112. A Constant Little Tending: Claire Murray on Self Care with Herbs

The Elder Tree Podcast

How can I create a life that puts my energy and my health at the forefront of every single question that I ask, every single decision that I make? How am I caring for myself in every single moment? These are some of the questions Claire Murray and I ponder during this wide ranging and thoughtful chat.

Claire knew from when she was 16 years old that she wanted to be a Naturopath.

After seeing a practitioner in her teens, she decided she wanted to be able to sit across from someone and know she could help them like she had been helped.

Claire is now a naturopath, herbalist and medicine maker based on Gubbi Gubbi country/ the Sunshine Coast with over 15 years experience within the natural medicine industry. Combining this with her own lived experience with chronic illness, Claire now creates herbal medicines and educational offerings, and works with her patients, from a place of deep empathy & listening, consideration for the plants & Earth, and reverence for each person's path and health. Claire endeavours to bring both intuition and science to all she offers, where she aims to support people in alchemising what is painful, into healing, new insights & a deeper connection to self & Earth.

Claire lives in a body that requires her to be very aware of the whispers that signal she needs to pay attention. She describes self care beautifully as a constant little tending. And has realised that caring for herself needs to be woven tightly into her everyday.

Claire’s deeply connected with the natural world and shares how she feels a pull to be around plants- to grow them, to hold them in her hand, to smell them, to taste them. She’s passionate about anchoring into her bio region and understanding more about the medicine that grows around her.

This deep connection prompts questions like- where do I end and where does nature begin? How can I consider the concept of individual health without thinking about the collective health of the community in which I live and the ecosystem and bio region in which I reside?

This is a thought provoking conversation, which I think you’ll really enjoy!

**SHOW NOTES**

Claire mentions Mathew Woods and his beautiful books- you can read more about Mathew’s work and purchase his books here

Claire shares her experience of working with Tulsi with Heidi Wedd, you can learn more about Heidi’s work and connect with her here

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https://www.naturopathclairemurray.com

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