&
Poppy Evergreen
@poppyandevergreen
A community built on honest stories
Poppy
& Evergreen
For the seasons of becoming.
I’m 38. A mom, a theater kid, a sourdough baker, a yes-person in recovery — and someone who found herself rebuilding everything at once and decided to write every honest, messy, beautiful step of it down.
The short version
A Season of Becoming
Navigating life's transitions with grace, creative intention, and botanical beauty.
Honest Stories · Theater & Creativity · Mental Wellness · Starting Over · 50 First Dates · Travel · Bend Oregon
What we talk about here
Six things I'm
living
HEALTH & CANCER
Navigating the quiet resilience of recovery and renewal.
out loud.
50 FIRST DATES
A creative series exploring rediscovery and starting over.
MENTAL WELLNESS
Creating space for soft landing and mental clarity.
THEATER LIFE
The magic of the stage and the art of creative expression.
THE JOY EDIT
Curating the small, botanical moments that spark delight.
TRAVEL
Wandering with intent and finding home in the world.
My Story
I didn't plan
to start
Named for them
P E
&
P&E
My two kids. Their names aren’t on this site — but their initials are on everything. They’re the reason the brand exists. They’re the reason I keep going — on the hard days and the good ones.
over
I have I’ve been in treatment for cancer for four years. It arrived in the same chapter as the end of my marriage, and the two of them together made very sure I stopped waiting to live my actual life.
"You find out who you are when everything is happening at once and you don't get to choose the order."
38
Years of
Stories
13
years of
marriage
50
first dates ahead
I kept showing up. For my kids, for the stage, for the life I was simultaneously dismantling and building. I started therapy. I baked sourdough at midnight because making something that rises felt important. I booked trips, signed up for shows, went on dates, made journals. None of it stopped me. If anything, all of it together made sure I knew exactly why I was going.
And then I started writing it down — because someone had to. Because there wasn't a place that held all of it together: the cancer and the divorce and the dating and the joy and the theater and the travel and the grief and the sourdough and the two kids watching their mom figure out who she is now.
Poppy & Evergreen is that place. Named for my two kids — P and E. Everything I'm building, I want them to see me do. The scared parts and the brave parts and the parts where I had no idea what I was doing but kept going anyway.
Poppy & Evergreen is a space for those who find their voice in the quiet, the botanical, and the beautiful act of starting over. It is a curated collection of thoughts and inspirations for navigating change.
Follow the Journey
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The Journal Feed
Pinned: About the Series
I’m not ready to tell you everything. But I’m ready to start.
Wellness
Quiet Mornings
50 First Dates
The First One
First Dates Planned
Travel
PNW Rain
Theater Life
Behind the Curtain
Series
50 First Dates
A social experiment in connection, vulnerability, and the art of starting over. Follow along as I navigate the awkward, the beautiful, and the unexpected moments of meeting someone new. From quiet coffee dates in Bend to adventurous afternoons, this is a chronicle of what it means to be open to the world again after a season of staying settled.
#50firstdates
50
01
The First Step
02
Coffee & Conversations
03
A Sunset Sanctuary
The conversations I wish someone had already started
When it comes to our bodies and our minds, the most important stories often go untold. I'm here to change that narrative, one honest dialogue at a time.
From navigating health crises with grace to the quiet daily maintenance of mental peace, these collective experiences are what bind us together.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
HEALTH JOURNEY
Navigating the Unknown
How to advocate for yourself when the answers don't come easily or quickly.
BODY POETRY
The Art of Listening
Learning the language of your own rhythm and the signals your body sends daily.
RECOVERY
Steady Movements
The small, non-linear steps that lead to a version of yourself you finally recognize.
MENTAL WELLNESS
The Quiet After the Storm
Finding stillness in the recovery phase is where the deepest healing truly begins.
Travel, to me, is less about the destination and more about the expansion of the soul. From the rugged coastlines of the PNW to the quiet cobblestones of solo adventures abroad, these are the stories of the places that have held me during my seasons of becoming.
SOLO TRAVEL
The Solo Trip
Finding oneself in the silence of a new city, where the only voice you have to answer to is your own.
REGIONAL
Oregon & the PNW
The wild, untamed beauty of my backyard—where the mountains meet the sea and the air smells of pine.
FAMILY ADVENTURE
With the Kids
Navigating the beautiful chaos of seeing the world through a child's eyes, one adventure at a time.
The Seasons of Becoming
A 12-month undated journal featuring seasonal prompts, botanical illustrations, and ample space for daily reflection through life's transitions.
$38
I made these because I needed them
A collection of guided spaces for reflection, planning, and intentional living. Each volume is crafted with ivory paper and botanical details to support your journey of becoming.
Our journals and stories are meant to be a companion for your own journey. Welcome to this little corner of the world, where we celebrate every stage of becoming.
The Fresh Start Planner
Designed for those navigating new beginnings. Includes monthly goal-setting, weekly rhythms, and dedicated space for mental wellness check-ins.
$42
The 50 First Dates Journal
The companion to our signature series. A beautiful archive for documenting your journey of self-discovery, one date at a time.
$34
@poppyandevergreen
A visual diary of seasonal shifts, creative rituals, and the messy, beautiful work of becoming.
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Letters from the becoming
A monthly invitation to slow down, reinvent, and bloom right where you are. Shared stories and quiet reflections delivered to your inbox.
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For the seasons of becoming
A botanical journal for the woman navigating reinvention, motherhood, and the quiet beauty of starting over.
Seasons of Becoming
The Paper Collection
For the seasons of becoming. I have curated a collection of journals and notebooks that invite you to slow down and write your own story. Each page is a sanctuary of botanical inspiration and organic textures, perfect for the woman who is reinventing her life through the quiet beauty of the natural world.
Welcome
My Story
I believe that life is a series of quiet reinventions, where every season brings its own unique bloom. My story is one of the seasons of becoming—of the quiet mornings of motherhood, the wild wanderings of travel, and the deep, necessary grief that often precedes a new beginning.
Through this lens, I invite you to explore the beauty in the organic and the warmth in the personal. Poppy & Evergreen is a space for those who find their strength in the quiet, the botanical, and the beautiful act of starting over.
