In this deeply expansive conversation, Lindsay and Scott sit down with Qiddist; body-based practitioner, land steward, nonprofit founder, and creator of the God Body Movement - to explore the connection between the body, nature, survival patterns, healing, and liberation.

Qiddist shares her journey from early environmental activism and birth work to experiencing chronic pain, burnout, anxiety, reproductive challenges, and the realization that so much “change-making” work comes at the expense of the body.

Together, they explore:

• Why the body is never working against you
• How symptoms can actually be protective survival strategies
• The connection between fascia, emotions, stress & the nervous system
• Nature as a guide for healing and thriving
• Childhood conditioning, pressure & survival patterns
• The relationship between body wisdom, leadership & intuition
• Farming, seasonality, and learning to move at the pace of nature
• The God Body framework: bridging science, psyche, spirit & the body

This conversation is grounding, expansive, emotional, and full of reminders that healing is not about fixing yourself — it’s about learning how to listen.

Connect with Qiddist:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godbody.movement

Interested in learning more about Qiddists work? Start here!

Connect with Lindsay & Scott:

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

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We are SO excited to share the very first interview episode of the podcast, and honestly- it feels incredibly special that this is the conversation we get to begin with.

This week, we sit down with - herbalist, storyteller, founder of Mythic Medicine, and host of the Medicine Stories Podcast, Amber Magnolia Hill.

And yes… Scott was absolutely fangirling a little bit during this episode! Amber’s work has deeply inspired both of us for years, especially through the long-form conversations she shares on Medicine Stories around nourishment, healing, earth connection, and what it means to live more deeply connected to ourselves and the natural world.

At the heart of this conversation is Amber’s journey; from growing up immersed in processed food culture, chronic illness, antibiotics, low energy, and disconnection from her body… to eventually finding herbalism, nourishment, awe, and a completely different relationship with healing.

Amber shares openly about:

• Growing up in a mainstream ’80s and ’90s culture disconnected from food and the earth
• Frequent antibiotics, chronic pain, low energy, and years of feeling disconnected from her body
• Her early years of veganism and how it eventually stopped nourishing her body
• Discovering herbalism through a Sacramento co-op and meeting herbalist Kami McBride
• The maternal mentorship and “tough love” moments that changed the trajectory of her health
• Building Mythic Medicine with her husband through herbal body oils and plant medicine
• Experiencing a major metabolic crash at 42 and beginning a deeper healing journey
• Her recent focus on women’s metabolic wellness, minerals, nourishment, and eating enough
• The power of awe, ancestral connection, and reconnecting to the earth
• Nourishing children differently and breaking generational cycles around food and embodiment
• The complexity of truth, wellness culture, social media, AI, and modern healing spaces

The conversation also explores Scott’s connection to Amber’s work as an aspiring herbalist navigating Hashimoto’s and his own relationship to nourishment and healing.

At it's core, this episode is about the long unfolding journey back to the body; and how healing often begins by reconnecting to nourishment, nature, truth, and awe.

We are so grateful to Amber for joining us for this first interview episode, and we truly cannot wait to continue bringing more conversations like this to the podcast.

If this episode resonates with you, we’d love for you to share it with someone who may need these conversations around healing, nourishment, and reconnection right now.

Connect with Amber Magnolia Hill:

Website: https://mythicmedicine.shop/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Jmkm58UgTeAmdjDKrnYmt?si=1d2cf541b6924d58

Support her podcast on Patreon: https://mythicmedicine.love/patreon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mythicmedicine/?hl=en

Connect with Lindsay & Scott:

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

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In Part 2 of this conversation, Lindsay and Scott share the story of how their relationship, and eventually their life’s work, began unfolding through nature, farming, healing, and deep community connection.

After reconnecting with the natural world in college, Lindsay found herself increasingly drawn toward healing the body, while Scott’s lifelong connection to the Earth continued to deepen through ecology education, gardening, and farming. Shortly after meeting at the Ecology School in Maine, the two quickly realized they were meant to build something meaningful together.

What followed was a journey filled with WWOOFing adventures, community gardening, food education, music, herbal medicine, farmers markets, homesteading, and eventually the creation of Alchemy Gardens — the farm and healing-centered life they would spend years building together.

Throughout this episode, they reflect on:

• what it felt like to reconnect with the Earth after years of disconnection
• how growing food transformed their understanding of nourishment and community
• the unexpected manifestation moments that shaped their path
• their early years learning to farm and live more intentionally
• Lindsay’s growing connection to bodywork and fascial healing
• creating a family life rooted in nature, simplicity, and purpose
• why slowing down and reconnecting to the land feels so important right now

They also share the inspiration behind their upcoming Homestead & Heal retreats - immersive experiences designed to help people reconnect with their bodies, the Earth, and a more grounded, nourishing way of living through homesteading skills, herbal medicine, bodywork, healing practices, and intentional rest.

This episode is ultimately about remembering what matters:
community, connection, healing, creativity, nourishment, and building a life that feels deeply aligned.

Mentioned in this episode:

• WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms)
• Alchemy Gardens
• Herbal medicine
• Fascial healing & bodywork
• Homesteading & food sovereignty
• Farmers markets & community living
• Homestead & Heal retreats

To learn more about our retreats: www.homesteadandheal.net

Connected with Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaycourcelle/

Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/alchemygardens/

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