About Summer

Hi, I'm Summer!

I've been steeped in self study of plant medicine for over a decade, and my formal herbal education began at the Self-Heal School of Herbal Studies in San Diego, CA in 2016. 

Shortly after, in May of 2017, my life was profoundly changed when both of my parents, and my dear father in law, all passed within the short span of 10 weeks. My walk with plant medicine has been heavily influenced by my experience with grief and I have since endeavored to nourish my community in the ways that supported me most in my own time of sorrow.

In 2019, my herbal focus shifted to bioregional herbalism of the Southwest U.S. and I completed a wild food and medicine apprenticeship with Daisy Jones of Daily Daisy Botanicals.

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Throughout this year-long apprenticeship with Daisy, I nurtured a deeper understanding of plant wisdom and traditional uses in food & medicine. 

I continued my studies with Kami McBride, completing the Healing Herbal Body Oils course in 2020, and the Traditional Incense Crafting, and Botanical Resins & Gums Course with Evan Sylliaasen at the Northwest School of Aromatic Medicine, where I am also employed in the role of Operations Manager & Student Guide.

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In late 2022, I began deepening my understanding of home funerals by volunteering with the National Home Funeral Alliance. In 2023, I began offering end-of-life support as a volunteer death doula with the Center for Conscious Living & Dying in Swannanoa, NC, where I also completed doula training. I am now NEDA Proficient through the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance.

My community offerings include non-medical end-of-life care, home funeral guidance, and support for families who want to bring more presence, meaning, and agency to the dying process. I help people navigate their options and tend to death in a way that feels aligned with their values, culture, and community.