My Journey to Herba

Gardening Toward Motherhood: Seed Wisdom Without Certainty

In this episode, I reflect on my pregnancy and how planting a garden with my partner changed everything. We planted our first garden just before conceiving, with German chamomile, lemon verbena, and calendula, and while harvesting, I began to see how seeds mirror pregnancy, motherhood, and the unseen growth in what we sow. Tending life is an act of faith. Whether you're navigating pregnancy, or not, I hope this wee episode invites you to consider what you are planting, and what future it may shape. IG @HelloHerba [https://www.instagram.com/helloherba] IG @ShannonRiain [https://www.instagram.com/shannonriain] www.helloherba.com [https://www.helloherba.com]

The Aspen Tree: A Symbol of Community

Thank you for connecting with Herba as I ease-fully bring this project back into the pod space! In this episode, I reflect on community, following a recent visit to an Aspen Grove. This is but one medicinal story, an offering and musing I received when strolling through this community of trees. Enjoy! www.helloherba.com [https://www.helloherba.com/] POD: instagram.com/helloherba [https://www.instagram.com/helloherba/] HOST: instagram.com/shannonriain [https://www.instagram.com/shannonriain/] EMAIL: pod@helloherba.com

A Plant and a Pivotal Moment: Motherwort (Leonurus Cardiaca)

In these first few episodes, we're getting a lay of the land as I introduce what gave rise to this podcast. Remembering that plants were here for me in a post-pandemic world was a humbling time. And there was one plant that took on the form of the much needed mothering spirit I was yearning for, and that is ABSOLUTELY responsible for Herba—Motherwort (Leonurus Cardiaca). Happy listening! Support this pod by liking, sharing, and connecting at helloherba.com [https://www.helloherba.com] Shannon Instagram: @ShannonRiain [https://www.instagram.com/shannonriain/] Herba Instagram: @Helloherba [https://www.instagram.com/helloherba]

My Journey to Herba

Over these first few short 'n sweet episodes, I want to lay the groundwork and introduce you to the seeds that were planted in the richness of change, which ultimately became 'Herba'. Like the fertile grounds of manure and compost, there is always something we can do with the pieces we have left. Support this pod by liking, sharing, and connecting at helloherba.com [https://www.helloherba.com] Shannon Instagram: @ShannonRiain [https://www.instagram.com/shannonriain/] Herba Instagram: @Helloherba [https://www.instagram.com/helloherba]

Welcome to Herba

Welcome to Herba. In this wee introduction I speak a little on what's to come throughout the series. You can learn more and connect at helloherba.com. [www.helloherba.com] Let's plant the seed together. Thank you for meeting me here, Shannon