A Happy Hippie / Herb Skool
Simple, practical herbal info
Herb Skool is my Skool community for people who want a bigger say in their own health but aren't sure where to start. We talk about how herbs, food, and your body's systems all work together, in plain language, so the choices you make start to make sense to you. It's especially for those of you living with blood sugar problems, inflammation, digestive trouble, or a nervous system that won't settle down.
SMALL changes = BIG RESULTS
Why I started this group
I didn't get healthy by eating perfectly all the time, and I'm not going to pretend I did.
I'm Robin, and a lot of you know me as G-Ma. For years I saw my weight increasing and my health declining, and despite trying to eat healthier, I realized that I didn't actually know much about how my body worked or what was actually nutritious. When I was diagnosed with morbid obesity, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes, I knew I had to start really understanding what was going on. I started researching everything I could and making small changes along the way - small changes I could live with, one at a time. I also learned that it's not always just WHAT herbs and foods you eat but the COMBINATION and WHEN you eat them that makes a huge impact.
Along the way I went to herbal school. I started with maybe two boxes of tea in the back of a cabinet, and nine months later I had around a hundred herbs (and I kept going). Herb Skool is where I share what I've learned, so you understand the reasons behind the choices you make for your own body.
I don't sell any products in Herb Skool. You'll learn about the herbs and the foods, and I can give recommendations for reliable suppliers, but where you get them is completely up to you.
Does this sound like you?
Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, or numbers that keep creeping up even after you've cut things out.
Stiff joints, neuropathy, the kind of aching you've been told is normal and you'll have to live with.
Bloating, heaviness after meals, a gut that never quite feels right.
A nervous system that stays wired all day and sleep that doesn't leave you rested.
Jars and bottles you bought with good intentions and still aren't sure how to use.
You'd like to understand how a food or herb helps before you add it to your day.
You don't need any background in herbs or nutrition to join. A lot of what we do starts with the spices and vegetables already in your kitchen.
What's happening in the group
Here's a look at what you'll find when you scroll through the community. Members share their own meals, questions, and wins too, and those are some of my favorite posts.
My recipe series. Seasonal meals built to pack in more nutrition while still tasting like food you want to eat, with a note on what each ingredient brings to the table.
Roasted carrot, apple & ginger soup, harvest slaw, and warm cinnamon pears (yes, dessert counts)
One herb at a time, with real-life experience and honest information. What herbalists use it for, what the research says, how to prepare it, and who it may not be right for.
Chamomile beyond sleepy tea, nettle, lemon balm, ashwagandha, St. John's Wort
Short explainers you can read with your morning coffee, about the processes running behind your glucose numbers, your energy, and your digestion.
The second-meal effect, how sleep shows up on your glucose meter, what your kidneys do all day
Quick little games that sneak the science in, with the answer and the reasoning right below.
Guess the herb, insulin trivia, decoction or infusion for burdock root?
Foods worth a second look, simple swaps, and the ingredients hiding in products that are sold to us as the healthy choice.
Green bananas, lupini beans, black cumin seed, and the maltodextrin in "sugar free" foods
A running thread where we check in each time we make a choice that supports steadier blood sugar. Small choices count, and seeing each other's adds up.
Logged a blood sugar reading, tracked what I ate, added a food high in magnesium
The classroom
Everything in the classroom comes with your membership, and I keep adding to it. If you're not sure where to begin, start with Assess and Plan or the 14-Day Challenge.
Two weeks of small daily changes, and learning why each one helps.
The herbs studied for supporting steadier blood sugar, and how to use them day to day.
What GLP-1 does, what happens when beta cells struggle, and how insulin resistance builds.
Chamomile, lemon balm, skullcap, milky oats, lavender, and tulsi, for a system that's been running on high.
Ginger, peppermint, fennel, marshmallow, slippery elm, and the daily habits that support your gut.
How common deficiencies play into chronic illness, and how to start bringing your body back into balance.
Rethinking what goes on your plate in a way you can keep up with for the long run.
The surprising things everyday foods are doing inside your body.
Time with me to build a plan around your body, your numbers, and your life.
The calendar
We meet live most weeks, and I switch back and forth between a Thursday evening and a Saturday morning so more of you can make it to a live. The Skool calendar shows each class in your own time zone. I'd love for you to come live when you can so you can ask questions as they come up, but every class is recorded either way.
Every other week, with a lecture and then time for your questions.
The weeks in between, with another lecture and Q&A format.
Recent live classes
Before you join
I'm much more of a proponent of making small, meaningful changes to our habits, because those are sustainable and do the most good over time. I'm always looking for ways to sneak more nutrition into food I already love, and that's a lot of what we do in here.
I don't make medical promises, and nothing in Herb Skool replaces your doctor. Please don't stop or change a medication on your own. I came off mine with my doctors' approval, and if your numbers start moving, bring them to your doctor too, because doses sometimes need adjusting as your body responds.
Some herbs don't mix well with certain medications or conditions, and when that's the case I'll tell you. St. John's Wort is a good example, and so are some of the herbs people take for blood sugar.
From inside Herb Skool
I don't see any other place that provides such clear and useful information in such an understandable way.R.H., Herb Skool member
Just that one piece of information justifies the whole month's worth of membership dues.R.H., Herb Skool member
I'm far from getting it right but have managed to get off the meds without too much trouble.N.R., Herb Skool member
Every body is different, and any change to a medication belongs in a conversation with your doctor. I share this so you can see what's possible when someone starts to understand what their body needs.
The money part
Herb Skool membership
Try it free for 7 days first.
Skool keeps your price the same for as long as you stay a member, and you can cancel anytime. The only extra (optional) is a 1:1 planning or maintenance session with me ($29), and that's there if or when you want it.
Getting started
Come on in
Bring whatever questions you've been carrying around about your health. If you'd like to ask me something before you join, you can email me at ahappyhippiewraps@gmail.com.