For many people, stepping into the world of herbs can feel overwhelming. There are thousands of plants, countless preparations, and an endless stream of information. It can feel like learning an entirely new language, because in many ways, it is.
The Willow Journal
Being Shaped by the Earth: Psychedelics, Ancestry & Culture with Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue
Feb 18, 2026This week on The Dancing Willow podcast, Elliott Brinkley is joined by herbalist, poet, and teacher Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue for a conversation that moves far beyond information and into felt experience. We are always being shaped. By the land beneath our feet. By the cultures we move within. By the stories we tell ourselves, the media we absorb, the medicines we take, the rhythms we entrain our nervous systems to, often without conscious consent.
Nettle Monograph
Feb 17, 2026Nettle has an immense presence in folk tales from all around the world, many of which contain themes of the feminine domestic magic, such as weaving, tending the home, cooking. Nettle is a symbol across these cultures for inner strength, healing and protection.
Herbal Aphrodisiacs: Awakening Pleasure, Presence, and Love of Life
Feb 04, 2026When we hear the word aphrodisiac, most of us immediately think of sex. Desire. Libido. Valentine’s Day clichés wrapped in red and pink. But herbal aphrodisiacs offer something far more expansive than that. They invite us into deeper relationship with our bodies, our hearts, and the living world around us.