About me…
My name is Molly Branch. I’m a clinically trained folk herbalist living on the New Hampshire Seacoast.
I am passionate about working with plants & alternate healing modalities. Cultivating deep relationship with plants has allowed me to weave The Old Ways & ancestral wisdom into my daily life, a path to which I am completely devoted. It is my calling to act as a conduit in my community, connecting those to feel called to work with plants to facilitate healing, sharing what I’ve learned and teaching others how to weave simple herbal rituals into their daily lives. It is my hope that these rituals may feed the spirit and allow them to bloom.
With over ten years of studying plant medicine and alternate healing modalities, my practice is an ever-evolving fusion of the wise woman tradition, Vitalist herbalism, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and astrology. My job at the Herbal Path Pharmacy in Portsmouth has also provided me with invaluable insight and experience in working with a wide spectrum of people and serving the community.
Current offerings include one-on-one consultations, educational workshops, and small batch seasonal potions. I have special interest and training in female hormone support using a TCM lens and pelvic steaming. Though I feel called to help women connect back into their wombspace and the sacred rhythm of the earth, I am honored to help any and all bodied people who are drawn to working with me.
Aside from working with the plants, my greatest joy comes in simple pleasures: slowing down to spend time in nature, swimming in the salty water of mama ocean, reading a good book, and creating beautiful things - paintings, pottery, poetry, songs on the harp, delicious food, ritual baths, deep connections with beloved creatures (humans, cats, etc). I love to travel, to see new places and learn their history, culture, folklore, and traditions... I am particularly fond of folklore.
I am a Sagittarius sun, Pisces moon, Leo ascendant (lots of fire!) with Irish and Mediterranean ancestry. My favorite part of the day is morning, when the dew is out and the coffee is brewing (I also get excited in the evenings about these forthcoming mornings). I have a BA from the University of New Hampshire in English Teaching with a minor in Psychology. In another life I might have been a maiden churning butter…an image of her plays in my head on a loop. More on that later.
Some of my trainings & education…
Robin Rose Bennet
Wild Carrot as Conscious Contraception Workshop - 2015
Julia Graves
Herbs for the Uterus Workshop - 2015
Sage Mauer - The Gaia School of Healing
Sacred Plant Medicine Apprenticeship year 1 - 2016
Sacred Plant Medicine Apprenticeship year 2 - 2017-2018
Mischa Schuler - Wild Carrot Herbs
Wild Carrot Workshop - 2017
Advanced Clinical Apprenticeship - 2019
Sajah Popham - School of Evolutionary Herbalism
Astro-Herbalism Intensive - 2017
Vitalist Herbalist Practitioner Program - 2020
Astro Herbalism Program 2023
Mars and Inflammation Workshop 2023
Margi Flint - Earthsong Herbals
Reading the Body Worksop- 2015
Reading the Body Workshop- 2022
Reading the Body Intensive - 2023
jim mcdonald - herbcraft
Heartfelt Herbs Workshop - 2023
Plant Walk - 2023
Lindera - 2024 (currently enrolled)
Amanda Stanley - Jupiter’s Labyrinth
Living Ayurveda Class - 2016
Plant Walks - 2016
New England Women’s Herbal Conference 2015
New England Women’s Herbal Conference 2016
International Herb Symposium 2017
HerbStalk 2019
International Herb Symposium 2023
Voices of Celtic Wisdom 2023-2024
Adrienne Irizarry - Moon Essence
Herbal Traditions for Women 2024
University of New Hampshire 2013
BA English Teaching, Minor in Psychology
