Feed Your Wild | Food For Your Ancient Body, Mind & Soul

We’re speaking with Lola Venado, The Botanical Bruja™, a folk herbalist, energy worker, kitchen witch, writer, speaker, and community gatherer. Lola’s work and creation The Botanical Bruja™ and business Xantico House™ inspire us to live more fully in the present moment and to take respite in the littile things.. Remember that these connections to the mundane are just as magical and special as the grander things in life.  In this conversation, Lola shares what led her to create The Botanical Bruja™ and why reclaiming this term bruja (“witch”) is an important part of honoring her lineage and medicine path. She shares how a health crisis 5 years ago snapped her back into her plant path & magic roots, how Lola navigated a large Mexican family dynamic as a highly sensitive person, and the remarkable journey she is taking, stepping deep into trust and relationship with a plant ally and new land... and it all started from a dream she had one night. Lola offers recommendations for people making big moves and feel

In this episode, Venessa and Megan dive into this lunar eclipse Full Moon in Capricorn: What are you made of? The truths carried in our bones, the skeletons in our closets, and breaking thru old systems by following your inner knowing & authority. This full moon and eclipse season energy ushers us deep into our roots, and invites us to look at the stories we hold... What do you need in order for your body and spirit to release the old, and rebuild & restructure to support your inner authority? On a cellular level, what does your body need right now? We talk about the importance of systems and structures, how to look at our cravings as sign posts, and the beautiful medicine of pleasure activism. We want to hear from you: Name 5 things that bring you pleasure! Let us know on Instagram or send us a message! Click for full show notes   ******   Ask Us Your Top Q's! Go to wildlyrooted.com/podcastconnect to send us your top questions around health + wellness, nutrition + herbalism, natural cycles + intuitio

Tune into our first full-on Q&A solo episode, answering questions from listeners like you. Today, I’m talking about the FIRE I’m feeling in the air and in the bellies of so many incredible folx, my highly satisfying first-timer experience at the exuberant Oregon Country Fair, and who is inspiring me lately. I answer questions about acne triggers and what to consider, lots on the gut... including correlations between gut health and intuitive gut instinct, and how to repair the gut after extensive antibiotic use. I also share how to find trustworthy sources of information. Links to resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes page below. If you enjoyed this Q+A episode and would like to see more, or have questions of your own, please let me know! Give us a shout out here or over on Instagram. Click for full show notes   ****** Ask Us Your Top Q's! Go to wildlyrooted.com/podcastconnect to send us your top questions around health + wellness, nutrition + herbalism, natural cycles + intuit

Having just observed 4th of July, aka Independence Day in the US, this interview with Pulxaneeks (Pul-ha-neeks), founder of Heart to Heart Indigenous Relations Consultation is both timely and meaningful. Pulxaneeks’ work supporting us in remembering these kinds of connections, that we belong to Mother Earth, and what it means to be in right relationship with Mother Earth as well as with Indigenous people, is critical and important to highlight as it relates to all of these seemingly unrelated areas such as health. In this interview, we explore her work in Indigenous Allyship Training, whole-hearted understanding of what it means to be in right relationship with Indigenous peoples & what right use of privilege is & how to cultivate it. We talk about the power of asking heart-based questions and how many of us are waking up to the displaced and unprocessed grief that many of us carry from our own lineages. Pulxaneeks reminds us that we’ve each been colonized at some point in our lineage, and the long te

In this episode, Venessa and Megan cover the healing themes of this total solar eclipse New Moon in Cancer: emotional wellness, focusing on solar plexus and heart chakras, and the power of internal dialogues and cultivating nurturing body talk practices. This new moon and eclipse season energy provides an opportune time to plant the seeds of our body talk intentions and work with our bodies rather than against them. What are you saying to your body on the daily? What are the steps you need to take for a new and empowering conversation to take place? We also share updates on our personal lives during Cancer season including big moves, a week offgrid, and Megan’s llama. ****** Ask Us Your Top Q's! Go to wildlyrooted.com/podcastconnect to send us your top questions around health + wellness, nutrition + herbalism, natural cycles + intuition, & your top challenges. Connect with Venessa @wildlyrooted Connect with Megan @amethyst_and_rose ***** SUPPORT THE PODCAST Your support means the world... If the show has

The message for July is Somatic Remembrance, Course Corrections, Water as the Great Conductor. The Goddess Diana guides us through the enchanted forest and the vasculature of Gaia... her beating heart, the flow of life force. We are cellular components of the greater soma that is Gaia, and it is our duty to remember our purpose and enact our gifts. We are invited into an intention experiment, provided ways of “course correcting” our life experiences and direction, and shown the importance of water as the great conductor. A tarot card reading at the end pulls it all together, reminding us that there are no shortcuts in life and manifestation, only pivots and smart moves.   ***** LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE We can now accept your feedback, questions, & comments by voice message! Click here to get in touch (scroll down to leave a VM, can’t wait to hear from you!): http://www.wildlyrooted.com/podcastconnect   ***** SUPPORT THE PODCAST Your support means the world... If the show has helped, inspired or spoken to you

Interested in the 90 Day Wildly Rooted 90-Day Akashic Transformational Program? There’s just 1 spot left! Learn more here: http://www.wildlyrooted.com/offerings Apply here: http://www.wildlyrooted.com/apply-for-90-transformational-program   ********* Disclaimer: In this episode, we discuss themes of sexual trauma & abusive events, so if you feel this might be triggering, I invite you to be gentle with yourself and choose to nourish yourself. If that means skipping or pausing this episode, please support yourself in this way. In this poignant chat with trauma resolution educator, coach and guide Rachael Maddox, we explore the realms of sexual trauma and trauma resolution, & how to begin reclaiming pleasure, power, and wholeness. Rachael shares her incredible personal story of sexual trauma, the spiralic path with DIY processes, facing melanoma, and ultimately uncovering healing and her soul work. Rachael walks us through her ABCs of trauma informed transformation and the 5 key things to start coming i

In this episode, Venessa and Megan talk about this full moon in Sagittarius and the junk in our trunk, aka all that we carry in our hips! We’re covering root causes behind hip issues and sciatica, the link to humiliation and boundaries crossed by family, and ways we can begin to shake out those energies from our hips. This full moon energy provides an excellent time to explore risks and make changes. What’s reached its full cycle in your life, related to the root and ready for some release? We get into practical ways to open up and let go, as well as ways to beat the heat and quelch that inflammation. ***** LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE We can now accept your feedback, questions, & comments by voice message! Click here to get in touch (scroll down to leave a VM, can’t wait to hear from you!): http://www.wildlyrooted.com/podcastconnect   Click for full show notes   ******   Ask Us Your Top Q's!   Go to wildlyrooted.com/podcastconnect to send us your top questions around health + wellness, nutrition + herbalism, na

In this episode, we are speaking with Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm. You’ll experience her pioneering energy that supports our collective re-memberance of our sacred connection to land and the ways we can begin healing the injustices of the imposed systems as a community. Leah’s work with Soul Fire Farm is to increase farmland stewardship by people of color, promote equity in food access, and train the next generation of activist farmers. Her book Farming While Black, is the first comprehensive manual for African-heritage people ready to reclaim their rightful place of dignified agency in the food system, with a concise “how-to” for all aspects of small-scale farming. But it’s not just Is a compendium of “how-tos” for small scale farming... it’s rich with historical context and weaving in the pragmatic with spirituality, soil ecology, planning, tools, plant medicine, healing trauma, and movement building. Leah breaks it all down for us in this episode! Click here for show notes   ***** SUPPORT THE PODCAST Y

In this episode, Venessa and Megan talk about this new moon in Gemini and one of the organ systems that this sign rules: respiratory system. We discuss lung ailments and holistic ways to support the respiratory system, as well as the elemental and energetic aspects of the lungs and Gemini. We cover the power of breath and the Ayurvedic perspective of breath and lung health, and of course, practical tools and healing foods for our important gatekeepers. Plus Megan shares a favorite home remedies for coughs. Click for full show notes   ***** Ask Us Your Top Q's! Go to wildlyrooted.com/podcastconnect to send us your top questions around health + wellness, nutrition + herbalism, natural cycles + intuition, & your top challenges. Connect with Venessa @wildlyrooted Connect with Megan @amethyst_and_rose LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE We can now accept your feedback, questions, & comments by voice message! Click here to get in touch (scroll down to leave a VM, can’t wait to hear from you!): http://www.wildlyrooted.com

The message for June is all about rhythm and attunement. It’s time to get outside, shower in the healing cosmic light, and tune your instrument. Ready to break through limitations and your “sound barrier”? This month we’re guided by a collective of voices, with the loving sternness of big mama earth and those that can see the power within us that we, ourselves, may be blind to...   ***** SUPPORT THE PODCAST Your support means the world... If the show has helped, inspired or spoken to you, it would mean the world to me if you show your support through a small financial contribution. Each FYW episode is a labor of love that takes me about three days to produce... From as little as $1 a month, your support will help to cover the costs associated with producing and hosting the show. I love you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! To make a monthly contribution, head to the Patreon page here. If you would like to make a one-time contribution, you may use our personal PayPal Link here and offer any dollar amount

Today we’re speaking with Eryn Johnson from the Living Open podcast for mystics and seekers! Eryn Johnson is a Philly-based witch, intuitive, and creative. The foundation of her work is energetic and based on the belief that there's nothing wrong with you-- we are simply programmed from a young age to forget the truth of who we are. She uses Reiki, tarot, breathwork, movement, and storytelling to bring her back to herself and to bring you back to you- back to your power, back to your magic, back to your intuition. We chat about curiosity as intuition, how judgement has been a big part of Eryn’s journey with healing and how breathwork has totally cracked her open. We talk about nature as a mirror and reflection of the emotions we carry, and I share a very vulnerable moment of grief and how expression and release of these energies is so critical for our vitality. Eryn shares how she builds her trust muscle for greater connection to her intuition and the practices and tools that have been game-changing in her li

In this episode, Sajah talks about his own plant path and how he went from being on track to becoming a doctor to then studying various herbal and healing traditions, uncovering universal truths that led to his goal to honor both the physical and spiritual. Sajah walks us through what is evolutionary herbalism is and the 5 pillars of evolutionary herbalism. We talk about the importance of “learning by heart” and how to practice transformational medicine, working with plants for transformational healing and assist us in reclaiming our true natures and support us in working through traumas and breaking through conditionings. Sajah shares how he uses medical astrology to translate patterns within a person’s life and the difference between a “hope herbalist” and a holistic herbalist, and how an evolutionary herbalist. We cover how to tend to the inner cosmos and Sajah walks us through a fantastic case study to ground these principles into practice, including planetary patterns, plant medicine, and energetics for

In this episode, Venessa and Megan talk about this full moon in watery Scorpio. We’ve been feelin all the FEELZ this week leading up to this full moon, how about you? We talk about the timing of this full moon and planetary connections to the elements of control and power... and how this impacts the organs and 1st & 2nd chakras that Scorpio rules: reproductive organs, our genes, and colon. We discuss the nervous system and importance of feeling safe and grounded to support ourselves, our fave books right now on the topics of PLEASURE and SEX, and of course, practical tools and healing foods to carry us through shaky grounds and turbulent waters. Plus a suggested ancient practice for this full moon in Scorpio to support our connection to Mama Earth, wild wisdom, and our sovereignty. Click for full show notes ****** Ask Us Your Top Q's! Go to wildlyrooted.com/podcastconnect to send us your top questions around health + wellness, nutrition + herbalism, natural cycles + intuition, & your top challenges. C

Happy Mother’s Day & Happy 1st Birthday to Feed Your Wild! Today is such a special day and episode, thank you for being on this journey with me :) Today we’re talking with Brenda Salgado, spiritual leader, healer, author and guide. In honor of this very special time and our 1 year anniversary, I’m offering you one of my favorite gifts... the Sacred Ecology Activation audio journey - a free 30 min meditation and visualization designed to help you connect with your own seeds for radical nourishment & clarity. Click here to access the audio journey: http://www.wildlyrooted.com/sacred-ecology ****** In this episode, Brenda gives us an introduction to curanderismo and indigenous prophecy about our current times and the shift in consciousness we are experiencing. Learn how mindfulness practice can help you cultivate more inner power, peace, dignity and grace as well as navigate challenges and difficulties with more clarity and courage in this current time of shift. You’ll hear how Brenda began connecting t

The message for May is Relax Into Evolution. We’re guided on a journey into the underworld and different dimensions, all leading to the same place - the cosmic vastness that lies within each of us. From big fish to ritual ceremony, to being ushered into the depths of our third eye consciousness, we are invited to sip on the fluids of creation and be nurtured to be reborn. Can you relax into your evolution as we forge a new path?  ***** SUPPORT THE PODCAST Your support means the world... If the show has helped, inspired or spoken to you, it would mean the world to me if you show your support through a small financial contribution. Each FYW episode is a labor of love that takes me about three days to produce... From as little as $1 a month, your support will help to cover the costs associated with producing and hosting the show. I love you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! To make a monthly contribution, head to the Patreon page here. If you would like to make a one-time contribution, you may use our pers

In this episode, Venessa and Megan talk about this lovely new moon in Taurus (and first new moon right after Beltane)! Tending to your throat, activation of the 5th chakra and vagus nerve, and expressing your truth in this fertile time! And of course, discussions on supportive healing foods & herbs, lifestyle aspects, helpful supplements and nutritional tips. We chat about soothing throat teas, stimulating your vagus nerve and chakra system by getting LOUD, and honoring your own timing and healing process. Plus a suggested intention for this new moon in Taurus to support our beautiful embodied lives and Mama Earth.

DOORS ARE OPEN! {Early Bird Savings Ends April 29th Midnight PST!} Ready to go from Chronic to Creatrix in your life and health? If you’ve been dealing with health challenges, chronic illness, or just know that something is off and related to a deeper soul-level, then this is for you... We’ll be bridging the scientific and the spiritual using functional nutrition & Akashic Records, and work together as an amazing group of people as well as with your own spirit guides, teachers, and loved ones through the Akashic Records and intuition! Interested in learning more? Click this link to learn more and grab your spot: http://bit.ly/ChronictoCreatrix ***** ABOUT THIS EPISODE In this episode, we are talking with Terri Cole, licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert and founder of Real Love Revolution and Boundary Bootcamp. Terri is a global leading expert in mindfulness, meditation, relationships, and wellbeing. Her strategies combine practical psychology, eastern mindfulness practices plus harnessing the pow

DOORS ARE OPEN! Ready to go from Chronic to Creatrix in your life and health? If you’ve been dealing with health challenges, chronic illness, or just know that something is off and related to a deeper soul-level, then this is for you... We’ll be bridging the scientific and the spiritual using functional nutrition & Akashic Records, and work together as an amazing group of people as well as with your own spirit guides, teachers, and loved ones through the Akashic Records! Interested in learning more? Click this link to learn more and grab your spot: http://www.wildlyrooted.com/chronic-to-creatrix-8 ***** In this episode, we’re talking to Christine Gutierrez, LMHC, a Latina psychotherapist, love addiction expert, life coach and expert in trauma, abuse, & self-esteem, currently residing in Brooklyn. Christine’s mission is to empower as many people as possible to heal their pain and own their worth. You’ll hear about how Christine lived a double life - having both the light and chaos, and how toxic relati

DOORS ARE OPEN! Ready to go from Chronic to Creatrix in your life and health? If you’ve been dealing with health challenges, chronic illness, or just know that something is off and related to a deeper soul-level, then this is for you... We’ll be bridging the scientific and the spiritual using functional nutrition & Akashic Records, and work together as an amazing group of people as well as with your own spirit guides, teachers, and loved ones through the Akashic Records! Interested in learning more? Click this link to learn more and grab your spot: http://www.wildlyrooted.com/chronic-to-creatrix-8 ***** In this episode, Venessa and Megan get a chance to go even DEEPER into the themes of a full moon in Libra (the second one in a row)! That means Kidney stones, UTIs, fear & shock, and WTF does “balance” even look like! And of course, discussions on supportive healing foods & herbs, lifestyle aspects, helpful supplements and nutritional tips. We chat about acid-alkaline balance, the little known link