Medicine Woman| Researcher
Dr. Michelle Cromwell, PhD.
I joyfully transitioned from an 18-year career in higher ed, most recently as a C-Suite executive and developed Soeur De Sol™ as a solution to activate the wellbeing of high achieving women. I combines the forces of every modality I studied; ancient, alchemic and scientific to make it into a powerful elixir that is centered in the experiences of Black women, and which supports all women to be Bold, Brave and Bountiful during their Boss Babe phase of Menopause.
Several years ago as a means to bridging the hectic life as a Black woman in leadership and to support my undiagnosed perimenopausal symptoms, I began using and teaching integrative modalities such as yoga, reiki, hypnotherapy and medical astrology as a form of activist self-care.
My heart was to create a true activation experience for women through the art of medicine making with herbs, ancestral healing, and scientific inquiry to activate our WHOLE HEALTH.
As a lifelong learner, I'm completing my training as a clinical herbalist with a foundation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western herbs while building a solid knowledge base in West African herbs to be in service to women in menopause.
This work helps me to show the intersection of Science and Spirit in service to our wellbeing.
Why I developed Pour Soeur™?
What I wake for?
Traditional leadership approaches often focus solely on skills and strategies, overlooking aspects of wellbeing and women's health. The was a need for a natural product that focused on giving women more healthy days.
I'm committed to revolutionizing menopause care by offering safe, effective, and accessible solutions that enhance women's quality of life at work and at home. Many women enter leadership and executive roles during their menopause years and my wish is to support women to navigate menopause with grace, comfort, discretion, and renewed energy.
What I value?
My father Herbert, who we called Herbs, was an engineer and herbalist. As a Daddy’s girl I got my interest in innovation and herbs from him, so he supports me to harness the power of nature and innovation.
My heart was always to create a true activation experience for women through the alchemy of herbs, African ancestral wisdom, and innovation to empower women through all stages of life, especially during menopause. This was designed after observing first-hand the challenges Black women leaders had with their wellbeing and though centered on them, this will benefit women from all backgrounds.
Coming home to source
In a rapidly changing world, getting solutions for the root causes from a root source are not always possible. Solutions rooted in ancestral wisdom provide stability, creativity, and strength.
We partner with local experts and communities in Benin to ethically source and optimize the use of their powerful, traditional herbs. This approach builds resilience and fosters deeper possibilites for the women farmers, traditional therapists, and scientists in Benin to have an active part in leading how, when, and how much we pay for their natural resource. I keep this ias a guide for why we do what we do.