"For the Love of Plants!" 🌱✨"Episode" #99

🌱In this episode, Betsy & John get their hands dirty talking about plants—how they can reconnect us to life, presence, and the deeper rhythms of nature.  

We talk about how plants teach us about growth, decay, patience, and the cycles of life.  From the awe of watching a single bulb bloom to the hidden collaboration happening beneath forest floors, we explore how nature challenges the story that life is about competition—and instead reveals a world built on cooperation and shared support.  

We also share practical tips for keeping houseplants alive (and forgiving yourself when they don’t.)  This episode is a reminder that we are not separate from nature—we are part of it. And sometimes, the fastest way back to feeling grounded, connected, and alive… is as simple as paying attention to a plant.  

🌱  MENTIONED:
"Botany of Desire" - by Michael Pollan   
"The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohllbelen  
Ram Dass - https://www.instagram.com/reels/Ch3RcRVJiGh/  

✨☕ SPONSOR
This episode is sponsored by www.BecomeLucid.com  Lucid is a functional mushroom and nootropic brand designed to fuel mental clarity, focus, and long-term brain health. Their flagship product is a premium mushroom coffee blend infused with clinically studied nootropics—crafted to deliver clean energy without the crash.   

✨🎶 MASSIVE Thank you to Dub Sutra for their beautiful opening music. Check out their incredible music catalogue online. https://dubsutra.com  

🎙️HOSTS  
✨BETSY FINKLEHOO is a healer of massage therapy, CranioSacral and Dharma Coaching. She is an 8 year burner and has spent the last several years seeped in the personal development world, cultivating her passion for transformation and growth. Her recent project, The Power Affirmation Journal and virtual group empowers women to cultivate self awareness and healthy habits so they can live in greater freedom, mind body and spirit.  
http://poweraffirmation.com/  

✨JOHN HALCYON is full-time Love Ambassador. He is the founder of Hug Nation youtube channel and daily zoom gratitude circles. He is co-founder of the Pink Heart Burning Man camp and the 1st Saturdays project for people experiencing homelessness. In his free time he coaches groups and individuals on how to live joyfully and authentically.   
http://LifeStudent.com