Today we’d like to introduce you to Camille Edwards
Hi Camille, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
When I graduated from Harvard Law School over 3 years ago, I became acutely aware of how decades of academic and professional success had led me to be disconnected from the intuitive, emotional, and feminine parts of myself. While I was proud of myself for accomplishing so much, I knew that not expressing my whole self was leading me to feel burnt out, insecure, and disconnected from my true power.
This awareness led me on the path of reclaiming my creativity, emotional wisdom, and earthly-wild self so that I could be fully and authentically expressed.
During my career as a corporate lawyer, I learned how to meet the high expectations of my work environment while also nourishing my creativity, deeply feeling through my body, and cultivating an intimate relationship with herbs and plants that supported and empowered me.
Over several years, I developed my own practices and rituals that allowed me to enjoy the full wholeness of who I am: a smart, intellectual nerd (yes!) who is also wildly creative, a deep feeler, and lover of the earth.
To my surprise, I learned that authentically embracing all parts of myself led me to feel more regulated, confident, and whole, which made me a better lawyer and more successful in my work. My fear that giving space to my deeply sensitive and “non-linear” self would be counterproductive was completely wrong: claiming my holistic power served me in all aspects of my life. What’s more, I felt confident, joyful, and fully seen by those around me for the first time in my life.
It is such an honor that I offer what I discovered for myself for other women on this journey. Through 1:1 mentorship, retreats, and group containers, I help guide other women to reclaiming all parts of themselves and cultivate inner harmony.
My work is supported by my practice as an energetic herbalist, somatic breath and yoga instructor, meditation teacher, and ceremonialist. Each client’s container is uniquely created based on their individual challenges, strengths, joys, and goals. All the tools that I integrate into my work are tools that helped me while I was in law school and working as a corporate lawyer.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
My whole life, I had a linear path – from college to law school to working at a corporate law firm. When I began my work as a facilitator, I had to shed my attachment to a linear timeline and trust that my work would develop and grow in its own timing. The more I let go of having a particular picture of how my work “should” look and just allowed it to grow and evolve, the more I was able to develop meaningful offerings that were authentic to me and my values.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am a healing arts practitioner. I support women cultivate inner harmony and balance primarily through energetic herbalism, but I also integrate somatic breath and movement and earth medicine practices into my work. Energetic herbalism involves using daily herbs to bring the body, mind, and spirit back to equilibrium and nourish our intuitive wisdom centers. This process is unique for each client and is rooted in nourishing and restoring the body. My work is primarily 1:1 mentorship and herbalism support, but I also teach yoga, host retreats, and run group events.
Everything that I share is something that I practice myself. I learned these tools for developing balance and wholeness when I was working as a corporate lawyer and had little time to nourish and restore myself. Over several years, I developed a set practices that efficiently and affectively supported my needs and allowed me to feel peace even while showing up to so many commitments. These are the practices that I share with my clients so that they can have optimal productivity while feeling centered and balanced.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
I think more healing arts work will be needed as people crave deeper connection to their bodies, their environments, and the earth as a whole. Herbalism, in particular, I see growing as people want to take control over their health and be empowered to heal and nourish themselves.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://herheartpractice.com
- Instagram: @her.heart.practice
Image Credits
Corie Bidgood
Alexa Angel
