Hannah Maynard is a certified herbalist living in the lush mountains of southern Appalachia with her sidekick, Bella the cat. She tends to her gardens, cooking delicious meals (eating lots of soup & cookies) and is endlessly trying to figure out how to have a joyful and relaxing life under the reigns of late stage capitalism.

Hannah makes custom tincture & tea blends which you can find through her website. She shares her daily wisdom with the world on instagram. Knowing Hannah is one of the greatest joys & is truly such a treat. I have learned so much from her about life and herbs, but most importantly how to show up for myself and the people I care about. A day with Hannah is a day of full-belly laughs & snacks & being in awe of the magic of the earth.

In this episode we talk about 'grandma principles' & how to get back to the very basics of understanding & tending to our needs. We talk about our gut & learning how to trust our guts. How living our weird lives is so important & powerful because life is meant to be lived & tried at & maybe sometimes a little messy, but it's all beautiful. Hannah and I often wax poetic about being depressed people constantly trying to find our joy & I learn so much from her friendship every damn day. In this episode we do discuss histories of disordered eating, but we do not discuss weight or numbers or behaviors at all.

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