Nicole harnesses the medicinal power of herbs to create potent salves for a variety of injuries and illnesses. Whether you’re looking for a natural topical to treat scratches and bug bites, or a salve to ease muscle pain, Doctor Nicole has you covered. All products are non-GMO, gluten-free, and made from completely wild-harvested and/or organic herbs.
Survival skills pro and 'Alone' star is consulting on movie From the Portland Tribune article, authored by Lyndsey Hewitt: Apelian believes that humanity is too disconnected and needs to find its way back to community living. "Because these things have been taken out...
Dr. Nicole Apelian joins Daniel Vitalis's Rewild Yourself podcast to share her experience living with lions and the San Bushmen in southern Africa. In this episode, Nicole gives us a peek inside the world of the San Bushmen tribe. We learn who they are, how they...
From the KSL News Utah article by Carter Williams: Nicole Apelian, a scientist, researcher, survivor skills instructor and subject of History Channel’s season two of “Alone,” said another important thing individuals can do now is to actually test their preparedness....
From the Deseret News article by Caresa Alexander Randall: "Guest celebrities this year include Alan Kay and Nicole Apelian of the History Channel’s “Alone,” and Salvador Alvarenga, who survived 438 days at sea. This year continues on the success of the past two...
Join Alan Kay and Nicole Apelian from the Alone Show on History Channel for a 5-Day Wilderness Living Skills and Emergency Preparedness Experience! Want to experience what it takes to be Alone in the woods for the long-term? Join Nicole and Alan from the hit TV show...
Where: Nicole's home in North Portland When: March 4, 2017 10am - 1pm Cost: $65 per person Children welcome Learn to make your own tinctures and salves! In this 3-hour class, Dr. Nicole Apelian will teach you how to make infused oils and tinctures from local herbs....
Join Nicole Apelian, Alan Kay and Jose Amoedo for a Wilderness Living Skills Workshop in Oregon! When: Feb. 3rd, 4th and 5th Where: Soapstone Woodland Retreat Cost: $595 Over three days, you'll learn crucial wilderness skills such as fire, shelter, water, trapping,...
From the Popular Mechanics article, authored by Jay Bennett: Advice from some of the survivalists who competed on the History Channel's show Alone. Flora can be trickier to identify than fauna. There are many instances where two plant species look similar, but one is...
Learn to make your own tinctures and salves! In this 3-hour class, Dr. Nicole Apelian will teach you how to make infused oils and tinctures from local herbs.
I have just returned home after almost a month of teaching and travels, living outside almost the entire time. It was one of those perfect journeys, spent with good people outside in beautiful places. Soapstone Wilderness Living Skills Workshop My old friend Jose (who...
Join Nicole for an Herbal Medicine and Salve-Making Class! Where: Nicole's home in North Portland When: Saturday, October 29th 10am - 1pm Cost: $49 In this 3-hour class, Dr. Nicole Apelian will teach you how to make infused oils and tinctures from local herbs. Herbal...
Nicole Apelian talks in detail about the custom knife she used during Season 2 of the hit TV show "Alone" on The History Channel where Nicole and 10 others survived the wilderness with only their wits, their skills, and the ten items they each chose to carry in their...
Survival Foods I’ve been asked a lot lately about what I ate when I was solo on Vancouver Island for 57 days fending for myself. In the show, you mostly see me eating salmon. I caught 5 or 6 (can’t recall) during my time there. Each was a blessing, but I ate 25 other...
Join Jose Amoedo and Nicole Apelian from the Alone Show on History Channel for a 5-Day Wilderness Living Skills Experience! Want to experience what it takes to be Alone in the woods for the long-term? Join Nicole and Jose from the hit TV show Alone for this 5-day...
Want to know how to cold-infuse herbal medicine? This short video will give you a head start. More coming soon so please subscribe to my YouTube channel!
Nicole Apelian speaks with Josh on his weekly live show "7P's of Survival". The two discuss her life’s journey leading up to the choice to take part in ALONE, what she decided to bring on the adventure and why she made those choices. Listen now:
Nicole Apelian: A True Survivor Written by: Stacy Bravo Dr. Nicole Apelian has had an awesome, and at times challenging, journey — a journey she continues to share with others all over the world. Her grateful spirit, strong will, and expertise in the field of...
From the article in The Columbian by Tracee M. Herbaugh: Nicole Apelian first learned how to live primitively by tracking lions through the South African bush while doing academic research. More recently, she started gathering wild plants to eat to slow the progress...
From the article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer by Oliver M. Pulumbarit: There were 10 people who got stranded on Vancouver Island in Canada, she related. “We had a week of camera training together and we were individually dropped by seaplane, boat and helicopter...
Nicole joins host Kendall Kendrick on Episode 61 of Born Primal: Conversations with the Ancestral Health Community. The two discuss nature connection, wilderness versus survival skills, Nicole’s 10 Items on Alone, women learning from women, and how to connect deeper...
Listen to Nicole on Live Wire! In celebration of Earth Day, Luke Burbank talks with survivalist Nicole Apelian, wildlife photographer Gerrit Vyn and poet Anis Mojgani on Live Wire! Radio. The "How on Earth?" episode was recorded live at Mississippi Studios on April...
From the Inquisitr article by Danielle McGaw: Nicole Apelian is getting a fair amount of media attention because not only is she in that group of women that are first to be on Alone, but she has some special circumstances. She has multiple sclerosis. Of course, having...
Find out who was voted most likely to win Alone Season 2 [Vancouver Island] in this Channel Guide Magazine Poll. Alone Season 2 cast members included in the poll: Randy Champagne, Larry Roberts, Mary Kate Green, Mike Lowe, David McIntyre, Nicole Apelian, Tracy Wilson,...
Going 'Alone': Survivalist Nicole Apelian On Being A Woman On History's Harrowing Hit Written by Meghan O'Keefe Nicole Apelian is one of three women competing on Alone this season. She’s an anthropologist, biologist, survival skills trainer, bush expert, and so much...
Bits & Pieces Written by Jason Vondersmith It’s official: Portlander Nicole Apelian, 45, is listed as one of 10 contestants on the second season of upcoming reality series “Alone” on the History Channel. It’s slated to start April 21. The show’s premise: The...
"My goal was to thrive out there. I didn't want to just exist, I wanted to thrive and be a role model for girls and women everywhere." BOSTON (AP) — Nicole Apelian first learned how to live primitively by tracking lions through the South African bush while doing...
From the Chicago Daily Herald article authored by Tracee M. Herbaugh: Nicole Apelian first learned how to live primitively by tracking lions through the South African bush while doing academic research. More recently, she started gathering wild plants to eat to slow...
Catch the Alone Season 2 Premiere tonight! Tune in to the History Channel at 9pm EST to see Nicole and the other challengers begin their survival journeys. Nicole discusses her goals for the experience:
From the article on The Truth About Knives by David C Andersen "NICOLE APELIAN / CUSTOM KUKRI: Nicole Apelian worked as a game warden for the Peace Corps and is a safari guide and anthropologist. She has brought along a whopper – a custom kukri-inspired blade,...
Each challenger on The History Channel's show "Alone" was allowed to bring only 10 items of gear on their survival journey. Keep in mind that gear such as water filters, matches, tents and anything battery-operated was completely off-limits. So, what did Nicole...
I start my days off with gratitude. No matter how bad things seem in life there is always something to be grateful for. That thankfulness can change your whole outlook for the day. My youngest son and I sometimes do a simple gratitude: Thank you for the birds and the...
Here's the newest trailer for Alone - it's premiering Thursday, April 21 at 9/8c on History. Ten people enter the Vancouver Island wilderness carrying only what they can fit in a small backpack. They are alone in harsh, unforgiving terrain with a single mission–stay...
Season 2 of the History Channel's hit show Alone is back - and Nicole Apelian is one of the 10 hardcore survivalists on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Equipped only with limited gear, their wilderness experience, and cameras to self-document their journeys,...
It’s Early February and the sun is shining here in Portland, Oregon. Spring is springing, and the swollen cottonwood buds are starting to drip with their sticky orange resin. It is time! Time for what, you ask? It is time to harvest cottonwood tree buds (Populus...
From the archives - Nicole's appearance on The Art of Tracking Radio Show at BlogTalkRadio: