Herbal Womb Wisdom

Kay'aleya Hunnybee
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Curious about herbal and holistic approaches to womb wellness (i.e. periods, infections, libido, pleasure, pain, PMS, hormones, body confidence, fertility, PCOS, cycle irregularity, etc)? No matter what phase of life you are in, or what you've been told is - or isn't - possible, if it's related to your wombspace, it's covered here. Clinical herbalist and integrative health educator Kay'aleya Hunnybee will guide you through a range of topics by combining traditional wisdom, embodied practice, and modern science. With her years of experience as an herbalist and history as a student midwife, doula and massage therapist, she brings a broadly integrative perspective. Expect inspiration, stories, research, some interviews, plenty of plant talk, occasional humor, a whole lot of being real, and a compassionate heart. You'll leave every episode with actionable steps to enhance your menstrual, sexual and hormonal health and enrich your life.

  1. 4d ago

    3 ways to connect with your ancestral lineages in this liminal time of the year {ft Jillian Twisla & Heather Wolf)

    We are truly in the wake of the most liminal, in-between realms, time of the year.   And what would nearly all of our lineages have done at this time we have lost connection to?  Honor the dead. Our ancestors. Those that came before us. Those recently passed, those remembered, those long forgotten. These practices of ancestral honoring are not new. Yes, they are trendy, but they are far from novel. Every single thread of intact culture holds some relationship to the realm of spirit, and often an honoring practice (or many) to offer respect, care, tending and even healing to our ancestral lines.  We are the living embodiment of our ancestors, and finding practices that resonate with us that can help us honor that reality is the invitation I offer on today's medley episode. You'll hear from Jillian Twisla as she shares about the potential and importance of ancestral womb lineage healing. Then you'll hear from me about finding and cultivating relationship with your womb lineage herbal traditions. And finally you'll hear some myth-telling of ancient stories from Healther Wolf. I hope you find some glimmers of inspiration on how you might want to honor this most liminal of times these coming weeks. Resources: Today's shownotes: 3 ways to connect with your ancestral lineagesFree: Track Your Cycle using FAM (getting started guide)Free: Womb Connection & Clearing Meditation (audio)Episode 142: On herbal brewing & ancestral womb traditions w Heather WolfEpisode 184: Ancestral Womb Lineage Healing w Jillian Twisla If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns. Click here to send me a quick message :)

  2. Oct 20

    The liberating and healing power of naming & releasing shame

    Shame. It's one of those things we almost never talk about. Because what does shame do? It makes us want to hide, walk away, sometimes even disappear. It is not the kind of thing most of us lean into (myself included), but HOLY MAMA is naming our shame a powerful practice.  Naming it helps us to unshame it. Unshaming it helps us to liberate ourselves. Recently I've been experimenting with naming my shame outloud, in front of the people I genuinely feel the shame most with (you can hear a couple examples in the episode). It has been wild, and shockingly, healing too. To let myself be seen in one of the most vulnerable parts of myself, to look right into it and share it, and to be accepted and even... supported.  It's amazing what is possible when we shed the shame.  And so today I invite you to explore this practice too. Resources: Today's shownotes: The liberating power of naming & releasing shameEpisode 89: Return to wholeness with womb at center w Robin Rose BennettEpisode 121: Handbook for the Heartbroken w Sara Avant StoverEpisode 197: Somatic practices for healing childhood wound w Kristen StakeFree meditation: Womb Connection & Clearing If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns. Click here to send me a quick message :) Click here to send me a quick message :)

  3. Oct 13

    The medicine of reverent edgewalking, reciprocity & somatic receptivity with Emily French

    Edges... The most fertile, biodiverse, abundant places of possibility in the landscape. And also where so much of our medicinal plant allies live. So what does it mean to be a "reverent edgewalker" as today's guest herbalist Emily French describes it? And how does that translate to our work with plant medicine, as herbalists, as people of the earth? She shares her perspectives on the generosity of the plants, the medicine of reciprocity, the ways the plants gently nudge our bodies and beings into dynamic wellbeing, the importance of somatic receptivity and so much more gorgeous embodied wisdom from her 25 years in relationship with the medicine plants. It is such an organic, emergent conversation I hope you love. Resources: Today's shownotes: Grab links to Emily's offeringsFree Meditation: 22 minute guided audio womb connection & clearingEpisode 44: Bitters & hormonal balance? If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns. Click here to send me a quick message :)

  4. Oct 6

    The so-called womb? An expansive perspective on this "curious organ" with Caitlin Perry

    One of the most amazing things about the womb is that it always, ever changing. Especially during our cycling years. It naturally expands larger than other organ in the body when it is carrying a child, and then contracts to its pre-pregnancy size. It grows an internal layer of tissue every month, and sheds it if no pregnancy occurs. It contracts, relaxes, produces cervical fluid, responds to hormones, and is just an overall powerhouse of creativity, intuition and wisdom that we hold in the center of our pelvic bowls. I'm not sure there is anything quite so miraculous as our wombspaces. Is there?? And according to today's guest, the "so-called womb" is considered a "curious" organ" in TCM partly because it has such a dynamic interplay of relationship with other organs like the kidneys, liver and even heart. Which is why, when someone comes into her abdominal massage practice with menstrual challenges, she may end up tending other organs, meridians or even parts of the body to support a healthy cycle. The ecology of the body is so tangible when we look at all of these relationships. And gosh, when we listen, more deeply, to the language of our bellies and wombs, so much is possible. Resources: Today's shownotes: Grab links to Caitlin's offeringsFree Meditation: 22 minute guided audio womb connection & clearingEpisode 56: Womb & Heart Connection?  If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns. Click here to send me a quick message :)

  5. Sep 29

    An herbal approach to the autumn transition: Tending your exposome with simple practices

    A couple weeks ago I received a DM asking for the "cooling chai" recipe because she had just listened to an episode where I mentioned it, so I sent it along and then posted it in my stories and got a reflection from a longtime listener that it should be a yearly thing to share it because it is such a great recipe. So today I decided to brew some of that chai up for myself and sit with you, sharing more deeply about each of the herbs in it, as well as how this kind of practice - the slowing, quieting and cooling - can help to prevent accumulation of longer term imbalances in our bodies, minds and spirits. I share about the concept of the exposome, and how living more seasonally and more deeply listening to your own unique body can support you to cultivate a healthier external and internal environment. I also speak to doshas, elements, and more than anything invite you to drink tea alongside me while we parse through some beautiful herbal allies that also taste good and are perfect complements to this seasonal transition into autumn. Resources: Today's shownotes: Get the cooling chai recipe hereEpisode 88: How to ease into AutumnEpisode 139: How to cultivate resilience in Autumn w Molly McConnellFree meditation: Womb Connection  Clearing If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns. Click here to send me a quick message :)

  6. Sep 22

    Body literacy, herbs & harm reduction for disordered eating (& eating disorders) with Kaeleigh Terrill

    How many of us have journeyed through this life without some form of disordered eating patterns or an eating disorder?  My guess is, if we were honest, the answer is very few.  We live in a world constantly feeding us images of bodies that are desirable, even when trends change, they are often not realistic bodies that most of us live in. It is SO easy to fall into patterns or either restricting and/or binge-eating. Sometimes it's body image based, sometimes it's gut health based, sometimes it's even orthorexia (obsession with purity or healthy eating). I've personally experienced all three. So what can we do to both acknowledge these patterns in ourselves, and also find paths to a more harmonious relationship with them? How can cycle tracking (from a body literacy lens), herbal allies and the frame of harm reduction support us? This is what today's guest - student midwife and FAM educator Kaeleigh Terrill - speaks to from both an embodied and a professional perspective. It is SUCH a needed conversation. May we have many more of these. Resources: Today's shownotes: Grab Kaeleigh's zine on herbs for harm reduction etcFee Guide: Get started with Fertility Awareness Method cycle trackingEpisode 4: Tulsi herbal spotlightEpisode 21: Disordered eating, chronic illness & cycles w Lisa MaseEpisode 68: Milky oats herbal spotlightEpisode 75: Breathwork, body image & disordered eatingEpisode 86: Ashwagandha herbal spotlight If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns. Click here to send me a quick message :)

  7. Sep 15

    When strength is sexy & how your hormones respond with Adriana Zoutal

    I'm honestly not even sure what people find "sexy" anymore.  Trends come and go. I think maybe we're back to ultra-thin being a desirable look. Thankfully we do have more body positivity movements, and finding our individual paths to self-acceptance and self-love is a beautiful, empowering thing. But whether it's ultra-thin, over-exercising or overweight, it's SO common for our body weight or activity levels to impact our cycles and hormones and you may not even realize it's happening. In today's episode, Adriana Zoutal shares her story of over-exercising, the impacts on her cycle, and how nutrition, more restorative strength training and deepening her relationship, with her body, her cycle, and even her self-talk have supported her own personal healing path. Resources: Today's shownotes: Get links to Adriana's offerings!Episode 73: Cyclical movement with Tara Lynn SteeleFree 10 Key Herbs for your Hormonal Health Free Womb Connection & Clearing meditation If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns. Click here to send me a quick message :) Click here to send me a quick message :)

  8. Sep 8

    Aligning late summer in your cycle, body & earth with TCM, Ayurveda and embodied wisdom

    What is late summer, actually? Like beyond the light on the horizon becoming more golden and the leaves starting to turn... How can we apply what we understand from the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic lenses to our own bodies, and our cycles.  In this week's episode, I explore all of this and more, including some insights I personally have on what late summer might physiologically be in our menstrual cycles and why I see it that way.  I share basics on how to align with this season, and even an herbal ally that can be both supportive for our bodies in this transitional season as well as support a healthier luteal phase.  Resources: Free guide: Track Your Cycle with FAM Join the Natural Contraception 2027 waitlistToday's shownotes: Aligning late summer in your cycle Episode 82: Late summer medicine makingEpisode 88: How to ease into AutumnEpisode 139: How to cultivate resilience in Autumn w Molly McConnell If you loved this episode, share it with a friend, or take a screenshot and share on social media and tag me @herbalwombwisdom And if you love this podcast, leave a rating & write a review! It's really helpful to get the show to more amazing humans like you.  ❤️ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns. Click here to send me a quick message :)

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Curious about herbal and holistic approaches to womb wellness (i.e. periods, infections, libido, pleasure, pain, PMS, hormones, body confidence, fertility, PCOS, cycle irregularity, etc)? No matter what phase of life you are in, or what you've been told is - or isn't - possible, if it's related to your wombspace, it's covered here. Clinical herbalist and integrative health educator Kay'aleya Hunnybee will guide you through a range of topics by combining traditional wisdom, embodied practice, and modern science. With her years of experience as an herbalist and history as a student midwife, doula and massage therapist, she brings a broadly integrative perspective. Expect inspiration, stories, research, some interviews, plenty of plant talk, occasional humor, a whole lot of being real, and a compassionate heart. You'll leave every episode with actionable steps to enhance your menstrual, sexual and hormonal health and enrich your life.

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  • Creator
    Kay'aleya Hunnybee
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    250
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Herbal Womb Wisdom
  • Show Website
    Herbal Womb Wisdom

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