This is a question you couldn’t answer in class. How do you approach working with people who come with the goal of getting off their medications?

it depends on the medication. Sometimes people want to go off a medication that is essential and it is imperative they stay on the medication. As an herbalist it is not my place to suggest someone stop taking a medication or help them get off it. I recommend they speak with their physician who prescribed the mediation in the first place. If you want to piss off a doctor and get reported to your state medical board, the way to do it is to take someone off a medication that their physician prescribed. Once they speak with the doctor, they may be prescribed a new medication or taken off the drug. Then I can help them with herbs, supplements, diet , etc, to possibly create a situation where they no longer need a medication. at all. It is incredibly important for a practitioner to know their limitations both personally and scope of practice. Going beyond that can create a real risk for your patients and for you.