The Love, Lizzy Podcast
Coming Home to Earth: Julia Sabatine on Herbalism, Natural Living & Building in Bulgaria
What do you build when a decade of wandering finally shows you where you belong? In Part 1 of the Free Life series, Julia Sabatine traced the path from Ireland to Budapest to Argentina and beyond, following synchronicity across borders and learning to trust the world one stranger at a time. In Part 2, Teresa and Julia explore what happens after the path leads you somewhere and you decide to stay. Julia settled in Bulgaria, where she has built a working farm and curated gardens with the help of volunteers from around the world. She trained as an herbalist and launched a natural skincare line rooted in the land around her. She created a natural fiber clothing line as an act of intentional living. And she built an art incubator where creatives come together to grow, make, and heal. This episode is about what it means to heal from society: from the pressure to produce, from the disconnection of modern life, from the noise that keeps us from hearing what our bodies and the earth are trying to tell us. And it's about how the lessons of a slow, free, deeply connected life can become the foundation for something that lasts. Topics covered: — Why Bulgaria, and what it felt like to finally put down roots — Building a farm and art incubator from the ground up — Becoming an herbalist and what plant medicine teaches you about healing — Launching a natural skincare line and natural fiber clothing line — What a decade of travel taught Julia about building something lasting — How to bring nature back into your everyday life — practically and spiritually — The volunteer community that makes it all possible — What freedom looks like when it has an address If Part 1 was about following the path, Part 2 is about what you find when you arrive. Keywords: free life, slow living, herbalism, natural skincare, sustainable fashion, organic farm, art incubator, Bulgaria, healing from society, back to nature, women's empowerment, intentional living, Love Lizzy podcast
