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Commonly referred to as Applied Zoopharmacognosy, Botanical Self-Healing enables you to listen and authentically connect with your animal’s innate healing abilities. With compassionate guidance from My Animal Matters, let your animal lead the way.
Hello. I'm Rachel and My Animal Matters grew out of my work with animals and plant medicine.
For the past 13 years, I’ve been working with botanicals through zoopharmacognosy, supporting companion animals and observing how they interact with herbs, essential oils and hydrosols in their own way.
This shop is an extension of that work.
Everything you find here is selected with care, based on what I use in practice and what I’ve seen animals choose and respond to over time.
Over the years, I’ve built a loyal customer base of both practitioners and committed animal guardians who value quality and understand the importance of using botanicals that genuinely support their animals’ health and wellbeing.
Many return again and again, because they trust the consistency, the sourcing, and the experience behind what I offer.
If you need a little guidance choosing products or want to check what you’re offering, you’re welcome to message me directly.
The botanicals I offer
Working with plants has been at the heart of my work for over 13 years.
Everything you find here is selected with care, based not only on what I use in practice, but on years of experience sourcing and working closely with high-quality botanicals.
I take time to choose suppliers who share similar values around growing, distillation and production, and who prioritise quality, integrity and respect for the plants and the environment.
Over the years, I’ve built relationships with producers and deepened my understanding of how these botanicals are cultivated, processed and brought into use.
Alongside this, my work with animals continues to shape what I offer, observing what they are drawn to, how they respond, and how different botanicals support them in practice.
Over time, this has led to a loyal customer base of both practitioners and committed animal guardians who value quality and consistency.
Many return again and again, not just for the products themselves, but because they value the personal connection.
I often hear personally from customers as they work with their animals, sharing updates, asking questions, and refining what they offer. That ongoing relationship is an important part of how I support both people and their animal family.
My journey with animals
I began working with animals in 2001 at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London, where I discovered my passion for supporting both animals and the people who care for them.
After five years there, I moved to the Cotswolds and started a dog daycare and home-boarding business. During that time, I worked closely with a wide range of dogs and behaviours, which led me to question what was really going on beneath the surface.
That curiosity led me to study behaviour more deeply and eventually to zoopharmacognosy.
When I discovered this work, it immediately resonated. It brought together everything I had been searching for, a way of understanding animals that includes their behaviour, their emotional experience, and their innate ability to guide their own healing.
Since then, I’ve been working with animals and their guardians, supporting them in learning how to work alongside plant medicine in a way that is guided by the animal.
Every animal I’ve worked with has shaped my understanding and continues to teach me something new.
Working more deeply together
Alongside the shop, I also offer 1:1 sessions, mentoring and training through my dedicated website.
If you’d like to explore working with me in more depth, you can find full details here:
Do you ever feel like you’re struggling to connect with or understand your companion animals?
Maybe there’s a behaviour or health issue that's worrying you?
You are not alone. I hear you and I am here to help.
Caring for our furry friends can be tough, even when we love them to bits. No matter how experienced or inexperienced we are.
Most people I work with have been feeling a real sense of deep frustration, sometimes embarrasment and sadness that no matter what they do, it's not quite 'hitting the spot'.
When our companion animals are dealing with fears, anxieties, behaviours or health problems, we can feel alone, helpless and guilty that somehow we're failing them or messed up somewhere along the line.
It can be overwhelming when you just want to support your beloved companions as they navigate their challenges with ease, confidence and clarity
That’s where I come in.
Together, we can explore these feelings and find ways to nurture your bond, address your companion animals' needs, and help you grow and flourish together. As a TEAM!
Seekers of Knowledge, Wisdom, and Healing
Perhaps you have a thirst for learning and a love for animals?
Would you like to help others on their healing journeys with their companion animals?
When you work with me, you’ll gain insight that will open and expand both your mind and heart.
You’ll feel more confident, excited, and empowered to tap into the innate healing potential present in ALL beings.
The Services I Offer:
- Animal communication sessions where you can gain understanding from your companion animals' perspective.
- 1-2-1 Zoopharmacognosy Practitioner mentorship (Botanical Self-Healing) for dogs, nurturing your intuitive and listening skills to create a unique healing experience
- Botanicals consultations, (online) guiding you to help your companion animals self-medicate on an array of essential oils and herbs
- Botanicals shop offering quality, ethically, and sustainably sourced essential oils and herbs for you and your companion animals.
- Canine Reflections 1-2-1 Mentorship: a life-changing 3 month journey with your dog as the co-pilot.