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Women and Self-Care: Herbal Practices for Empowerment and Healing
‘Self Care’ is rooted deep in generations, the herstory of caring for ourselves, our friends, children and sisters out of necessity.
Self-reliance is the survival aspect of Self Care.
Control of women’s bodies has never been ‘care’ for them. We’ve had to provide that care to each other, and, radically, to ourselves. Our resilience has been through community, like underground, mycelial networks, sustained by compassionate understanding.
There is a fatigue that comes from constantly advocating for one’s dignity and sovereignty.
In the face of disempowering forces, both internal and external, may we focus our attention, and our resources into caring for each other. This care is fuel to build rich networks and, like the mushrooms, enables us to break down and metabolize the most formidable structures.
Resources:
Sister Song Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
Latinas for Reproductive Justice
Latest Journals
Fat Crush: Erica Fargione
Rachel met Erica Fargione at the Midwest Women's Herbal Symposium and immediately knew we wanted to introduce her to our community. Erica is a botanist, herbal educator, and community organizer.
Olfactory Observations: Fragrance
‘Fragrance usually isn't a single ingredient. It's an umbrella term that can represent a blend of many aromatic compounds. Many toxic, petroleum-derived ingredients get to lie in the shadows of ‘fragrance’, hiding under the guise of “proprietary blends”.
Resist what Persists: Silicone
We don't formulate with dimethicone or synthetic texture-building polymers because we're not trying to make botanicals behave like conventional skincare.
Self (Care)-Preservation: Preservatives in Perspective
We make our potions in regular, monthly cycles (not once a year) and size them according to their best use well within the time frame of their shelf life.
Fat Crush: Meghan Henshaw and Julia Orquera Bianco
This month we’re crushing HARD on Meghan Henshaw and Julia Orquera Bianco, and their newly released, limited-edition herbal zine, Flora’s Daughters: Seven Plants Through the Lens of Eclectic Medicine, Contemporary Herbalism, and Botanical Illustration.
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