My Story

I come from a long line of believers in natural and holistic medicine. Despite this, as a teenager I decided to pursue Western medicine to address my health concerns. During that time I struggled with a number of gastrointestinal problems and hormonal imbalances, and I was unable to make meaningful progress in healing from a traumatic brain injury I sustained in 2014.

Frustrated with the high cost, the lack of progress, and the absence of real relief, I began to explore other approaches to healing. That search led me to a Chinese acupuncturist and herbalist in Portland, Oregon. After just a few months of acupuncture, a macrobiotic diet, and herbal supplements, I finally experienced a significant improvement in my gut health and hormonal balance.

Inspired by how much those treatments changed my own life, I became determined to understand them deeply. I spent years researching herbs and supplements on my own, and eventually enrolled in a clinical herbalism program to formalize that knowledge.

These days I channel everything I have learned into three places: the articles I write, the goods I make by hand, and the websites I build for other small businesses. Rather than one-on-one work, my focus now is on sharing knowledge openly and creating things that support your own healing journey, on your own terms.