A new book by a Rangeley herbalist aims to help people connect with the living medicine of the forests around us.

The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are: Connecting to the Living Medicine of Wild Plants is the perfect book for budding herbalists, seasoned practitioners, and psychologists alike Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue outlines an approach to herbal healing for the mind and spirit that is uniquely suited to our modern times. By exploring the way our ancestors drew health, strength, and meaning from their relationship to the natural world, O’Donoghue encourages readers to reform this vital connection. He takes readers on a journey through mythic, scientific, and personal accounts that explain the power of plants. You don’t have to know botany  or have a background in medicine to incorporate this book and plants into your life. The system The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are describes is accessible and innovative. It’s material that body workers, gardeners, herbalists, and people new to herbs can all enjoy and use in their daily lives.

The book may be found at The Rangeley Public Libary, Books, Lines, and Thinkers and at The Cosmic Craft.  

Author Bio: Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue is an herbalist, writer, and teacher, and an initiated Priest in two Pagan traditions. He lives in Rangeley, Maine. Seán’s approach to healing weaves together the insights of traditional western herbalism and contemporary science. He regards physical, spiritual, and emotional healing as deeply intertwined. He is a member of the faculty of the Mathew Wood Institute of Herbalism. Prior to becoming an herbalist, Seán was a political organizer in movements for peace, human rights, and global economic justice, and a freelance journalist documenting the human and ecological impacts of U.S. policies in Latin America. He grew up near Boston, a short distance from where his great-grandparents first landed when they arrived from Ireland. Since childhood, he has been an avid student of Irish history and folklore. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1996 with a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing.