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Plant Medicine With Herbalist amanda david

WE CARE FOR US:
Fortifying Our Own Systems of Care

Currently on Hiatus Until January 2026!

A 4-month online mentorship for People’s Medicine School participants (past and present).

The pandemic/late-stage capitalism/climate crisis continues to clarify, what history has continually shown us, we must care for ourselves. The health care of BIPOC, trans, queer, disabled, and poor folks have never been a priority of the governmental systems, so we must make it our priority.

Thru this mentorship, we will further prepare ourselves to take on the critical task of taking care of our community. We must fortify our own systems of care, now.

“ I loved having the cases and then putting together a plan each month, and then I absolutely loved getting to hear one another’s perspectives on how they would approach the plan. Not only did I learn from these perspectives, but it made me feel like I was part of a community of healers that I could grow alongside with and support one another”
— 2021 WCFU participant

Curriculum Details

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Enrich your practice with real case studies

At the beginning of each month January - April, participants will receive a case study to review and create recommendations for.

The case studies will cover common health concerns that you will often see in your communities.

On the 1st Tuesday of the month we will meet from noon - 1pm EST (optional) and on the 3rd Tuesday of each month we will meet from 7-9pm EST (required) via Zoom to discuss the case study and go over protocols, scope of practice, recommendations, dosages, contraindications, compliance, medicine making, and more.

The mentorship also offers weekly student-led study session opportunities as well as a private student forum for building community and sharing resources.

This mentorship is only open to those who completed at least 75% of the People's Medicine School curriculum in the last 6 years.

Community Care
Herbalism Focused 

  • develop a system that prioritizes community care through our peer-supported cohort and deep-dive, monthly case study reviews with community & clinical herbalist, amanda david.

  • experience ways in which real people present their health questions, challenges and goals.

  • build confidence identifying the patterns and factors that effect health for individuals/families/communities

  • share and learn with a community of herbal care givers and receivers through our monthly meetings, group files and ongoing WCFU private forum

  • build resources that will support you in documenting health concerns and creating recommendations that support the individual’s +/or community’s health goals

Mentorship Offerings

  • practice how to apply your herbal knowledge with those in your family and close community

  • discover safe ways of recommending herbal support incorporating dosage and contraindications

  • make connections with other’s offering community care and those seeking healing through plants

  • develop your own personal apothecary to serve your community using plants you are comfortable with and have sustainable access to

  • develop strategies to create affordable and culturally appropriate recommendations

  • 2x monthly sessions with amanda david and fellow herbalists where you can ask questions and learn skills to care for your community

  • establish your scope of practice / the boundaries that keep you feeling comfortable and safe in your practice of herbalism

  • feel comfortable being a resource for herbal care in your community

  • option of joining our WCFU Community Care Clinic

“I learned new things about specific conditions, learned about how to talk to other practitioners about bodies, herbs, and other protocols, and especially learned through our differences and Amanda’s confidence in all of us, that everyone does have something valuable to offer but the beauty of herbalism lies in the unique connections that folks have that make them especially able to help certain people.”
— 2021 WCFU participant

Registration Information & Timeline

APPLICATIONS FOR 2026 WILL OPEN IN OCTOBER 2025!
more detailed application information will be posted here.

FOLKS ON THE WAITLIST HAVE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY!

Mentorship Pricing

We are offering 2 price points for the mentorship in 2025. The goal of the Base Price is to make the mentorship accessible while still covering costs. The Sustaining Price is set to cover costs and support the BIPOC scholarship fund.

Base Price:
One time payment of $650
or
4 monthly payments $163

Sustaining Price:
One time payment of $800
or
4 monthly payments $200

BIPOC Scholarship Information

For 2025, we are deeply grateful to have funds to support

3 FULL scholarships
($0 cost to student)
and
5 partial scholarships
($325 cost to student w/ monthly payment plan option)

These scholarships are here to help remove financial barriers for BIPOC students who would not be able to attend the mentorship otherwise.

Spaces are limited and Scholarships Spots are extremely limited.

WCFU is only open to folks who have completed at LEAST 75% of the People’s Medicine School curriculum in the past 7 years

Facilitated by

amanda david is a mother of 3 living on unceded Gayogohó:no' land near Ithaca, NY. She has been practicing herbal medicine for over 20 years. Her teachings focus on decolonizing western herbal medicine, relationship building with accessible plants and uplifting QT and BIPOC herbalists.

Through her classes, workshops, courses and apprenticeships she has taught over 1,000 students from across the globe.

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