About Herbal Vixen
Our Story
My roots in herbalism and holistic views on wellness began with my ancestry as an Algonquin. In my younger years, I enjoyed walking through the woods with my grandfather, where he taught me how to identify plants, and the ways he and his ancestors used them. This is the way my culture teaches. Passing on herbal knowledge and traditional uses for these beloved plants with stories and legends. I was captivated to say the least and wanted to learn more. I also knew that I wanted to preserve these traditions in writing. for those who want to learn, to connect with Spirit and nature, without paywalls and deadlines.
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In 2018 I began my studies at Herbal Academy, where I started into my journey in becoming a Registered Herbalist. I’ve received my certification of completion in the mushroom course and both the introductory and intermediate herbal courses. I’ve earned badges of completion for botany and wild crafting, botanical skin care, and making herbal preparations. In total studying over 800 hours of course material, and completing various assignments. I am currently studying the advanced herbalism course and working my way towards completing my clinical hours to become registered through the American Herbalist Guild (AHG). Getting this registration would give me the opportunity to both educate and bring awareness to the benefits of herbal practice.
My goal with this website, and my social media presence is to make learning about herbs simple and straightforward. No signing up or credit card required. My reasoning behind this comes from my own struggles and frustration when it came to finding accessible, accurate information when I first began my studies. Many of the traditions when it comes to healing and wellbeing, specifically in the context of my ancestry, is fading away. This unfortunate reality is largely due to the tragedies of residential schools and colonization. The younger generations, my generation are left grasping at straws when it comes to what we know about our spirituality and medicine. I am driven by the call to do my part in making herbalism something we can practice and pass down the way it was meant to.
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