About Candace
I'm a Master Herbalist, educator, and lifelong student of the land.
Be Well Botanics grew from my belief that wellness is relational, seasonal, and rooted in care rather than urgency or perfection.
I'm a mother to my son Tayson and a bonus mom to Jay. I'm a sister, an auntie, an activist, and a queer, neurospicy community member. When I'm not working, I'm usually outdoors, building careful relationships with plants, trees, waters, and animals.
I'm currently based in Northern Ontario, my first home, with a second home and working presence in London and the CMO region. My work follows the seasons and the places I'm in relationship with.
Why "Be Well Botanics"?
Be Well Botanics came into being slowly.
The name took years to arrive and never felt right until it came to me in a dream in late winter, early spring of 2025. The words Be Well finally settled in my body.
Be Well isn't about perfection. It's about the ongoing journey into wellness and remembering. It reflects my own path back to self, back to land, and back to community.
The Be Well Botanics symbol represents a circle of care. It's an offering of leaves and a reminder of being in right relationship with land, with self, with ancestors, and with community.
The Work I'm Here to Do
My work is about listening. To the body, the land, and what's quietly asking for attention.
It's shaped by years of community work and mentorship with people navigating addiction, mental health challenges, legal systems, sex work, and major life transitions. These experiences taught me that healing is never one dimensional.
I bring both lived experience and formal training to this work. I hold a Bachelor of Arts with an Honours Specialization in Social Justice and Peace Studies and a Bachelor of Education. I've completed a Master of Clinical Therapeutic Herbalism and I'm certified as an Indigenous Death Doula and Auricular Acu-detox Specialist.
My work is grounded in harm reduction and is explicitly trans-affirming. I am committed to creating a space where people of all genders, identities, and lived experiences are welcomed with dignity, care, and respect.
This work supports community needs and doesn't replace allopathic care. Plant medicines are made intentionally, seasonally, and with respect for the land and the people they serve.
Guiding Principles
Relationship
Wellness begins with relationship to land, body, community, and self.
Consent
This work is rooted in asking first and honouring what is offered or withheld.
Reciprocity
Care is a shared exchange that respects the land, the plants, and the people involved.
My practice includes herbal consultations, workshops, plant identification walks, and plant medicine rooted in care and relationship.