I'm Pat. A Certified Master Herbalist and Dona Trained Doula. A single homeschool mom of six, and an entrepreneur. Growing up, I practically lived on Coke, frozen fried chicken, and frozen honeybuns. But when I was 22, I met a friend who was determined to introduce healthy foods to me. So he took me to a variety of exotic restaurants to experience all kinds of foods from all over the world, especially vegetables. I became interested in learning to cook naturally. I enjoyed making homemade breads, soups, and many different recipes.
I had my first daughter, then my second daughter, and cooking naturally started to go by the wayside. Then I had my four boys. They were full of energy and, I must say, a bit of a handful. Actually, we were a mess! Our diets were a disaster and it was affecting all of us.
At 14, my daughter started having horrible migraines. I took her to several doctors, Temple Hospital, and Children's Hospital. She had many different tests done and the headaches persisted. The boys couldn't sit still or focus on their schoolwork.
I started to look for answers on my own. I found that, by adjusting our diet, we all felt better. I was no longer waking up stiff each morning. We had success in relieving my daughter of her headaches and even calmed down my boisterous boys. Cooking naturally again became an exciting adventure!
And so our health journey had begun. I fell in love with the all the new exciting ways to prepare food for my family. At first, I thought that taking the foods that I had been familiar with out of our diet would be limiting, but instead I discovered so many more flavors that are delicious and beneficial to our bodies.
But I found that there are times in which problems come up, like colds, injury or lifestyle diseases, and I wanted new solutions that were natural and weren't toxic.
Excitedly, I embarked on my education to become an Herbalist to use plants to bring balance to the body, improve health, and deal with daily challenges that come up. This is what I want to share with you.
To learn more, I have available for you classes to guide you in using natural solutions to support your health and bring balance to your body. I would be happy to speak with you personally to help you find what solutions would work best for you to start with.