Herbalism meets therapy with the context that makes care actually fit your life
This show brings the context often missing from self-care and personal growth conversations—plus thoughtful pacing and music designed to support learning.
Queer herbalist and psychotherapist Quai (they/them) explores plant remedies for calming, nervous system support, and personal growth. Whether you’re strengthening your self-care foundations, working through trauma, or curious about deeper care practices, discover how to find your personal path to well-being.
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Welcome! These three episodes lay the foundation. You’ll get the approach, the missing contexts, and crucial understanding for working with herbs. Think of them as your entry point before diving into the rest. (The full list of episodes below these three is chronologically organized, with the latest first, which isn’t always the best way to begin.)
You’ll understand who this show is for, the intersectional lens that shapes everything here, and whether this approach to care speaks to where you’re at right now. Plus you’ll gain language for why self-care feels so complicated.
Episode 1 Your Onramps to Herbal Self-Care (Start Here!)
Not everyone comes to self-care the same way. Start here because your needs are unique and the contexts that shape your experiences matter. This episode introduces the show, the human behind the mic, and a concept that changes how you approach new care practices:...
You’ll discover what makes herbal care different from medicine, why this distinction can clear confusion for beginners, and how herbs invite a different set of questions.
Episode 5 How Herbal Remedies Are Different From Medicines
People often think herbs are gentler versions of medicine, but they work fundamentally differently. Come explore what makes them unique and expand your understanding of how these differences help us navigate our options more skillfully What you'll learn: Why herbs and...
Learn context that turns confusion into clarity, understand why building self-care foundations takes time, receive compassion for where you are, and get a compass to help other episodes resonate more deeply.
Episode 6 Contexts You’ve Been Leaving Out of Your Self-Care Journey
What if your personal growth is taking the time it needs because you're working against forces bigger than you and your system needs a layered approach? This episode explores intergenerational patterns, systemic conditions, and what it actually looks like to build...
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Full episode list
Episodes below and chronologically organized, with the latest first, and the earlier episodes on the bottom. Listen right from your browser and click episodes for full show notes, transcripts and resources mentioned.
Episode 9 From Profound to Forgotten: Integration WITH Plants After Therapy, Journeys & Shifts Pt. 2
Come explore plants as integration partners! This episode has some music woven in as you discover how plants can anchor you—grounding you and bringing you back to what's emerging when life pulls you in a hundred directions. (If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet,...
Episode 8 From Profound to Forgotten: Integration After Therapy, Journeys & Shifts Pt. 1
This episode is designed to help you integrate as you listen. Thoughtful pacing, intentional music, and space to reflect on what you personally need - not just information, but an experience that invites you to tend what's emerging. Most integration teaching focuses...
Episode 7 How to Make Leftovers You Actually Want to Eat
Leftovers sitting in the danger zone between 'I should eat that' and 'I really don't want to'? This episode covers how to make leftovers genuinely satisfying—from planning ahead, adding flavor and moisture back, reheating without drying things out, and smart storage....
Episode 6 Contexts You’ve Been Leaving Out of Your Self-Care Journey
What if your personal growth is taking the time it needs because you're working against forces bigger than you and your system needs a layered approach? This episode explores intergenerational patterns, systemic conditions, and what it actually looks like to build...
Episode 5 How Herbal Remedies Are Different From Medicines
People often think herbs are gentler versions of medicine, but they work fundamentally differently. Come explore what makes them unique and expand your understanding of how these differences help us navigate our options more skillfully What you'll learn: Why herbs and...
Episode 4 Why Lavender Isn’t for Everyone—And How to Know What’s Right for You
Lavender gets flattened into 'the relaxing herb', but it has dimensions most people never hear about! This episode explores what lavender actually does (something to do with physical-emotional boundaries), when it works, when it absolutely doesn't, and how to know if...
Episode 3 Can’t Figure Out When to Do Self-Care? Try This.
Self-care keeps slipping through the cracks. You know what you need, but 'when' feels hard. There's a piece missing. When you help your system know what's next, it gets easier. Come explore what transitions can make possible! What you'll learn: Why "When will I do...
Episode 2 Why We Forget to Take Our Remedies (And What Actually Works)
You've got that remedy, and I know you have good intentions, yet somehow it sits unused. There's so much more to getting that into the rhythm of your day than willpower and memory! Come on in for ideas that help you reach for your remedies when you need them. What...
Episode 1 Your Onramps to Herbal Self-Care (Start Here!)
Not everyone comes to self-care the same way. Start here because your needs are unique and the contexts that shape your experiences matter. This episode introduces the show, the human behind the mic, and a concept that changes how you approach new care practices:...
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