Poop2Poppies™ began with a moment that sounds simple, but changed everything.

I was outside cleaning up after my cats when I noticed something that stopped me.

A piece of poop had flowers growing out of it.

I remember looking at it and thinking, see? Even shit can grow something beautiful.

That thought stayed with me -  because it perfectly described my life.

From Shame to Meaning

Early in my recovery, at an AA meeting, I once heard a woman share she was grateful to be an alcoholic.

At the time I couldn’t believe it. Grateful!! Did my ears just hear correctly?! Did that dumb bitch just say she was glad to be an alchie? It made me angry. I was still in so much pain that the idea of being grateful was ridiculous. I remember just the previous night I had spent an hour in the bath debating whether I would chop my right arm off if I didn't have to be an alcoholic. And the resounding answer to that question was yes. Not only would I chop my right arm off, I'd chop them both off. Just don't make me be an alcoholic anymore. PLEASE! 

But time, honesty, and healing changed my understanding.

What I believe now, is that there are lessons to be learnt living life as a human. You can't fully appreciate something if you didn't have to fight to get it. If you didn't earn it, if it was just given to you. You don't respect it. 

And that respect makes all the difference.

Why This Had to Exist

Addiction is a disease - not a moral failure, not a lack of willpower, not a bad character flaw.

Yet the world treats people in recovery as if they should stay quiet, stay small, and stay ashamed.

We celebrate people who survive cancer.

We honour remission milestones.

We raise billions to find cures.

So why do people in recovery still feel like they’re not allowed to be proud?

Every day sober is a miracle.

Every milestone matters.

And recovery deserves to be seen, celebrated, and respected - by the people living it and by the people around them.

Poop2Poppies™ exists to challenge the shame, change the conversation, and make recovery visible in a way that feels hopeful, playful, and deeply human.

Who This Is For

This brand is for people living with, and recovering from the disease of addiction.

It’s for those who have done the hardest work there is - choosing to heal.

It’s for people who deserve to feel proud of their milestones, not apologetic for them.

And it’s for anyone who believes that growth can come from the messiest places.

You are not broken.

You are not weak.

You are growing.

And sometimes, the most beautiful flowers come from the most unexpected soil.