About

I've been a barista, a banker, a graphic designer, and then turned mother. I honestly wasn't sure what would come after being a mother because it is such an important job, but as my son started to grow I realized how much I didn't want to use traditional medicines and baby products on him. I started using some homeopathic remedies, to which we had great success. I learned how to render tallow and make tallow balm for his skin. I then started using tinctures for both him and I and saw how much they made a difference in our health, so I learned how to make those too.

I've mostly studied the work of Arielle de Martinez, especially her method for making medical mushroom extracts. I've also studied the work of Susun Weed, April Graham, Adrianne Hunt, and many other talented herbalists. Many nap times have been spent reading, learning, and growing in my knowledge of the amazing plants that God has placed right at our fingertips.

For the first couple of years I've just been making things for my own family and friends, but I've found that I enjoy it so much that I want to start sharing what I make with everyone. My hope is that anyone who is in search of a remedy or healing learns that there are so many other models of medicine besides western medicine. Herbs and mushrooms are used by quite a few traditional medical models, and my hope is that one of my offerings is what you need to help you on your journey.

My family is my world, there is truly no one I love being with more than them. I met my husband James at church, he was the tech nerd. Nine months after our first date we where married in a cold and beautiful February wedding. A few months after we found out we where expecting our first child Lily and where so excited, and five weeks later we found out we had lost her. There is truly no pain like that of loosing a child. Shortly after we conceived our son and had a beautiful home birth, unfortunately it was during the middle of Covid. I became a sahm at this point, James had a job change, and we moved into the house we currently live in that has so much room to run around outside and play. It's the perfect house for raising a family in. We then found out we where expecting our daughter Olive, but at 17 weeks in the womb she tragically passed. I had planned on having a home birth with her as well but was told I had to be induced at the hospital, and unfortunately the induction turned into one of the worst days of my life. I was left with so much trauma and hurt, I knew I wanted nothing to do with the medical system moving forward. I will say that I do believe there is a time and a place for western medicine, but it is far overused. After about 9 months of working on healing from loosing Olive and what all happened at her birth, we conceived our daughter. I already knew that I wanted to give birth to her outside of the system, hence I ended up having a wild pregnancy and unassisted birth. I don't believe both of those things are right for every mother, but they where the best decision for me to learn to trust my body again and learn to listen to what it was telling me. The day of birth arrived and she came fast and furious, just under three hours of active labor. It was just my husband and I, and it was the most beautiful thing. Her birth is one of my favorite memories.

I share about all of my children because they have each had a great impact on who I am today and I believe each one is worthy of being talked about.

*My children's names are left out and part of their faces are covered to protect their privacy.*