Healing is more than addressing symptoms. When we turn to plants, we step into a relationship that touches body, mind, and spirit. It is a way of healing that honors wholeness rather than separation.

Allopathic medicine often looks at illness through the lens of isolated parts. Plant-based healing invites us to see ourselves as part of a larger web. It asks us to slow down, to listen, and to remember that wellness is not only physical, but emotional and spiritual as well.

When we work with herbs and essential oils, we are not just using ingredients. We are entering into partnership with living beings that carry memory, story, and presence. These plants become allies, reminding us that healing can be nurturing, supportive, and deeply transformative.

Plant Allies for Women

• Geranium: Known for its ability to harmonize, geranium brings steadiness to emotions and balance to the whole system.
  

• Rose: A classic heart ally, rose soothes grief, restores a sense of beauty, and opens us to compassion.
  

• Neroli: Gentle and comforting, neroli brings ease during times of change and helps soften anxiety.
  

• Clary Sage: Long regarded as a women’s plant, clary sage supports hormonal transitions, uplifts the spirit, and fosters a sense of clarity and vision.
  

• Fennel: Strengthening and supportive, fennel has been cherished for women’s cycles through the ages and is a reminder of resilience, nourishment, and trust in the body’s wisdom.
  

Ways to Connect with Plants

When using the Women’s Circle formulas, take a moment to pause. Stop and acknowledge the Earth for offering her gifts. Hold your oil or mist in your hands and feel gratitude for the plant that grew, the soil that nurtured it, and the women across time who have turned to the same allies for support.

Know that you are not going through midlife or perimenopause alone. You are part of a lineage of women who have stepped into their power, claiming sovereignty over their bodies and trusting the wisdom of plant medicine to guide them. With rose, geranium, clary sage, fennel, and neroli, you are supported not only in body but in spirit, carried by traditions that have nurtured women for centuries.

These simple rituals transform everyday care into sacred practice. By connecting with your plant allies during midlife, perimenopause and menopause, you join an unbroken chain of women who have honored these transitions as times of growth, resilience, and renewal.

Working with plants is not only about their chemistry. It is about relationship, memory, and presence. When you use them with intention, they are no longer just formulas in a bottle. They become companions who walk beside you, offering beauty, comfort, and wisdom.

Take good care,
Françoise