The Passion Witch Project Episode 22: A Pharmacist and an Herbalist Walk Into a Pharmacy…

What if some of the most powerful medicine begins not with an answer, but with a better question?

In this episode of The Passion Witch Project, I sit down with John Moro IV, pharmacist and owner of The Herbal Path, a pair of pharmacies on the New Hampshire seacoast, to explore what becomes possible when the rigor of conventional medicine meets the curiosity and wisdom of herbal medicine.

John shares his earnest desire to help people navigate an increasingly complex healthcare system while remembering something beautifully simple: the person matters as much as the medicine. We talk about asking better questions, listening deeply, and the unique role of the herbalist as a kind of matchmaker between person and plant.

Together, we explore:

🌿 How herbal medicine can help “wake the body up” and support its return toward balance

🌿 Why partnering with a knowledgeable herbalist can help people navigate the overwhelming amount of information surrounding herbs and supplements

🌿 What conventional medicine might learn from herbal medicine’s attention to the whole person and the root causes of chronic illness 🌿 How newer cancer treatments and immunotherapies reflect an evolving understanding of working with the body rather than simply acting upon it

🌿 The possibility that mitochondria and cellular energy may hold important clues to chronic illness

🌿 Energy healing traditions across cultures and what their persistence might invite us to investigate

🌿 How we might preserve the rigor and replicability of Western medicine while making room for the openness, awareness, and curiosity often found in alternative approaches We also talk about something close to both of our hearts: pharmacy itself.

For pharmacists who feel disenchanted, depleted, or caught in the relentless grind of a profession they once entered because they wanted to help people, John offers an invitation to go against the grain and not give up.

Perhaps it is time to imagine pharmacy beyond survival.

Because when healthcare professionals are given the conditions to thrive, we become better able to offer our patients the attention, curiosity, and care they deserve.

This conversation lives in the fertile space between science and tradition, medicine and healing, expertise and curiosity—and asks what might grow there if we become willing to listen.

Visit John and his passionate and knowledgable colleagues at The Herbal Path in Portsmouth, NH and Dover, NH. https://www.herbalpath.com/