Welcome back to The Plant Healer's Path — Episode 24. In this lyrical and deeply reflective episode, Jesse Wolf Hardin offers a meditation on beauty — not as surface aesthetics, but as a lived, relational experience at the heart of healing work. Wolf explores how beauty arises through attention, praise, and personal affection — and why naming what moves us is not exclusionary, but an act of generosity. Drawing on vivid imagery from flowers, music, birds, lovers, landscapes, and community healers, he reminds us that beauty is subjective, contextual, and inseparable from our histories, cultures, wounds, and joys. Rather than treating beauty as something fleeting or rare, this episode frames it as ever-present — revealed through perspective, care, and willingness to be moved. Wolf also acknowledges the reality of ugliness and harm in the world, while affirming that choosing to notice and serve what is lovely is a meaningful, healing act in itself. This episode is an invitation to speak our admiration out loud, to let praise inspire others, and to recognize beauty as a reciprocal gift — between people, plants, place, and time. This audio was extracted from the video version available on the HerbRally YouTube channel. This episode is brought to you by The Good Medicine Confluence October 12–15, 2026 Ghost Ranch, New Mexico Join herbalists, healers, wildcrafters, visionaries, misfits, and medicine makers for four unforgettable days of learning, celebration, connection, ritual, and more than 100 classes from over 40 teachers. You're warmly invited to gather, study, celebrate, and dance under the stars in the Land of Enchantment. 👉 Learn more & register | GoodMedicineConfluence.com 🌼 WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! 👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES! 🌿 WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS? Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars, and more — plus discounts to herbal companies, a private Facebook group, and ongoing education. Use coupon code PODCAST to get your first 30 days FREE. 👉 Learn more & register | HerbRally.com/Schoolhouse Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally HerbRally.com DISCLAIMER The information in this episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by your physician or other medical professionals. Always consult a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are nursing, pregnant, or have any medical condition.
