Today’s conversation is with flower grower, female farmer, and alchemist Tara Luca. We dive into how Tara got to where she is today, in the abundance of Olive Gap Farm growing medicinal tea trees, and flowers, and distilling her own essential oils. If you are new to flower farming and are looking for tips and tricks to get you successfully started this episode is for you! Tara walks us through the plant cycle for each season and how to prepare your garden bed according to where you are and your climate. 

Today I am speaking with my dear friend Erin Lovell Verinder who is a herbalist, nutritionist, energetic healer, author and mentor. Erin is someone who is in tune with the rhythm of the seasons and harnesses the magical properties of plants to awaken our bodies natural healing capabilities. Today we meander through the many paths Erin walks between community and the natural world, the creation of her two books, Plants For The People & The Plant Clinic, as well as how to nourish our bodies in new ways amongst the expansion of the outside world. In This Episode We Explore Erins journey as a herbalist The creation of her two booksFinding their forever home in Tasmania Community Herbal Care Rest & Balance Plants for the nervous system & more ResourcesErin's website Erin's Instagram The Plant Clinic Plants for the People Organic India 20% code - SOMETHING ADMIRED 

Hello and welcome to this week’s something admired episode, life lately has been full in all ways as we are embracing the peak of Summer’s heat here in California. Eliot and I are headed over to Europe in August and are looking forward to spending the month with family and friends, it’s been a long time coming and can’t wait to be there. Do send over your favourite cafes, outings, galleries, and beautiful things to do around France. Now today’s episode is with Gye Bennetts who truly changed my life about 6 years ago. Gye is a 5 element practitioner and has been practising for more than 25 years in his field with a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. We explore the difference between Traditional Chinese Medicine and 5 Element Acupuncture and how to use each for specific tools. In This Episode We Explore:  5 element acupuncture VS traditional Chinese medicine Gye's journey in recovery Addiction & finding sobriety 12 step Codependency Navigating your core feelings Way's to work with anger Anxiety & more Resources:Gye Bennetts CODAFacing Codependency by Pia Mellody NA 

"Trauma doesn't have to be my resting place" Today’s conversation is with the author, restorative writing teacher, and mother Alex Elle. She is an advocate for self-care as community care and words as medicine. You can find Alex showing up daily on @Alex, teaching workshops on “writing to heal” and hosting the podcast “hey girl.” In this episode, we dive into how Alex truly lives her medicine day in and day out, the ways she cultivates community, and how healing is not a linear journey we embark on. It was truly an honour to sit in conversation with Alex and digest every word of wisdom she spoke, do check the show notes for more details and enjoy this next hour or so. In This Episode We Explore: Self-care as community care Where to begin building a relationship to self (note to self)Words as medicine One walk at a time / one day at a time / the simple pleasures of putting one foot in front of the other Community and building community Boundaries, intuition, and family lineageIntentional everyday soul workTrauma doesn’t have to be my resting place The duality of healing this and stillResources Alex ElleDo Walk by Libby Delana#Thismorningwalk

Something admired has been out in the world for roughly 3 months and I can’t be more proud and excited about what has transpired. I always feel the need and desire to honour something once it has been brought to life and in the different stages, something evolves. I used to always throw birthdays for passion projects or milestones and today is one of them. I would love to share a recap on how these past 3 months have been for me personally and what has been evolving behind the scenes here at Something Admired… Firstly, I landed back in the states after almost 2.5 years of being in Australia and was unable to come to visit my family or friends. It’s been almost 2 months here and it’s been so special to reconnect with everyone I love and cherish so deeply as well as bask in the presence of the mountains, ocean, and rivers! I come back and a majority of my close friends have had babies and almost everyone I am surrounded by here is a flower farmer that is the ultimate gift to witness and partake in the picking. Over the past few months, we have been…Farm sitting (Sweet mountain top / Palomar Farm) The farmer’s market weekly haul Working freelance for a handful of brands in the realm of art direction, social media, photography, modelling, and copywritingRekindled with family I haven’t seen since childhoodLots of dinners and long coffee dates And in honour of Something Admired the past 3 months have been a melting pot of lots of learning, curiosity, and sitting with a constant stream of questions… So what has transpired is… 16 podcast recordings (1+ weekly) every Friday 2,700 downloads With the most loved episode being ‘Cultivating Creativity and Building a Business You Love with Annie Tarasova” and the second most listened too ‘The Future of Sustainable Gardening with Charles DowdingWhat has worked… Recording bulk content to roll out a few months in advance Investing in a good microphone (I bought the yeti blue off of amazon) Keeping organised with each recording, filing them and recording each intro right after the recording so it’s still fresh. Schedule interviews when you are ovulating LOLOrganic conversation, yes have some planned questions but also allow the conversation to unfold by their responses. Actively listen and ask questions from there. Mistakes or things I would have done differently…Create an organised calendar to send to each person so they can pick a slot time that is available rather than lots of back and forth Hone in on specific people or focuses I am aiming for rather than asking anyone and everyone for an interview Allocate time in my week each week to record, edit, and schedule each podcast so it feels less all over the placeVideo, share more video and in-person interviews! 

In today’s conversation, Los Angeles-based photojournalist Molly Steele joins me as we explore the lens through which she sees her inner and outer world. We dive into the many adventures her camera takes her and the relationships made along the way. Molly indeed leads with passion, connection, and feeling in every creative capture she takes. I personally discovered Molly’s work many years ago through Instagram and her images truly took me somewhere deep within myself. There’s that phrase a photo is worth a 1000 words and I feel her work distils every inch of realism and beauty. Our conversation today was humbling in various ways, one because I could relate with Molly on various topics we covered, and to witness the evolution of a creative. In This Episode We Explore: Molly's upbringing and how that influenced her journey as a creativePhotojournalism and staying true to youWhat it feels like to be on the open road and that sense of adventureTools of self-care Building connection and trust with your subjects Following what makes you feel alive and making a living doing soResources:Molly Steele 

In today’s episode, I am speaking with Waylon Lewis who is an author, teacher, and founder of the online community and publication, Elephant Journal. We cover everything from cultivating a deeper connection to writing, how to create and engage with an online community as an artist and tools from an experienced author on how to self-publish the eco way. This is my second time speaking with Waylon on the topic of writing and building an engaged community and Waylon has been a huge inspiration for me personally as a writer. A handful of my work has been published in Elephant journal over the years and this online platform has been a pool of resources and inspiration for my own journey. In This Episode We Explore: How Waylon created a thriving online community The life cycle of a bookWays to self-publish sustainably Building exposure as a writer Procrastination and tools to assist you through the journey Waylon's new book and how the simple moments of life heal humanity Resources:Elephant Journal Waylon Lewis "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life" book 

Today I am speaking with Madelyn Soldner Sullivan who is a biodynamic craniosacral therapist, storyteller, and founder of Made of Myth where she spends her time hosting and teaching courses and workshops. Today we spoke about the importance of community and how we heal by simply being with one another, honouring the liminal space within each of us, resources to regulate our nervous systems, the power of storytelling and how that shapes our present reality, and tools for tending with the sacred. In This Episode We Explore: The art of storytelling Creating an altar to connect and alter time/spaceComing home to yourself through times of change and the seasonsReclaiming prayer and ritualThe history of ceremony The Heroines Journey Tools to regulate our nervous systems Resources:Made of Myth 

Welcome to another episode of something admired, today we spoke with Miles Garber who is a father, model, and founder of open up dad. We dive into the rite of passage that is fatherhood, the power of feeling your feelings, and the humbling experience that life is when raising children in today’s day in age. In This Episode We Talk About: -The journey of fatherhood-Growing up without a father and how that led to a deeper connection to his sense of fathering-Navigating birth and pregnancy through a man's perspective -Raising a daughter in 2022-Allowing space for grief and praise during rite of passages -The power of feeling your feelings Resources: Open Up Dad Miles Garber 

Today I am speaking with Nadine Artemis, founder of Living Libations and author of Holistic Dental Care and Renegade Beauty. We take a deep dive into Nadine’s cross-pollination with science and botanical alchemy that led her to where she is today. Over the years I have applied Nadine’s wisdom to my day to day life, everything from my dental routine and how her step by step holistic dental care guide changed my life, to the way I now relate to the sun and the natural consumption of vitamin d. In this episode we explore: Nadine’s connection to the seasons How Living Libations began and where it is nowThe many microbiomes of the bodyHolistic dental care and her recommended steps A guide to biological dentist’s The best place to start on your dental health journey Foods to eat for optimal dental health Rebuilding calcium in your teeth Building a relationship with the sun Getting natural exposure to vitamin D Resources:Living Libations Renegade Beauty BookHolistic Dental Care Book Biological Dentist Recommendations 8 step guide to caring for your teeth Probiotic melts for your teeth Dr. Nunnally in Texas (recommended biological dentist)*Today's music played throughout this episode is by Alice Bradley.