Postpartum
"The most difficult part of birth is the first year afterwards. It is the year of travail - when the soul of a woman must birth the mother inside her. The emotional labour pains of becoming a mother are far greater than the physical pangs of birth; these are the growing surges of your heart as it pushes out selfishness and fear, and makes room for sacrifice and love. It is a private and silent birth of the soul, but it is no less holy than the event of childbirth, perhaps even more sacred."
- Joy Kusek
Grand Voyage Herbals
An infusion of my passions of herbalism, astrology, celtic wisdom, spirituality and earth work. My vision and intention is to create a line of products that support, nourish and work with you as you walk through this life on your very own grand voyage. The majority of the herbs used in my products are home grown with love and care in my garden, or sustainably wild crafted from the Boreal forest. "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. -Audrey Hepburn
Consultations
The use of plants and herbs is not new or a trendy alternative. It is deeply woven into our history as humans. We are all descendants of women who at one time harvested and had in-depth knowledge and knowing about plants and their gifts. Let me help you find your herbal allies. "The plants do teach us. They take us to the heart and soul of Mother Earth. They offer a system of healing that is gentle, imbued with "soft power," and attuned to the feminine spirit." - Rosemary Gladstar
Welcome! I am so pleased you’ve found your way here.
Whether you are giving birth to a new baby, a new way of life, or looking to expand your holistic business, you came here looking for more. My heartfelt desire is for you to have the courage to dive deep with all that you are - and make the most of your journey, on all levels.
I am an Earth and Birth keeper. A student and stewardess of the ever changing seasons and cycles of mother earth and women alike. From the spring time blossoming pre-teen, to the wise, winter, silver crone, I work with women in all ages and stages. I study, create, grow and work intimately with plant medicines that assist women in their lives.
I am an herbalist, teacher, medicine maker, birth enthusiast, traditional postpartum wellness provider, entrepreneur, homesteader, wife and mother. I love studying ancestry and astrology, spirituality and the metaphysical, thrifting vintage, eclectic fashion and home decor. I love travelling, music, Harry Potter, and of course my dogs, my family and our home.
I feel my work with women and birth in particular keeps me close to the Great Mystery of life, and serves as a great reminder that we, too, will venture back into that beautiful unknown at some point, so everyday we wake up is a gift.
Here I am on the grand spiral, and it brings me great joy knowing that I have awakened into this life and live in my passions, doing the work I have come here to do.
Really, I am a heart centred Cancerian gal that just wants to make the most of this grand voyage… I want to travel all the peaks and valleys with an open heart and mind. I want to manifest the dream I see in my mind’s eye, and I want that for you, too!
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7 Plants for the Night Garden
You probably know by now that I am all about growing herbs and food that we can use to sustain us! But, growing a garden is so much more than that in my opinion. It’s also about creating spaces of beauty to feast our senses with; marinating our eyeballs in colour after months and months Read more about 7 Plants for the Night Garden[…]
The Secret Sauce
Maybe the secret ingredient in Grandma’s secret sauce wasn’t a herb, or a root, or a tangible item. Maybe the secret ingredient was her energy and the way she held her family in heart as she pulled a meal together. At one time, recipes used to be handed down through songs and rhymes that had Read more about The Secret Sauce[…]
Leaving a Legacy of Generational Health
“Under the watchful eye of grandmothers and midwives, special foods and preparations proved themselves effective at creating children who could learn faster and grow stronger that the generation before. Children who, naturally, would grow to become parents themselves, able to form their own sets of observations and conclusions about the way the world works and Read more about Leaving a Legacy of Generational Health[…]
Speech and Communication
Did women also develop the spoken language? From the earliest hunting-and-gathering times, we know that the men spent long, silent, and often solitary days away on the hunt. It takes silence to track animals. Meanwhile, the women worked collectively in or near the camp, surrounded by children, talking and singing. Language must have developed in Read more about Speech and Communication[…]
Nurturing through Nourishment
Few of us can look at the state of the world and not feel despair. The breakdown of the family unit sets up the breakdown of a firm system of values, including caretaking. And when families no longer take care of their own, other social structures must fill the gap. Joseph Chilton Pearce, in Evolution’s Read more about Nurturing through Nourishment[…]
Traditional Foods + Herbal Medicine for Birth Workers
You will walk away from this 8 week mentorship program with the tools and resources to completely transform and expand your birth services. You’ll develop the confidence to work with herbs, traditional foods and holistic remedies to support mothers throughout the childbearing continuum. You’ll get: – 8 weeks of coaching, mentoring, and teachings – Access Read more about Traditional Foods + Herbal Medicine for Birth Workers[…]
Cultivating TRUST and listening to the language of our bodies
Our bodies are constantly communicating to us what they need. Through hunger, thirst, and elimination, just to mention a few. But for some reason, when it comes to birthing babies, many have a distrust of our bodies and their capabilities. Why would that be? Why can I trust that when my stomach is growling I Read more about Cultivating TRUST and listening to the language of our bodies[…]
April musings
Cucumbers, Cantelope and Zucchini coming along! It’s always a pleasure to get my hands in the dirt! If all goes well, this will be the earliest harvest ever! I made the decision to buy this greenhouse two years ago when I knew that I was going to be living in Manitoba for the foreseeable future; Read more about April musings[…]
Growing food, healthy bodies, and strong communities.
Just a friendly PSA that if we all took it upon ourselves to start growing our own food and medicine this summer we could: 🥕barter with each other 🥕grow and strengthen our communities 🥕stop being so dependant on collapsing systems 🥕establish food security and sovereignty 🥕stop being poisoned by pesticides 🥕improve the health of ourselves, Read more about Growing food, healthy bodies, and strong communities.[…]
Opening timelines for postpartum healing
So many women tell me how they wish they would’ve known about the art of traditional postpartum care when they were having babies. There is grief around the not having. There is shame around the not knowing. There is a longing to have a do-over. There often feels like there are loose ends that need Read more about Opening timelines for postpartum healing[…]