Bio

Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue

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Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue is an herbalist, writer, and teacher, and an initiated Priest in two traditions.

Seán’s approach to healing weaves together the insights of traditional western herbalism and contemporary science. He regards physical, spiritual, and emotional healing as deeply intertwined.

In addition to teaching through his own Otherworld Well Hedge School, Seán is on the faculties of the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism and the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism.

He is a columnist for Plant Healer Magazine and the author of two books: The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are and Courting the Wild Queen.

Living in the mountains of western Maine- he also serves on the Advisory Board of the Maine Consciousness, Healing, and Living Medicine Project which is dedicated to helping Mainers obtain the freedom and knowledge they need to engage natural medicines for personal and community healing, discovery, and transformation.

Prior to becoming an herbalist, Seán was a political organizer in movements for peace, human rights, and global economic justice, and a freelance journalist documenting the human and ecological impacts of U.S. policies in Latin America.