​🌕 The Story Behind the Circle

By Holly Culbreth, Founder of Greener Thumbs

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I didn’t set out to create a movement. I set out to find myself.

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For 23 years, I gave my creativity, leadership, and presence to a company that once felt like home. It nurtured me. Grew me. Held me through my becoming.

 

Over time, I began to feel it. The recurring monotonous projects that held little purpose or meaning. I began to see possibilities and pathways that others around me—leaders I once admired—could no longer see. The parts of me that once felt alive… began to feel far away. Without fully realizing it, I began to drift from the version of myself I most loved. I was performing. Producing. Delivering. But a whisper began to stir beneath the surface: There has to be more.

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Then came the ending. My role was eliminated, and with it, a chapter closed. It felt like a divorce. Not just from a job—but from an identity. As the dust settled, I felt something I hadn’t expected: Relief. Beneath that? Freedom. Possibility. Creation.

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I realized I had been craving a new rhythm—one built on my deepest values. The power to create from within, not just react to what’s asked. Deep relationships with vital friends—those who see you, hold you, and reflect your light. Finally, freedom—of time, energy, and presence. Not to escape, but to fully live.

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From this place of clarity, Greener Thumbs was born.

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Not as a brand; but as a return.

 

A sacred circle.

 

A rhythm.

 

A practice.

 

Today, I lead high-performance women, like the one I used to be, back to themselves. Some come for five minutes a day, pausing long enough to breathe and remember. Others gather in Circles of Ten, reclaiming their voice in community and softness; all of them share one thing:

They are not here to be fixed.

They are here to be witnessed.

To be nourished.

To be free.

 

Greener Thumbs is my love letter to every woman who has achieved success, and is now ready to feel alive in it. To become her fullest, softest, most luminous self. This is the journey I’m on, and I’m honored to walk beside you, wherever you are on yours.

 

With love and breath,

Holly