Hi, I’m Tamara.
I’m a nature therapy guide, experiential herbalist, photographer, and writer living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
My work sits at a simple intersection: restoration, sacred belonging, and the living world. Sometimes that looks like a guided nature therapy session. Sometimes it looks like a plant practice you can do in your own backyard. Sometimes it looks like a sermon or reflection shared with my local congregation.
Whatever the format, the heart is the same: helping people come back to themselves, gently and honestly, without performance, perfectionism, or self-erasure.
Why “Eco Soul Spark”?
Eco Soul Spark was named for a moment I couldn’t quite forget: the feeling of a bright pulse at the apex of the heart, the kind that arrives when something true wakes up inside you.
For me, that spark often comes through the living world, through beauty, attention, and the courage to return to myself.
This space holds what I’m learning and what I’m offering, in service to my community.
What I believe
I believe healing is real, and also not linear.
I believe your nervous system matters. Your boundaries matter. Your rest matters.
I believe faith can be a source of abundant life, not holy depletion.
And I believe nature is not a backdrop. It’s a relationship we can return to, one small, doable pause at a time.
How I work
My approach is practical, trauma-aware, and grounded in real life.
You won’t find forced positivity here. You won’t be asked to “push through.” You won’t be coached into becoming a more productive version of yourself.
Instead, we make space for what’s true, and we build steady practices that help you feel more alive, more rooted, and more at home in your own skin.
Sometimes that includes:
guided nature connection (in-person or virtual)
seasonal practices and simple rituals
plant-centered reflections and gentle herbal wisdom
writing, prompts, and embodied exercises you can actually use
faith-rooted reflections that emphasize restoration and compassion
A little of my story
I’ve spent much of my life listening for what brings people back to center.
Earlier chapters of my work lived more fully inside the church. Over time, my path widened, and nature became my primary contemplative practice: honest, steady, and deeply supportive.
Now I serve my community in more than one way: I offer nature-based support and seasonal resources, and I also continue to show up locally through worship leadership and writing that people ask to take home with them.
This site is, in part, an archive of that lived intersection.
If you’re here, you might be looking for…
a way to feel steadier in yourself
a practice that supports healing without pressure
a relationship with nature that feels respectful, real, and doable
writing that holds both faith and honest humanity
guidance that doesn’t require you to disappear to be “good”
If that’s you, you’re in the right place.
Ways to connect
Read: Reflections (sermons + spiritual writing) and Field Notes (plants + seasonal practices)
Practice: try a simple nature connection pause (you’ll find them woven through posts)
Work with me: guided nature therapy sessions and seasonal resources
Stay in touch: subscribe to receive new reflections and practices
If you don’t know where to start: begin with a Reflection that speaks to you, then try one small practice this week. Small is not nothing. Small is how roots grow.
A few anchors I draw from
BTh (Bachelor of Theology)
BA in Women’s Studies
Forest Therapy Guide (ANFT)
Experiential herbalist (practice-based, relationship-centred)
Wayfinder-trained life coach
A note on service
I care deeply about communities where people are encouraged to show up fully as themselves.
If you’ve ever felt pressure to overgive, to stay small, or to earn belonging, I want you to know: that is not the only way.
Restoration is not selfish. It’s faithful.
You’re welcome here.
For clarity: I’m sharing this in my personal capacity, not on behalf of any organization.
