About Summer

Hi, I'm Summer.

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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.

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Not long 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 ten weeks. My walk with plant medicine has been deeply shaped by that time of loss, and I’ve been learning ever since how to nourish my community in the ways that supported me most through grief.

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In 2019, my herbal focus shifted to the bioregional plants of the Southwest U.S., where I completed a wild food and medicine apprenticeship with Daisy Jones of Daily Daisy Botanicals. That year-long experience deepened my understanding of plant wisdom and traditional uses in both food and medicine.

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I continued my studies with Kami McBride, completing Healing Herbal Body Oils in 2020, as well as Traditional Incense Crafting and Botanical Resins & Gums with Evan Sylliaasen at the Northwest School of Aromatic Medicine, where I now serve as Operations Manager and Student Guide.

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In late 2022, I began exploring home funeral education through volunteer work with the National Home Funeral Alliance. The following year, I started offering end-of-life support as a volunteer death doula with the Center for Conscious Living & Dying in Swannanoa, NC, where I also completed end-of-life direct care training. I hold a NEDA Proficiency through the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance.

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Most recently, I completed the Caring for Veterans Through the End of Life: Compassionate Communities training with the Psych/Armor organization, taught by Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar. I see this path as one of lifelong learning, continually listening, growing, and finding new ways to serve with compassion and integrity.

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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.