09/28/2026
💜A Closing Chapter for Together We Thrive 💜
🎆Hello beautiful vendors, supporters, and community members!
🎆After taking some time to truly reflect on the future of Together We Thrive, I’ve made the difficult decision that I will not be moving forward with the business independently.
🎆When I first said yes to Together We Thrive, I did so with the intention of building something that would grow and continue within our community. I certainly didn’t envision that the journey would be as short-lived as it has been. When I shared my last update in May, I was still taking some time to process the changes and genuinely hoped I might find a way to continue. I wanted to make a thoughtful decision rather than a hasty one, and I’ve given myself that time.
🎆Together We Thrive may have been short-lived, but what we created together was anything but insignificant. ✨👁️🩷
🎆In just two markets, we were able to bring together 25+ local vendors at each event, build a beautiful community of supporters, and create a space where local talent, small businesses and artisans could connect, share their gifts and be seen. We also had the opportunity to begin weaving giving back into our markets, which was always a big importance and part of the vision for me.
🎆I am incredibly grateful for everyone who trusted us, showed up, shared their talents, supported other local business, attended an event, donated, encouraged us, or simply followed along.
🎆In such a short time, over 200 of you chose to follow along here, and that means something to me!
🎆There is definitely a part of me that is sad to close this chapter. I truly loved creating these spaces and seeing what could happen when local makers, practitioners, creatives and community members came together.
🎆I’ve also had to look realistically at what continuing would require. Moving forward independently would mean taking on the significant time, financial investment, and work required to rebrand and rebuild the business from the ground up, and that simply isn’t something I can responsibly take on alone or ask my equally busy friends and family to help with.
🎆As a single mom, I need to be intentional about where I place my time, energy and resources. Right now, my priorities are shifting toward creating more work stability for myself and my family, growing my own business Spirit Well and making space for the people and relationships that matter most to me.
🎆So rather than allow Together We Thrive to slowly disappear or continue without the foundation it was originally built upon, I feel it is more respectful to our vendors and community to close this chapter honestly and intentionally.
💜🙏🏽Thank you for being part of it. 🙏🏽💜
🎆Thank you for allowing me to experience what we created together. And thank you for reminding me that there is absolutely a desire and a need for spaces where local people can connect, support one another and thrive!!
🎆I don’t know what the future may bring, and I’m not going to force myself to figure that out right now. For now, I’m simply grateful for what was.
With love and gratitude,
Lise 💜
