My name is Daria and I am a Holistic Health Practitioner. I started my exciting journey with natural therapies and herbs over 40 years ago when my great-grandmother showed me medicinal plants growing in her garden. I witnessed her using nettles for her arthritis and making me herbal teas when I had a cold. She always knew which herb to use for cuts, bruises, headaches, or even food poisoning. As a young girls, it was difficult to understand and remember all the herbal information, but I loved listening to her and spending time with her. She died when I was 11 years old, and I forgot about herbs for some time.

Herbs came back into my life when I had my children. Jakub was 3 years old and Patrycja was just a few months old. When Jakub started nursery, he began bringing home all sorts of germs and viruses. Their immune systems were so weak that they needed antibiotics every two weeks for recurring chest infections. At some point, I knew this couldn't continue and that, as a mother, I had to do something. I remembered my great-grandmother and her use of herbs, so I decided to go to the nearest bookshop and buy my first herbal book.

As a young mother, under pressure from society and family, I was truly terrified and unsure if I was doing the right thing by giving herbal teas to my young children instead of another course of antibiotics. However, when I managed to cure another chest infection with herbs, I knew I was on the right path. Over time, my children’s immune systems grew stronger and stronger, and they stopped catching every illness. Since then, I have tried to learn as much as I can about herbs and natural therapies.

In 2006, we emigrated from Poland to the UK. Once our family life settled and our children grew up, I was able to focus more on gaining knowledge. I completed several courses and read many books, studying herbal traditions from both countries. Now, it is time to share my passion and knowledge with those who are as passionate as I am, or who have been let down by health services and are looking for alternative methods.