Brittney Sounart, RH (AHG)
Clinical Herbalist & EFT Coach
It wasn’t a path I’d ever considered, but it found me.
More than 25 years ago, I was struggling with uncomfortable digestive issues that would not leave me. Doctors told me to eat more fiber. It didn’t help.
My mom, Vicki Greener, was attending the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA). One of her teachers was a young new naturopathic doctor, Alan Christianson. She recommended I talk to him to seek relief.
I went to see him, and he heard my whole story — for almost two hours! Finally, I felt listened to. His office had at least 40 jars of different herbs on the walls. After talking with me, he took out a gallon Ziplock and started grabbing handfuls of various herbs, putting them in the bag. Not only did he create a personalized herbal tea for me to take home and boil to make a strong decoction for me to drink daily, but he performed my first acupuncture treatment on me.
When I got home I boiled those weird looking herbs for two hours and the house stank for days. My now-husband thought I was crazy, but the tea helped and much to my surprise, my digestion improved.
It was then that my life changed! I discovered raw herbs could impact my life. It became my immediate calling and I knew I needed to pursue herbalism as a career.
In 1999 after opening an herb store and holistic shop, Desert Sage Herbs in Chandler, AZ with my mom, I pursued my dream of becoming an herbalist in the herbalism program at SWIHA and was then mentored by well known herbalists. In 2001 I became a clinical herbalist and started consulting with clients. My dream was coming true. I now saw my client’s health improving too!
Not only did I continue to see clients, but I also used my herbalism knowledge to practice on my own family with positive results. When my oldest daughter was a baby, she struggled with unexplained fevers and colic. Instead of constantly turning to Tylenol, herbal treatments helped her. Now, as a mom of two teenage daughters, I continue to use natural methods. Even my dog, Toffee, gets calming chamomile before going to the groomers!
Throughout my practice I’ve seen women transition off hormones and regain their energy. Others have lowered extremely high cholesterol and triglyceride levels naturally, without medications. Through EFT, I’ve helped teens and adults manage their stress and anxiety levels.
I’m here to offer you what originally was offered to me: A place to be heard and a natural plan for healing.
I’d love to hear from you!
Brittney
