Important update:
I am currently working very limited hours while looking after my toddler.
I also have a three week inquest in November for my best friend who died in prison. This will affect my capacity before, during and after the inquest, so I have paused one to one work until the new year. I will be reopening bookings for new clients in early 2026.
I would be honoured to connect and work together when I reopen. The best way to stay updated is to join my newsletter. Thank you so much for your patience and solidarity.
About
Welcome to the clinic page of the Solidarity Apothecary. Here you will find everything you need to know about accessing one to one herbal support from me, Nicole Rose.
The mission of the Solidarity Apothecary is to materially support revolutionary struggles and communities with plant medicines to strengthen collective autonomy, self defence and resilience to climate change, capitalism and state violence. This clinic is one part of that work. You can read more about my organising, books, courses and workshops on my main site.
The clinic operates on a sliding scale and offers in depth personalised herbal support. Sessions take place online, and medicines are posted directly from the land where I live and grow.
Who I work with
My practice centres people navigating chronic stress, trauma, burnout and the effects of oppressive systems. I work primarily with grassroots organisers, with people affected by imprisonment and state violence, and with others whose health has been shaped by difficult life experiences.
Many people I support do not always identify as “organisers”, but share common struggles. These include long term overwhelm, fatigue, hormonal disruption, sleep issues, digestive problems and the emotional weight of surviving under capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy and austerity.
Whether you are campaigning, caregiving, surviving, resisting, grieving or holding too much for too long, you are welcome in this space.
People working for liberation
I support people engaged in the difficult work of fighting for human, animal and earth liberation. Whether that’s resisting prison expansion, sabbing hunts, defending land, running mutual aid projects or supporting communities in crisis.
Organisers often carry immense emotional and physical load. Many come to me on the edge of burnout or deep inside it. Fatigue, chronic illness, anxiety and overwhelm are common. I have burned out hard myself, written about it and rebuilt slowly. I understand the biology of burnout, including hormonal disruption, nutritional depletion, trauma and chronic inflammation. I help people restore foundations so they can move from survival to steadier ground.
Former prisoners, defendants and prisoner family members
I also work closely with people affected by imprisonment and state violence. This includes ex prisoners, defendants and family members. The nervous system toll of incarceration, court cases and constant fear is immense and rarely understood by most practitioners.
Herbal support can help with headaches, digestive issues, sleep problems, chronic infections, anxiety, panic, flashbacks and other symptoms of traumatic stress. I offer a non judgmental space informed by my own lived experience of prison and nearly two decades of prisoner support.
Survivors of trauma and people living with chronic stress
Many people I work with have histories of trauma, high alert nervous systems and long term stress caused by poverty, caregiving, unstable housing, violence, unsafe relationships or harmful workplaces. Herbal support can create space for recovery and rebuilding resilience.
You do not need to be an organiser or directly affected by the carceral system to work with me. You only need to want support that understands the wider political and social context shaping your health.
Why work with a herbalist?
I help people access the most effective plant medicines for their needs in formats such as teas, tinctures, glycerites and ointments. Herbs have thousands of years of traditional use and are chosen according to your unique constitution, history and context.
A one to one consultation with individualised herbal prescriptions and nutritional recommendations can save months of guessing and uncertainty. Unlike overstretched GPs, I can offer time to explore root causes of inflammation, fatigue, trauma responses and chronic challenges.
What does working together involve?
Book a session
Purchase your package and book a session. You can learn more about the packages here, as well as the sliding scale and payment plan options.
Prepare for our first call
Reflect on your main health needs. Consider how you want to feel in your body and what symptoms affect you most. Gather the names of any medications and recent test results. I will send two forms to complete in advance.
First consultation
This is a comprehensive call where we dive into your health history, different life experiences that may have shaped your body, things that are affecting you right now. We look at current health challenges and symptoms you are experiencing, as well as your goals and desires.
This takes roughly 40 mins – 1.5 hours depending on your context. If you are experiencing chronic fatigue, we can pace this across smaller calls if needed.
Herbal & Nutritional recommendations
After our call, I send a personalised plan explaining the herbs, supplements and nutritional changes I recommend. I’ll explain why I’ve chosen certain herbs so that you have informed consent and so you can feel more connected to the medicine. I’ll make sure you’re okay with my suggestions and tweak as needed. I believe working together in this way creates a more empowering process that builds health autonomy.
Start your medicine
I’ll post you whatever we’ve chosen together. It may be a tincture blend, glycerine blend, or dried herbs for tea, an ointment or a combination. I will aim to send this to you within one week of confirming your recommendations with you, however, I may need to make a new medicine especially for you which may take a little longer.
You will also be supported to start implementing any other recommendations e.g. further testing, supplements, nutritional changes etc.
Follow-up Calls
We reconnect after 4 to 6 weeks to assess how the herbs are supporting you. We discuss changes, next steps and any new prescriptions needed. Follow up calls can take between 15 mins and 1 hour depending on your context.
Why I Offer Five Month Packages and a Sliding Scale
I use a sliding scale so that herbal support can remain accessible to people affected by class and intersecting oppression, while also sustaining my livelihood and my ability to continue prisoner support and mutual aid work.
Herbal medicine works best with continuity, relationship and time. Most people who come to the clinic are dealing with long term stress, trauma or chronic conditions that cannot be addressed in a single session. A five month package allows time to build trust, track changes, pace recommendations, adjust medicines and support genuine transformation.
This longer container also creates clearer boundaries and reduces administrative pressure while I am balancing parenting, organising and limited clinical hours. It allows me to show up fully for the clients I am able to work with.
The sliding scale acknowledges different access to money and wealth, and helps redistribute resources so that the clinic can centre those most impacted by oppression.You can find full pricing details here.
About Nicole
I am a clinical herbalist and anarchist organiser based in Somerset in the West Country of England. My lineages are English, Welsh and Irish. I have been studying herbal medicine for more than 16 years and completed a four year clinical training with The Plant Medicine School in Ireland.
As a herbalist I focus on supporting people affected by state violence. Prison has shaped my adult life. I have supported friends, partners and comrades in prison for nearly two decades. I also served a three and a half year sentence after state repression of an animal liberation campaign. Plants carried me through my sentence and later I wrote The Prisoners Herbal which is now distributed to prisoners worldwide.
My goal is to help build healthcare infrastructure that supports autonomy beyond the state, capitalism and patriarchy. I believe the joy and nourishment that plants offer can help us survive state violence while we work to dismantle oppressive systems and build alternatives.
Why do I do this work?
In 2016 I became very unwell. My life became a blur of appointments, fear and confusion. Accessing herbalists was financially difficult and often felt alienating as a working class person. It took time to learn how traumatic stress shapes the body and how to support my own healing. I committed to learning everything I could in order to serve others safely and effectively. One of my core principles is to do no harm.
I created this practice to support people affected by class and intersecting oppression, especially those impacted by state violence and other difficult life experiences. Plants kept me alive. I know they can support you too.
Sliding scale
You can find full details on the prices of consultations and herbal support here.
Get in touch
Any questions? Get in touch – email me at clinic@solidarityapothecary.org
Testimonials
For the first time in my life I actually felt heard by a medical professional
I started receiving help from Nicole 18 months ago after a lifetime of surviving, working jobs that I sold my soul to and having lost most of my material security to a frontline campaign. I have lived with 2 autoimmune diseases for over twenty years have c-ptsd since childhood. Having been through the health service and living on prescribed overdoses of antihistamines alongside steroids on a daily basis to try and manage my symptoms and opioid pain relief, however the prescriptions increased and the symptoms persisted.
My first consultation with Nicole was nothing short of a miracle, for the first time in my life I actually felt heard by a medical professional, my spirits had lifted just by being heard. Nicole followed up the call with a write up, detailing the conversation and explaining their thoughts on what could help me and giving me the option of preparations of the herbs that would best suit me.
When the first box of medicine arrived I was overwhelmed by it all and hid it for a day or two then gradually started introducing the different medication into my day. The herbs have helped with my sleep, mood, anxiety, I still have daily autoimmune flare ups however this is due to not being able to access a clean diet however I am coming closer to achieving this. Nicole is a blessing in my life and I will be eternally grateful for her help and support.
This was a super held experience where I felt heard and trust was built.
I had a call with Nicole back in the spring. I was feeling very unwell with stomach issues and stress and she guided me through a range of questions in a really calming and consensual way. She then went on to ask what kind of herbal medicine would suit me and my lifestyle, wether that’s herbs or tinctures or both, how often could I get access to the herbs etc. This really changed my perception on using herbs as a medicine successfully, I was often taking things I’d bought from shops randomly at random doses and seeing no effect, but this process with Nicole helped me find my herbal rhythm. She calls me every so often to check in and offer further support and alter medicines if needed. This was a super held experience where I felt heard and trust was built.
I turned to Nicole mainly due to symptoms of PTSD from police violence
I turned to Nicole mainly due to symptoms of PTSD from police violence. I was hoping to get some relieve with my ongoing sleeping problems and I got so much more. As a trans and neurodivergent person I’m usually hesitant towards medical professionals. But Nicole encountered me with such empathy and kindness that it felt easy to open up. She has an amazingly holistic approach towards health and made sure to fully understand every important detail of my overall health and life situation before she suggested herbal medicine. It didn’t felt like just “being treated” – it felt like a collaboration centering around my needs. Nicole brings a broad and valuable knowledge base and she made sure, that I got all necessary information to participate fully in all decisions.
I worked with her for about six month. During this time she helped me with various issues. The recommended herbal medicine drastically improved my sleep problems, helped to calm down my agitated nervous system and improved my mood during winter. She even had some ideas how herbs could support me in my transitioning process and related issues like voice crack and muscle pain due to starting Testosterone. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to be supported by her and really recommend to reach out to her with whatever health issue bothers you, no matter how small or big it seems.
