidence comes from.

(There’s more on that in the last slide if you’re curious about going deeper with nervous system support. 🌿)

If this is helpful for, save this for the next time someone asks about stress-relief herbs, then drop a comment below with which one you’re most drawn to. 💚

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