đź““ The Grove Journal
Stories with feeling. Reflections that root. A place to breathe and bloom.
This isn’t a newsletter. It’s not a blog post dressed up in perfection.
It’s a quiet corner of Essence Grove™ where thoughts are shared with open hands and tender hearts.
Some entries are soft.
Some are fierce.
Some are just messy and honest.
All of them are real.
Here, you’ll find stories of healing, creative sparks, quiet lessons, and emotional truths.
This is where we speak from the heart, not the headline.
Where we write through the storm, the stillness, and the soil.
Come as you are.
Read what you need.
Return when you're ready.
You’re safe in the Grove now.
Chamomile Truths: Rooted in Red
In this deeply personal Grove Journal entry, C’Anna reflects on growing up redheaded in a world that treated her difference like a spectacle. A story of reclaiming safety, identity, and beauty—and a gentle guide for kids on how to respond to unwanted attention.
🌿 The Stories from the Grove: Teri's Story
When Teri left her marriage, she didn’t just walk away from a relationship—she walked away from a life that had no space for her truth. With her two boys in tow, she began again. What followed wasn’t perfect—but it was real. Slowly, love returned in unexpected forms: a quiet friend who saw her clearly, children who claimed her as their own, and a niece who reminded her that kindness heals in both directions.
This is a story for the over-feelers, the ones in the in-between, the ones still finding their strength.
It’s a reminder that gardens grow back.
And that when you can’t tend yours, someone else will hold the soil until you can.
A Shared Wish
A handwritten wish from a young writer stopped everything. It echoed the very reason Essence Grove™ was created. A Shared Wish is a journal entry about grief, mental health, ending a chapter, and the power of seeing yourself in someone else's words.
Moonlight Pages
A quiet tale about the Vireya who stayed. Moonlight Pages follows a young Grove soul through a night of overwhelm, silent survival, and gentle resilience. It’s a story of journaling in the dark, of planting the seed of healing before knowing what it will become.
🌕 The Oak and The Marigold in the Moonlight
“I hope this is okay. I just want to honor what we built, not tear it all apart because it ended.” In the moonlit Grove, the Oak and the Marigold say goodbye, not in bitterness, but in growth. A quiet end. A lasting truth.