Homestead And Heal Podcast

Lindsay & Scott Courcelle
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  • Home & Garden

Homestead & Heal is a podcast centered around the power of reconnecting with the body, the earth, and the deeper parts of ourselves as a path to healing, alignment, and manifestation. Rooted in practices like herbalism, homesteading, and bodywork, we share real stories and conversations that explore what it means to live more intentionally and create transformation from the inside out.

  1. 6d ago

    Ep 25: The Art of Fascia Alchemy: Trusting Your Hands & Intuition with Dani Granaroli

    What if becoming a powerful bodywork practitioner wasn't about memorizing more techniques, but learning to trust your hands, your intuition, and the wisdom of the body? In this episode of the Homestead & Heal Podcast, I'm joined by my dear friend, colleague, and Fascia Alchemy co-teacher, Dani Granaroli, for a conversation about the art of intuitive bodywork, deep inner transformation, and what it means to truly listen to the body. Dani is a bodyworker and coach whose work lives at the intersection of fascia, the nervous system, and deep inner change. Blending myofascial release, breathwork, intuitive bodywork, and transformational and shadow-based coaching, she helps people connect with the wisdom of their bodies, explore the patterns that keep them stuck, and cultivate greater trust, autonomy, and freedom within themselves. Together, we explore our personal journeys into healing work, the importance of moving beyond rigid protocols, and how curiosity, intuition, and connection can open the door to profound transformation. We also discuss the power of creating spaces where people can meet the tender, uncomfortable, and often overlooked parts of themselves with greater compassion and radical approval. We take you behind the scenes of our Fascia Alchemy Professional Bodywork Training, sharing how this unique approach combines hands-on learning, intuitive exploration, community, and ongoing mentorship to help practitioners develop confidence and discover their own art of working with the body. In this episode, we explore: Dani's personal journey into bodywork, coaching, and transformational healing.The relationship between fascia, the nervous system, and the patterns we carry in our bodies.Why learning to trust your hands and intuition is just as important as learning techniques.Moving beyond rigid protocols to honor each person's unique experiences and needs.The importance of curiosity, connection, and self-trust in the healing process.How personal transformation and professional growth often unfold together.Why intimate learning environments, mentorship, and integration are central to the Fascia Alchemy experience.What makes Fascia Alchemy different from traditional bodywork trainings and what to expect from the upcoming program.Upcoming Fascia Alchemy Professional Bodywork Training Our 2027 training offers an intimate, hands-on learning experience designed to help you deepen your connection with the body, develop your intuitive skills, and grow into your own unique expression as a practitioner. The program includes a three-day, in-person training in Rutland, Vermont, followed by eight months of ongoing mentorship, integration, and community support. 2027 Level 1 Training Dates:April 9–11, 2027May 1–3, 2027Whether you're an experienced bodyworker looking to expand your practice or someone feeling called to explore this work for the first time, Fascia Alchemy offers an opportunity to learn, grow, and discover what's possible when you begin to truly trust your hands. Learn more about Fascia Alchemy: https://www.lindsaycourcelle.com/professionalbodyworktraining Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net Follow Homestead & Heal:  https://www.instagram.com/homestead.andheal/  Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

  2. Oct 22

    Ep 24: Take Back the Magic: Ancestral Wisdom, Reincarnation & Love with Perdita Finn

    What if death isn't the end, love is what brings us back together, and the Earth holds the memories of everyone who came before us? In this deeply moving episode of Homestead & Heal, Lindsay and Scott welcome Perdita Finn, author of Take Back the Magic and Mothers of Magic, and co-founder of The Way of the Rose, for a conversation about ancestral wisdom, reincarnation, our connection to the natural world, and the extraordinary mystery of being alive. Together, they explore what it means to remember ourselves as part of the Earth rather than separate from it. Perdita shares stories about the enduring presence of our ancestors, the sacred cycles of life and death, and how our relationships with plants, animals, and the land can reconnect us with a much larger story. From childhood memories and past lives to motherhood, grief, and the transformative power of love, this conversation is an invitation to embrace mystery, deepen our relationship with the living world, and remember that we are never truly alone. In This Episode, We Explore: The long story of our souls and what reincarnation can teach us about life and deathReconnecting with our ancestors through the Earth, plants, animals, and everyday ritualsHow our relationship with nature can transform the way we understand grief, mortality, and belongingThe sacred cycles of nourishment, death, and rebirthMotherhood as an act of nurturing that extends beyond gender and biologyChildhood memories, ancestral wisdom, and the knowledge we may carry into this lifetimeThe importance of rooting ourselves in place and cultivating generational connections to the landHow scent, soil, and embodied practices can deepen our connection to the natural worldWhy love may be the force that brings us back to one another across lifetimesAbout Perdita Finn Perdita Finn is an author, teacher, and advocate for reconnecting with the wisdom of our ancestors and the magic of the natural world. Alongside her husband, Clark Strand, she co-founded The Way of the Rose, a spiritual fellowship rooted in the philosophy of "ecology, not theology." Together, they authored The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary and are currently working on Circles Not Lines: Spiritual Community Beyond Patriarchy. Drawing on years of study with Zen masters, spirit workers, healers, and psychic Susan Saxman, Perdita teaches workshops on Getting to Know the Dead, helping people reconnect with their ancestors and reclaim their intuitive wisdom. Her books, including Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World and Mothers of Magic: Summoning the Wisdom of Our Ancestors, explore our relationships with the unseen world, the enduring power of love, and the ancestral wisdom available to us. Perdita lives with her family in the Catskill Mountains of New York, where her work continues to invite people into a deeper relationship with the Earth, their ancestors, and the mystery of existence. Explore Perdita's work: wayoftherose.org "Love is gravity. Love is how we find each other." — Perdita Finn Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net Follow Homestead & Heal:  https://www.instagram.com/homestead.andheal/  Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

  3. Oct 15

    Ep 23: Making Herbalism Accessible: Plant Wisdom, Mentorship & Lifelong Learning with jim mcdonald

    What if becoming a good herbalist wasn't about knowing everything, but about slowing down, staying curious, and building a deeper relationship with the plants around you? In this episode of Homestead & Heal, we're joined by longtime herbalist, educator, and plant enthusiast jim mcdonald for a beautiful conversation about making herbalism accessible, reconnecting with the natural world, and embracing the lifelong journey of learning from plants. Jim shares how his herbal journey began with a book left behind by a roommate, the plants growing around his Michigan farmhouse, and a curiosity that never went away. Together, we explore what it means to truly know a plant beyond memorizing its medicinal properties, why firsthand experience is such an important part of herbal education, and how we can release the pressure to know it all before sharing what we've learned. We also dive into the mentors who shaped jim's path, the importance of learning at your own pace, sustainable wildcrafting, and the ways our relationships with plants continue to deepen and evolve over time. In this episode, we explore: How jim discovered herbalism and developed a lifelong connection with medicinal plantsWhy herbalism should be accessible to everyone, not just expertsThe difference between memorizing herbal information and truly understanding plants through experienceHow mentorship and community can shape our growth as herbalistsThe beauty of wildcrafting and developing an intimate relationship with the landWhy you don't need to know everything to become a knowledgeable, confident herbalistHow slowing down and staying curious can transform the way we learnPassing down a connection to plants and herbal traditions to the next generationWhether you're just beginning to explore herbalism or have been working with plants for years, this conversation is a reminder that there's no finish line when it comes to learning from nature. The invitation is simply to stay curious, trust your experience, and keep building relationships with the plants growing all around you. Connect with jim mcdonald: Website: https://www.herbcraft.org Explore jim's herbal writings, classes, educational videos, and online offerings through his website. Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net Follow Homestead & Heal:  https://www.instagram.com/homestead.andheal/  Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

  4. Oct 8

    Ep 22: Eat to Live: Reclaiming Your Relationship With Food with Katrina Bernal

    What does it actually mean to have a healthy relationship with food? In this episode, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Katrina — farmer, mother, food lover, and the woman behind Meaty Mama — for a conversation about food that goes far beyond what we should or shouldn't be eating. Katrina shares her journey from growing up between Colombian, Finnish, and Canadian cultures, to studying geochemistry, landing on an organic farm, moving to France, and eventually building a farm and family of her own. She also opens up about the evolution of her relationship with food — from years of plant-based eating to embracing meat and nutrient-dense foods, experimenting with more extreme approaches, and eventually realizing that eating the “right” foods was only one piece of the puzzle. Because our relationship with food isn't only about what is on our plate. It's also about how we feel when we eat. The guilt. The restriction. The comfort. The pleasure. The stories we've inherited. The signals coming from our bodies. And the amount of mental space food can take up in our lives. Together, we explore what it can look like to come back into a more connected, nourishing relationship with food — one rooted in quality ingredients, body awareness, pleasure, moderation, family culture, and the land itself. We talk about: • Katrina's Colombian + Finnish roots and the food memories that shaped her • Going from a city girl in Toronto to farming in the French countryside • Her evolution from plant-based eating to a meat-centered approach • The difference between nourishing yourself and obsessing over food • Emotional eating, restriction, guilt + learning to listen to your body • Why food quality changes the experience of eating • Raising children with a grounded relationship to food • Creating a family food culture without perfection or rigidity • Slowing down enough to actually experience our meals • Simple “slow fast food” and making nourishing meals realistic • Fermentation, meat stock + foods that can't simply be bought • Learning to love the foods that make you feel good • Why small, sustainable shifts can be more powerful than changing everything overnight Katrina also shares about her new program, Reclaim Your Love Story With Food, where she'll bring together nourishment, body connection, cooking skills, microbiome health, and family food culture in a small, intimate group experience. This conversation is an invitation to look beyond the rules and ask a deeper question: What would it feel like to be truly nourished by your food — without having your life revolve around it? Connect with Katrina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meaty_mama Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net Follow Homestead & Heal:  https://www.instagram.com/homestead.andheal/  Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

  5. Oct 1

    Ep 21: What Seeds Can Teach Us About Our Bodies & the Earth with Kay'aleya Hunnybee

    What can seeds teach us about our bodies, our relationship with the Earth, and trusting the timing of our lives? In this episode, Lindsay and Scott sit down with clinical herbalist, integrative health educator, bodyworker, and Herbal Womb Wisdom podcast host Kay’aleya Hunnybee for a winding conversation about plants, womb wisdom, seed keeping, and what it means to live in deeper relationship with the Earth. Kay’aleya shares the unexpected path that brought her from growing up in New York City with very little relationship to plants, to farming in India, studying birth work and midwifery, practicing herbalism and bodywork, and eventually spending years immersed in the world of seed keeping. Together, they explore the magic held within a seed, the parallels between seed keeping and midwifery, the wisdom of our bodies and the Earth, and why sometimes the most important thing we can do is slow down enough to listen. In this episode, we explore: Kay’aleya’s journey from feeling disconnected from plants to building a life deeply rooted in relationship with the EarthHow farming in India transformed her understanding of plants and agricultureHer path through birth work, midwifery, herbalism, and bodyworkSeed keeping as a form of “seed midwifery”The ancestral and cultural stories carried through seedsTrusting the timing of seeds, bodies, and natural cyclesAllowing ourselves to experience fallow seasonsWhy observation and listening can be some of our greatest teachersLetting go of the pressure to move quickly and remembering that it’s okay for things to take timeConnect with Kay’aleya Instagram: @herbalwombwisdom Website: herbalwomb.com Podcast: Herbal Womb Wisdom About Kay’aleya Kay’aleya Hunnybee, M.S., is a clinical herbalist, integrative health educator, and bodyworker whose work centers menstrual, hormonal, sexual, and reproductive health. Her background includes herbal medicine, massage and bodywork, doula work, and midwifery studies. Through her work and the Herbal Womb Wisdom podcast, she helps people deepen their relationship with their bodies, plants, and the wisdom of the Earth. Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net Follow Homestead & Heal:  https://www.instagram.com/homestead.andheal/  Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

  6. Sep 24

    Ep 20: The Missing Pieces of Women’s Health: Ayurveda, Digestion, Pelvic Health + Herbs with Adena Rose Bright

    In this episode, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Adena Rose Bright, an Ayurveda practitioner, educator, and women’s health practitioner with nearly two decades of clinical experience. Together, they explore what it looks like to live in deeper relationship with the body, the seasons, and the natural world - and how Ayurveda can offer a practical framework for understanding women’s health through every season of life. Adina shares how her own journey through painful periods, conception, pregnancy, postpartum, and now midlife shaped the work she does today. The conversation moves through digestion, pelvic health, herbal medicine, postpartum depletion, seasonal transitions, and why so many health challenges can’t be understood by looking at one isolated part of the body. They also talk about the importance of becoming an active participant in your own healing — not rejecting modern medicine, but building enough body awareness, practical knowledge, and self-trust to have more choice in how you care for yourself.  In this episode, they explore:  How Ayurveda approaches women’s health and seasonal wellness  Why digestion is considered foundational to overall health  Simple Ayurvedic practices for transitioning into fall and colder weather  The relationship between digestion, pelvic health, inflammation, and the nervous system  Adina’s experience healing painful periods and reconnecting with her body  Postpartum depletion, anxiety, and the plant medicine that became a turning point for her  Motherwort, herbal medicine, and building relationships with plant allies  The limitations of compartmentalized healthcare  How Ayurveda and Western medicine can work alongside one another  Trusting the innate intelligence of the body  Becoming an active participant in your own healing Adina also shares the advice she wishes more women heard earlier: “Let the animal body take over.” Her reminder is that the body already carries an innate intelligence toward healing — and our job is often to create the conditions that allow it to do what it knows how to do.  Connect with Adena:  Website: https://www.adenaroseayurveda.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adenaroseayurveda Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net Follow Homestead & Heal:  https://www.instagram.com/homestead.andheal/  Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

  7. Sep 17

    Ep 19: Belonging Is Something We Build: Community, Motherhood & Finding Home with Kimberly Ann Johnson

    What does it really mean to belong....to a place, a community, a family, or even your own body? In this episode of Homestead & Heal, Lindsay and Scott sit down with author, somatic practitioner, and educator Kimberly Ann Johnson for a wide-ranging conversation about motherhood, embodiment, place, community, aging, and what it means to build a meaningful life. Kimberly shares how her own challenging postpartum experience and years-long healing journey eventually led to her first book, The Fourth Trimester, and how her work has continued to evolve through pelvic health, the female nervous system, sexuality, grief, elderhood, and the changing seasons of a woman’s life.  The conversation moves into our relationship with home, land, and belonging. After living and traveling around the world, Kimberly shares why she’s become less interested in asking whether a place feels like home and more interested in what it means to devote ourselves to the places and people already around us.  Together, they unpack the modern search for the “perfect” community, the homestead dream, and the belief that a better life might be waiting somewhere else. What if belonging isn’t something we find—but something we participate in building? They also explore the messiness of real community: working alongside people we wouldn’t necessarily choose, developing practical skills, navigating disagreement, taking responsibility, and committing to something larger than our individual preferences.  The conversation ultimately returns to the body and the different seasons of a life—from motherhood and fertility to perimenopause, menopause, aging, and becoming an elder. Kimberly offers her perspective on respecting biological limits, questioning some of our cultural ideas about freedom, and allowing the experiences of our lives to mature us.  In this episode, they talk about:  Kimberly’s postpartum healing journey and the story behind The Fourth Trimester Pelvic health, embodiment, and the female nervous system  Perimenopause, menopause, sexuality, and aging  Motherhood and watching children enter new seasons of their own lives  Connecting with nature even when you don’t live on a traditional homestead  Homemaking, domestic arts, and the importance of the hearth  Kimberly’s experiences living and traveling around the world  The difference between finding belonging and building belonging Why moving somewhere new doesn’t necessarily create community  The modern “homestead dream” and our search for a better life elsewhere  Why meaningful community requires commitment, responsibility, and practical skills  Staying in relationship with people who have different perspectives  Following what calls you before you understand where it will lead  Motherhood, fertility, family, and biological limits  Our cultural relationship with aging and elderhoodConnect with Kimberly Ann Johnson Website: kimberlyannjohnson.com Instagram: @kimberly.ann.johnson Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net Follow Homestead & Heal:  https://www.instagram.com/homestead.andheal/  Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

  8. Sep 10

    Ep 18: What the Body Can Teach Us About Healing, Faith + Becoming Whole with Adelaide Biggs

    In this episode of Homestead & Heal, we sit down with Adelaide Biggs, founder of Faith in the Body, for a conversation about women’s health, movement, healing, faith, and the wisdom of the body. Adelaide’s work looks at how the way we sit, stand, walk, breathe, and move can impact pelvic health, nervous system regulation, and whole-body wellbeing. We talk about everything from prolapse, pain, incontinence, postpartum recovery, and structural integration to the deeper relationship between embodiment, suffering, faith, and healing.  Adelaide also shares how a lifelong relationship with horses shaped her ability to notice movement, pressure, body language, and subtle patterns — skills that later became foundational to the work she does with women today.  The conversation also moves into her own healing journey after a severe injury, her experience as a home birth midwife, seasons of loss and suffering, and the role faith has played in how she understands the body, healing, and what it means to receive the life in front of us.   This is a thoughtful, wide-ranging conversation about listening more closely to the body, understanding our own patterns, and seeing healing as something that can involve both the physical and the spiritual. Learn more about Adelaide:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faithinthebody/ Co Connect with Lindsay & Scott:  To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net Follow Homestead & Heal:  https://www.instagram.com/homestead.andheal/  Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/ Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/ If you loved this episode - it would mean so much to leave us a review!

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Homestead & Heal is a podcast centered around the power of reconnecting with the body, the earth, and the deeper parts of ourselves as a path to healing, alignment, and manifestation. Rooted in practices like herbalism, homesteading, and bodywork, we share real stories and conversations that explore what it means to live more intentionally and create transformation from the inside out.

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  • Creator
    Lindsay & Scott Courcelle
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    26
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    Explicit
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    © 2026 Homestead And Heal Podcast
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