Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes are my primary teachers, and I continue to benefit from their mentorship. Thanks to their teachings, my practice is informed by both Indigenous energetic principles (via Karyn’s traditional Choctaw training) and the western herbal tradition. As a white settler practicing earth-based medicine on occupied Indigenous lands, I am committed to a lifelong process of transparency and reciprocity with respect to the knowledge I have been entrusted with. I welcome engagement on this topic for those who are interested.

I regularly access additional mentorship and training to expand my capacity as a practitioner. I am currently pursuing professional development with the Wild Seed School of Herbal Medicine, and I participate in a Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine peer mentor group. I am blessed by the visionary support of the Turtle Tank School for Radical Purpose and of somatic therapist Tada Hozumi, who works with white therapists, facilitators, organizers, and healers to incorporate racism cessation and cultural somatic therapy into our work.