Episode 155: Understanding Reactions and Healing in Homeopathy with Alice Glendinning

Episode Description:

In this episode, Mary Greensmith chats with Alice Glendinning, a homeopath practicing with Homeopathy 247. Alice trained at the Centre for Homeopathic Education in London and now lives in Ireland. Alongside her homeopathy work, she’s also studying plant-based nutrition and herbalism, fueled by her love of gardening and natural health.

What Happens When You Take a Remedy?

Alice explains that homeopathic remedies don’t suppress symptoms like conventional medicine. Instead, they help the body regain balance by nudging it to resolve underlying imbalances. This often means symptoms change, clear, or reappear temporarily as part of a healing response.

The body is incredibly intelligent, Alice says, and sometimes it needs help clearing old trauma, stress, or past illnesses. Remedies can trigger physical or emotional reactions—like vomiting, vivid dreams, or tears—as part of this natural release.

Symptoms as Signals

Rather than seeing symptoms as problems, homeopaths treat them as helpful signs. Just like a car dashboard light, symptoms indicate something deeper. A good remedy doesn’t just remove the signal—it helps fix the underlying issue so the signal isn’t needed anymore.

Proving, Reactions, and Healing Responses

Alice and Mary break down the difference between three concepts:

• Proving: When a well person takes a remedy repeatedly, they might start experiencing new symptoms related to that remedy. This is a known process in homeopathy to understand remedy effects.
• Reaction: When a person experiences a shift—physical, emotional, or both—after taking a remedy. This is a sign the body is responding.
• Healing Response: When the remedy stimulates a gentle or strong release, like crying, coughing up mucus, or getting a temporary rash, as the body works through something old or unresolved.

Examples from Practice

Alice shares touching stories, including a young girl with an eating disorder whose vivid dreams showed her healing journey, and a man whose depression and hidden prostate issue both improved after a single remedy. These stories illustrate how deeply individual and unpredictable healing can be.

When and How to Take Remedies

Mary and Alice remind listeners that less is more. Take a remedy, then stop and observe. If symptoms improve, don’t continue dosing. If nothing happens, a few repeat doses might help—but don’t overdo it. Aggravations are rare, and reactions are usually healing signs, not cause for fear.

The Importance of Professional Guidance

For those unsure or anxious about self-prescribing, Alice strongly recommends working with a professional. Sensitivity, energy levels, remedy types, and potency all factor into the healing process—homeopaths are trained to navigate these complexities safely and effectively.

Find out more about Alice Glendinning and her homeopathic practice: https://homeopathy247.com/professional-homeopaths-team/alice-glendinning/