Why Butter Can Be Good For You // A Conversation with Blossom Apotheke

I am VERY excited to be sharing this interview with my good friend Madeline, founder of Blossom Apotheke, with you sistas today. 

WHY? Because she has a refreshing and in my opinion, very needed, take on nutrition. Some of her philosophies will make you do a double take, causing you to question why our culture is so into mainstream health fads, rather than listening to our spirits and the wisdom of the ancients. (For example, did you know, butter can actually be GOOD for you? Awesome.)

While some would consider Madeline a nutritionist, she calls herself a modern day medicine woman, and I would agree. Madeline is all about reconnecting with our primal self, through both our dietary choices, and our lifestyle. She values the wisdom that comes from our ancestors, and manages to incorporate it in her day to day life with ease.

I must say, Madeline is also a truly divine woman. Although we only met through mutual friends in the last year or so, already she has been with me through one of the hardest periods of my life. While I was sulking and feeling sorry for myself, she had the courage and light heartedness to support me, and nurture me while I came back to myself, and to the truth of the world. And for that, I will be forever grateful.

Enjoy this interview below friends, and let me know what your favourite point is in the comments below!

If you'd like to know more, Madeline is going to be hosting a phone call with myself and the Flower Children, on the Full Moon in November! She'll be giving us a workshop on Traditional Foods for the Female Body.


If you're into the knowledge she shares below, and would like to go deeper, be sure to sign up for Flower Child before October 4th, and come with a list of questions when we meet! We'll go a lot more in depth on the call.

Lots of love, and happy reading!
xo Beth

What are traditional foods?

Traditional foods are the foods that have nourished our ancestors for centuries if not millennia. They are the foods that our great great great grandparents would have eaten before the birth our our industrialized food system. Traditional foods are wild foraged plants and herbs, pasture raised or wild animals , grass fed dairy, fermented foods and drinks such as sauerkraut or kombucha and organic vegetables. Traditional food wisdom trumps modern diet hype and dogma and quite often goes again the convention ‘food pyramid’ nutritional advice.

Some of these foods we’re told not to eat by conventional nutritionists were actually considered sacred by our ancestors because the nutrients would help boost fertility, nourish women in pregnancy and their developing children.


What are your 3 favourite ways to self-care?

1. Dry brushing everyday with essential oils to exfoliate skin, increase lymphatic flow and circulation. When you dry brush your body it improves the complexion of your skin because the lymph is more efficiently moving wastes out.

 2. Bathing in natural hot springs and jumping in cold wild water as often as I can. I always feel the most alive and energized after a cold water dip.

3. Drinking adaptogenic tea everyday to provide immune system support and decrease stress levels. My favourite herbs to have daily in a tea are Chaga, Reishi and Holy Basil.


What are 3 things any woman can add to her diet and see improved results in her health and energy?

Shatavari: Shatavari is a sacred Ayurvedic herb that has been used for millennia . It translates in sanskrit as ‘She who has 100 husbands’! It’s pretty much THE herb for women in all stages of their lives. Taking shatavari balances the hormones, promotes healthy skin, boosts libido and much much more.

Healthy Fats: Fats are important fuel for our body and having the right ones in the right ratios can make all the difference for your health. Eat an abundant amount of coconut oil, organic butter or ghee, fish oil, olive oil and hemp oil. And avoid canola oil and or vegetable oil.

Herbal Nettle Infusion: Nettles are high in Vitamin K1, iron, calcium, magnesium and silica which are all really important nutrients for women’s health. To make a nettle infusion pour 500 ml of boiling water over ½ cup dried nettles in a 500 ml mason jar. Seal with a lid and let it sit for 4 hours or overnight. Strain and enjoy hot or cold.


What inspired you to start Blossom Apotheke?

Apotheke means apothecary in German. I grew up spending my summers at the home of my german grandparents.

Though my grandmother had passed before I was born she left a beautiful garden and orchard that I used to gather herbs and berries from when I was a young girl and make potions and medicines. 

Blossom Apotheke is a platform for my life’s passions of nutrition, herbology and medicine making. I offer nutrition and herbal consults, classes on traditional foods and medicine making and am developing a wildcrafted herbal skincare line.


Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

I see myself living in a cottage on a piece of land with food forests and herbal gardens. Raising a beautiful family with a beautiful man. Living connected with the cycles of nature. Continuing to deepen my path as a herbalist and medicine women. Making botanical perfumes, elixirs and medicines through Blossom Apotheke. And educating about returning to the sacred in it’s many forms.


What was your favourite piece of information from the interview? Share in the comments below!

Behind the Scenes at Flower Child

Pouring Sacred Sea Salts into a Chaga Bath Elixer

Flower Child is one of my favourite things right now.

It's a program for goddesses I launched back in April, that's devoted to sending the most self-loving, organic and wildcrafted products to the women involved.

If you're apart of the Flower Child program, you can look forward to 2 handcrafted beauty and herbal healing products, sent to your door every month. Whether that's a Grounding Chaga Body Butter, or a Heart Opening Chakra Serum, every month's package is unique, and a total surprise! There are no two packages alike.

Therefore, every month, I get to daydream about different recipes and healing concepts, and then, make them a reality with herbs I've harvested from the wild. Raddest job ever. Previous concoctions include a Fireweed Facial Serum (great for inflammation and acne), a cleansing Aura Spray called Smudge in a Bottle and a Fifth Chakra Serum to encourage healthy communication.

Other than the wildcrafted herbs, I use organic oils and essential oils, spring water, and... crystals! Charging up the newly created potions under the full moons energy, along with crystals and prayer, is amazing, and a key part of the process. It's so satisfying to know I'm making sure the women I create for have the highest quality products available to them, products that won't cause any environmental pollution or gross chemical reactions.

This month, I thought I'd share some behind the scenes photos, so you could get a better idea of what the experience is all about!

September marks the final month of the first ever Flower Child - the next one starts in October, and is going to be full of surprises - including bi-weekly Sisterhood Calls with guest experts teaching us about moon cycles, and the Priestess archetype - I can't wait!!

If you'd like to get on the list for the next round (It's only 2 months long this time!) - send me an email at igniteyourtruth@gmail.com, with the subject 'Flower Child' - I'll open spots to those who email me before anyone else!

Fairy blessings!
xo Beth

Grounding Chaga Body Butters - Freshly Made and so in love!!

Fireweed and Horsetail are amazing skin remedies - I harvested these in the wild of Vancouver Island

I use glass cobalt blue bottles for the energetic power of the colour

Local beeswax melts to go into the facial serums and body butters

Best sea salt ever! 

Finished products wait to go to their new owners - Note the cute little crystal on the Wise Woman Toothpaste! :)

Photo Diary // Loving my Calgary Connections

Hanging with flowers in an overgrown city park

The past week has been really fun, and also kind of full on. From launching an upcoming workshop, to a clothing swap with my soul sisters, to having an impromptu photoshoot in the park, I've been grateful to have such a rich life.

Although I'm still moving to Vancouver Island, and am just visiting Calgary for July, I've come to realize how much I love what this city offers me. The connections, community, sunny river days, and fun Kensington shopping trips are all a part of what I love about my hometown.

Sending so much love to you this weekend, and perhaps make time to reflect on what you've loved about your past few days!

xo Beth

My sista Krista looking like a mermaid at our clothing swap

Meaghan and her beauty on a break during our hike in Kananaskis

A magical fairy home - also known as a mushroom :)

I harvested lots of Yarrow this week which I'll be using for teas in the Flower Child line

Basking in sun, and leaning against a tree during a photoshoot for Waves of Fire

Fairy lights on a moonlit evening

Introducing My New Custom Product Line - Flower Child!

Flower Child is a line of custom body + healing products, made just for you from wildcrafted herbs.

Imagine feeling totally welcomed by the forest. The air, so sweet, speaks to you, whispering ancient secrets whose time has come again. The soil, beneath your bare feet, caresses you, sensually bringing you closer to the ground. The trees, the forest around you, stand tall and strong, yet their spirits surround you, guiding you to your courage. The wildflowers beneath you, sing, a sweet and playful melody that brings you closer to your femininity, your goddess essence.

I've been guided to create a sacred contract with the forest, the ocean, the flowers and the soil. To make from them, create from their essence. To bring their very nature into this world to heal and soothe, to empower the young women of today to reconnect to this place - the place where wild things roam.

This summer, I move to nature. And with that comes a whole new product line from Waves of Fire. 

It's called 'Flower Child', and it's a line of custom lotions, tinctures, flower essences, teas, body oils, and chakra opening remedies, that are designed to reconnect young women to the forest, to the ocean, to the flowers - and ultimately, to themselves.

Imagine feeling this connected to the ocean + animals

All products will be crafted from wild harvested herbs (meaning they're better than organic - they're completely wild + in tune with Mother Nature's cycles), as well as organic oils and local beeswax. Wild herbs have potent medicinal and spiritual powers, much like crystals. Each product will be created first and foremost with the healing properties of the herbs in mind, and will be woven together by prayers of intention and gratitude.

The freedom that comes from knowing you're in tune with the magic of earth

This is how it works:

When you sign up for the program, we'll sit down (via skype) for a chat, just like I did for my crystal necklaces. In this way, I'll feel out your energy, and get a sense of what potions may be good for you. Perhaps a heart charka salve? Maybe a total body exfoliant that is both grounding and will make your skin glow?

After that, you'll receive a box every month in the mail - containing 2 products I've made JUST for you. You can either be totally surprised, or put in an order for a certain product, like an organic face lotion, or an aura cleansing mist. 

You'll also receive a photograph of the plant, as well as an invocation to the plant spirit's essence. Before you use the products, you are asked to connect with the plant, by invoking it's spirit through the prayer I've sent you. This ensures that you'll receive all of the medicinal potency of the product you're about to use. It also serves to reconnect you with the forest, the ocean, and the flowers, as well as the plant spirits and fairies that come along with your products. :)

This is what the results will be:

• You'll experience clearer skin and a glowing complexion (I noticed the difference after only a few days of using my first rose face lotion)

• You'll feel more connected to the elements, the moon's cycles and rhythms, and the fairies. You'll feel more comfortable meditating with them and asking them for help in your daily life. 

• You'll be able to replace all of your old body products that may contain chemicals with organic, high vibrational ones, that come directly from the forest. 

• You'll have more energy, and feel more grounded. Connecting with plants, while intaking their physical properties does that :)

• Every morning and evening, you'll be able to indulge in luxury organic products to take care of your skin and body with. Talk about self-love! Yummmmm :)

• You'll simply have a deeper connection with nature.

Sounds like something you'd LOVE? 


Then please e-mail me at igniteyourtruth@gmail.com to get started! There are a maximum of 15 spots available. Flower Child is a 4 month long custom program, super affordable, and payment plans are available.

The first orders go out in June!

Happy Earth Questing!
xo Beth


You are at complete balance with the world around you. You are a natural beauty inside and out. You are a true daughter of Gaia, and she has blessed you.