02/18/2026
When I locked the doors to Grow Wellness for the final time yesterday, I didn’t feel what I expected to feel.
I thought it would be devastation.
Instead, I felt overwhelming pride. I am SO PROUD!
Not just because we survived things that statistically should have taken us out (opening during a pandemic? mountains of behind-the-scenes obstacles? truly wild). But because of what was created inside those walls.
Grow flourished because of two powerful forces:
✨ The team — whose passion, integrity, and “hell yes” energy set a standard so high and so authentic that it shifted what wellness care can look like.
✨ And the clients and students — who walked through those doors seeking healing, comfort, strength, relief, growth… and trusted us with their bodies, their stories, their grief, their stress, their becoming.
You didn’t just support a business.
You participated in a living, breathing ecosystem of care.
Many of you know that since 2023 I have been navigating ongoing seizures and trying to balance my health with operations, leadership, and care. I fought hard to keep that balance. And even knowing closing was the responsible decision for my body, it did not make it easier.
What did make it meaningful were the messages.
The texts. The emails. The voice notes.
From team members. From clients. From students.
Hearing how Grow impacted your healing. Your confidence. Your nervous system. Your sense of belonging. The way you describe finding comfort, safety, strength, or transformation within those walls has brought me to tears more than once.
That is the real success story.
Grow was never just a workplace. It was never just a studio. It was a community that co-created something rare — a space where care was intentional, standards were high, hearts were open, and real healing happened.
The team watered it.
The clients nourished it.
And together, we built something that mattered.
If you were ever part of Grow — whether you worked there, received care there, took a class, or simply cheered us on — you are part of why it flourished against all odds.
The light doesn’t go out. It just spreads.
And from the bottom of my whole heart — thank you.
-Kathleen
