Homestead And Heal Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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 earth
• Frequent antibiotics, chronic pain, low energy, and years of feeling disconnected from her body
• Her early years of veganism and how it eventually stopped nourishing her body
• Discovering herbalism through a Sacramento co-op and meeting herbalist Kami McBride
• The maternal mentorship and “tough love” moments that changed the trajectory of her health
• Building Mythic Medicine with her husband through herbal body oils and plant medicine
• Experiencing a major metabolic crash at 42 and beginning a deeper healing journey
• Her recent focus on women’s metabolic wellness, minerals, nourishment, and eating enough
• The power of awe, ancestral connection, and reconnecting to the earth
• Nourishing children differently and breaking generational cycles around food and embodiment
• The complexity of truth, wellness culture, social media, AI, and modern healing spaces

The 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=1d2cf541b6924d58

Support her podcast on Patreon: https://mythicmedicine.love/patreon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicmedicine/?hl=en

Connect with Lindsay & Scott: 

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

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In Part 2 of this conversation, Lindsay and Scott share the story of how their relationship,  and eventually their life’s work, began unfolding through nature, farming, healing, and deep community connection.

After reconnecting with the natural world in college, Lindsay found herself increasingly drawn toward healing the body, while Scott’s lifelong connection to the Earth continued to deepen through ecology education, gardening, and farming. Shortly after meeting at the Ecology School in Maine, the two quickly realized they were meant to build something meaningful together.

What followed was a journey filled with WWOOFing adventures, community gardening, food education, music, herbal medicine, farmers markets, homesteading, and eventually the creation of Alchemy Gardens — the farm and healing-centered life they would spend years building together.

Throughout this episode, they reflect on:

•  what it felt like to reconnect with the Earth after years of disconnection 
•  how growing food transformed their understanding of nourishment and community 
•  the unexpected manifestation moments that shaped their path 
•  their early years learning to farm and live more intentionally 
•  Lindsay’s growing connection to bodywork and fascial healing 
•  creating a family life rooted in nature, simplicity, and purpose 
•  why slowing down and reconnecting to the land feels so important right now 

They also share the inspiration behind their upcoming Homestead & Heal retreats -  immersive experiences designed to help people reconnect with their bodies, the Earth, and a more grounded, nourishing way of living through homesteading skills, herbal medicine, bodywork, healing practices, and intentional rest.

This episode is ultimately about remembering what matters:
 community, connection, healing, creativity, nourishment, and building a life that feels deeply aligned.

Mentioned in this episode:

•  WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) 
•  Alchemy Gardens 
•  Herbal medicine 
•  Fascial healing & bodywork 
•  Homesteading & food sovereignty 
•  Farmers markets & community living 
•  Homestead & Heal retreats 

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

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Hi! Were Scott & Lindsay, were so excited to be on this podcast journey with you. 

In this first episode, we share the story behind the life we’ve built together,  and the experiences that led us back to the body, the earth, and a more intentional way of living.

We open up about childhood experiences, disconnection, healing, nature, family, and the path that eventually brought us to creating a life centered around homesteading, embodiment, and deep connection to the rhythms of the natural world.

Together, we reflect on:

• Growing up with very different relationships to nature and the body
• The impact of trauma, instability, and modern life
• How healing through fascia work, nature, and seasonal living changed our lives
• Scott’s deep ancestral connection to the land and traditional ways of living
• Lindsay’s journey through emotional healing and reconnecting with her body
• The beauty and challenges of building an intentional life together
• Why we believe so many people are longing for a slower, more connected way of being

We also share the vision behind our Homestead & Heal retreats in Vermont and our hope of creating spaces where others can reconnect with themselves, the earth, and what truly matters.

This conversation is an invitation into our world, our story, and the life we are continually learning to co-create with nature.

If this episode resonates with you, we’d love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and follow along for future conversations on healing, embodiment, homesteading, and living in deeper alignment.

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

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In this deeply expansive conversation, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Qiddist;  body-based practitioner, land steward, nonprofit founder, and creator of the God Body Movement - to explore the connection between the body, nature, survival patterns, healing, and liberation.

Qiddist shares her journey from early environmental activism and birth work to experiencing chronic pain, burnout, anxiety, reproductive challenges, and the realization that so much “change-making” work comes at the expense of the body.

Together, they explore:

• Why the body is never working against you
• How symptoms can actually be protective survival strategies
• The connection between fascia, emotions, stress & the nervous system
• Nature as a guide for healing and thriving
• Childhood conditioning, pressure & survival patterns
• The relationship between body wisdom, leadership & intuition
• Farming, seasonality, and learning to move at the pace of nature
• The God Body framework: bridging science, psyche, spirit & the body

This conversation is grounding, expansive, emotional, and full of reminders that healing is not about fixing yourself — it’s about learning how to listen.

Connect with Qiddist:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godbody.movement

Interested in learning more about Qiddists work? Start here!

Connect with Lindsay & Scott: 

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

Don't forget to subscribe, and leave us a review/ rating! 

In this episode of Homestead and Heal, we sit down with Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Food Association, to explore the connection between soil health, plant vitality, and human well-being. Dan shares his journey from growing up on an organic farm to developing a systems-based approach that helps farmers grow healthier, more resilient crops while reducing costs.

The conversation dives into nutrient-dense agriculture, including soil mineral balancing, biological inoculation, foliar nutrition, and reducing plant stress to naturally improve pest resistance. The hosts also reflect on the dramatic improvements they experienced on their own farm after implementing Dan's principles.

Dan discusses Brix testing, the Brixit Challenge citizen science project, and research revealing significant differences in nutrient density among crops. The episode concludes with a broader exploration of plant intelligence, our relationship with nature, and the Bionutrient Food Association's mission to create a healthier, more nutrient-dense food system for future generations.

About Dan: 

Dan has been an organic farmer for more than 30 years. He grew up on Many Hands Organic Farm in central Massachusetts with his parents, Julie Rawson, NOFA-MA Executive Director, and Jack Kittredge, publisher of Natural Farmer. After working globally in the late 90s and early 2000s with farmers, NGOs, and researchers across India, Russia, and Central America, Dan returned to the U.S. and in 2010 launched the BFA in order to ignite a movement around food quality.

Dan has become one of the leading proponents of “nutrient density,” and works to demonstrate the connections between soil health, plant health, and human health through workshops and speaking engagements around the world, the annual Soil and Nutrition Conference, and an increased presence online through social media, a YouTube channel, and numerous webinars and podcasts.

Dan launched the Real Food Campaign, now the Bionutrient Institute, that, with open-source science partners Our-Sci and FarmOS, are leading the effort to identify and increase nutrition in the food supply. The Bionutrient Institute has engineered and released a hand-held consumer spectrometer, the Bionutrient Meter, designed to test nutrient density at the point of purchase and bring transparency to the marketplace. Via the Bionutrient Meter, the goal is to empower consumers to choose their foods based on nutrient quality and thereby leverage economic incentives to drive full system regeneration.

Connect with Dan: 

His personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/dan_kittredge/

His website: https://www.dankittredge.com/

Bio Nutrient Food Association Website: https://www.bionutrient.org

BNFA IG: https://www.instagram.com/bionutrientfoodassociation/

Connect with Lindsay & Scott: 

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

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Have you ever wondered what plants might teach us if we truly learned how to listen?

In this deeply inspiring conversation, we sit down with renowned herbalist, author, international teacher, and founder of Nature Evolutionaries, Pam Montgomery, to explore the profound world of plant consciousness, co-creative partnership with nature, and healing the "wound of separation" that many of us experience in modern life.

Pam shares her lifelong journey of connecting with the intelligence and wisdom of the natural world - from her childhood in Appalachia to decades of teaching people how to cultivate meaningful relationships with plants. We explore what becomes possible when we move beyond seeing plants as resources and begin relating to them as teachers, allies, and elders.

The conversation also dives into the transformative power of plant initiations, including ceremonial experiences with rose and hawthorn, ancestral healing, belonging, and the deep remembrance that can emerge when we reconnect with the living world around us.

Whether you're new to herbalism, curious about plant spirit medicine, or longing to deepen your connection with nature, this episode offers a powerful invitation to slow down, listen, and remember that we are not separate from the natural world—we are part of it.

About Pam Montgomery:

Pam Montgomery is an herbalist, author, international teacher and Earth elder who has passionately embraced her role as a spokesperson for the green beings and has been investigating plants and their intelligent spiritual nature for more than four decades.  More recently she has been working with the plants to heal the wounds of separation from Nature in order to move into co-creative partnership with all Nature. She is the author of three books including Co-Creating with Nature; Healing the Wound of Separation and the highly acclaimed Plant Spirit Healing; A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness.  She teaches internationally and virtually on plant initiations, spiritual ecology and co-creative partnership with Nature. She is the founder of the Organization of Nature Evolutionaries or ONE and was a founding board member of United Plant Savers.

Learn more about Pam's work:

Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pam.montgomery.589/

Her website: https://wakeuptonature.com/

Connect with Lindsay & Scott: 

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

If this episode resonates with you, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who is ready to deepen their connection with nature, healing, and the wisdom of the plants.

In this powerful conversation, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Emily Hanger, a dancer, acupuncturist, Holistic Pelvic Care Practitioner, and psychic medium whose work bridges embodiment, intuition, healing, and the wisdom of the natural world.

Emily shares how dance quite literally saved her life more than once. From a young age, movement taught her embodiment, body confidence, and how to read energy in the people around her. After earning her BFA in Dance and Choreography and spending four years immersed in New York City's modern dance scene, a life-altering injury brought her career to an unexpected halt. What followed was a period of depression, a pregnancy loss, and ultimately an acupuncture treatment that changed the course of her life.

That first acupuncture session sparked a calling. Emily went on to earn her Master's in Oriental Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine and has spent the last twelve years supporting clients through her private practice, where she continues to witness the profound intelligence of the body and the healing process.

The conversation takes a deeply personal turn as Emily reflects on the stillbirth of her daughter Josephine in 2017. Through grief, Emily found herself reconnecting with psychic and mediumship abilities that had been present since childhood. Guided in many ways by Josephine's spirit, she began developing her gifts more intentionally and now helps others strengthen their own intuition and spirit connection through her In Service to Spirit Mentorship.

Emily also shares her experiences receiving messages from ancestors during treatments, her relationship with the powerful plant ally datura, and her emerging work with intuitive voice and sound healing. Through spontaneous songs and tones, she helps clients access deep states of nervous system regulation, emotional release, ancestral connection, and embodied healing.

This episode is a beautiful reminder that healing rarely follows the path we expect—and that some of our greatest challenges can become gateways into deeper purpose, connection, and trust.

In This Episode

•  Growing up connected to nature, spirit, and intuition
• How dance shaped Emily's relationship with embodiment and energy 
•  A life-changing injury, pregnancy loss, and discovering acupuncture 
•  The healing power of Chinese medicine and emotional release 
•  Grief, stillbirth, and the loss of her daughter Josephine 
•  Reconnecting with psychic and mediumship abilities 
•  Ancestors, spirit communication, and intuitive messages 
•  Plant wisdom, including lessons from datura 
•  Voice healing, sound, and nervous system regulation 
•  Following curiosity as a guide toward purpose and healing

Connect with Emily: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taproot.healing.arts/

Website: https://www.emilyhanger.com/

Connect with Lindsay & Scott: 

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

Don't forget to subscribe, and leave us a review/ rating! 

What does it mean to be truly wild? Not reckless. Not unhinged. But deeply, unapologetically yourself.

In this episode, we sit down with their dear friend Jen Wyatt, founder of Wander Free Wellness, retreat leader, ritual guide, and creator of transformational experiences for women rooted in freedom, wildness, truth, and aliveness.

Together, they explore what it means to return to our authentic nature and how so many of us spend years navigating the expectations, conditioning, and beliefs that pull us away from who we truly are.

Jen shares her journey from growing up in the forests of New Hampshire, to teaching in Boston Public Schools, to experiencing a health crisis that ultimately led her into the world of holistic healing, yoga, ritual, and women's work. She reflects on the role that grief, self-trust, nature, and embodied healing have played in helping her reconnect with herself and build a life aligned with what makes her feel most alive.

In this conversation, we explore:

• What "wildness" really means and why it's often misunderstood
• The influence of Women Who Run With the Wolves on Jen's work
• Freedom, authenticity, and shedding the layers of conditioning
• Nature as refuge, teacher, and guide
• Ritual, myth, archetypes, and the power of storytelling
• Why being fully alive includes grief, rage, longing, joy, and pleasure
• Women's conditioning around self-expression and truth
• Jen's health journey and the turning point that changed her life
• The connection between self-trust and personal freedom
• Retreats, transformation, and creating spaces for women to remember who they are
• Ancestors, family stories, and the people who shape our path
• The advice Jen wishes she had received sooner: trust yourself and follow what makes you feel alive

This conversation is rich with stories, wisdom, laughter, and reflections on what it means to live in deeper relationship with ourselves, the natural world, and the life that is calling us forward.

About Jen Wyatt

Jen Wyatt is the founder of Wander Free Wellness and a guide for women on the path of wild remembrance. Through ritual, retreats, seasonal circles, movement practices, and immersive experiences, she creates sacred spaces for women to reconnect with their freedom, wildness, truth, and aliveness. Drawing from backgrounds in psychology, education, yoga, nature-based spirituality, and feminine wisdom traditions, Jen blends myth, archetype, embodiment, and creative expression to guide women home to themselves.

Connect with Jen:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanderfreewellness

Website: www.wanderfreewellness.com

Awaken Your Aliveness Retreat: www.wanderfreewellness.com/costarica2026

Connect with Lindsay & Scott: 

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

Don't forget to subscribe, and leave us a review/ rating! 

When we first discovered WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms), we had no idea how much those experiences would shape our lives.

In this episode, we're taking you back to our very first WWOOFing journey across the United States. From California and New Mexico to Georgia and North Carolina, we share stories from the farms we stayed on, the unforgettable people we met, and the experiences that have stayed with us for nearly two decades. 

Today, we've come full circle. After years of WWOOFing ourselves, we now welcome WWOOFers to our own homestead. As we reflect on these early adventures, we're reminded of the generosity, hospitality, and unexpected connections that made each experience so meaningful. 

In this episode, we share:

•  Stories from our first WWOOFing experiences across the United States 
•  The unforgettable people and farms that left a lasting impression 
•  What it's been like to experience WWOOF from both sides—as volunteers and now as hosts 
•  How WWOOFing influenced our homesteading journey 
•  Why opening ourselves to new people and experiences has enriched our lives 

If you've ever been curious about WWOOFing, volunteering on organic farms, or hearing the stories that helped shape our path to homesteading, we hope you enjoy this conversation.

Learn more about WWOOFING: https://wwoof.net/

Connect with Lindsay & Scott: 

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

Don't forget to subscribe, and leave us a review/ rating!