Welcome to Tending The Garden
Heal Together, Grow Together
Healing Should Be Accessible to Everyone.
Many survivors from marginalized identities face barriers to care, including stigma, lack of resources, and systemic inequities. These challenges create isolation, uncertainty, and a sense of being unheard.
Tending the Garden is committed to transforming these realities by creating inclusive healing spaces, offering trauma-informed resources, and building community for survivors. Since 2019, we’ve helped hundreds of individuals feel seen, supported, and empowered.
A Community Where You Belong
Explore a safe, supportive space offering tools, workshops, and connections to help you thrive.
Belonging: Find understanding and validation among peers who share your experiences.
Empowerment: Access workshops, retreats, and tools to reclaim your voice and agency.
Expression: Share your story through art, writing, and creativity.
Explore Our Community Spaces
We offer thoughtfully designed spaces that foster healing, creativity, and connection:
🌿Daily Cultivations: A space for daily prompts to nurture reflection and personal growth.
🌿The Healing Canvas: A digital art gallery where members share poetry, paintings, and other creations from their healing journey.
🌿The Resource Garden: A community-led exchange board for therapist recommendations, safe spaces, and other resources.
🌿Bloom Book Club: A virtual book club focused on relevant themes with group discussions and interpretations.
🌿Gratitude & Affirmations Wall: A safe space for members to share affirmations and express gratitude.
🌿The Gathering Circle: A dedicated space for live sessions, including workshops and community discussions.
Healing is personal, but it doesn’t have to be lonely. Join a thriving community that supports you every step of the way.
Meet the Heart Behind the Garden
Tending the Garden started as an idea during my 10-day silent retreat, originally meant to be a once-a-year gathering. But I quickly realized it needed to be more. Founded in 2019, this space has grown into a community rooted in social justice, equity, and compassionate care—offering retreats, workshops, live events, and resources for marginalized survivors seeking healing, education, and connection.
For too long, Women of Color, LGBTQIA+ survivors, sex workers, cis men, and young adults—especially those between 18–25—have been pushed to the margins of conversations around sexual assault. I created Tending the Garden to change that. To center our experiences. To make healing accessible, inclusive, and rooted in real community care. This is a space where you don’t have to navigate the hard parts alone. A space to exhale, be seen, and reclaim your healing—on your terms.
Jimanekia Eborn
Founder
My name is Jimanekia Eborn (She/Her/Hers). I have been a Comprehensive Sex Educator and Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert for over a decade. With Tending the Garden, I’m expanding upon my mission by creating a space specifically for sexual assault survivors who are marginalized. The experts leading our retreat and other events have decades of experience as sex therapists, sex educators, and facilitators who specifically speak to survivors.
A Space Rooted in Compassion and Growth
Guided by inclusivity, empathy, and empowerment, our values shape everything we do.
"Healing happens when we are seen and supported."
– Jimanekia Eborn
Together, we cultivate a garden of transformation and resilience.
