Hi, thank you so much for being here!

My name is Brianna, I’m the founder of Beauty From Ashes Restorative and the herbalist behind the formulation of our offerings.

Here is a portion of my story and my purpose behind Beauty From Ashes.

I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago & transplanted to Tampa, FL in 2019. When I was 20, I became a single mom to my beautiful daughter who is my biggest blessing, my pride and joy, and my best friend. Becoming a mom so young, especially being a single mom, came with many challenges & so much doubt in myself, but I had the best support system of friends and family, and God on my side who had a plan for us.

Living in Florida was always a dream of mine, and once I made the decision to move us here, I immediately felt myself shift into alignment. Being surrounded by nature after my move sparked a desire for more creativity in me, and I found myself picking up my camera and photographing for families, maternity, weddings, ect. and absolutely thriving doing it! My career as a photographer blossomed very quickly.

Then… I got hit like a truck with chronic illness. I was in and out of several doctors offices, ER’s and seeing specialists just begging them to figure out what’s wrong with me, only to end up disappointed when they didn’t take me seriously and told me that “it’s just anxiety.” As time went on I continued getting sicker, with no trust in doctors and my mental health on the decline. I even developed agoraphobia, the fear of leaving my house.

I reached a point of desperation by the time I finally found a holistic practitioner who actually LISTENED to me. We uncovered my multitude of gut infections, hormonal imbalances after being on the pill, and numerous deficiencies. I also developed a condition called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), which is a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. This is a condition I still live with every day, but I know my body is capable of returning to true homeostasis, and I will give her grace and allow her time to do so.

After I realized I had no choice but to take back the power and heal myself naturally, I discovered the power of herbal medicine. I remember the first herbs I used medicinally were Mullein and Chamomile; I will forever be grateful for them both for being the way I saw the light at the end of this long, dark tunnel.

As I was still in the thick of it all, I was making a cup of tea one night and had this message just completely wash over me that I knew came straight from the Lord: There is PURPOSE in my suffering, and that this journey will be my testimony. This is how I’m being called to serve others; How badly I’m needed for those who are exactly where I’m at right now. When I looked at the herbs I was using they resembled ashes, and I remembered Isaiah 61:3 which says “He gives beauty for ashes”, which describes God’s redemptive power, and in that moment I received it as His ability to take the ashes of my sickness and brokenness, and restore them. make them beautiful. Give them fruit and purpose.

It all clicked for me after that. It reminded me to rejoice in my suffering, for the Lord is going to use it for my greater good, as He always has. We were put on Earth with everything we will ever need. Through Herbalism, we have access to all the medicine our creator intended for us. What a sacred connection that is. A connection that has been severed and twisted many different ways over the years that I believe He has a desire of re-establishing.

My faith and relationship with Jesus has been important to me for a long time, and I have several experiences to show for His relentless love. I’ve been the one in 99 over and over again. Due to how called I felt through my faith to embark on this journey, no matter what I did, I knew I wanted to honor our creator above anything.

At this point, herbs facilitated so much healing for me and it bloomed a desire in me to educate myself further. I enrolled in a 2022-2023 Herbalist Certification Program taught by a master herbalist in the Tampa area at her own organic herb farm. This beautiful hidden gem is tucked away in 7 acres of wild Florida nature and has the most perfect outdoor classroom to learn in. The course outline was originally built by Rosemary Gladstar, and offers an intensive look into the hands-on laboratory and fieldwork of Herbalism. Upon my completion of the program comes over 200 hours of experience between in person class time and apprenticeship, along with independent studies & education on basic anatomy + physiology and materia medica of 100+ individual herbs.

Since my completion of that program, I am continually pursing further education in naturopathy, quantum biology, and deeper into the clinical side of herbalism.

I’m merely on my first chapter of a lifelong journey, but through my personal experience in addition to my time as a student serves as a rock solid foundation for Beauty From Ashes to be built on— empowering me with the knowledge and confidence in the way I show up for others, the products I create, and the way they help facilitate healing within the body, mind, and soul.

I hope a glimpse of my story can serve as a reminder that God will not take you to anything He won’t walk you through. If it wasn’t for the darkest season of my life, I wouldn’t be here with this deep calling and passion that lights me up inside.