Journey Through

The Marshland

The
Marshland

The marsh, the bog, the mire… I’m guessing you’ve been stuck here for a while? Chronic illness can feel like wading through a stagnant marsh, but stay here with me a little longer. This liminal space, between illness and health, is exactly where we begin.

I've sunk, lead the way 𓅯

The Marshland is a 3-month one to one journey for people living with chronic illness and stuck in the GP loop: dismissed, medicated, mislabelled, or told "your tests came back normal."

If you've been wading through symptoms that just won't shift... chronic illness can feel like the marshland.

Plans sink, paths vanish, answers turn to silt, and there's nowhere firm to step.

In ancient Celtic traditions, marshland was sacred: a threshold between worlds, between the seen and the unseen. That space you know so well between illness and health.

This is where we begin.

Not trying to escape the marsh, but learning what this landscape can show us.

Over three months, we look at:

𓅠 Where your illness is rooted 𓅠

𓅯 What illness is asking of you 𓅯

𓅣 What your body needs to recover and rebuild 𓅣

𓅯 How you relate to your body and your illness 𓅯

What's included?

Three 60-90 minute sessions covering your health and life history. We look at your body's patterns, your current symptoms, medications, diet and lifestyle, and build a plan that fits your body and your pace.

Monthly herbal consultations

Three guided journeying sessions. A way of going inward to find what's at the root of your illness, things your conscious mind may not have access to. I guide and hold the space, and together we make sense of what comes up.

Monthly inner journeys

Three packages of hand-made herbal medicines, posted to you. Tinctures, teas, creams, decoctions, aromatic waters, mushroom powders and other delightful things, depending on what you need. All with clear instructions.

Monthly herbal preparations

Dietary and lifestyle changes tailored to you, delivered as a clear PDF. This could be anything from removing foods that aggravate your system, to adding nourishing foods with the seasons, to looking at sleep, rest, movement and how you're spending your energy. It depends entirely on what you need.

Lifestyle and food recommendations

A personalised food and allergy chart, assessed through dowsing to identify sensitivities that may be affecting your health.

Food and allergy diagnostics

You're not on your own between sessions. You can reach me by email, message or voice note.

In-between session support

After the three months, you can continue with monthly check-ins, plan adjustments and one personalised remedy, at a pay-as-you-go rate.

Optional long-term support

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The Marshland is for you when...

✔️ You sense there's more to your illness than you've been told

✔️ You're willing to look at the emotional and spiritual layers of healing, not just the physical

✔️ You're open to changing how you eat, rest and live as part of the process

✔️ You're ready to take an active role in your own health

✔️ You understand that chronic illness takes time and patience to heal

✔️ You're drawn to older, land-based ways of understanding health, even if you're just beginning to explore them

The Marshland is not for you when...

✗ You're looking for a purely biomedical approach

✗ You want someone to fix it for you rather than working together

✗ You're hoping for a quick fix

✗ You're not in a position to make changes to how you live day to day

✗ You're not able to stay fairly consistent with taking herbal medicines

✗ You see illness as something to eliminate rather than something worth listening to

The Marshland is not for you when...

✗ You're looking for a purely biomedical approach

✗ You want someone to fix it for you rather than working together

✗ You're hoping for a quick fix

✗ You're not in a position to make changes to how you live day to day

✗ You're not able to stay fairly consistent with taking herbal medicines

✗ You see illness as something to eliminate rather than something worth listening to

Pricing

Three months. Herbal medicine, inner journeying, handmade medicines, personal support. Everything included.

Three month 1:1 guided journey: £1500

Payment plans are available. After the initial three months, there is the option to continue working together.

Enter the Marsh 𓅣

Hello, im Lauren. 👋🏻

I created the Marshland because it's the kind of support I needed and struggled to find.

I've lived with chronic illness, neurodivergence, burnout and complex trauma, and I know how frustrating it is to be dismissed and sent away without support.

This work comes from that experience, and from years of learning to listen to my own body, to the land I live on, and to the wisdom of those who came before. It's also shaped by the people I've worked with and what they've taught me.

You can read more about my story here.

Frequently asked questions

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Do I need to be local to work with you?

No. Everything happens online. You do need to be based in the UK to receive herbal medicines. If you are local we can organise to meet in person.

Can I book a call first to see if this is right for me?

Can we continue working together after the three months?

Do I need to have a diagnosis or specific test results?

How do the sessions work?

Frequently asked questions

Ask a question

Do I need to be local to work with you?

No. Everything happens online. You do need to be based in the UK to receive herbal medicines. If you are local we can organise to meet in person.

Can I book a call first to see if this is right for me?

Can we continue working together after the three months?

Do I need to have a diagnosis or specific test results?

How do the sessions work?

Frequently asked questions

Ask a question

Do I need to be local to work with you?

No. Everything happens online. You do need to be based in the UK to receive herbal medicines. If you are local we can organise to meet in person.

Can I book a call first to see if this is right for me?

Can we continue working together after the three months?

Do I need to have a diagnosis or specific test results?

How do the sessions work?

Lauren Goodey