In this episode we speak with Janet Kent about learning herbalism as a young punk, starting Terra Sylva School of Botanical Medicine, radical vitalism, the autonomic nervous system (and herbs for that!), and her famous "grief relief" formula (which she shared with us and is posted below!) Acute Grief Tincture Hawthorn (Berries, Flowers or both) 4 parts Peach leaf 3 parts Motherwort 2 parts Kava kava 2 parts Anemone 1 part "Also,  if people want my zines, Ease Your Mind:  Herbs for Mental Health and  Under Pressure:  Herbs for Resilience by writing me at  medicinecountyherbs@gmail or messaging me @radicalvitalism on Instagram." Radical Vitalism  essay https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/radical-vitalism-by-janet-kent-and-dave-meesters/ Herbalism in an Age of Mass Extinction, two essays https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2017/09/03/herbalism-in-an-age-of-mass-extinction-part-one-context-concepts-and-strategy/ https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2017/09/12/herbalism-in-an-age-of-mass-extinction-part-two-ecologically-minded-practice/ You are Nature essay https://radicalvitalism.wordpress.com/2020/02/01/you-are-nature-working-with-the-elements-for-change/ Janet and Dave's podcast https://thebookonfire.podbean.com/ Season one we discuss Donna Haraway's Staying with the Trouble. Season two we discuss Sylvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch.