“Life is what happens when you had other plans.”
John Lennon
My practice of Western constitutional herbalism is firmly rooted in the acknowledgment that we are all multidimensional beings and therefore, every aspect of that multidimensionality can be observed through our physical containers. Imbalances in the physical body are therefore representative of our multidimensional self, and therefore to effectively address any imbalance, the invisible parts of us have to be exposed, acknowledged, and repaired at the spiritual level before the physical body can truly heal. I have learned that every physical imbalance has a spiritual origin that calls out to be recognized and transformed. So, my work is guided by SPIRIT and informed by studies in Western Constitutional Herbalism. My experience has taught me that every physical imbalance has origins in a traumatic event in some aspect of our multidimensional selves. I have also learned that some plants have the capacity to be multidimensional agents of healing.
My most profound successes have come when the client willingly acknowledges this eternal self and is willing to address conscious mind attitudes and beliefs that may be hindering their complete healing. My work is 100% about empowering my client to become a whole person.
My work began in 1974, when as a newly graduated psychology major, I was immersed in a therapeutic community setting of Vietnam Vets, most of them addicted to heroin. I worked in the burgeoning community mental health scene of the seventies until it was shut down by the Reagan administration.
My herbal studies began with Rosemary Gladstar in 1989, and it took me 5 years to complete that course. In the meantime, I went back to college and picked up some sciences and Human Anatomy. Throughout the nineties, I attended AHG conferences and in 1999, I cashed in an annuity, traveled to Bisbee, Arizona, and spent half a year studying with Michael Moore. Upon return to Memphis, I became a member of the Healing Arts Medical Group, an integrative medical practice in Memphis, TN.
The death of my son in 2011 necessitated a career break while expanding my scope of practice to the planet. I resurrected an ancient healing modality of my own as a result of a trauma induced mental illness. As a result, I bring to my practice an approach to trauma work that recognizes its gifts and opportunities and the recognition that the very ground we stand on sometimes has to be healed before we can heal.
I work in Memphis, Tn where I make house calls and I also offer distance healing. Occasionally, I teach classes and workshops.