Gut Feelings & Heart Wisdom: Bitters Beyond Digestion

Dr. Marisa Marciano is a Naturopathic Doctor & Registered Herbalist (AHG) with expertise in both the education and clinical applications of therapeutic nutrition & phytotherapy. Her educational background includes an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and post-degree medical training from the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine where she is currently both a clinical and faculty member, as well as Chair of the Department of Botanical Medicine. Dr. Marciano is also the co-author of "The Botanical Medicine Manual: A Quick Reference Evidence Based Guide”, and is widely recognized for creating the celebrated online herbal resource www.TheNaturopathicHerbalist.com, both of which intend to serve as relevant and reliable sources of botanical information for both students and clinicians. For nearly a decade she has maintained a private clinical practice focused on the custom formulation of herbal therapies using an individualized and primarily evidence-based approach aimed at integrating the safe use of herbs alongside diet, lifestyle, and conventional pharmaceutical therapies, while continually encouraging the holistic perspectives inherent to herbalism and deep respect for the healing powers of Nature within her patients. Alongside her clinical practice, she regularly conducts herbal medicine making workshops in Vancouver, BC, aimed at fostering a deeper connection between people & plants. Her approach to wellness emphasizes the use of techniques which are inherently in tune with Nature, believing in the body’s innate capacity to heal when provided with the ancient knowledge & foundational therapeutic potential of plant medicine in all its forms.