Wild Medicinals Across Canada

With a lifelong love of nature and the outdoors Benna earned a BSc in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Plymouth and a Diploma of Phytotherapy from Pacific Rim College. Before becoming a Clinical Herbalist, she worked for years as a field biologist studying aquatic health and sustainable forest management. When she discovered herbal medicine her path was changed, and she saw the opportunity to reconnect humans with plants and the natural world in a profound way. This alone can be an immensely healing experience for both humans and nature. Once we have a sense of deeper connection with the earth, we tend to have a stronger sense of belonging and purpose, along with the drive to understand and protect the natural spaces we hold dear. Benna now lives in Aylesford, Nova Scotia and is mom to an energetic toddler and step-mom to a teenager. She is slowly but surely growing her herbal gardens, rebuilding her herbal practice, moderating for Pacific Rim College Online Herbal Programs and holds courses, plant walks and workshops.