Emily French is a clinical and traditional herbalist working with a wide range of clients and plants. Her work revolves around her love for reconnecting people with the sophisticated art and science of plant-based healing that we've all known, somewhere in our bones, for thousands of years.
She is a passionate and intuitive herbalist, educator, wildcrafter, farmer, medicine maker, and mama and is proud to carry on the age-old medicine tradition that has been passed down from her grandmothers' grandmothers and grandfathers' grandfathers.
With fifteen years of clinical experience, Emily has a broad understanding of both acute and chronic health issues, and of working with the healing plants to help people move toward balance and vitality.
Emily holds an advanced degree in Clinical Herbalism from the Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine, a degree in Holistic Health & Sustainable Agriculture from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, served as Farm to Cafeteria Director of the Massachusetts Farm to School Project, has served on the Council of the Northeast Herbal Association, and is a member of the American Herbalists Guild.
She is the founder of Sweetgrass Herbals, a co-founder of The Hawthorn Center, and a member of Illuminate Collective.
I am not and make no claim to be a licensed physician, and I cannot diagnose diseases, prescribe drugs, or recommend treatments for specific disease conditions. All consultations performed by me are designed to evaluate a client’s inherent constitution and temperament for the sole purpose of helping to improve general health through nutrition, habits, and attitudes. The receipt of information regarding herbs, supplements, diet & lifestyle suggestions, as well as herbal protocols created by me, are solely for the purpose of enhancing a client’s health and do not purport to determine or address specific disease conditions clients may have, nor do they replace the diagnostic services offered by licensed physicians.
-Emily French