96. Medicinal Mushrooms and Self Compassion: Cath Lilburn on Self Care with Herbs

The Elder Tree Podcast

This episode, I chat with Cath Lilburn, a Herbalist with over 25 years of experience supporting her client’s physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Her work is grounded in a best of both worlds approach, combining traditional methods of healing with evidence-based medicine (EBM). During our chat we learn about Cath’s journey from studying an Economics degree to jumping ship to study herbal medicine under Dorothy Hall to completing further study in Medicine Management where she dived into the use of medicinal mushrooms during breast cancer treatment. We dive into the barriers to self care, and agree we can often see patterns arising. We find it can be common to see women who prioritise the care of others above themselves- they might stuck in that squeeze point of caring for both teenage children and aging parents, where prioritising self care can be really difficult. Cath shares lots of wisdom around her work supporting women undergoing the transition through perimenopause as well as those navigating a breast cancer diagnosis. Cath’s infectious passion for the Fungi kingdom shines through in this chat, from her mouth watering mushroom ragu, to her deep knowledge of Reishi as a medicinal mushroom- leaving us feeling like we could all do with a little more fungi in our lives! If you’re looking for ways to make self care a priority more consistently, you might like to join my supportive circle Restore your Nervous System beginning this Spring- I share a special discount for listeners during the episode. **SHOW NOTES** Cath speaks about the work of Naturopathic Doctor Lara Briden, you can explore Lara’s work ⁠here⁠. **CONNECT** You can connect with Cath via her website ⁠here⁠ and on instagram ⁠here⁠ You can connect with Jess via instagram and facebook ⁠here⁠ and ⁠here⁠, and join her newsletter community ⁠here⁠ During this episode, Jess shares details on the upcoming release of her online offering Restore your Nervous System, released Spring 2024- if you’d like to learn how to nurture and nourish yourself using herbs, flower essences and food as medicine, you can join ⁠here⁠ and enjoy a 10% discount with code SELFCARE. **THE ELDER TREE TROVE PATREON COMMUNITY** You can join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ and gain a deeper connection to our podcast. Pay only $2 per week to have access to bonus and often exclusive resources and opportunities- plus support the Elder tree at the same time! To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website at ⁠⁠www.theeldertree.org⁠⁠ and donate to the crowdfunding campaign ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. You can also follow The Elder Tree on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠sign up to the newsletter⁠⁠. Find out more about this podcast and the presenters ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Get in touch with The Elder Tree at: ⁠[e-mail]⁠ The intro and outro song is "⁠⁠Sing for the Earth⁠⁠" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins. You can find Chad's music ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.