Hilary Jacobson lived in Switzerland 30 years, where she studied and taught music, certified in Holistic Lactation, and raised four amazing children.

She is writer, a lover of learning and teaching, of gardening and holistic health practices, including prayer, somatic experiencing, and meditation.

She calls herself an introvert, but says that she likes people. She is optimistic, and trusts in the potential of humanity – but only if and when we are able to be well-nourished, well-loved and have access to clean water, food and air.

Jacobson’s goal is to look at what we can still do to keep ourselves and the planet well by restoring suppressed and forgotten methods and knowledge that support pregnancy and breastfeeding, and give new generations a chance at better mental and physical health.

Her non-fiction books address her concerns. She has indeed restored forgotten and suppressed knowledge regarding healthy-child making and breastfeeding. 

Her newest book however is a small novel, Red Madder Root, Tales of Initiation. It recounts the history of how women’s medicine was suppressed, ignored and neglected, over two thousand years of western civilization. This deeper history is hidden beneath five re-tellings of traditional girls’ stories or fairytales.

Read Jacobson’s reflections and intentions in writing Red Madder Root here.