I became a Clinical Herbalist through my own journey to discover a natural way to address my health issues. I was searching for answers to health questions that I wasn't getting in our conventional medicine arena.  I started looking for alternative ways to heal and I was drawn to plant medicine.  This may be from my family upbringing or from long past ancestors who used plants for their medicine, like we all did! However this gift came to me, I am grateful for it and passionate about sharing with others.  I started seeing an Herbalist to help me with the toxicity I was exposed to when I was a Marine at Camp Lejeune.  This toxic water damaged my reproductive system severely.  20 years later I was continuing to deal with the repercussions of this.  Each visit to my Herbalist added to my intrigue and curiosity about plant medicine.  I started taking workshops and classes.  I just couldn't get enough!  At the age of 50, I decided to change careers and go to school to become a Master Herbalist.  I found a school through the American Herbalist Guild and enrolled at the Midwest School for Herbal Studies.  I graduated out of the Master Herbalist Diploma program and opened my herbal shop, Silver Creek Herbals. At this point, I was already a grower of herbs and a maker of topical herbal salves and oils.  As my business and continuing education grew, I decided to take the next step in my herbal journey.  I started my clinical herbal practice under the guidance of an AHG mentor.  I have found my calling in this life! I strive to always learn more, practice my craft with integrity, be a steward of the land I walk upon and be of service to others. I am currently working towards becoming a Registered Herbalist through the American Herbalist Guild.