My story starts before I was born. My mum studied religion. My dad developed an interest in astrology... and in her. (Good thinking dad!) Spirituality, astrology and alternative healthcare became their shared passions. Both me and my brother first went off into different directions - I became head of the Flemish representation to the UN climate change negotiations - but in the end we both circled back to our roots. 

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While policy work was interesting, I felt I had zero impact and of course the negotiations weren't moving. Deep down, I also knew that technological advances and legal finetuning were not going to cut it. The ecological crisis is a spiritual crisis. We have lost connection with the earth we depend on. I left my job and started working - as an independent consultant - on leadership development for sustainable development. Along the way, however, I lost touch with the ecosystem I myself depend on: my body. I ended up catching a virus. As a result, my health and my business broke down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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During these years of isolation and desperation, I started studying nutritional science and herbalism. I had always been convinced of the importance of natural healthcare, and this was clearly an excellent time to delve a little deeper. 

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While studying herbalism, I realised that, historically, healthcare and astrology had always gone hand in hand: Back in the days of Hippocrates, a physician who did not master medical astrology was considered a quack. What astrology does, is provide a picture of the person as a whole, which is really the key to figuring out where the imbalance is coming from : "It's more important to know what sort of person has a disease, than to know what sort of disease a person has" - Hippocrates. I dove into my parent's library and started learning astrology with them - thanks mum! - which definitely speeded things up. 

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Eventually, I picked up the threads of my former career (I'm currently working in the field of learning & development). There didn't seem to be room for two professions, but due to popular demand, and because I don't want medical astrology to die out just when we are starting to rediscover it, I have revived De Astro-Herborist.

 

So much for my story, which is of course still unfolding! If your own journey has led you here, and you are on a crossroad, then I look forward to meeting you there.