Mary Colvin, RH (AHG)

Mary Colvin is a Clinical Herbalist and owner of Ancestral Herbology, a Registered Herbalist of the American Herbalist Guild, a member of the American Botanical Council and the United Plant Savers.  She is certified in nutritional therapy and mental health first aid. She supports her clients in all of their many unique situations specializing in the balance and function of the nervous and digestive systems, and women’s health.  She has been an avid gardener for over 35 years raising vegetables, herbs, and perennials and is an advocate for organic gardening.  Along with being a Clinical Herbalist, she provides skills for other herbalists as a teacher and a mentor. She is the host of Herbology Talk which is both a free monthly meet-up and future podcast that provides a community for students in herbalism . She formulates for Sprigs Life with 14 formulas on the market and is currently focusing on her writing.  She contributes to her blog post "Mary's Marc" at ancestralherbology.com, and other publications such as Living Healthy Magalog, and Motherhood magazine.  Mary is writing a book for the beginner herbalist which will introduce herbalism basics to the reader and step them through building their own personal apothecary. It will include advice and exercises throughout and plenty of hands-on experience. It is for the person who has always been interested in learning about herbs but doesn’t know where to start. This book will be published in May of 2024 by Skyhorse Publishing. Sign up on my mailing list to stay up to date on the latest news regarding this new book, or for future news and events.

My Story

I have been working with herbs since 2008 and I began helping clients in 2011.  I had my own personal health journey with back and nerve pain which started me on my course of natural healing with herbs.  It didn't take long to find out that I could empower myself and others in connecting with these plants for help with healing the body. My focus in training others in herbalism is to help them feel comfortable working with the plants, show them the best course of training for them personally, and help them navigate their study of herbalism. My training consists of herbs, nutrition, and clinical practice that involves listening to the client and focusing on healing all aspects of their being.  I like to give my clients the space to be heard and the time to heal at their own pace.  I include facial, tongue, and pulse evaluation to see the whole picture of their health and my recommendations are based on each individual.