For most of my career, I've worked with people at their most stressful moments. I was a case manager with the Indiana Department of Child Services, helping families reunite and helping teenagers transition into adulthood. I supported families in hospital settings as a certified doula and breastfeeding counselor. And I worked in corporate sales at Salesforce and in banking at Charles Schwab, where I felt the pressure of the daily grind myself.

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What I saw everywhere was the same thing: people carrying more than they had room for, and very few places to set it down.

Indy Plant Room started at home. During COVID, my son and I found a hobby in plants that quickly became a growing passion (pun intended). Soon I was teaching friends and family members, and people from all walks of life began asking me about different plants and sharing the family history behind them. I saw what happened when people slowed down and put their hands in the soil. They relaxed. They talked to each other. They left lighter than they came in. The research backs that up: working with plants lowers stress and helps people recover.

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Today, Indy Plant Room is an Indianapolis-based plant studio dedicated to bringing more life, calm, and creativity into everyday spaces. Through custom plant installations for homes and businesses, hands-on workshops, and community events, we make plant care approachable for everyone, whether they're a seasoned plant parent or buying their first pothos. We believe plants are more than décor. They're a daily practice in patience, presence, and growth.

So I asked myself where plants could make the biggest difference, and the answer was in the community and the workplace.

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For the community, I created Grow Your Game, our signature event series where plant care meets confidence. Each session pairs a hands-on potting experience with an inspiring conversation about personal growth. Our inaugural event features Olivia West, keynote speaker and WNBA/NBA in-arena host, who speaks on discovering your gifts, building confidence, and using your talents to serve others while guests pot a living plant inside a mini basketball. The idea is simple: your game grows the same way a plant does, with attention, the right environment, and consistent care. Guests leave with a thriving plant, practical tools for wellness, and a renewed sense of purpose.

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For the workplace, where adults spend most of their waking hours and where so much of their stress comes from, I created The Grow Break, a wellness program that brings therapeutic plant experiences, gentle movement, and creative problem-solving into companies, and measures the difference it makes.

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But I didn't want to stop there. My background is in human development, so I think about people across their whole lives, from early childhood through adulthood. Every company that partners with us can also support The Reading Room, our plant-themed literacy workshops for young children in our community. Every child leaves with their own book and their own plant.

That's the full circle. When companies invest in their employees' well-being, that investment also reaches the youngest people in our community: healthier adults at work, and children growing a love for their community. 

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