Hi, I’m Tracey, and this is my story.

From a young age, I knew I was meant to be in service to others. After high school, I pursued a degree in paramedicine and stepped into the world of emergency medical services. Being a first responder was intense and meaningful work, but over time the emotional and physical toll became undeniable.

I later returned to school to earn my BSN in nursing, believing this would bring me into greater alignment, but something still felt off. My body, mind, and spirit were out of sync, and eventually that imbalance manifested as illness.

A Turning Point

One morning, I woke up with a large red ring on my leg and felt like I had been hit by a train. It would take 18 months to finally receive a diagnosis: Lyme disease.

At the time, very little was understood about Lyme, and many of us were left feeling dismissed, isolated, and without answers. I spent years navigating chronic symptoms, cycles of antibiotics, pain, nausea, exhaustion, and the emotional toll of living with an invisible illness.

When conventional approaches failed to bring lasting relief, I realized I needed to look beyond what I had been taught.

That was the beginning of my path into natural medicine.

The Path of Plant Medicine

Cannabis was the first plant that truly supported me in a meaningful way. It helped me manage symptoms and regain quality of life when other approaches had not.

My relationship with cannabis as medicine eventually brought me to Colorado in 2000 in search of safe access and a different way of living. By 2001, I became a registered medical marijuana caregiver, working closely with people navigating chronic and terminal conditions during the early years of Colorado's medical cannabis movement.

Over the years, I expanded my training to include clinical and regression hypnotherapy while continuing to explore natural and integrative approaches through plant medicine, meditation, sound and frequency, nervous-system work, and spiritual exploration.

A Deeper Awakening

My journey has never been linear.

In 2018, after stepping away from the commercial cannabis industry and returning to private work, I experienced another major collapse related to Lyme disease. It became one of the most difficult periods of my life and forced me into a much deeper exploration of healing and myself.

During that time, I began exploring psilocybin microdosing alongside cannabis, sound and frequency, meditation, and deeper subconscious work.

What unfolded changed my life profoundly.

Over time, I began sleeping again. My nervous system slowly began to settle. My relationship with my body changed. I regained clarity, strength, hope, and eventually parts of my life I wasn't sure I would get back.

It also changed the way I understood healing. I began to see more clearly the relationship between the physical body, nervous system, subconscious mind, spirit, and the way we relate to ourselves.

Returning to Self

My own journey has taught me that there is rarely one answer.

We carry our experiences in many ways, physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Stress, trauma, grief, illness, and simply living through difficult things can pull us away from ourselves.

For me, healing has been less about becoming someone different and more about learning how to listen again.

That understanding continues to shape my work and my life.

Returning to the Plants

More than two decades after plant medicine first became such an important part of my life, I find myself coming full circle.

My focus today is moving more deeply into herbalism, botanical medicine, medicinal fungi, and the art and science of formulation. I'm studying the plants themselves, how they grow, how they have traditionally been used, how their constituents work, how they interact with one another, and how thoughtful formulations can support the body and nervous system.

This next chapter has become Sacred Earth Alchemy, an evolving botanical apothecary and a place for me to bring together years of experience with plant medicine and a deeper study of herbalism and formulation.

I'm especially interested in nervous-system support and in the botanical allies that may support people living with long-term health challenges, a path I understand personally and one that will always remain close to my heart.

The Journey Continues

Peaceful Path began in 2003, and in many ways it has grown up alongside me.

What it means today is simpler than what it once was.

It is a place to explore. To question. To learn. To reconnect with nature and ourselves. And to remember that there are many paths toward living more fully and consciously.

I don't believe anyone else holds the answer to our healing. We can learn from one another, share what we've discovered, and offer tools along the way, but ultimately the journey belongs to each of us.

The path continues to evolve. So do I.

Love and Blessings,
Tracey