Meet The Wise Women

Clemence is the founder of the Wise Women Village and provides traditional herbalist support specialised in pregnancy, birth and postpartum physiology.

She grows over 90% of the medicinal plants she uses in a field in Highland Perthshire, Scotland.  She makes field-to-bottle herbal medicine that she dispenses and sell worldwide through online consultations with her team of herbalists and via her online shop, and for which she has received hundreds of 5-star reviews from women all over the world.

She is a teacher of intuitive herbalism, researcher in women’s health and birth autonomy and a reclaimer of ancestral practical skills, with a particular interest in the remote/rural areas of Scotland.

She's a birth and postpartum doula, providing women with birth preparation, labour support and postnatal support rooted in autonomy and sovereignty.

Originally from France, she has lived in Scotland for over 20 years with her 3 sons, born in her 20s, 30s and 40s.

Her vision, mission and purpose is to help every woman to find their way back to themselves, by helping them cultivate their intuition and innate wisdom so they have the confidence to take their health and life to a place of complete autonomy and thrive.

Clare McQuade is the founder of Stoneroot and the Wise Women Village medical herbalist. She is also an energy worker and Celtic Shamanic Work practitioner.

Clare integrates modern scientific knowledge of the body and herbal medicines with energetic understanding and ancient spiritual practice. 

She qualified with a degree in herbal medicine from Napier University in 2009, and have been a practising herbalist ever since. 

Her areas of special interest and experience lie in digestive and microbiome health, hormonal balance (female, thyroid, adrenal), autoimmune conditions, and skin health. She keeps her practice up to date with regular self study and training seminars.

She offers consultations both online via Zoom/Google meetup and in-person from Maeve, 45-47 Barclay Place, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, EH10 4HW.