“Why Herbal Education Now is More Important Than Ever,” offers a profound exploration of the pivotal role herbal knowledge plays in our modern world and the impact you can have as a herbalist.

Your hosts Yarrow Willard Cl.H. and Dr. Terry Willard and special guests Colleen Emery, Cl.H, RHT (BCHA) from Emery Herbals, and Jeananne Laing MH, Cl.H. will dive into conversations about:

🌿 Health Canada’s Proposed “Self-Care” Framework changes and what that means for you as a herbalist
🌿 Share profound insights into why herbal education is a transformative step towards building resilient communities and nurturing our connection with the natural world
🌿 Impactful things you can do career-wise with an education in herbal medicine

Meet Your Hosts

Yarrow Willard is the current director of Wild Rose Herbal College and creator of Introduction to Medicinal Mushrooms, as well as co-teaching several Wild Rose courses and instructing workshop webinars in the Wild Rose Herbal Village. 

Dr Terry Willard is the founder of Wild Rose Herbal College. After 40 years of clinical practice and teaching, Terry is now in semi-retirement on an organic farm on Vancouver Island. He spends most of his time researching, writing, developing new Wild Rose College courses & keeping course content up-to-date. He continues speaking, consulting, and formulating nutritional products.

Colleen Emery is a Clinical Herbalist who has been in a client centred, barrier free herbal medicine practice for over two decades. After having graduated from the Master Herbalist Program at Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, Colleen went on to study with the East West School of Planetary Herbology, the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy and School for Aromatic Studies, and David Winston’s Centre for Herbal Studies.

Founded in 2003, Colleen Emery owns and operates Emery Herbals, a Compounding Botanical Dispensary, Healing Suites and Teaching Centre in the rural West Kootenay Mountains, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded təmxʷulaʔxʷ (homeland) of the Sinixt Peoples.

Emery Herbals provides education opportunities both onsite and online with a focus on Advanced Clinical Skills and Student Clinic opportunities. Colleen sits as President of the British Columbia Herbalists Association and is a co-organizer of the Canadian Herb Conference, Kootenay Herb Gathering and the Vancouver Island Herb Gathering.

Jeananne Laing completed the Wild Rose College of Natural Healing Clinical and Master Herbalist diploma in 2006 under the direction of Dr. Terry Willard, PhD. She studied nutrition at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, completing the Health Coaching Program in 2014. In 2017 Jeananne completed the Clinical Cannabinoid Medicine program at TMCI Global, The Medical Cannabis Institute and LIFT’s Retail Cannabis Training course.

After many years of managing and teaching at Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, Jeananne continues her passion for education as Co-founder/Co-Director at Lodgepole School of Wholistic Studies.

Jeananne is a founding member and past President (2016 – 2019) of the Alberta Herbalists Association. She served as a board member with the Canadian Council of Herbal Associations 2005 – 2017. Jeananne has also worked as an Educator in the health and wellness industry, representing several brands including Wild Rose products, Garden of Life, Trophic, Wobenzym, Botanica, MegaFoods, and Host Defense.