We live in a society that has been conditioned to look for a quick fix...
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Change needs to be quick,something we can swallow,requires minimal effort,& absolutely ZERO change.
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It's literally not our fault.
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However,we can do better when we know better kinda deal.
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So here we go:
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🌿Herbs are NOT a replacement for a well balanced diet/eating in general.
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👉Sure things like nourishing herbal infusions are a great way to supplement much needed nutrients when we genuinely can't get them from our diet HOWEVER they're no match for 24/7 processed food intake & are also not meal replacements.
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👉Doing your best to eat more nutrient dense foods(which,can be cheaper than processed shit if you cook from scratch/stay away from labeled green washed products)will make healing with the help of herbs far more likely.
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🌿Herbs are NOT a replacement for stress management.
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👉Can we use herbs as a tool in our efforts to manage stress?Absolutely!Can we keep on doing the same stressful patterns,zero mental health work,& avoiding change while swallowing every adaptogen herb we can get our hands on?Nope.
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👉Herbs are an amazing way to support your nervous system through stress but they're no match for constant unrelenting stress patterns & in fact in this setting, when we use herbals as bandaids to "just keep pushing" the herbs are actually causing harm in the way that we're pushing past resistance right into burnout.
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🌿Herbs are NOT a replacement for emotional work.
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👉You can bet your last dollar that if I feel a panic attack creeping in I'm reaching for an herbal to help break me out of that thought loop! But...
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👉It is far too easy to use herbs like a drug & just slam those physical reactions to unmet needs/emotions/traumas back under the surface.Let me tell ya it's really important that we get to the root cause of our issues whatever that may be for each individual & herbs will only be able to put this off for so long.
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🌿Herbs are amazing, life changing & even saving at times but we also need to face our own behaviors, demons,& patterns that are harming us because herbs can't carry all of that weight my friend.
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👉You are smart enough to carry your share too💚
