Kate’s Story
My name is Kate and I am the proud owner of this small business Hippie·ish.
I am a free spirit, artist, a hippie(ish), old soul, dreamer, and entrepreneur. My other half Chad and I have been partners in crime for 15 years and we have 3 fur babies. Frankie and Roxie are our K-9 Babies and Zoe is our feline furbaby. I believe in good vibes, positivity, empowering others, accepting people for who they are and manifesting the best life. Another little fun fact about myself is my unwavering love for Cincinnati Bengals football. Who Dey
The name Hippie·ish, is a throwback to my roots of my brother and I growing up with Hippie parents in Asheville, North Carolina. My Dad and Step-Mom live and work on their homestead in NC, and My Mom lives here in Cincinnati and is an avid gardener who knows all things plants and plant based. My Mom is the one who turned me on to essential oils when I was very young. I cannot thank them enough today for my upbringing. I was raised on homeopathic medicines, natural cures, aromatherapy and essential oil potions.
Hippie·ish also incorporates the medical knowledge I have obtained over the past 21 years as an EMT, Paramedic, Registered Nurse, and BSN. That is the “ish.” I’ve spent most of my medical career in the ER, so you can only imagine the things I have seen. However, I have always wondered, if some ailments, once medically cleared, could be treated with complementary therapies.
How Hippie-ish was born
One day in 2012, I was working in the ER and went to a store on my lunch break and bought an essential oil based perfume. It was then I discovered how easily it is to achieve good smells without harsh chemicals. Instead of buying a refill, I set out to learn how to make my own. Since then I have been making my own “Kate’s Hippie Spray”. Once I started making my own non-toxic products, I began to use my nursing education in a different way. I started doing a lot of research into the chemicals that home and body care items are made with, and y’all, it’s not good. For the last 13 years or so, I’ve been making my own body sprays, pillow sprays, foaming hand soaps and bug sprays. They are made with 100% organic and pure essential and carrier oils, are effective and smell fantastic.
I really started to fall in love with complementary therapies when I was obtaining my Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree at Ohio University. The chemistry and nurse research classes, I hated so much, have actually paid off, in a great way. It allowed me to further research the topics as a part of complementary and integrative nursing, that I wholeheartedly love.
I still remember the day we went over essential oils for anxiety and pain in nursing school, it was something I had long been practicing, but was happy to learn that it was being implemented into allopathic medicine practice. I felt a sense of validation, that my “hippie dippy” ways of doing things were valid.
My goal is to offer you a safe alternative to modern day body, home and self-care products, that are sustainability sourced, naturally occurring, organic and safe for your body and home. I know we feel better since switching over to natural, non-toxic products, and I hope to share that with you and your family as well.
Welcome to Hippie·ish! I look forward to meeting you!