Six Years of Cyan Candle Co.: Delayed Grief, Steady Footing, and Daughter of the Root.

There is a quiet pressure in the business world to only celebrate the picture-perfect milestones. But true growth is born in the dark, and my business was never just about selling a product. It was about survival.

This May marked six years since Cyan Candle Co. began. To be transparent, I spent most of this month keeping quiet about it because the gap between where I am and where I thought I would be felt heavy. But tonight, I am choosing to honor the real story.

When my mother passed away in 2018, I didn't have the time or space to process it. A month before, I gave birth to my youngest child. I have always been a single mother, and I have always worked a full-time career while raising my children and my niece. Back then, I simply had to survive.

It wasn't until 2020, when the world slowed down, that the delayed grief finally demanded my attention. Locked inside, the memories flooded back, and Cyan Candle Co. became the therapeutic outlet I desperately needed to heal.

Over the last six years, I have lived a lot of life. I’ve navigated the daily grind of single parenting, corporate work, opening physical storefronts, and navigating business trials that didn’t always pan out. Recently, experiencing the passing of my father stripped everything back once again, reminding me exactly why I started this journey.

I am not the same person I was in 2020. Over the last year, this space has matured. I am no longer just pouring candles; I am actively providing holistic, spiritually-based services alongside my products under the umbrella of Daughter of the Root with Cyan Candle Co.

I don’t have all the moving pieces perfectly figured out today, but I am still standing. I am still trying, still creating, and putting one foot in front of the other until the footing feels solid.

Thank you for being part of this six-year evolution. The journey continues.