Welcome to the Growing Up Herbal Journal where you'll find information on herbal education, recipes, tutorials, natural living tips and tricks, and behind the scenes glimpses of how I live life naturally.
Soothie Suckers Ever heard of them? Me neither… until a few months ago when Soothie Suckers founder, Marietta Harrison, contacted me and asked me if I’d like to try them out on my kids and see what they thought. So what did I do? Well, I looked into them first to make sure they were something […]
YAY! I love the beginning of the year! It’s a time when I feel a lot of clarity in my life and my business… which is always a good thing. It’s a time for renewal and starting over… venturing out on new paths, clearing out old bad habits and replacing them with new ones, and […]
I wrote a post a long time ago called the 10 Best Essential Oils To Use For Children (my first guest post in fact) where I talked about 10 essential oils that are must-haves in your natural medicine cabinet when you have children. What I failed to mention was which oils were best for what ages. […]
My family and I recently overcame a long bout with an irritating cough. It was miserable, but thankfully, we had some natural options to help us through. We use honey onion syrup as well as a steam vaporizer to help calm our coughing every night. As I mentioned in my article on using steam vaporizers […]
Aches, pains, fever, headache, weakness, cough, runny nose… none of it sounds good, and it definitely doesn’t feel good, yet these are your typical flu symptoms. We’re still in the first half of flu season here in the US, and unfortunately we’re no where close to it’s end. The CDC states that the flu season lasts from […]
I don’t know about you, but for me, baby items are some of the most difficult things for me to buy around Christmas. Maybe it’s because little ones (I’m talking about newborns to around 12 months) aren’t really all that mobile nor do they have their gross motor skills down to where they can play […]
Are you interested in learning how to use plants to support your health in as natural a way as possible — plants that grow in your backyard or in the forest behind your home or can be found in the local herb shop? If so, here's how you can become an herbalist!