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I'm a clinical herbalist, environmental educator and momma on a mission to make this world a better place through plant medicine!

💚 Herbalist obsessed w/ plants for 25+ years
🌼 Guiding people to be confident herbalists, through online programs & mentorship
🎙️ 2 podcasts where I talk a lot about… HERBS!
🌿 Inspiring a movement where there’s an herbalist in every home… AGAIN! 👇🏼 Today, my focus is teaching moms and grands how to use plant medicine, so that there can be an herbalist in every home... AGAIN! I host The Herbalist's

Path podcast, founded Apothecary Momma online herbal mentorship, and Medicine Makin Momma online medicine making program. I also ran and formulated all products for my herbal company Mountain Mel's Essential Goods, and ran the Green Canyon Apothecary where we focused on using food and plants as medicine.

05/05/2026

Meet Horsetail, an ancient plant that’s been around since before the dinosaurs. 🌿

It’s usually considered a w**d, which is actually great news. It just means it’s abundant and easy to gather as medicine for all.

Horsetail is one of the highest plant sources of silica we have, a trace mineral that strengthens connective tissue, supports bone health, and yes, makes your hair shinier too.

One important note: gather from clean areas only. Their roots run deep, pulling minerals up from far below the Earth’s surface, which is exactly what makes them so potent. But that also means they’ll pull up pollutants and chemical runoff just as easily, and you really don’t want that in your medicine!

Let me know if you’re working with horsetail or curious about it. Drop it down below, can’t wait to hear about it! 💚

05/04/2026

I spent my early adult years as a backpacking guide and wilderness therapist, taking people into some of the most epic, sacred places on earth.

And watching them fill their packs with toxic, nasty stuff that was bad for their bodies and bad for our planet.

That frustration planted a seed that grew into an obsession with getting real herbal first aid into the hands of people who actually spend time outdoors. I actually ended up getting those first aid goods into REI, who got them to more outdoor adventure seekers! (it was a super cool 18 year manifestation!)

Here's what I've learned after all those years on the trail and in the apothecary: a good herbal first aid kit doesn't just handle cuts and scrapes.

It handles the whole situation. The wound, the infection risk, the digestive chaos, and yes, the person spiraling next to whatever whoopsie daisy just happened.

These 5 herbs have never let me down. They're accessible, effective, and most of them you can find growing right outside your door.

If you want to go deeper on how to actually use them in the field, the latest episode of The Herbalist's Path is all about herbal first aid essentials. The must have essentials I keep in my kit and why.

Drop FIRST AID in the comments and I'll send you the link. 💚

05/01/2026

The best party trick on the trail involves stinging nettles and a little bit of bravery. 😄

Those stinging hairs are mostly on the underside of the leaf. Fold it so they tuck inward, and suddenly you have a little pocket of one of the most nutritious plants on the planet, ready to eat straight off the stem.

Chlorophyll. Iron. Calcium. Magnesium. All of it, raw and alive and going straight into your body.

This one is NOT for everyone, so proceed with caution. But for the brave (err, the slightly crazy ones), the look on your friends’ faces when you do this makes it totally worth trying.

Have you ever eaten fresh nettles straight off the plant? Tell us all about it in the comments. 💚

Oh, and if you’re ready to learn more about the nutritional and medicinal benefits of Nettles, be sure to join us at the Nourishing Nettles Conference happening May 4-12, with **d & 20 other Herbalists sharing their knowledge of Nettles with you!

Drop NETTLES in the comments & I’ll send you all the details 🌱

04/30/2026

Lavender in your first aid kit does a whole lot more than you might think, and it’s absolutely essential in mine.

A single drop of lavender essential oil can bring someone who’s in a state of panic back down to a calm, grounded state where they can think clearly instead of acting out of fear.

Maintaining calm isn’t just a bonus. It’s an essential skill in emergency situations.

In my latest podcast episode on The Herbalist’s Path you’ll learn about the must have herbs I’m always carrying in my first aid kit.

These are the same herbs I’ve turned to since my days as a backpacking guide, and how you can use them right when you need them.

Drop FIRST AID down below and I’ll send it right to you, or tune into The Herbalist’s Path on your favorite podcast player. 💚

04/29/2026

Cleavers are one of my favorite spring w**ds to gather.
They show up right when you need them, when that heavy, stuck winter energy is slowing you down and your body is ready to move again.
Cleavers are one of the best herbs for getting that lymph flowing, clearing out the sluggishness, and giving your kidneys some love in the process.
And they’re fun to work with. Their sticky ways are always a good time when walking outside with unsuspecting friends. 😆
I talked about cleavers (and a few other medicinal spring favorites) on a recent podcast episode.
Drop the word WEEDS and I’ll send the link right to you. 💚

04/27/2026

🌱Most people are afraid of Stinging Nettles, because, well, duh, it’s in her name. She stings!

But this is one of our most valuable and generous plants around.
She’s nourishing, powerful, gentle, loving, and generous. She just demands respect. A lesson many could learn from.

🌱If you’re ready to dive deeper on Nettles, I just recorded a 45-minute lesson on some of my favorite things about Nettles for the upcoming Nourishing Nettles Conference with Susun W**d and 19 other herbalists, all sharing their love of this plant. Drop the word NETTLES in the comments and I'll send you the link.

🎧And if you're a podcast person, my latest episode covers Nettles plus 3 other medicinal w**ds that everyone should know about. Find The Herbalist's Path wherever you listen, or drop WEEDS in the comments and I'll send you right to it.💚

04/24/2026

The most adaptable plants tend to grow at the edges of an ecosystem. They’re the ones that don’t always stand out at first glance, but often hold a surprising amount of medicine.

Resilient. Adaptable. Strong. Persistent.

And in a lot of ways, herbalists are also “edge of the ecosystem” beings.

We tend not to be in the center of mainstream systems, going about our work on the edges of it all. Sharing ways of understanding health that aren’t always taught or widely recognized.

And this work is so important, now more than ever.

These edge spaces create room for different kinds of thinking. Stepping outside of the box. Seeking deeper relationships with the body. Different ways of understanding nature, health, and general care.

It’s not about replacing what already exists. It’s about dancing the past and the future together. Expanding what’s possible for all.

It’s deep. It’s really really deep. And that’s only a piece of where we went in this conversation with Elaine Sheff from Green Path Herb School .

If you’re feeling called to dive deeper into the ecosystem, whether on the edge or in the thick of it, drop ELAINE below and I’ll send you the full episode.
Or, tune in the The Herbalists Path on your favorite podcast player 💚

04/23/2026

Herbal remedies work best when they’re formulated specifically for you and your unique needs.

Because not every herb works for every body.

When you develop the skill of formulating your own herbal remedies, you start seeing better results and feel so much more confident knowing exactly what you’re putting in your body.

That’s what we do inside Medicine Makin’ Mommas. And the spring sale ends today.

If you’re ready to formulate tasty, effective herbal remedies, drop MAKER in the comments and I’d love to help you get there! 💚

04/22/2026

Knowing how to make your own herbal medicine is one of the most essential, beneficial, and straight beautiful skills you can develop.

To have that knowledge, those skills, and the ability to help yourself, your family, your community with plant medicine… that’s a gift that never stops giving.

If you’re feeling that call, I’d love to help you. Spring enrollment for Medicine Makin’ Mommas is open right now!

Drop MAKER to learn more 💚
(Or head to the link in my bio)

04/22/2026

Touch grass.
Hug a tree.
Sing to the plants.
Marvel at the beauty around you.
And love on every piece of the Earth you see.
Every Day!

04/22/2026

There’s a big difference in the ways your herbal remedies work, when you go from guessing and hoping they’ll do the trick, to actually knowing what you’re doing.

You’ll make your natural medicines so they’re potent, effective, and even taste like plants instead of booze!

That’s what I love helping my Medicine Makin’ Mommas students to uncover.

Formulating and crafting herbal remedies specific to their unique needs, that help them stop relying on the overpriced drugstore stuff.

Our spring enrollment is happening now, and we’ll be hosting 6 weeks of herbal medicine formulating and mentorship in our community.

Drop MAKER down below and come make medicine with us, while the plants are at the peak of their medicinal potency! 🌺

Links in the bio for you too 💚

04/21/2026

There’s something amazing when you’re able to formulate herbal remedies specifically for your own needs.

It means that your remedies work better, and suddenly the natural health thing feels more doable.

And when you get to develop those formulation skills within a community, having a guide who’s been formulating herbal remedies for thousands of people over a couple decades (hey, that’s me! 👋🏻), it makes the whole journey that much easier.

Those aha moments happen faster, and you’re feeling confident stocking your medicine cabinet with the good stuff you know you can trust.

One thing I’ve noticed over years of making great medicine: timing matters. Harvesting your plants at the right moment makes a BIG difference in their efficacy.

🌺Which is exactly why I love that this Spring enrollment for Medicine Makin’ Mommas is happening right now.

Drop MAKER below and come make great medicine with us! (Or head to the link in the ol’ bio)💚

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