Wildflower Philosophy
I believe the body can heal when it has the right conditions: space, rest, nourishment, and connection. Much of healing isn’t about adding more. It’s about removing what’s causing harm so your body can do its own work.
Like wildflowers, we are resilient and can take root and grow again. Wildflower is where I hope you’ll find that room: time, a patient listener, and care built around you.
Why a Borage Flower?
Borage is also called starflower, and the Wildflower logo takes the same star shape. I grow it in my own garden, where it supports the plants around it and helps them thrive. That’s the role I hope Wildflower can play in this community.
Meet Dr. Abigail (Abi) Stephens
I grew up all over North America and Mexico, moving more than 40 times as a child. I’m one of eleven kids and grew up bilingual in English and Spanish. That upbringing taught me to adapt quickly and stay steady when things aren’t settled, and it shapes how I show up for patients now.
I was drawn to medicine by a love of physiology and a desire to understand root causes. I chose Family Medicine early on, for its care of every age and the whole person. I trained at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, completed residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson, and completed a fellowship at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.
Wildflower is my way of putting down roots in Oregon, among the trees, rivers, and green I love. Outside the clinic, I garden, dance, do yoga, bake, and trail run in the hills and forests.
Why Wildflower Was Planted
From the start, I knew what I wanted care to look like: time for your whole story, not just the reason for your visit. Time to find the root cause, and a plan built around you, not a template.
Good primary care looks at everything that shapes health: nutrition, movement, sleep, connection, and stress. Medications and supplements come in only when they’re truly needed, and I’m just as happy to step back from the ones that aren’t.
Wildflower makes this possible. It’s built on a direct relationship, just you and me, with no one else deciding what care is right for you.
Simplicity, transparency, and the time to actually know you: that’s what Wildflower is, at its root.
Reaching Roots
Giving back is part of Wildflower. Once the practice reaches full membership, 10% of profits will go toward community outreach, sliding-scale memberships, and medical missions where I can offer my time and skills directly.
The Historic Stewart House
Wildflower is housed in the Stewart House, built in 1906 by local builder Edgar Collins for Harry Stewart, on land once claimed by Elias Briggs beside a natural spring. It was listed as a Springfield City Landmark in 1980.
When I first walked through, I was struck by the natural light, the wide wooden floors, and a quiet elegance that felt nurturing rather than clinical. It’s the kind of place that makes you want to slow down the moment you walk in.
Practicing medicine here means seeing patients somewhere that already feels like care: calm, warm, and part of this community’s own history.
