Many (if not most) women today are- often unintentionally and without realizing it- undernourishing to the point that our basic biological needs are not being met. Exhausted, anxious, and chasing down symptom after symptom, we are spending time, energy, and money on hormone testing, microbiome analysis, genetic sequencing, supplement protocols, etc. all while unknowingly not taking in enough calories and/or micronutrients for our bodies to work properly in the first place.
Our culture today is awash in contradictory health information, food fear, warped wellness idealogies, and impossible beauty standards, but confusion around food and bodies goes back to at least our grandmothers' generation. We inherit nourishment beliefs and practices just as we inherit our mineral and nutrient stores.
Ashley Wulkan- mother, herbalist, nutritionist, and mineral balancing practitioner- and I wish to simplify nourishment for women, not add to the noise. We do this for not only ourselves but for our collective mothers who never overcame their own food issues, and for our collective daughters who we fervently pray will adequately nourish themselves and their descendents far into the future.
Let's rewrite the story.
LINKS:
Medicine Stories Patreon- bonus conversation on The Imprint of Nourishment- what we inherit and what we pass down
Healing Waters Nature Immersion Retreat in Costa Rica Nov 3-8
The Mythic Medicine herb shop
Ashley's Free Guide Fundamental Nourishment for the Mother Body
Ashley on Instagram
Amber on Instagram
Quiz: Find Your Wise Woman Archetype
Medicine Stories Facebook group
Music by Mariee Siou (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)