This episode is an interview with Layla K. Feghali (she/her), an ethnobotanist and cultural worker living between Lebanon and California. We talk about the current iteration of genocide in Gaza, and the need for resistance, rage and action. Layla shares her experiences within herbalism and how folks can support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that is highlighting herb companies supporting the Israeli Occupation. We discuss her new book The Land in Our Bones which weaves together her work in exploring the herbs and land-based medicines of Lebanon and Cana’an. We talk about ancestral herbalism, plant medicines for steadfastness, …
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Content warning – prison, racism, suicide, self-harm, medical neglect, chronic illness, trauma This is part four of a workshop that explores herbalism, incarceration and abolition. This particular section introduces abolition (very briefly!) as well as the roles of herbalists in abolitionist movements. **About the workshop:** This workshop explores the role …
Content warning – prison, racism, suicide, self-harm, medical neglect, chronic illness, trauma This is part four of a workshop that explores herbalism, incarceration and abolition. This particular section introduces healing from prison and herbal support for trauma. **About the workshop:** This workshop explores the role of herbalism in supporting prisoners, …
Content warning – prison, racism, suicide, self-harm, medical neglect, chronic illness, trauma This is part three of a workshop that explores herbalism, incarceration and abolition. This particular section introduces practicing herbalism in prison based on Nicole’s (she/her) experiences inside with testimonies from people inside that have worked with the Prisoner’s …
Content warning - prison, racism, suicide, self-harm, medical neglect, chronic illness, trauma This is part two of a workshop that explores herbalism, incarceration and abolition. This particular section introduces the health impacts of incarceration, looking at medical neglect in prison, as well as what makes incarceration so traumatic. **About the …
Content warning - prison, racism, suicide, self-harm, medical neglect, chronic illness, trauma This is part one of a workshop that explores herbalism, incarceration and abolition. This particular section introduces incarceration and the prison industrial complex, with a focus on the so-called UK and US. **About the workshop:** This workshop explores …
In this episode, Nicole (she/her) shares the 2023 Solidarity Apothecary Review and plans for 2024! The episode signposts to all sorts of resources from free workshops, to upcoming courses, podcast episodes, crowdfunders and more. Content warning – some references to prison, suicide, border violence, pregnancy **Links & resources from this …
52 - Trauma and Solidarity while fighting dictatorship with Anarchist Black
Cross Belarus
Nov. 12, 2023
Content warning - explicit references to state violence, murder, torture, raids, imprisonment This episode is an interview with Boris (he/him) from Anarchist Black Cross Belarus (ABC) about life under dictatorship, solidarity and resistance. We talk about what the reality of dictatorship means and how even under dictatorship, collective solidarity is …
In this episode, Nicole (she/her) shares five reasons to join the Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress course which is **closing for enrolment on** **Thursday 2nd November 10pm BST!** She shares more about the course, why it matters and why it can be transformational for folks working through it. **Links & …
In this episode, Nicole (she/her) talks about herbal support for panic attacks. We explore what is a panic attack and why they happen, how to reduce activation in the sympathetic nervous system and how plant medicines can support this. We look at herbs that can be taken acutely during a …
In this episode, Nicole (she/her) introduces nervines - herbs with an affinity for the nervous system. We explore the differences between five kinds of nervines - Relaxant nervines, Hypnotic nervines, Nerve Tonics, Cardiac nervines and Stimulating nervines. Learn what these herbal actions mean and why they are so important to …
This episode is an interview with Cyree Jarelle Johnson (he/him) from the organisation Sins Invalid that is a disability justice based performance project that incubates and celebrates artists with disabilities, centralising artists of colour and LGBTQ / gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalised. Cyree also describes Sins …
This episode is an interview with Diffwys Criafol (she/her) a former anarchist organiser, mother and writer who is writing in order to process class-related trauma and how our social movements are so anthemic to working class people. In this episode we discuss narratives around class, how they can flatten people’s …
Episode 46 of the Frontline Herbalism Podcast is an interview with Dr. Ghassan Hamdan of Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS). PMRS is a grassroots NGO that's provided a much needed response to the medical crises caused by the occupation. PMRS' workers, like other Palestinian medical workers, are constantly targeted by …
This super brief episode is just to announce that the Herbalism, PTSD & Traumatic Stress course is open for enrolment!!! **Links & resources from this episode** * [Herbalism, PTSD & Traumatic Stress Course](https://solidarityapothecary.org/herbalismandptsdcourse/) * [Previous podcast episode all about the course (episode 14)](https://solidarityapothecary.org/the-frontline-herbalism-podcast/14-herbalism-ptsd-traumatic-stress-course/) _Find them all at_[ _solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/_](https://solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/) [ **Support …
This episode is an interview with Amani (she/her) all about trauma and chronic illness. We talk about her experiences with chronic illness, connections to childhood trauma, medical neglect and the effects of repeated hospitalisations. We talk about medical gaslighting, prejudice around chronic illness and what meaningful support and solidarity can …
This episode is an interview with Aiyana Goodfellow (he/she/they) about age trauma, youth oppression and youth liberation. Aiyana is an abolitionist, writer, liberator and delinquent. We discuss their new book - INNOCENCE & CORRUPTION: An abolitionist understanding of youth oppression. We explore how children are some of the most at …
This episode is an interview with Rob (he/him) about trauma and addiction. We explore what is active addiction, how it relates to trauma, how addiction affects people, families and communities, and so much more. We talk about how people in active addiction are dehumanised and criminalised, support structures for recovery …
This brief episode introduces the plans for Season 3 of the Frontline Herbalism Podcast. **Links & resources from this episode** * [Herbalism, PTSD & Traumatic Stress Course](https://Herbalism,PTSD&TraumaticStressCourse) _Find them all at_[ _solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/_](https://solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/) [ **Support the show**](https://solidarityapothecary.org/support/) Music from [Sole](http://www.soleone.org/) & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by …
This episode is an interview with Victor (he/him) from the Mobile Herbal Clinic Calais, a dedicated monthly clinic serving refugees in Northern France. We talk about the situation in Calais and Dunkirk, what the clinic does, the medicines the project produces and uses, relationships to other medical services and so …