The Shadow Apothecary: Healing Trauma, Grief, and Addiction with Plant Spirit Medicine

A guide to shadow work with herbs• Introduces herbs that can help us explore our hidden depths, release trauma, grief, and shame, ease stress and anxiety, and support addiction recovery• Looks at the healing abilities of plants associated with the Divine Feminine, the powers of poisonous and entheogenic plants, and how to use them safely• Provides a detailed formulary for incorporating shadow work herbs into daily life, including recipes for teas, tinctures, oils, and ritual bathsThrough their holistic healing abilities, plants are ideal allies for those seeking to embrace their shadow self and experience spiritual rebirth.Clinical herbalist and pagan Nicolette Miele introduces plants that can help us explore our hidden depths, release trauma and grief, support recovery from addiction, and heal our psyche. Miele examines what shadow work is and the importance of accepting our shadow.She explores the use of nervines and adaptogens-herbs that calm stress and stabilize the nervous system,