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Medium Well


Jul 29, 2020

Erin Lovell Verinder, herbalist, naturopath, and author of Plants for the People, is back for round two on Medium Well! In this lovely winding conversation, we discuss what this time of lockdown has meant to her and the planet, how plant medicine feels more important and relevant than ever, what the process of writing her book was like, how she has grown her business, and so much more.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • What’s on Erin’s mind as of late

  • What Erin learned in the process of writing her book, Plants for the people

  • How this time is uniquely aligning people with nature

  • Her second book and what it’s about

  • Launching her book during COVID and the challenges

  • Erin’s tips for medicinal herb gardening and connecting to nature at home

  • Erin’s recommendations on how to decide what plants to start with

  • How to balance the trendiness of herbs with deep inner knowing and history

  • How Erin has build a business outside of Instagram for business

  • How Erin deepens her learning as an herbalist

  • Erin’s advice for building intuition and tapping in

  • How Erin finds inspiration for formulating and medicine making

  • What she hopes remains post-COVID from this time

  • What Erin’s finding nourishing right now and what tea she’s drinking lately

  • Dealing with skeptics

  • Erin’s views on being a teacher versus an influencer on Instagram

  • Audience questions since we recorded this live on Zoom!

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All the deets:

  • Tag me (@saraweinreb) and Erin on Instagram with your favorite takeaways from the episode— we’d love to hear them!