At Wilder + Sage, I believe healing is a return to your natural state of belonging.
My work sits at the intersection of precision and grace - a collaborative partnership to decode the language of your unique physiology and guide you back to center.
Inspired by my children, Forrest Wylder and Juniper Sage, my path to Ayurveda was forged through my own journey of reclamation. For years, I chose smallness and was dimming my worth and overriding my intuition to keep up with life. Through Ayurveda, I learned that true self-care is not a luxury, but a quiet act of liberation. My mission is to help you shed those layers of unworthiness and step into your full creative power, building an internal compass so rooted that no matter how chaotic the world feels, you always know the way home.
This reverence for life’s cycles is also why I am deeply devoted to postpartum care. The way we treat a mother in the wake of birth changes the frequency of the world. The 42-day "Sacred Window" after birth is a threshold where a mother is as newborn as her babe. When we protect this time with lineage-based care - nourishing the mother deeply - we break generational cycles of depletion and model for our children what true care looks like.
True transformation is a slow, sacred ripening. I don’t offer quick fixes or rigid, one-size-fits-all protocols. Instead, I bring an integrative toolkit that blends time-tested wisdom and modern insight and hold a steady container over several months so your nervous system has room to unfurl and remember its innate intelligence.
I work with the seekers who are tired of being told their "common" symptoms are just something to live with. If you are ready to stop shrinking and step into your complete vitality, let’s begin this investigation together.
Me? I’m Cara and my greatest gifts are curiosity and exploration.
My work is a bridge between the molecular and the medicinal. As a world explorer, meditator, yogi, food scientist and chemical engineer and now an Ayurvedic Doctor, I’ve navigated both the high-pressure corporate world of large-scale food production and the deep stillness of Himalayan ashrams.
I know the heavy weight of the "working mama" juggle. I spent decades living so far in my head that I lost the frequency of my own body, silencing her messages just to get through the day. I’ve been both fulfilled and burnt, and I know exactly what it’s like to not feel safe in your own skin. Today, I use my scientific lens to help you stop the white-knuckling and start the journey back to yourself.
The Toolbox: I am an Enneagram7w6, which means I am a natural seeker. My curiosity has led me through an endless candy jar of seemingly unrelated trainings from personality typing to reiki … all of which I’ve gathered to better serve you. I use these various lenses to see you clearly and provide the exact tool you need for your unique healing journey.
The Vision: When I’m not working, I am rediscovering the world through the eyes of my two children, Forrest and Juniper. We spend our days playing in the mountains and the water, dreaming of a future on our healing homestead. I envision a world where we wild-craft our own medicines, live in community, and lift our voices together.
I dream of a world where women are properly cared for. When a mother is supported, her children begin their journey on solid ground, securely attached, nourished, and able to be their full creative BEings.
The Connection: Like many healers, I was drawn to this work to navigate my own suffering. When I became pregnant, that "seeking" turned inward. I knew I needed to heal my own roots so I wouldn't pass my trauma down to my children.
I know in my bones that if we find ourselves working together, there is a sacred reason for our paths to cross. I am here to learn from you, just as you learn from me.
Wilder + Sage Ayurveda’s Mission
My mission is to nurture the wild rhythms of the feminine journey with sage scientific wisdom. By mapping a return to balance through every hormonal season, we empower women to feel at home in their own skin and anchor the next generation in peace.