A space for women to feel seen, heard, and inspired no matter what they’re going through.
Hey Girls, Welcome! I’m Vanessa Flowers, founder of Flower Girls Meet.
In my 20s, I often felt alone at work and in life. I was struggling with managing my PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), and it was affecting both my mental and physical well-being. Balancing my health while keeping up with work felt overwhelming, and I realized there weren’t many spaces where women could talk openly about what they were going through.
So in 2015 I created Flower Girls Meet, the kind of community I needed at the time. A space where women could have honest conversations, learn from experts and one another, make meaningful connections, and be reminded that we don’t have to figure everything out alone.
Today, Flower Girls Meet is a Digital Garden and events platform bringing together resources, stories, conversations, and experiences designed to help women care for themselves, connect with others, and navigate the many seasons of work and life. Welcome to the garden! I’m so happy you’re here.
What It Means to Be a Flower Girl
We’re all Flower Girls.
Like a flower girl at a wedding laying petals along the path, we lay petals for ourselves and one another every time we choose to heal, learn from our experiences, share what we’ve learned, support someone else along their journey.
Giving yourself your flowers means recognizing your own growth and worth, and not just when you accomplish something big, but along the way. And giving flowers to others means sharing what we’ve learned so someone else’s path might be a little easier.
Give yourself flowers.
Give others their flowers.
Leave the path more beautiful than you found it!
What We Cultivate
RESOURCES
Articles, guides, expert insights, and practical information to support your mental health and well-being.
GEMS
Stories, conversations, and wisdom from women who share what they’ve lived through.
EVENTS
Thoughtfully curated gatherings that bring our conversations into real life through connection, creativity, wellness, and shared experiences.
11 Years in Bloom!
Since 2015, Flower Girls Meet has brought women together to talk about the things we’re often navigating quietly, from work and mental health to relationships, well-being, self-care, motherhood, and the many seasons of life.
Over the years, we’ve gathered throughout Chicago and virtually for conversations, workshops, creative experiences, daytreats, portraits, floral therapy, and moments of connection. Eleven years later, the way we gather continues to grow, but the reason we do it remains the same: we take better care of ourselves and each other when we don’t have to figure everything out alone.
There’s Room For You in the Garden
Whether you came here looking for an answer, a new perspective, a resource, an experience, or simply a reminder that someone else understands what you’re going through, we’re so happy you found us.