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Hi, Iβm Crystal.
Iβm a mom of three, a first-generation college graduate, a lifelong learner, and someone who is almost always juggling way too many things at once.
By day, I work in credit and collections and have spent more than 20 years building my career in financial operations, problem-solving, and leadership. Iβm also finishing my MBA, continuing my education in health and wellness, and still somehow finding time to read, research, hike, and keep up with a house full of kids and animals.
Learning has always been a huge part of who I am. If something interests me, I want to understand it. I want to know the why behind it, dig into the research, ask questions, and figure out how it can actually be useful.
That is really where Rosemary & Cedar came from.
My momβs experience with breast cancer, especially while she was uninsured, completely changed the way I looked at healthcare, wellness, access, and how overwhelming it can feel when you are trying to figure out what to do next.
I started researching herbs, nutrition, botanical wellness, and ways we could support her alongside her medical care. The more I learned, the more I wanted other people to have access to that same kind of information and support. That journey is ultimately what led me to create Rosemary & Cedar Botanicals.
Outside of the business, Iβm really just someone who loves learning, loves helping people, asks a lot of questions, reads way too much, and will probably always have another goal Iβm working toward.
And if Iβm not working, studying, or researching something, thereβs a good chance Iβm with my family, outside somewhere, or surrounded by an unreasonable number of animals. π
Back to nature. Back to nourishment. Rooted in community.
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Hey! Iβm Tammie β Crystalβs mom, a wife of 41 years, mom of two, grandma of five, and someone who has always believed that food, herbs, and the way we care for our bodies really do matter.
Iβve always loved cooking. I eventually became a chef, but long before that I was the mom making home remedies, cooking from scratch, and trying to take care of my family in the best way I knew how. Life got busy over the years and I drifted away from a lot of the herbal things I used to do, but that changed in a big way in 2025.
That year, after losing nearly everything in a natural disaster, I was diagnosed with breast cancer while uninsured.
It felt like one thing after another.
There were delays, financial stress, endless phone calls, waiting, and a lot of moments where I honestly didnβt know what we were supposed to do next. Trying to deal with cancer is hard enough. Trying to deal with it when you donβt have insurance adds a whole different level of fear and frustration.
While we were waiting and trying to figure things out, Crystal, my husband, and I started researching everything we could about nutrition, herbs, lifestyle, and ways to support my body alongside medical care. We werenβt looking for some miracle cure.
We were just trying to make good choices, understand more, and feel like we had something we could do instead of sitting around feeling completely helpless.
Eventually, I was able to have surgery, and Iβm still on my own wellness journey today.
What we went through became a huge part of why Crystal created Rosemary & Cedar. She wanted to build something that gave people access to information, botanical products, wellness support, and a place to ask questions without feeling judged, overwhelmed, or like they had to have a ton of money just to get started.
I think that part matters more than anything.
I know what it feels like to need help, not know where to turn, and feel like every door is closing. I also know what it feels like when people show up for you.
So if sharing my story helps even one person feel a little less alone, ask one more question, or take a more active role in their own wellness, then Iβm glad to share it.
β Tammie