Links
This is a list of articles by herbalists as well as articles around the subject of holistic mental health.
Depression
Herbs for Depression: Eight Herbalists Share Strategies
Depression Chris Kresser
Joyful herbs for darker days Guido Mase
Depressed? Susun weed
A few of my favorite calming & uplifting herbs Kiva Rose
Calming Herbs & Nervine Differentials Kiva Rose
Natural and Herbal Remedies for Depression Brigitte Mars
Comforting Herbs Rebecca Hartmann
Essential Oils and Seasonal Affective Disorder Robert Tisserand
Herbs for post partum depression Henriette Kress
Herbs for sorrow Henriette Kress
Herbs for Happiness Henriette Kress
Herbs for heartbreak Erin Mcintosh
Eclectic & Botanical Protocols for Mental Health David Winston
Are There Herbs for Low Self Esteem? Anne McIntyre
Herbal Support for Depression Larken Bunce
10 Cheap or Free Self-Care Ideas to Stop Feeling Like Crap Traci Picard
Sleep
Herbs and Natural Remedies for Insomnia Christopher Hobbs
Treating Sleep Problems with Herbs Anne McIntyre
Sleep debt: pathophysiology and natural therapeutics Paul Bergner
Anxiety
Herbs That Ease Anxiety & Fear Susun Weed
Nervines: complimentary herbs for adaptogens David Winston
Natural Remedies for Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorders Brigitte Mars
Relax Already: Selected Nervine Differentials Kiva Rose
Herbal Support for Anxiety Larken Bunce
Materia medica for the nervous system Guido Mase
Anxiety- Theoretical Considerations and Chinese Herbal Approaches Heiner Fruehauf
Herbal Support for Stress Anne McIntyre
The Use of Nervines in the Treatment of Mental and Nervous Disorders Althea Northage Orr
Stress Relief with Nervine Herbs Christa Sinadinos
Terms of the Trade: Adaptogen Kiva Rose
In Praise of Worry by Traci Picard
Pain
Fibromyalgia Susun Weed
Headaches/Migraine Susun Weed
Restless Leg Syndrome Susun Weed
Choice Injury Herbs Kiva Rose
A few herbs for headaches Kiva Rose
Herbal Headache treatments with differentials Kiva Rose
Natural Therapies for Headaches Darcey Blue
Endometriosis and Essential Oils Jessica Ring
Chinese Herbal Therapy for Endometriosis Subhuti Dharmananda
An analysis of Chinese Herb Prescriptions for rheumatoid arthritis Subhuti Dharmananda
Lyme Disease: Treatment with Chinese Herbs Subhuti Dharmananda
Simple Traditional Formulas for Pain Subhuti Dharmananda
Herbs for PMS Christopher Hobbs
Headaches (7song)
Treating Chronic Inflammatory Diseases with Chinese Herbs: “Gu Syndrome” in Modern Clinical Practice. Heiner Fruehauf
Working with Pain Coreypine Shane
Herbs for Nerve Pain Coreypine Shane
Herbs for Muscle Pain Coreypine Shane
Botanicals and chronic pain Paul Bergner)
Remedy differentials in Migraine Paul Bergner
Arthritis Paul Bergner
Herbs for Back Pain Jim McDonald
The Wicked Problem of Lyme and Chronic Infections Renee Davis
Cannabis Overview Renee Davis
Libido
Sex-Positive, Pleasure-Oriented, Juicy-Fun Sexual Health Larken Bunce
Valentine’s Day herbs Guido Mase
What does sex-positive herbalism look like? Traci Picard
Have a REALLY Happy Valentine’s Day! Lesley Tierra
Birds Do It, Bees Do It: Foods & herbs to spice up your love life Michael Tierra
Herbal Aphrodisiacs Christa Sinadinos
Herbs for sex and sexual response Karen Vaughan
Botanica Afrodisiaca Jiling Lin
Aphrodisiacs and Energetics Jim McDonald
Energetics of Aphrodisiacs Jim McDonald
Nootropics
Nootropics: The new Adaptogens Renee Davis
Extreme States/Spiritual Emergence
Understanding Extreme States: An Interview with Stephen Harrod Buhner
The Untamed Heart: Holistic Approach to Bipolar Jon Keyes
Alternatives to Psychiatric Hospitalization Jon Keyes
Holistic Approach to Psychiatric Hospitalization Jon Keyes
Nervous System
The Nervous System- an overview Gehrke and Tomeo
Materia medica for the nervous system Guido Mase
Acupuncture and herbs for mind and brain disorders Subhuti Dharmananda
The vagus nerve, emotions and the difficulty with mindfulness practices Tracy Andrews
Trauma
CPTSD, allostatic load and giving no fucks Kirsten Hale
Trauma informed herbalism Kirsten Hale
Healing from Childhood Trauma Jon Keyes
Trauma, the Gut and Healing: Building Deep Resiliency with Herbs Jon Keyes
Healing the Heart: Exploring Heart Rate Variability and Trauma Jon Keyes
Social Justice
Our Story by Toi Scott
We are the Sum of our Ancestors, Decolonizing Herbalism and other Healing Modalities Toi Scott
No Herbal Revolution without an Anti-Oppression Framework Toi Scott
The Inaccessibility of Modern Western Herbalism Toi Scott
Herbs for Resistance Janet Kent
Herbalism as a Tool for Social Justice Janet Kent and Jen Stovall
Winter Reverie and Rant (and why its a good time for Hawthorn) Janet Kent
Herbal Medicine and Social Justice by Lisa Fazio
Decolonizing Psychiatry: The Danger of a Single Story by Jeff Friedman
Decolonizing the Mental Health System Jon Keyes
Decolonizing Global Mental Health The Psychiatrization of the Majority World” by Phillip Thomas
Food Sovereignty
A New Chapter for Food Sovereignty By Rowen White
Food Sovereignty: Nourishing and Teaching the Next Generation by Rowen White
Nisqually Food sovereignty: Sustainable Decolonization and Restoration by Tori Chapman
Dinè Food Sovereignty
Addiction
Dark Medicines: On Seeing Patients with “Bad Habits” Dave Meesters
How to Quit Heroin & Opiate Drugs with the Help of Kratom Jorge Fernandez
Harm reduction and the community herbalist by Rippy
Coping with Nicotine Withdrawal by Karen Vaughan
Coming off Psychiatric Drugs
Harm Reduction Guide to Coming off Psychiatric Drugs and Withdrawal
Holistic Support for Antidepressant Discontinuation Jon Keyes
Using herbs for support when transitioning off psychiatric medication – Guido Mase
SSRI Withdrawal Procedure Subhuti Dharmananda
Invisible Pain- Tapering off Psychiatric Drugs Jon Keyes
The Chemical Imbalance Myth Chris Kresser
Stop the Madness: Coming off Psych Meds Dr. Kelly Brogan
Hydrosols, Essential Oils and Small Batch Distilling
A Brief History of Hydrosols by Ann Harman
Hydrosols by Jeanne Rose
Making and Using Hydrosols- home distilling by Cathy Skipper
Aromatic Molecules, Medicine of the Soul and the Alchemical Journey by Cathy Skipper
How to build a kitchen still for essential oils and alcohol by Dan Riegler
How to distill essential oils from Pine and Spruce sap by Dan Riegler
Distilling your own Hydrosols by Ann Harman
How to Make Essential Oils from Clawhammer Supply
Cannabis
Maximizing CBD’s Effects and Benefits: 5 Experts Weigh In from Leafly
The History and Emergence of the CBD Cannabis Strains from Leafly
The Best Cannabis Strains for Depression by Bailey Rahn
Why Does Cannabis Cause Paranoia in Some But Helps Anxiety in Others? by Bailey Rahn
Cannabis and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by Bailey Rahn
How Is Hemp CBD Oil Different From Marijuana CBD Oil? by Zoe Wilder
Hemp Derived CBD vs. Cannabis Derived CBD by Lanny Swerdlow RN
The link between weed and schizophrenia is way more complicated than we thought by Arielle Duhaime-Ross
An Introduction To The Endocannabinoid System by Dustin Sulak, D.O.
Temperaments
On temperaments: Part 1 by Rebecca Altman
On Water: The Phlegmatic Temperament by Rebecca Altman
On Fire: The Choleric Temperament by Rebecca Altman
On Air: Meet the Sanguine by Rebecca Altman
On Earth: The Melancholic Temperament by Rebecca Altman
Hallucinogens/Entheogens
Psychedelic Mushrooms for Mental Health: A Primer Jon Keyes
How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Patients Face Death Lauren Slater, NY Times
Psilocybin Mushrooms articles from Reset Me
Ecotherapy
The Nature Cure James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Ecotherapy: When Your Prescription is a Walk in the Woods Michelle McDonagh, Irish Times
How Nature Benefits Your Mental Health Lucy Jones, Vice
A Daily Dose of Ecotherapy Eases Stress in Kids Katie Arnold, Outside
Ecotherapy: How does the Great Outdoors Improve Mental Health? Oliver James, The Guardian
Forest Bathing, A Natural Booster Telangana Today
Animism
Everything You Need to Know About Animism Sarah Ann Lawless
The Song of the Land: Bioregional Animism Sarah Ann Lawless
The Genius in the Bottle: Bioregional Animism and the Viridian Genii Marcus McCoy
The Neurobiology of Re/enchantment Sean Donahue
Plant Magic Sean Donahue
Thyroid
Home Remedies for Hypothyroidism Dr. Vikram Chauhan
Thyroid Function and Dysfunction Ryan Drum
Environmental Origins of Thyroid Disease Ryan Drum
Environmental Origins of Thyroid Disease part 2 Ryan Drum
The Underlying Causes of Thyroid Disease Chris Kresser
The Thyroid Gut Connection Chris Kresser
Your Gut Microbes and Your Thyroid: Whats the Connection? Chris Kresser
Gut Health and the Microbiome
Can The Bacteria in Your Gut Explain Your Mood? NY Times
When Gut Bacteria Change Brain Function The Atlantic
8 Safe and Effective Herbal Antibiotic Alternatives Aviva Romm
The Gut Microbiome and Diet in Psychiatry: Focus on Depression
Mental Health May Depend on Creatures in the Gut Scientific American
The Gutsy Side of Mental Disorders The Silhouette
How Psychobiotics Use Gut Bacteria to Treat Mental Illness Huffington Post
Link between chronic fatigue syndrome and gut bacteria explored Medical News Today
Breastfeeding the Microbiome The New Yorker
Heal Your Gut Heal Your Brain Chris Kresser
The Hologenome: How Our Relationship With Microbes Drives Our Evolution Chris Kresser
Do Microbes Control Your Food Choices? Chris Kresser
Adrenals and Burnout
The Modern Lifestyle: A Recipe for Adrenal Fatigue? Chris Kresser
Adrenal Fatigue or HPA Axis Dysregulation? Chris Kresser
Americanitis: The Disease of Living Too Fast The Atlantic
Maybe You Have Neurasthenia, a 19th-Century Diagnosis for Burnout NY Mag
Adrenal Fatigue does not exist: A Systemic Review