127. Plant Wisdom, Birth as Initiation & Reclaiming Herbal Traditions with Sarah Dolan

In this episode, we sit down with Sarah Dolan—herbalist, student midwife, and tender of sacred thresholds—to explore the profound ways plant medicine and birthwork weave together. Sarah shares her path to midwifery, insights on herbs like nettle, calendula, and angelica, and her deep reverence for birth as a spiritual rite of passage. We talk NORA tea, postpartum care, the energetic language of plants, and how not all herbs are for all people at all times.What You’ll Learn:​Sarah’s journey from herbalist to student midwife​Nutrient-dense herbs for pregnancy and postpartum​The role of teas vs. tinctures in plant medicine​How plants reveal the parts of the body they support​Birth as spiritual initiation​Flower essences, Strong Woman Syrup, and how to work with plants respectfullySarah Dolan is a daughter, sister, partner, and tender of relationships between humans and the living Earth. Her many-years-long yearning to apprentice herself to birthwork culminated in her joining the Born Wild team as a student midwife in early 2025. As a clinical herbalist and plant medicine maker, Sarah brings her knowledge and appreciation of the body’s innate wisdom to her birthwork. She honors passage through the portal of birth as a profound spiritual initiation and is grateful to hold sacred space for birth’s ordinary magic to arise.When Sarah is not foraging for wild medicinals, making tea, or reading about birth, she can be found hiking—chatting with the trees and collecting all manner of rocks and sticks—or at the beach, learning lessons from the waves.Links and Resources Mentioned:​Shop: mooncanyonhealing.com​Instagram: @mooncanyon, @sldolan0​Email: [email protected]​Strong Woman Syrup: Taproot Medicine​Postpartum Care Trio: Milky Oat x Moon CanyonIf you’re feeling inspired by Sarah’s path or want to learn more about working with herbs through pregnancy and postpartum, be sure to follow her and check out her offerings.Connect With Us:@sophiabirth@bayareahomebirth@bornwildmidwiferyStay Wild