The Conscious Connective

Boosting Your Immune System Part 2 — Daily or Seasonal

Part 2: Five Balancing Botanicals (And One Mushroom) For Daily Immune Wisdom In Part 1 of this two-part immune myth-busting blog series, we sta...

Can "Boosting" Be Bad for You?

If you have heard that it’s a good idea to boost your immune system, especially during “immune season,” you are not alone Let’s take a closer look ...

The Science-Backed Power Of Flowers

Since the beginning of time, humans have been drawn to flowers for their beauty and medicinal wisdom. Even the most basic bouquet of flowers has an...

The Ancient (Yet Proven) Benefits of Shinrin-Yoku

Your immune health is deeply connected to your mental well-being. With chronic mental and/or financial stress being the norm these days, many peopl...

Note from Barbi

“The most important thing is to find out what is the most important thing.” Zen master, Suzuki Roshi The word dharma in the eastern spiritual tradi...

Jessica Defino & Paul Schulick Talk Microbiome Health

Join industry great, Jessica DeFino, and our founder, Paul Schulick, as they explain everything you⁠ need to know about the skin microbiome, fermen...

Q&A With Ethical Trendsetter Abolaji Ogundele

How does anxiety live in the body when we don’t express it? What does the mind-body connection truly mean? Abolaji Ogundele riffs on these question...

What Is Intersectional Trauma And What Does Healing Look Like?

As pandemic numbers rise and the fight for racial justice continues, the thread that connects these crises becomes clearer. The intersectionality o...

How I Stay Energized In The Year Of Change

2020, whew. This has been a year of immense stress; but in the fire that is 2020, we have all been forced to grow. Whether that was learning how to...

3 Questions To Ask When Searching For A Face Serum

With all the face serums out there, it can be hard to choose. Maybe it’s hyaluronic acid you’re after, or perhaps the latest iteration of a vitamin...

How To Strengthen Stressed Skin

Life can feel like a rollercoaster in the best of times, so needless to say we've all been experiencing ups and downs the past few months. With the...

A Dermatologist’s Journey To Whole-Body Health

As a practicing dermatologist of over thirty years, I recently experienced a shift that forever changed my life and the way I treat my patients. Yo...