Chapters: 00:00 – Intro & Who Is Jane Barlow Christensen 01:10 – Books vs AI: Why Herbal Wisdom Still Matters 03:40 – Impostor Syndrome → Owning Her Expertise 07:30 – Science vs Intuition in Herbal Medicine 09:15 – Cayenne & Heart Health: Real-World Evidence 14:45 – Growing Up in a 14-Kid Herbal Family 17:50 – Restarting Barlow Herbal After Her Dad’s Passing 21:00 – Health Basics: Food, Water, Sleep, Sunlight 24:00 – The Truth About Tobacco & Sacred Use 28:10 – Building Your Herbal Medicine Cabinet 31:00 – Jane’s Must-Have Herbs (CBD, Feverfew, etc.) 37:20 – Four Generations of Herbal Knowledge 40:00 – Plants vs Pharma: Poly-Plant Medicine 47:30 – Psychedelics for Trauma & Mental Health 52:10 – Integration Work After Psychedelic Healing 56:25 – Where to Find Jane & Her Mission
In this episode of Everything Is Personal, Len May sits down with herbalist and author Jane Barlow Christensen of Barlow Herbal to talk about plant medicine, intuition and simple, natural health. Jane shares how she continued her father’s herbal legacy, why books and hard-copy herbal knowledge still matter in the AI / Dr Google era, and the powerful story of her dad using cayenne pepper tincture to stop a heart attack. They break down what should be in a basic herbal medicine cabinet, how to think about research vs real-world results, why tobacco and nicotine have been misunderstood, and where psychedelics and sacred plants fit into healing and higher consciousness.