« Herby At Heart » Episode 19

Today, we step across the threshold, out of the ordinary path and into the dappled light of the forest. Here waits Amanita muscaria, the fly agaric: red‑capped, white‑spotted, wearing the unmistakable cloak of myth. It is a mushroom of paradox—branded as poison, yet woven into stories of luck, ecstasy, danger, and deep initiation. It stands where fear and fascination meet, asking not for quick consumption, but for respect, questions, and a careful relationship. In its presence, we are invited to slow down, sharpen our senses, and remember that not all medicine is meant to be easy or tame. For this journey, we’re joined by wild food and fungi educator Courtney Tyler of Hips and Haws Wildcrafts, who has spent years walking Irish woodlands, studying and teaching the ways of mushrooms. With Courtney, we explore not just the chemistry and caution of fly agaric, but its stories, its teachings, and the art of meeting such a powerful being with humility, skill, and an open heart.

Welcome to Herby at Heart, where herbalism grows in the roots of our hearts, an intrinsic journey where we dwell on the deep and expand the narrow. Starring Tash and Phil. The two herbalists invite you on a journey of medical self empowerment, modernization of european traditional medicine whilst preservinb the mystic ways. A guided tour through the garden of creation.