Herbalist, Naturopathic Medical Student
Cara’s childhood landscape was one composed of the plant allies and herbal traditions that had accompanied her great-grandmother, a member of the Polish diaspora, on her family's passage to Canada. It was this foundational knowledge in botanical medicines and a passion for women’s health that led her to training/working as both a modern and traditional midwife in the United States and Guatemala. After stepping away from midwifery, it was her study of traditional herbalism that compelled her to complete an undergraduate degree in Health Sciences and Psychology at Queen's University as well as a Master of Health Science Degree at Western University in Advanced Healthcare Practice. Cara is currently a second-year naturopathic medical student at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Her private practice focuses on healing the stored and residual trauma that physically manifests within the body, with a special emphasis on holistic well-woman care. When not serving others, expanding her knowledge or conducting medical research, Cara tends to both her family and her small-scale herb farm, in Southwestern, Ontario.