Tending your physical and emotional heart with herbs and other practices

Oh, our hearts! I'm not sure if you're feeling it, but everywhere I look I'm seeing yet another person share about how they're feeling heartbroken, or how these times are heartbreaking. The collective field is full of grief, loss, shock, confusion, and meanwhile we're also all living our lives, attempting to go about our days "as usual."When our hearts are so tender, it's essential to find ways to both feel our feelings AND tend our emotional and physical hearts. Have you ever heard of "broken heart syndrome"? It's a (usually temporary) sudden weakening of the heart muscle that is actually a form of cardiomyopathy. While it's common to recover in a few months as long as good care is taken, it's a true clinical condition that results from extreme stress, shock, or grief. I also remember learning (when I was getting endless cardiac testing years ago) that folks who are depressed are more likely to have heart conditions. And conversely that post-heart attack patients commonly experience cardiac depression - which is literally a melancholy that occurs after a major cardiac event.I can't even count the number of times doctors and nurses in the ER and at my cardiologist's office asked me about anxiety and stress in my life. With unexplained tachycardia (fast heart rate) and no cardiac risk factors and an extremely health-centered life, they were all SURE my heart rate was psycho-emotional. (it wasn't btw)In other words, emotions affect our hearts, and our hearts affect our emotions. The physical heart is not separate from the emotional heart. So it's important, especially in times when we feel our heart is breaking, to pay a little extra attention to our beautiful rhythmic center that keeps our blood oxygenated and flowing around our bodies. Instead of just thinking of "grief" remedies in general, consider what specific signs and symptoms you're experiencing - whether emotional or physical. From there, you can choose herbs and practices that address your individual needs. That's what this week's episode is all about. Listen in to learn:how grief relates to both your heart and your wombspacea little about the womb-heart connectionwhy healthy estrogen levels in your body are important to heart healthsome practices for tending your grief, individually or in communityherbal allies to support your unique expression of griefremedies for physical heart conditions that may show up with heartbreakhow insomnia and and anxiety may be linked to your heartResources: Sign up for the Natural Contraception program waitlist here!Free guide: How to track your cycle naturally (FAM)Episode 53: Honoring the loss - grief rituals +herbsEpisode 56: Womb + heart connection?Episode 76: What's the deal with phytoestrogensIf 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&Click here to send me a quick message :)