Our Mission
Rooted Resilience has been operating since 2020, providing nature-based educational opportunities and mentorship for youth across Marion county, and we have served over 100 youth in our outdoor educational programming.
Our vision at Rooted Resilience, is to provide opportunities to foster interdependence and community resilience through nature-based mentorship and education. Our focus is on social, emotional, ecologically centered educational opportunities for youth ages 5-16.
Rooted resilience holds a vision of providing opportunities for individuals within our rural community to connect with their bodies and the land, in ways that they may not otherwise access. We know that when youth build resilience by connecting with and stewarding the land they are living on, engaging with creative arts, and learning how to tend their bodies and nervous systems, families and communities are stronger.
We contract with facilitators who are educators, coaches, parents and therapists, all holding strong-hearted vision for serving young people in our community.

We are committed to tending relationships between..
soul
the land & waters
plants
community
the inner child
all the parts
curiosity
forgiveness
spaciousness
play
expression
voice

Hey. Welcome.
I'm Shea and I'm so glad you're here.
I am a mother, youth mentor, space holder, educator, community tender and healer. My ancestral lineage descends from Scottish/Irish, English/Germanic and Norse peoples & I am offering my services from Silverton, Oregon (original home of the Molalla and Kalapuya people) where I live with my two young children, chickens, old growth oaks and a garden full of plant buddies. The school of life has been my best teacher, especially the service of motherhood.
I love life deeply, and am devoted to reflecting beauty. My life is devoted to upholding my responsibility as a mama, earth-tender and guide for young people. I express my love for life by singing, creating ritual, communing with nature, gathering with those I love, moving my body, deep laughter, exploring and wildcrafting.
My north star vision is a belief that young ones (our greatest teachers) deserve holistic education, nature-based experiences and rooted mentorship as they unfold through their exploration of Self. Despite layers of increasing complexity and grief of this time, it is not impossible to imagine a world where all individuals are anchored in belonging, where young people receive the respect and support they deserve, and are honored and supported through their transitions into adulthood.
Education & Experience
K-12 Bilingual Teaching Credential
12 years teaching, mentoring and coaching youth & adults
Rites of Passage Guide & Mentor- Wild Rivers Collective 2025
Emotion Coach with WiseMind Educational Services 2025
Coyote Mentoring- Wilderness Awareness Institute 2024
Certified HeartMath Facilitator 2023
Rites of Passage Youth Facilitator: Earth Path Education 2023
Alchemizing Grief and Sorrow Facilitator Training 2022
Somatic Abolitionist work- Resmaa Menakem 2022
Authentic Communication Training- Oren Jay Sofer 2019
TCTSY Trauma Sensitive Yoga-20 hour training 2019
YogaCalm Kid's Yoga Youth Certification 2017
Mindful Schools Fundamentals 2015
Latin American Studies & Biology- Northern Arizona University 2012