When I was in my late teens I started to struggle with brain fog, anxiety, depressed states, and fatigue after contracting Epstein-Barr virus. I tried to find solace in our modern healthcare system and I felt defeated. I didn’t feel seen or acknowledge with what I was going through. They were quick to throw antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications at me. It just didn’t feel right. It felt more like throwing band-aids at my symptoms, and less about wanting to truly understand where I was at after being sick for months. After taking the initiative and doing some research, I readjusted my diet, moved to a new city, and eventually found myself in an herb shop. After experiencing different teas, tinctures and topicals, I found that these plants were starting to help with these symptoms I had been battling with for years.

I came to the realization that these plants were what I had been searching for; I had finally felt held in my health journey. 

Now trained as a clinical herbalist and member of the American Herbalist Guild, I look for more than just symptomatic patterns when working with clients. I offer support where healing can express itself in all facets - mind, body, spirit. I use curiosity to dig deeper into the body’s mechanisms and usher people to find their practices around overall well-being living. As a person that is committed to rejuvenation of the land, most of the plants I use are specific to the region in which I live, the Pacific Northwest.

It is time to put the power back into our hands around our physical and emotional well-being. And with this, become more aware of the subtle signals our body give us throughout the day. This passion is not only about the plants, but also to reconnect people back to their bodies, and ultimately, back to the earth.

When I'm am not busy in practice, I teach medicine making for Berkeley Herbal Center and lead their school field trips. I enjoy exploring new places, swimming in natures waters, camping, and getting my hands dirty in the garden. I also work within the community offering educational herb walks, pop-up herbal first aid clinics, implementing harm reduction & wound care clinics, teaching indoor and outdoor, and cultivating for my product line - Wild Kin Botanicals.