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Cultivating Feminine Herbalism | Featuring Lauren Morgan & Kimberly Gallagher

September 18, 2026

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When Lauren Morgan dreamed she and Kimberly Gallagher were getting a puppy together, she woke up knowing the puppy was a signal: the two herbalists were meant to create a course. That dream became Rhythms and Relationships: A Feminine Way into Herbalism, a seven-module offering from Learning Herbs that teaches herbalism not primarily through books and formulas, but through seasonal attunement, plant relationship, intuition, and dreaming. The course is an explicit effort to lift up what the hosts call the "yin" or feminine side of herbal practice—the receptive, nonlinear, embodied ways of knowing that they believe have been undervalued next to the "yang" of book learning, safety checks, and linear protocols. The result is a grounded, practical program for home herbalists who want to deepen their connection to plants, their own bodies, and their communities.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (02:26) **Introducing Kimberly & Lauren** - The co-creators of the new course "Rhythms and Relationships" introduce themselves and their decades of herbal work.
  • 2 (05:42) **The Dream That Birthed the Course** - Lauren shares how the entire idea for the course came to her through a dream about Kimberly, proving the non-linear, feminine wisdom the course is built on.
  • 3 (07:54) **Course Breakdown: Seven Modules of Feminine Herbalism** - A high-level overview of the course structure, which includes video modules, home-play activities, and live sessions.
  • 4 (09:57) **What "Rhythm" Really Means for Herbalists** - Lauren explains that aligning with the planet's cyclical rhythms is a practical and powerful foundation for herbalism.
  • 5 (16:06) **Practical Advice for Finding Your Rhythm** - The speakers guide listeners on how to stop fighting the modern pace and instead let the plants pull them back into alignment.
  • 6 (19:45) **Building Deep Relationships with Plants** - Lauren describes her core practice: seeing plants not just as beings, but as wise elders and masters who can teach us.
  • 7 (23:52) **Overcoming the Barrier to Plant Perception** - Kimberly and Lauren address why it's hard to hear the plants and offer a simple, powerful first step.

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Show Notes

This week on Herbal Radio, we're thrilled to welcome Tommy Nevar back as one of our esteemed podcast hosts! In this episode, Tommy is joined by the dynamic duo of Lauren Morgan and Kimberly Gallagher, to share about their new online course that will be launching this September, Rhythm & Relationships: A Feminine Way Into Herbalism.

Join us as they explore:

  • Connecting with plants through femininity, intuition, and dreaming
  • Surrendering and aligning yourself with the natural rhythms of Mother Earth
  • Approaching your herbalism practice through a seasonal lens
  • Detaching from the constant forward movement of our modern society
  • Dreaming of plants and the unique ways they communicate with us

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

🎥 Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/T_x_RpHxt_U

Learn more about Lauren and Kimberly below!

🌻 Lauren Morgan is a community herbalist, author, teacher, dreamer and podcaster. She teaches folk and plant spirit herbalism courses and hosts dream circles and ceremonies on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state and through her website Herbs and Dreams. She's a graduate and adjunct faculty of Bastyr University, author of the book Seasonal Herbalism: A Beginner's Guide to Medicine Making and Dreaming with Mother Earth, and the host of the Herbs and Dreams Podcast. She is devoted to inspiring others to weave their lives with the wisdom of dreams, in alliance with the healing plants of Mother Earth, on behalf of All Life.

🪻 Kimberly Gallagher is the co-founder of LearningHerbs.com She is the author of Aphrodisiac: The Herbal Path to Healthy Sexual Fulfillment and Vital Living. She is also the creator of the <

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