Matresa is a community herbalist and therapist who believes that learning about and being in community with nature can assist our ability to experience joy and better understand ourselves along the way. Over the past two years, she has facilitated workshops and nature walks focused on noticing the ways plant cycles can also mirror our own mental health cycles across different seasons. In doing so, she takes a hands-on approach, showing others how to make tinctures, salves, and teas using herbs. Her hope is to continue cultivating spaces for people to explore their relationship with themselves and the plant allies around them.