Meet the herbalist

Emily Kuchlbauer is a community herbalist living in the Cape Fear region of North Carolina, ancestral territory of the Waccamaw, Catawba, and Cape Fear People. Emily’s herbal practice is a collaboration. A dialogue between plants, people, and the landscapes they inhabit. The foundation behind Sunday Herbal is rooted in half a decade of studies in botany, ecology, vitalism, anatomy and physiology, nutrition fundamentals, western herbalism and advanced herbal formulation. Through this foundation, Emily crafts bespoke herbal remedies and supports individuals seeking greater balance in their emotional wellness, energy levels, digestion, sleep, and overall vitality — with an approach that emphasizes simplicity, agency, and the profound connection between place-based seasonal cycles and human health. 

Emily supports individuals of all genders in cultivating curiosity, embodiment, and self-trust, believing that sustainable well-being begins with practices that are both joyful and deeply personal. Through collaboratively mapping out enjoyable holistic herbal protocols, Emily’s offerings are less about seeking perfection and more about tending to the unfolding of vitality.

Inspired by her upbringing on farmland in the Great Lakes State, her Bavarian ancestry, and a lifelong pull toward the ephemeral, Emily’s practice through Sunday Herbal is infused with a deep reverence for the cycles of life and the intuitive wisdom of nature. Whether crafting an herbal protocol or creating small-batch, seasonal herbal products, her work gently reminds us: health is not a permanent destination but a daily journey of tending, noticing, and taking care.