
About our Founder
My name is Brooke Marie Bridges. I am a Mother of 2, an herbalist, a farmer, a chef, a former preschool teacher, and a lover of natural, holistic ways of healing.
I started this work when I was 16 years old, wondering how to solve my own mental health challenges like anxiety, panic attacks, and negative coping mechanisms. I began to explore what it meant to be a human in this world, and started exploring different modalities of healing.
From talk therapy, to cognitive behavioral therapy, to a career as a personal chef and nutritionist, to a fitness influencer, and eventually to a homesteading herbalist who understood the value of hiking barefoot and looking up at the tree canopy; I have a passion for switching out toxic products and side-effect laden medicines with nature's gifts, and sharing what I learn, as I learn it, with everyone.
My work as an herbalist, Somatic cognitive behavioral coach, chef, nutritionist, and Earth listener was born from my own needs when I wanted to get pregnant with my first child, only to find out my hormones were out of whack, likely from the skin and hair care products I was using.
I fixed my hormones through handcrafting my own botanical remedies, connecting with the Earth, and continuing to do the inner work I needed to expand.
I now teach young people and adults alike about the holistic healing modalities that took me from strung out and on medication, to learning real ways to rewire my brain, cultivate gratitude, and make life-changing shifts in behavior and emotional wellness.

Co-leading a somatic herbalism class at Soul Fire Farm

Herbal Fragrance as Proxy workshop for Jane Doe Inc.

A small Herbal CSA Share

Co-leading a Food is Medicine Workshop at Soul Fire Farm

Teaching a hydrosol workshop
Brooke's Experience
Lived Experience
Brooke’s lived experiences of struggling with mental health challenges like anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and the negative coping skills she used to overcome these challenges makes her relatable, respected, and inspiring to students and adults alike.
Vitalist Herbal Practitioner
Certified through the Vitalist Herbal Practitioner Program through Evolutionary Herbalism
9 Years Farm & Garden Experience
First home garden in 2015 in Los Angeles, first farm to table apprenticeship job at Heartwood Institute in Northern CA in 2016, Farm to Table Chef position at Soul Fire Farm in 2019, Farmer position at Soul Fire Farm from 2020-2023, Home & Business Garden from 2022-present.
Emotional & Social Intelligence Certified
Certified through UC Davis
Conflict Transformation Certified
Certified through Emory University
Somatic CBT Certified
Through The Embody Lab
All Natural Skincare Formulator
Certificate from School of Natural Skincare
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