Hi, I'm Lonneke

I'm a mother of two, soon to be three (35 weeks at the time of writing!).
I'm also a certified herbalist, although I've never believed that our titles or jobs are the things that define us. Instead I'd love to tell you the story beneath these two titles: mother and herbalist.
My story begins far away from the world of herbs and the intuitive feminine.
I was a military intelligence analyst for many years, driving a fast motorcycle to work each day and jumping out of airplanes for fun over Christmas break. Autonomy and intuition had no place in my daily reality.
Motherhood changed everything for me.
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There was a time when I wasn’t sure I would ever become a mother. Each monthly bleed brought a lot of tears. When my doctors suggested I “just start IVF,” I felt a clear no. Not yet.
I dove into studying fertility and herbal medicine with the same focus as in my intelligence work. Three months later, every scan showed a complete transformation.
Without a diagnosis or a plan yet, I realized I was ready to take responsibility for my own body.
I signed out of the clinic — and conceived my son two days later.

Looking back, that moment changed the direction of my life.
Two freebirths, four years of mothering and countless hours of studying herbalism completed the transformation. Quietly the path that had been forming for years became impossible to ignore.
I left my job as a military intelligence officer and stepped into my calling: supporting mothers in reclaiming their sovereignty, their connection to nature and their intuition.
Rooted Mothers is my expression of that calling.
It's a foundation for mothers to feel empowered. Where herbal medicine supports the body's own wisdom. Where motherhood is celebrated as being both expansive and deserving of the very best support.

If you want to learn about the vision of Rooted Mothers, you can read more here.
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