TRIGGER WARNING: If you or a loved one has ever been affected by trafficking, please be aware that this is a topic discussed in this episode.
On today's episode of Aromatic Chat, I have the pleasure of speaking with Mandy Fitzgerald of Wild at Heart Botanicals. Mandy is a Registered Aromatherapist, on the research board of the Alliance of International Aromatherapists, and is passionate about educating people on the proper use of essential oils - especially in relation to stress and trauma management. She is the host of the https://wildatheartbotanicals.com new podcast Something I Can Do: Overcoming Trauma and PTSD with Aromatherapy.
Mandy started discovering aromatherapy in the 90s, collecting "little bottles" from health food stores. In 1999, she found V.A. Worwood's The Complete Book of Essential Oils and was awakened to the real world of aromatics. She was able to use her husband's GI bill to go to school and learned about herbalism and aromatherapy, graduating from ACHS in 2015.
Mandy and I discuss how our past can shape our present, and Mandy shares with us how her experiences have shaped her niche in aromatherapy - primarily dealing with and healing trauma and stress.
As a Registered Aromatherapist, Mandy creates custom blends through 1:1 consultations, and also consults with the Essential Oil supply company Savhera. She states that the hardest part of business right now is dealing with her own insecurities, and that there's a lot of education that needs to happen for people to really be able to understand the world of EOs. She's currently very excited about her opportunities with Savhera, as well as an organization called Groundswell, a non-profit that helps teach women how to overcome trauma using surfing and aromatherapy.
Her 3 favorite essential oils are:
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