About Me

An educator in every sense of the word, I seek to provide a supportive and nurturing environment where we can explore your health and wellness goals and find the best path for you.

Hi, I'm Sydney (she/they)

From childhood, I recognized how deeply connected the mind and body were to one another. I spent my teens and 20s arguing with doctors that my pain was real and trying to explain to therapists that my mental condition was producing physical pain.

Today we have words for what I was experiencing; it was a precursor to developing the full-fledged autoimmune conditions that I have now. It stemmed from deep-seated trauma that talk therapy paired with standard medication simply couldn't access.
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And that's why I do what I do.
Because I've been there, too.

Me smoking a joint with a beautiful mountain background

I've been called many things in life. "Treatment Resistant" is the worst.

Diagnosed in my teens with depression and anxiety, I have tried nearly every pill available.

Most didn't work.
Some had negative effects.
Few would work for awhile and then stop.

I was deemed "treatment resistant."
Treatment-resistant to standard pharmaceuticals, perhaps, but not to alternative medications and practices.

It's not that your doctor doesn't want to help you. Research on cannabis and psychedelics is so new that most doctors are completely unfamiliar!

So how do I know about it?
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In my 20s, as a result of a near-death experience, I began to use medical cannabis for the resulting PTSD and pain.

But it wasn't until my 30s that cannabis became part of my every day life.

Following multiple rounds of IVF and loss, I experienced a mental break that triggered several autoimmune conditions and necessitated chemotherapy. It was at that point that I began to educate myself about alternative medications that could apply to both mental and physical wellbeing.

These days I'm able to live a fulfilling life through applied knowledge of cannabis, psychedelic therapy, vitamins, and medication.

I was about to give up.
Maybe you're there, too.
Reach out to me.
I promise that there are options.