An exploration of Astrology with artist & astrologer Linda Gemmill. Join me as I learn all about my birth chart and how my life choices, character and personal plot twists are mapped out in the stars. As Linda unpicks my life, I discover there's much more to astrology than star signs, in fact it could redirect my life altogether! For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram facebook or email: [email protected] For Linda's primer drop her an ...
Jun 30, 2025•49 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Blossom, butterflies, birdsong and my fascination for migration. Join me as I explore the wondrous lives of our fluttery friends and enjoy the ephemeral beauty of Spring. Send us a text
May 03, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Happy Easter everyone! Join me for a short and sweet special about why we love Easter bunnies, chicks and chocolate eggs and where it all comes from. I'll take you through my optimistic plans for Easter, what it means to be as 'mad as a March hare' and how we may all be buzzing on the energy of a super new moon. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or email: [email protected] Send us a text...
Apr 12, 2025•18 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Spring has sprung! Join me in celebrating and understanding the spring equinox. Plants are unfurling, birds are returning, butterflies and bees are bobbing on the breeze and I cannot wait to embrace all the season will bring. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch on Instagram or email: [email protected] Send us a text...
Mar 20, 2025•36 min•Season 2Ep. 7
February is such a tease, one day it’s blue skies and sunshine, the next it’s raining and bitterly cold. But the signs are there, spring isn’t far away. I brave the cold on a quest for snowdrops and learn a little of their folklore. My kitchen is full of baking imperfections and herbal mishaps. Join me as I curl up and dream of wildflower meadows and get lost between the covers of a good book. Keep up the cosy, we’re not out of winter yet. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to ...
Feb 23, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 6
New year, new you? No. Rest, nourish, replenish. That's how I'm heading into the new year. Leave the resolutions for another season and let's rest our weary souls and nourish our bodies and minds instead. So make a cuppa, nestle down and let's have a chat about how topsy-turvy our world is, how to take the pressure off and find ways to feel better, align with the winter season and enjoy ourselves instead. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch: Instagram Rootedbynat...
Jan 27, 2025•32 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Happy betwixmas everyone, I hope you're all snuggled up in the warm and enjoying some well deserved rest. Join me as I reflect on Christmas, let go of 'perfect' and embrace the changes that come with having little ones. Soon I'll be looking ahead to the new year but for now it's all about fairy lights, chocolate, candlelight and (in my case) flu remedies! Book recommendations Calm Christmas & a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton Christmas at River Cottage by Lucy Brazier Send us a text...
Dec 30, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 4
It’s November and autumn is coming to an end. There are more golden leaves swirling along the ground than adorning the trees and the festive season is all around us. Join me as I snuggle up and read, let go of my worries on fallen leaves, celebrate the end of the cosy season and prepare myself and my home for the festivities to come. For more of my content find me on Substack Feel free to get in touch: Instagram [email protected] Send us a text...
Nov 24, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Join me as I get cosy with a cup of tea and talk about magic with a witch. Sheena Cundy is the treehouse witch, author, podcaster, tarot reader, reiki master and singer songwriter. We discuss her journey into the craft, tarot, how to work with the elements and attune with nature and natural energies. We share opinions on Wicca and working with deities, the benefits of a daily practice and how to weave magic into the mundane. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed recording. Happy Hallow...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome back to season 2! I took a season break as my baby girl was due this summer and in this episode I'll be sharing the positive and deeply personal story of her beautiful birth. I'll be getting in the mood for autumn and crafting home decor ideas. I've been out foraging too, so follow me from the woods into my kitchen for some Harry Potter 'Herbology' vibes and recommendations for herbal remedies to stock my autumnal home apothecary. My links Click here to subscribe for more of my seasonal ...
Oct 03, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Why limit ourselves to a day, when we can celebrate the whole month of May? Join me as I enjoy Beltane and how this energy infused fire festival can empower our relationship with hearth & home. I also deep dive into personal authenticity and how to identify, refine and embrace your true self. Substack For recipes, tutorials and more seasonal inspiration, check out my Substack page and click here to subscribe. Get in touch Instagram: @rootedbynaturepodcast Email: [email protected]...
May 22, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this light and uplifting episode, I’ll be celebrating spring and the themes of rebirth and renewal that come with it. I’ll be talking about simplicity when it comes to approaching creativity and inspiration, caring for ourselves and our homes, ideas for making and baking beautiful things and a daily ritual to begin this new season with a sense of optimism, hope and abundance. Substack For the banana cake recipe, tutorials and more seasonal inspiration, check out my Substack page and click her...
Mar 24, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode I venture into the forest to discover the marvels, magic and folklore of trees. Did you know they can speak to each other? They keep time and have their own memory. Trees protect one another and use their sense of touch, taste and smell to survive. Did you know they can heal us? Each tree symbolises meaning and magic that stretches back in time. So join me as I revel in the research, defer to the druids and fall further in love with our beautiful trees. Substack To read more abou...
Feb 23, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Happy New Year everyone! In this episode I'll be sharing my winter wellness tips and tricks, why I avoid new year resolutions and how to practise the lost art of daydreaming and connect with nature. I'll also be sharing a recipe for delicious chocolate chip cookies that's keeping my spirits and sugar levels up! -------------------------------------------------- Links My interview on the Witch Wavelength Podcast Sheena's Instagram page Sheena's website Sheena's books: The Witch Wavelength and Ric...
Jan 26, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Merry Christmas for all those who celebrate and happy winter solstice to those who don't. In this episode I share a secret I've been keeping, confide some deeply personal thoughts and provide a survival guide to Christmas that's very much based around my current state of mind. If you're looking for festive folklore, recipes and nature facts then please listen back to my Midwinter episode from last year, I promise you lots more of all that good stuff in the new year. But for now, join me as I tak...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Happy Halloween! As I delved into detail last year about the folklore and history of Halloween, I thought this time I'd do something a little different. So jump on my broomstick, don a pointy black hat and let me take you on a ride through the magical realms of witchcraft. I'll cover all the witchy basics, including how to access your own natural magic, how nature provides us with the essential toolkit, what working magic truly means and where to look for further inspiration. Of course I go off ...
Oct 29, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 12
It’s the autumn equinox, a time for foraging, self care and good books! Join me as I learn to truly enjoy the moment, meditate with trees and ease gently out of summer and into autumn. A gradual transition for mind, body and spirit. Have a peek at what I'm up to on instagram @rootedbynaturepodcast Feel free to get in touch by email on [email protected] Library books stacked on my bedside table: Why Women Grow: Stories of soil, sisterhood and survival by Alice Vincent If Woman Rose ...
Sep 29, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Sit back, relax and enjoy the summer because autumn is just around the corner! Join me as I take a look inside a beehive and follow the exciting life of a queen bee, the warriors that protect her and the cut throat politics of the colony that can overthrow her. I delve into the miraculous health benefits of honey, how it's made and what it can do for us both inside and out. I share my favourite breakfast granola recipe to be enjoyed outside on warm sunny mornings and I try to hold on to these la...
Aug 13, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Join me as I revel in midsummer and send wishes into the woodsmoke on the summer solstice. I'll be reflecting on positive thoughts, how our hobbies shape our identity and how easily our intuition can lose its voice in our busy lives. I wander my garden, gathering flowers and inspiration for syrups and cordials. And I'll be experimenting with a recipe for a daisy balm to ease my toddler's bumps and bruises. Instagram: @rootedbynaturepodcast Recommendations Nature & Nourish podcast https://pod...
Jun 20, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Early Spring has arrived and the April showers have brought May flowers. So join me as I explore weather proverbs and what they mean. Let’s dance around the Maypole and revel in Beltane celebrations and Celtic folklore. I do a deep dive on Hawthorn, a magical healing tree, guarded by the Fey. Look up at the stars with me, to see May blossoms in the Milky Way and navigate Mercury Retrograde as it takes us for a ride! Instagram handle: @rootedbynaturepodcast https://www.instagram.com/rootedbynatur...
Apr 30, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 8
It’s the month of the spring equinox, a time of natural magic as everything around us emerges from the earth and the world feels full of green shoots and new opportunities. It’s a tipping point where the wheel of the year turns, the seasons change and winter tips gently into spring. Join me in a daily crystal practice, seed sowing, foraging and mental spring cleaning. Let's enjoy daffadowndillies, the cosmic magic of nettles, take a look at Easter & Ostara and venture down to the underworld ...
Mar 20, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 7
It’s still so cold and grey but step outside and you will see so many beautiful signs of Spring, and I promise it’s just around the corner. It may still be time for warm blankets and candlelight but the sun is holding out a little longer each evening and descending in hues of pink and gold. The trees are budding, snowdrops are blooming and there’s so much to celebrate; Imbolc, Saint Bridget and a Celtic Triple Goddess! Join me as I explore the wonders of the Hazel tree, make a natural bird feede...
Feb 16, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Happy new year everyone! In this episode I'll be talking about late winter, what's happening out in the natural world and why the mysterious owl is my favourite nocturnal creature. I'll be looking at Seasonal Affective Disorder and how I look after my mind and body to beat the winter blues, reflect on new year expectations and share my healthy breakfast muffin recipe. Instagram: @rootedbynaturepodcast Muffin recipe Pre-heat oven to 180 fan (200 degrees or gas mark 6) Dry ingredients 150g plain f...
Jan 19, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Mid Winter is here and there's so much to celebrate. Join me as I walk through the frosty woods, mark the winter solstice, revel in the christmas sparkle, release the seasonal stress, make candles and lip balm, enjoy the long cosy nights and listen to a poem to get you in the mood for Christmas and the delight this month brings. Instagram: @rootedbynaturepodcast Lip Balm Recipe 14g of beeswax 100ml extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon of coconut oil 2 teaspoons of honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract...
Dec 24, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Autumn is in full swing! I’ll be talking about the trees and their falling leaves, acorns, the blood moon, starlings, what’s in season, blackthorn, sloe gin and bonfire night. Instagram: @rootedbynaturepodcast Reading List Books The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben The Wisdom of Trees by Max Adams The Glorious Life of the Oak by John Lewis-Stempel The Hedgerow Handbook by Adele Nozedar The Herb Almanac: A seasonal guide to medicinal plants , Chelsea Physic Garden Flower Fairies of the Aut...
Nov 17, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 3
You may be wondering what Halloween has to do with feeling connected to nature and being aligned with the seasons, well there’s a lot more to Halloween than meets the eye! I'll be talking about Samhain (the Celtic fire festival) which is where this strange and spooky festival came from, along with witches, fairies, apples, pumpkins and magic. Even if you're not a Halloween fan like me then it’s still the perfect time to say goodbye to summer and embrace the winter, reflect on the year and divine...
Oct 27, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode I’ll be talking about the autumn equinox, harvest time, foraging, moon gardening and sharing delicious recipes for elderberry cold & flu syrup and blackberry & pear crumble. Instagram: @rootedbynaturepodcast Elderberry Syrup Recipe Ingredients elderberries water sugar lemon, ginger or cinnamon & cloves (optional) Method Tip the berries into a saucepan, cover with water and simmer for 20-30 minutes on a medium heat. Sieve the juice from the berries, squeezing as much o...
Oct 10, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1
