In this episode of Food is Freedom, Sienna Mae Heath sits down with Rachel Illari — menstrual cycle mentor, ceremonial guide, and host of the Womb Song Wellness podcast. A mother of three and advocate for sacred postpartum care, Rachel brings deep insight from her work with the Healthy Families Program and her ongoing support of women’s wellness.

Together, they explore the healing power of nature, the beauty of cyclical living, and the role of nourishment in women’s health. Rachel shares practical tools for herbal self-care — including custom tea blends, yoni steams, womb oils, and warming pastes made with herbs like St. John’s wort, orange peel, and ginger — offering guidance for both women and men to reconnect with their bodies and reclaim sovereignty through ritual and care.

For more information follow Rachel Illari on Instagram & Substack.

Instagram: @womb_song_wellness

Substack and Womb Song Wellness podcast: https://rachelillari.substack.com

In this episode of Food Is Freedom, host Sienna Mae Heath sits down with Mollie Engelhart, a trailblazer in the Regenerative Agriculture movement. Alongside her husband Elias, Mollie owns Sovereignty Ranch, a sprawling 200-acre haven in the Texas Hill Country, where she’s on a mission to grow healthy food from healthy soil for her communities. A mother of five, film producer, poet, and thought leader, Mollie delves into the profound ties between humanity, family, soil, food, and culture—always pondering, 'Where do we go from here?'

Watch as Mollie shares her inspiring journey of leaving behind her pandemic-ravaged Sage Regenerative Kitchen restaurants in Los Angeles and starting fresh in Texas. From building a food forest to offering practical gardening tips for beginners, she reveals how soil health connects to gut wellness and mental clarity. Sienna digs deep with thought-provoking questions: Would nature flourish without humans? What’s the farmer’s true purpose? And how can food system policies evolve to empower personal health freedom?

For more on Mollie Engelhart and Sovereignty Ranch visit: www.sovereigntyranch.com

Or follow on Instagram @talktomollie & @sovereigntyranch, Facebook @mollie.engelhart & @sovereigntyranch, X @talktomollie.

Follow Sienna Mae Heath on Instagram @thesovereigngardener, Facebook @thesovereigngardener, or at https://siennamaeheath.substack.com.

Gardening Inspiration & More: siennamaeheath.com
Sienna’s Bees & Teas (clay bee magnets and herbal teas) are also available for sale on her Facebook and Instagram pages.

Erika Nolan is a Holistic Health Expert and Homestead Consultant for people looking to achieve food and health independence. Inspired by her experience in the Ecuadorian Amazon, she has transformed numerous landscapes in New Orleans into something the city had not yet seen: artistically arranged, sustainable landscapes, edible and even rooftop gardens. Erika and host Sienna Mae Heath explore how biological dentistry solved a mystery of her daughter’s cavities, what makes water healthy and clean, and why the Industrial Revolution was a turning point in our food industry.

For more on Erika Nolan and Instar visit: www.instargardens.com

Or follow her on Instagram @instar.gardens, Facebook @instar, X @instargardens.

This series is also available as a podcast on your app of choice. Follow Sienna Mae Heath on Instagram @thesovereigngardener, Facebook thesovereigngardener, or at https://siennamaeheath.substack.com.

Gardening Inspiration & More: siennamaeheath.com
Sienna’s Bees & Teas (clay bee magnets and herbal teas) are also available for sale on her Facebook and Instagram pages.