Ep 2: The Truth About Nourishment, Burnout & Women’s Health with Amber Magnolia Hill

We are SO excited to share the very first interview episode of the podcast,  and honestly-  it feels incredibly special that this is the conversation we get to begin with. This week, we sit down with - herbalist, storyteller, founder of Mythic Medicine, and host of the Medicine Stories Podcast, Amber Magnolia Hill. And yes… Scott was absolutely fangirling a little bit during this episode!  Amber’s work has deeply inspired both of us for years, especially through the long-form conversations she shares on Medicine Stories around nourishment, healing, earth connection, and what it means to live more deeply connected to ourselves and the natural world.At the heart of this conversation is Amber’s journey; from growing up immersed in processed food culture, chronic illness, antibiotics, low energy, and disconnection from her body… to eventually finding herbalism, nourishment, awe, and a completely different relationship with healing.Amber shares openly about:Growing up in a mainstream ’80s and ’90s culture disconnected from food and the earthFrequent antibiotics, chronic pain, low energy, and years of feeling disconnected from her bodyHer early years of veganism and how it eventually stopped nourishing her bodyDiscovering herbalism through a Sacramento co-op and meeting herbalist Kami McBrideThe maternal mentorship and “tough love” moments that changed the trajectory of her healthBuilding Mythic Medicine with her husband through herbal body oils and plant medicineExperiencing a major metabolic crash at 42 and beginning a deeper healing journeyHer recent focus on women’s metabolic wellness, minerals, nourishment, and eating enoughThe power of awe, ancestral connection, and reconnecting to the earthNourishing children differently and breaking generational cycles around food and embodimentThe complexity of truth, wellness culture, social media, AI, and modern healing spacesThe conversation also explores Scott’s connection to Amber’s work as an aspiring herbalist navigating Hashimoto’s and his own relationship to nourishment and healing.At it's core,  this episode is about the long unfolding journey back to the body;  and how healing often begins by reconnecting to nourishment, nature, truth, and awe.We are so grateful to Amber for joining us for this first interview episode, and we truly cannot wait to continue bringing more conversations like this to the podcast. If this episode resonates with you, we’d love for you to share it with someone who may need these conversations around healing, nourishment, and reconnection right now. Connect with Amber Magnolia Hill: Website: https://mythicmedicine.shop/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Jmkm58UgTeAmdjDKrnYmt?si=1d2cf541b6924d58Support her podcast on Patreon: https://mythicmedicine.love/patreonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicmedicine/?hl=enConnect with Lindsay & Scott: To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.netFollow 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!