email: greypeonyherbal@gmail.com

hello! My name is Chesley! I’m a musician, new parent and community worker, but I made this account to house my little herbalism practice based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal along with some resources from my community work in mental health. My primary herbal training was through the clinical program at the Vermont Center of Integrative Herbalism, where I graduated in 2022, but have also learned from many amazing teachers and from a few different disciplines.

I’ve done training in reproductive justice work as a doula and have done a lot of study into trauma-informed care practice, largely in rj and mental health fields.  I have a lot of love for plant work and for working towards body and health autonomy for all folks. It was my own personal experience that brought me to the work- navigating chronic illness of loved ones in medical spaces, where I found there was a deep need for models of empowerment based in partnered learning.

I chose the name Grey Peony for this practice because my focus is on finding pathways with clients in the grey zones of health, especially in chronic conditions. My work is not a replacement for appropriate medical care, but is focussed on centering client goals and experience to find a way to navigate this beautiful, terrifying and flawed world with plants and people.