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Here you will find reflections on herbalism, abdominal therapy, seasonal living, and holistic health, along with practical insights meant to support everyday life.
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Post holidays and how our bellies could save the world!!
No one is perfect. Give yourself a break. Did you overeat? Drink too much? Now you’re bloated? Well, if you’ve read my past blogs you...
Stephanie Naftal
Jan 10, 20243 min read
What I've learned by being the healthiest sick person I know - part three
There are so many variables with hives, AI, and thyroid issues. That’s why I say, if you can afford it, see a functional medical doctor...
Stephanie Naftal
May 6, 20239 min read
What I've learned by being the healthiest sick person I know - part two
Things were starting to come together. I’d recognized the initial trauma that caused my first outbreak of hives. Reading Izabella’s book...
Stephanie Naftal
May 1, 20236 min read
What I've learned by being the healthiest sick person I know - part one
It’s been a very long 15 weeks. Some of it is a blur. That’s how pain is, it leaves you wondering what’s real and if it will ever end....
Stephanie Naftal
Apr 28, 20238 min read
Finding Your Purpose
People ask me, how long have I been an herbalist, how did I go from being known as the “weed lady” to this, how did I get here through...
Stephanie Naftal
Apr 23, 20215 min read
Ix Chel - a healing Goddess for these interesting times
Ix Chel (pronounced eesh chel) is the Mayan Goddess of the moon, female cycles, weaving, the Earth, and the guardian of midwives,...
Stephanie Naftal
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Flower Essences
With the offer of a matching flower essence and chakra bracelet discounted for Valentine’s Day, I’ve been getting a few questions about...
Stephanie Naftal
Feb 6, 20212 min read
What is Self Care?
I feel like “self care” is becoming a buzz word in some circles. Which worries me because the path after buzz word is usually a watered...
Stephanie Naftal
May 12, 20202 min read
Yup. The gut is complex... The follow up to, WHY GUT WHY???
I’m 50. I’m healthy. I aim to stay that way. What I noticed last month and was blown away by, was that I saw how I operate on a daily...
Stephanie Naftal
Jan 19, 20205 min read
Seriously?? Gut??? Again??!!
People keep asking how a healthy person like myself ends up in the hospital twice in one year. My response is, right??!!! I’m the person...
Stephanie Naftal
Jan 12, 20204 min read
Groovy food update
WOW! This whole autoimmune protocol (AIP) is amazing!! I highly recommend it! Check out the link below. I did it strictly for 30 days and...
Stephanie Naftal
Jul 17, 20192 min read
Healer, heal thyself
I know this, I’ve experienced this many times, I embrace this. So I decided to heal my thyroid. Enough with taking Naturethroid everyday...
Stephanie Naftal
May 8, 20192 min read
Spiritual Healing - Wisdom of Water and Plants
Most common question - what is that?? This type of energetic/spiritual healing is done via spiritual baths. It isn’t a bath in the usual...
Stephanie Naftal
Apr 6, 20192 min read
Abdominal Therapy Techniques
I learned about these techniques in 2018 and started to use them on myself that same year. I had a difficult case of dysplasia that...
Stephanie Naftal
Mar 26, 20193 min read
The part where I let go of more than my appendix
Some of you who have waltzed through life more or less choosing awesome partners, awesome jobs, and didn’t develop ‘survival skills‘ at a...
Stephanie Naftal
Mar 10, 20194 min read
Belize - Two Classes, Two Weeks Vacation, and One Appendectomy
I promised I’d write after I returned home and further explain all the groovy work I’m doing. A month in Belize was even better and...
Stephanie Naftal
Mar 8, 20195 min read
A few words about cultural appropriation
Cultural appropriation has no place in modern civilization, among us big brains. But it happens and people are thankfully becoming more...
Stephanie Naftal
Dec 30, 20183 min read
What I do...
A friend asked me how many lives I’ve lived. She didn’t mean past lives! She meant in this life. I think I got to 13. But that was five...
Stephanie Naftal
Dec 12, 20182 min read
BLOG!
I’ve always wanted to do this! So here I go. Ok not really. I’m testing this out. But be on the lookout for a legit blog post any day!
Stephanie Naftal
Dec 10, 20181 min read
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