Michelle Mansfield-Hom- Guest Writer

Michelle Mansfield-Hom is a Deaf Clinical Herbalist, Bach Flower Essence Practitioner, and certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant. She is also part of the team at Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary & Supply in Boulder, CO, where she serves as an Herbalist, Inventory Manager, and Classes Manager. Michelle offers in-person and virtual educational, herbal workshops and presentations in American Sign Language (ASL), creating inclusive spaces for learning, connection, and healing. She believes vitalist herbal medicine is for everyone—rooted in tradition, accessibility, and community care. When she’s not seeing clients or planning the next nature retreat for the signing community, you’ll find her hiking, crafting magic in the kitchen, tending her medicinal herb garden, chasing powder on her snowboard, or browsing farmers’ markets and cozy local coffee shops. To find out more, visit: bouquetofbasilherbals.com

Recent Posts

Herbs for the Moon Phases

The moon, in all her changing phases, offers a rhythm we can root ourselves into—an ancient mirror for our inner terrain. Just as she waxes and wanes, we too move through cycles of nestling, emergence, release, and renewal. Working with herbs attuned to each moon phase can help us deepen our connection to the Moon. Moon carries wisdom and offers fertile grounds for rest, action, healing, or insight depending on where we are in the lunar cycle. The lunar cycle can serve as a visual guide to the seasons of our lives. What follows is a soft guide to working with plant allies through each moon phase—an invitation to align your intentions and energy with the moon’s path. To walk alongside the moon is to internalize what it means to move with nature and live in its flow. It is also a radical act—one that reconnects us with ourselves, with community (especially when shared with a friend or two), and with the natural world.

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Herbal Accessibility: The Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community

When I first learned that plants were medicine, my first thought was, How did I not know this sooner?

A lot of that probably has to do with growing up in Frederick, Maryland—a vast landscape of agricultural crops, where corn, soybeans, and a patchwork of wheat filled the fields. But even more had to do with my inability to access information that was freely circulating on the internet. As a Deaf kid in the nineties, I grew up alongside the boom of the internet. There was information out there—glimpses of herbalism, holistic health, alternative medicine, tending to the land—but much of it wasn’t captioned. Even television, a major source of knowledge and culture, was largely inaccessible. (Spoiler alert: it still is.)

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Michelle Mansfield-Hom- Guest Writer

Michelle Mansfield-Hom is a Deaf Clinical Herbalist, Bach Flower Essence Practitioner, and certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant. She is also part of the team at Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary & Supply in Boulder, CO, where she serves as an Herbalist, Inventory Manager, and Classes Manager. Michelle offers in-person and virtual educational, herbal workshops and presentations in American Sign Language (ASL), creating inclusive spaces for learning, connection, and healing. She believes vitalist herbal medicine is for everyone—rooted in tradition, accessibility, and community care. When she’s not seeing clients or planning the next nature retreat for the signing community, you’ll find her hiking, crafting magic in the kitchen, tending her medicinal herb garden, chasing powder on her snowboard, or browsing farmers’ markets and cozy local coffee shops. To find out more, visit: bouquetofbasilherbals.com

Recent Posts

Herbs for the Moon Phases

The moon offers a rhythm we can root ourselves into—an ancient mirror for our inner terrain. This soft guide shares some of the herbs aligned with each moon phase based on their properties and plant wisdom.
WRITTEN BY Michelle Mansfield-Hom- Guest Writer

August 12, 2025

Herbal Accessibility: The Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community

"Reclaiming herbalism as a Deaf person is about more than just plant medicine—it’s about reclaiming autonomy, knowledge, and the right to care for ourselves in a world that too often overlooks us."
WRITTEN BY Michelle Mansfield-Hom- Guest Writer

April 22, 2025