The Frontline Herbalism Podcast Solidarity Apothecary

Content warning - explicit references to state violence, murder, torture, raids, imprisonment
This episode is an interview with Boris (he/him) from Anarchist Black Cross Belarus (ABC) about life under dictatorship, solidarity and resistance. We talk about what the reality of dictatorship means and how even under dictatorship, collective solidarity is impossible to destroy. Boris shares how ‘violence spread like a wildfire’ in response to the uprising in 2020 and the different forms of ongoing state violence people are experiencing. We talk about the horrific prison conditions in Belarus, intergenerational trauma from Soviet authoritarianism, and life in the diaspora. We talk about the importance of solidarity and how people can support the work of Belarus ABC, who have been supporting repressed, arrested and imprisoned anarchists, anti-fascists and social activists since 2009.
Links & resources from this episode
ABC Belarus website Donate to ABC Belarus Become a supporter MerchandiseWrite to a prisoner Telegram TwitterInstagram
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In this episode, Nicole (she/her) shares five reasons to join the Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress course which is closing for enrolment on Thursday 2nd November 10pm BST!
She shares more about the course, why it matters and why it can be transformational for folks working through it.
Links & resources from this episode
Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course
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In this episode, Nicole (she/her) talks about herbal support for panic attacks. We explore what is a panic attack and why they happen, how to reduce activation in the sympathetic nervous system and how plant medicines can support this. We look at herbs that can be taken acutely during a panic attack, as well as those that can help prevent panic attacks by nourishing the nervous system ongoingly.
Links & resources from this episode
Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course (closes 2nd November)Episode 49 - 5 Kinds of NervinesMaking Herbal Medicine with Glycerine Workshop
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In this episode, Nicole (she/her) introduces nervines - herbs with an affinity for the nervous system. We explore the differences between five kinds of nervines - Relaxant nervines, Hypnotic nervines, Nerve Tonics, Cardiac nervines and Stimulating nervines. Learn what these herbal actions mean and why they are so important to herbalists and anyone experiencing PTSD or ongoing traumatic stress.
Content warning - brief references to prison, suicide, sexual trauma, non-consensual sedation, psychiatric imprisonment
Links & resources from this episode
Solidarity with Palestine: What can you doHerbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course (closes 2nd November)

This episode is an interview with Cyree Jarelle Johnson (he/him) from the organisation Sins Invalid that is a disability justice based performance project that incubates and celebrates artists with disabilities, centralising artists of colour and LGBTQ / gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalised. Cyree also describes Sins Invalid as a think tank.
In this episode we explore Sins Invalid’s framework and principles on disability justice, why the disability justice movement must be led by disabled people of colour, and disabled queer and gender non-conforming people, how disability relates to trauma and what ‘Nobody left behind’ looks like in practice. We talk about how capitalism is disabling and antithetical to disability justice, connections with the climate crisis and more. Cyree also shares about his herbal studies, love of mushrooms and tarot practice! Plus so much more!
Links & resources from this episode
Sins Invalid’s Links
Free Email Course: Crip Crash Course Sins Invalid WebsiteSkin, Tooth, and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People, Disability Justice Primer Sins Invalid Youtube
Cyree Jarelle Johnson’s Links
Website Slingshot Poetry book Collective Cartomancy
Other links mentioned in this episode
Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course (closes 2nd November)
Find them all at solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/
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This episode is an interview with Diffwys Criafol (she/her) a former anarchist organiser, mother and writer who is writing in order to process class-related trauma and how our social movements are so anthemic to working class people. 
In this episode we discuss narratives around class, how they can flatten people’s experiences, concepts such as the underclass and how people can co-occupy several oppressions and desperate situations that are barriers to making life stable. We talk about how class and trauma are completely intertwined and what ‘recovery’ is meant to mean when in active trauma and when trauma is not just in the past. Finally we touch on solidarity and redistributing resources and how to challenge a class based society. Plus so much more!
Links & resources from this episode
https://twitter.com/DiffwysCriafolhttps://diffwys.substack.com/No Births Behind BarsHerbalism, PTSD & Traumatic Stress Course
Books mentioned in this episode
Chav Solidarity, D. HunterThe Enemy is Middle Class, Andy AndersonChavs, Owen JonesA Nation of Shopkeepers: The Unstoppable Rise of the Petty Bourgeoisie, Dan Evans Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman
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