Oct 21: Holistic and Integrative Cancer Care with Ember Peters

Holistic and Integrative Cancer Care
with Ember Peters, RHP (they/she)
Tuesday, October 21, 5-8 pm* Eastern Time
**Note that this is 1 hour earlier than other classes in the series due to Ember's time zone**

Live Streamed via Zoom & Recorded

This live streamed class will also be recorded, and registrants will have access to the replay video.

As herbalists, we can offer holistic care to people going through different stages and types of cancers. Individually tailored nutritional and herbal protocols can help to reduce side effects and improve efficacy of conventional medical interventions, support the person’s overall resilience, and may prevent recurrence. This class will include a broad overview of the physiological mechanisms of cancer, therapeutic goals and herbal actions, the core herbal materia medica and dietary support. From a client-centered approach, we will discuss end of life care, working with oncologists, and supporting our clients in framing realistic goals and expectations for working with herbs. 

This class is for intermediate/advanced herb students and clinicians - not beginners. This class is also part of/included in the Advanced Series and 2025 Advanced Health Concerns Series.

Ember Peters (they/them) is a clinical herbalist and educator based in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, unceded Mi’kmaq territory. They have over 3000 hours of clinical experience since 2014, focusing on providing inclusive sliding-scale herbal care to people with chronic illness. Their practice integrates scientific knowledge with energetic systems, scientific research, phytochemistry, physiology, flower essences and holistic nutrition. Ember is a Registered Herbal Practitioner and board member with the Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia (HANS). They are a founder of the Maritime School of Holistic Herbalism, Wild Current Herbalism, and have taught widely at conferences and schools including the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, the American Herbalists Guild Symposium, the Canadian Herb Conference and the Elderberry Academy. Trans inclusive care and anti-racism/dismantling white supremacy are cornerstones of Ember’s practice, a part of their life-long commitment to fighting for liberation for all peoples. They recognize community based holistic health as a tangible step towards collective and individual liberation and resilience.

For more information about their offerings, visit: www.wildcurrentherbalism.com

Also on Instagram @wildcurrentherbs and Facebook at @wildcurrent.herbalism