Whilst audio editing continues to be a work in progress, I really enjoyed sharing my thoughts and musings about herbalism as a means to encouraging a loving relationship with our bodies, my perspectives on the role of adaptogens in providing deep nourishment for depleted systems, and a spotlight on an widely studied adaptogenic herb Eleuthero, Eleutherococcus senticosus, that is new to my medicine gardens but who has been a steady and stable ally in my clinical practice for over 17 years.