my story

About Me

My path to herbal medicine didn’t begin as a plan—it began as a search.

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While serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, I was exposed to toxins that later showed up in my health in ways I didn’t fully understand at the time. Years later, I found myself navigating infertility and a growing sense that conventional care wasn’t giving me the full picture I needed.

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That search eventually led me to the plants.

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At first, it was curiosity. But over time, working with herbs became something much deeper—a relationship that changed how I understood my body, my energy, and the way healing actually happens.

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Plants supported me through years of rebuilding my health, through my 40s, and into menopause. What emerged wasn’t just symptom support—it was reconnection. A more grounded, intuitive way of living in relationship with my body and the natural rhythms around me.

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That experience changed everything.

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I went on to formally study herbal medicine and now work as a Master Herbalist and Nationally Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). My work has evolved into herbal education and experiential learning, focused on helping people build practical, embodied relationships with plants, nervous system support, and seasonal living.

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Through workshops, online courses, and retreat experiences, I teach simple, usable herbal knowledge and nature-based practices that help people feel more steady in their bodies and more confident in how they care for their health day to day.

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Along the way, I also trained as an Earth Spirit Medicine™ Shamanic Practitioner, which deepened my relationship with the energetic and intuitive layers of healing. That perspective informs how I teach, how I design experiences, and how I guide people back into connection—with themselves and with the natural world.

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Everything I offer is grounded in lived experience. I know what it feels like when your body feels unfamiliar or hard to read—and I also know how powerful it is to rebuild that relationship in a way that feels steady, practical, and connected.

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When I’m not teaching or creating programs, I’m at home on my quiet farm in western Wisconsin. I grow medicinal plants, tend to stillness, and continue my own practice in rhythm with the land.

You’ll usually find me beneath an ash tree, walking the creek that runs through the property, or sitting on the porch in conversation with my human, animal, and plant companions.