Repot & Chat | Three Times When Having Houseplants Grounded Me & Helped Rebuild My Confidence

Plant Therapy is a real thing. Too bad we can't give our plants their flowers🌸.

In this video, I repot my Baltic Blue (pothos) and Jade (scindapsus) while I chat about three major instances when my plants became my beacon of light. In the past, I'd use plants for decoration, but after a major upheaval in my life, my plants came through and helped me rebuild my confidence. I will always have plants in my life.

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[fromlacktolegacy]

When I watch your content I learn, I laugh, I grow, I cry. This is the real beauty and value of having an online community. I could identify with so much in this video. The divorce part hit me in my tummy. Thank you for sharing so openly.

[lotsofpots.Rachael]

I had to watch this video twice. This is such a beautiful and touching video. You incorporated such a sensitive subject in such a positive and encouraging way.
Thank you. Thank you, Yvette. This video is amazing. It touches home in so many ways. Over the "pandemonium" I suffered through so much loss. Plants were a very big part of my therapy.

I'm so proud of you! 😃 I'm proud of your "big" steps.

[tubegoob]

I deal with depression and anxiety; my plants are my therapy. Most of them bring me joy (looking at you Pilea 🤨 lol) and they give me reason(s) to get up and do something, as I'm better at taking care of others than myself. Not gonna lie, sometimes they add to the D and A, but they are mostly a positive, plus I think the grow lights are good for me, too. 😆 I'm glad you have found positive outlets that have helped you through difficult times. Condolences on the passing of your father. 💚

[ClairThomas-hldc]

Hi Yevette! Thank you so much for sharing this video. I just lost my husband and my plants are my comfort. I love my plants before he passed and now I just love them even more. Plant therapy is the best therapy there is.🙏🏿❤️

[ReneeVroman]

In november of 22 I had a stroke. It left me unable to stand or walk. After my stroke I had a hard time finding something to continue on with. I was very depressed. I started reading about Bonzai trees
And started those. I also became interested in cactus. And now i'm into All kinds of plants. I recently bought a pink princess and a white wizard. I love taking care of my plants. They help me find a reason to keep going on. They have saved my life. Thank you for breathing up this topic. God bless it keep you.

[tessiee]

You are balm for my soul. My journey parallels yours in many ways, and I so enjoy your positive spin on it all. Thanks for being you!

[coastalcouple]

Subbed! Plants saved me too. We lost everything in hurricane Ian. We were homeless, bouncing from family in Chicago, to family in cincy for over 1 year. I bought 2 plants while we were traveling and having that 1 constant was everything to me. We are finally home, although we are still fighting in court with our insurance to pay us what that owe us, I have a large collection now and they continue to get me out of bed every morning to care for them. My husband is 100% supportive, so that's a plus. Thank you for sharing!🪴🪴🪴

[jeffsoffice]

I’m really appreciating your relationship with plants. I’ve recently become disillusioned by Black excellence. In academia, it’s really just narcissism and control. Started getting really serious about plants last year, and it’s made work and life more bearable. When I started, something clicked and it’s what I look forward to in the morning, and what I look forward to when I’m leaving work. Life is just beautiful.

[GraciouslyGrowing]

Oh my, I can relate to this video so much! Plants have also helped me in difficult times in my life. The two times that come to mind is like you, is my divorce after 28 years of marriage and the loss of my older daughter. God my saviour and his creation continue to bring healing. Loved this video!

[chocolate-thxm]

Hi I watched your channel today and enjoyed it. NEW Because I am a 2-time breast cancer survivor, one of my anniversaries is 10 years today. And another anniversary later. But OMG.I am a runaway Black female bride 😂 I started growing sunflowers I did dwarf ones first. It gave me the best feeling. I retired at 45 I am 55 years old. I mean I was going through it!! Before you know it I was gardening and planting sunflowers bigger. I was loving on them and they loved me back.🌻 I am blessed and can relate to many things you spoke upon. I love gardening it's my therapy. Now I am trying to be an inside plant mom. Trial error I am learning I do want a peace Lilley. When I plant my seeds from harvest of sunflowers each year OMG I see a little growth and I get tickled. So, for all you have been through, I understand, and we are blessed🙏🏾 but there are times it's hard. I have 2 adult kids when they left went to college, and I felt lonely empty nester Sucks. I can go on and on but life journeys can be just a trip. I was shaking my head as you talked I can dig it!! Where did you get your planting scooper for your dirt? Take care ✌🏾❤️🌻

[connieefurulee]

All that you said. And me too. I’m a recent plant parent. After coming out of some very hard tribulations and a literal trial. Prayer placed the thought in me (and I found a cheap one at Lidls) to buy a plant. It was April of 2023. I at the time, didn’t know what I had purchased was a houseplant. Wanting to decorate my deck I placed my monstera outside thinking it would look nice as outside decorations. But it was too cold, in early April, for a houseplant outside and it started to die. Looking at that plant struggling, I realized I needed it to survive. Because I needed something to care for. Something to help me get out of my despair. After checking online and finding out what I had was a houseplant I went on a mission to revive it. My monstera survived and still today has some of the original bedraggled but alive leaves.(I refused to cut them off. They are my struggle leaves) But 75 plants later, a greenhouse, and a myriad of grow lights. I now have a thriving urban jungle in my home. Which has become my favorite spot to do my art. My plants and I have survived and we are here to tell about it. Thank you for the safe place to tell my story. I’ve subscribed.

[plantykathy]

The white stuff in your plant's soil was perlite😊

[elusiveplantlady]

Ms. Yvette, first I want to thank you for being so transparent with sharing your “real” self, up, downs, personal struggles, etc. It is very inspiring and encouraging. I can honestly say I can relate to almost everything you share! I also want to ask if you would be so kind as to list my “fledgling” plant channel in your content. You don’t have to say anything, if you would just post my channel I would be most grateful-“elusive Plant Lady”. Again, I appreciate you and ALL the content you share!

[naturalallyd]

Thank you for sharing❣ I have no doubt that your videos and the loving care you show your plants are healing to those who watch them....🤎💚💙💜

[Mslittaaaaa]

Thank you for sharing how plants saved your life. Most of us will have very similar experiences with plants, I think. Lol
You said something that really resonates with me. You said you have had more than one collection. I am a fairly new plant parent. I started collecting in 2021 and I went from 0- 100 real quick. My life was falling apart at that time and plants were my therapy. Then my life changed over night. My mom passed away and I walked away from an abusive relationship and walked away with the clothes on my back. I left all of my plants behind. It hurt like hell, but with in a year, I have started a new collection. In doing that, I am able to cultivate the collection I want based on what I learned from my first collection.

Thanks for sharing.

[riyahb.]

Life is lifing the hell out of me right now... been with the same man for almost 20 years, 2 kids, new job and we are trying to figure out if we are better off as coparents. So yeah, I'm doing a lot of soul searching right now. I dont know what drove me to do it, but I finally decided to repot a couple of plants (way past due) and to try to save some succulents that have been hanging on despite a year of neglect. Fast forward, that led me to Lowes to get bags of soil and I was drawn to a rack of clearance indoor plants. I found 3 that I felt I could try to revive. And I'm the girl that usually throws a plant away and buys a new one. Never thought I had time, energy, or desire to revive anything. And that led me to Youtube to get revival tips and inspiration. Long story long, I stumbled on this video and it is speaking to my soul. Thank you for this content and community. ❤ 🙏🏾

[kittysparkleeyes]

I have a pretty dysfuncional life and loads of relationship issues. Plants are honestly one of the things that trully bring joy to my life. I fail at "humaning" but i am an excellent plant parent they make me feel like i have a small area of control in my life where i am a high achiever. I grew up with poverty and an abusive father and I discovered plants when I was 6. The local florist used to reduce sad plants to 20p and i would buy them with the pocket money my granma gave me. I even took them into show and tell with me in primary school. Seeing them grow and thrive is sooo rewarding and helps me a lot with my chronic anxiety and depression. I now have almost 100 plants ❤

[MarilynB-MariLuv]

HEY HEY & HEY HEY TO YOUR BABIES ❤

[tpmcclanahan]

Plants are my therapy too….. I swear you are telling my story…….
You look and sound grounded; plant on my sister……

[ildasisneroz]

I agree with you about gardening being a safe Haven from all the hurt, disappointing lessons that life teaches you. Thank you for sharing your growth with me. I feel like God healed me in the garden and brought me back to life with his love. Bless you. ❤