I grew up in the Cumberland Gap area of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, an exceptionally secluded region of Appalachia where Granny Women and Holler Healers were still standard. This place is full of strange superstitions, myths, and mysterious folklore.

My earliest and still fondest childhood memories are of spending time in the woods with my Father. I remember walking beside him, learning not to leave a trace while he talked with the trees, plants, and animals as if they were old friends. We would stop to harvest roots, bark, plants, and mushrooms. Sometimes, we harvested nothing at all. He would point out specimens, telling me how to find them, when to harvest, which parts to use, how to use them, and how to prepare them. We only took some, never all, of anything to ensure continued propagation. Harvesting with reverence and prayer, we would give our plant friends some token of gratitude in exchange for the gifts they shared. My Father always carried a bit of tobacco. Sometimes, he would leave a pinch. If it was a dry season, we might pour some water to share. My Father was a great naturalist, and he believed with his whole heart that our mountains would provide for us whatever was necessary for survival, whether it be plants for medicine, food, hides, wood for lumber, clean water, or even directions. Thus began my love of foraging and wildcrafting and my intrigue with the healing powers of plants.

I was an odd child, deemed early on by my elders to have "the gift of sight." This gift was an ever-evolving combination of premonition and intuition that mostly made an already strange child even weirder. Thankfully, later in life, I met folks who would help me understand this "gift" and provide the guidance needed to develop it as part of my healing craft.

In high school, I took an Appalachian Arts and Culture class. Our assignments included folk remedies and case studies. This class inspired me to study clinical herbalism and laid the pathway to merge science with the "Holler Healing" I had always been drawn to. I went on to study both Eastern and Western clinical herbalism along with other healing modalities. Ayurveda, Folk remedies, Massage Therapy, Reiki, Reflexology, Acupressure, Chakra Healing, Appalachian spiritualism, herbalism, intuition, hydrotherapy, Pennsylvania Dutch Pow Wow, along with a sound helping of modern science all incorporated into the holistic healing approach I practice today. 

I graduated from the Tennessee School of Therapeutic Massage in 2008 as a licensed massage therapist, registered Reflexologist, and certified in prenatal massage. I've been a practicing Herbalist for 27 years, a master-level Reiki practitioner, a Master Gardener through the University of Tennessee extension, and an equine massage and bodywork practitioner. I combine aspects of the Masterson Method and Tellington TTouch with my other training and over 30 years of equestrian experience to create my unique approach to equine bodywork.

I recently relocated my business to Morgan County, TN, which I have called home for the last 17 years. The outpouring of love and support that we have already received humbles me. I am honored to walk beside you on your wellness journey.