It's time we explored capitalism in it’s indiscriminately elderberry syrup guzzling, MLM essential oil dowsed, $400 supplement protocol pushing form: Wellness Capitalism. 

In this episode:

• The value of healthy skepticism, and where Katya's comes from
• How capitalism takes holistic healthcare - which was traditionally accessible, deeply contextual and collectively empowering - and warps this to make it inaccessible, commodified and whitewashed
• The trouble with smudging
• Cultivating a relationship with the plants you use in your healing
• Essential oils: would a simple tea do? Plus oral ingestion, COVID "cures", and MLMs
• One-size-fits-all herbalism versus constitutional herbal traditions such as Ayurveda and TCM
• Over harvesting of medicinal herbs and "superfoods"
• "Naturopreneurs", supplement-heavy protocols, and Tony Robbins
• Disease mongering in holistic wellness
• Finding a practitioner who will help, not harm
• Katya's recovery from anorexia nervosa and PTSD, and how lived experiences with disordered eating can make us better practitioners
• Astrology, tarot and the truth about cusps!

Links:
Katya's website, Instagram, and her podcasts: Kumbaya Confessional and Queer Wellness
The Dream: a podcast exposing the dangers of multi-level marketing
Food Empowerment Project: a resource to help others recognise the power of their food choices

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