Our Favorite Women-Owned Wellness Businesses to Support in Fort Worth This Holiday Season
Christmas is around the corner; but what does gift giving look like in 2022, with many of us striving to be more intentional with our purchases? We suggest starting holiday shopping early to avoid last-minute stress and impulse buys. Consider patronizing businesses that are locally owned and operated so your dollars go right back to your neighbors and community. Identify gifts that can truly benefit the mind, body, and spirit of the receiver. With this mindful gift-giving model, everybody wins!
Here at Kirby Plastic Surgery, we also love to celebrate fellow woman-owned small businesses in the Fort Worth area. We are rounding up some favorite businesses led by savvy local women: trust these Fort Worth female entrepreneurs to help you find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list!
Going Green
Plants are truly the gift that keeps on giving: they make your home and office more peaceful and beautiful and are also proven to be good for our health, making them an especially loving gift choice. When you make a purchase from Stayin’ Alive Succulents you’ll also be supporting the dream of founder Jayme Waldt, who founded the business in 2017. You can check out her selection of adorable succulents and other living gifts at The Market at Ridglea, or enjoy the convenience of Jayme’s online store, which offers a contactless pick-up option.
Directions from our office to The Market at Ridglea
Rejuvenate & Reenergize
Restore & Revive is a holistic wellness center co-founded by a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nutritionist. They provide a wide variety of healing modalities under one roof, including IV therapy, detoxifying foot soaks, ozone therapy, nutritional support, pelvic floor therapy, dry needling, and lymphatic massage. You’ll have the ability to partner with a team of experienced, specialized functional medicine practitioners who are invested in your entire health journey. We highly recommend their monthly membership program to receive the maximum cost benefit of their impressive menu of services!
Directions from our office to Restore and Revive.
Sweet Treats
Dr. Sue’s Chocolate is a Grapevine-based chocolatier offering all-natural cacao-based treats. The business’ founder, Dr. Sue Williams, is a practicing physician who believes quality dark chocolate (free from preservatives, artificial flavors, and corn syrup) can be part of a healthy lifestyle. Among her line of decadent chocolate confections, you’ll also find options including other nutritious ingredients such as nuts, figs, and ginger. Dr. Sue is also committed to sharing the wealth by supporting numerous local charities, ensuring you can feel good about patronizing this Fort Worth business.
Directions from our office to Dr. Sue’s Chocolate in Grapevine
A Second Life
JunkerVal, a funky resale shop for vintage clothing, art, and antique furniture, is the creation of local Val Arnett. Her selection of unique and one-of-a-kind treasures is sure to offer ideas for that hard-to-shop-for friend who already has it all. It is always a treat to visit her Fort Worth shop, and by shopping local and secondhand, you will be playing a part in the global sustainability movement. To help with planning and gifting, new inventory is also posted daily to social media; simply follow her on Instagram and claim any item that catches your eye!
Directions from our office to Junker Vals in Bluebonnet Hills by TCU
Giving For Good
The Worthy Co was founded in 2018 to provide dignified employment to survivors of sex trafficking, empowering them as they get a fresh start on life. 100% of every purchase from their beautiful collection of hand-made jewelry and scented candles goes back to support job training and enrichment programs.
Prefer experiential gifts? Arrange a class with friends or coworkers at The Worthy Co’s Fort Worth candle studio and let your group have a blast crafting their own custom scented candles.
Directions from our office to the Worthy Co in downtown Fort Worth
Get Organized
Looking for something that will knock the socks off any busy woman in your life? Consider the gift of simplicity, ease, and freedom from clutter! Professional organizers Hello Happy Home are here to streamline the practical aspects of home and business life. The business was started by a mother of three, Mallory Shows, and was born out of her passion for bringing order to chaos. Hello Happy Home has grown to a team of seven and offers full-service organization, decluttering, and relocation services for households and businesses in the Fort Worth metro area.
Eat Local
Local Foods Kitchen, founded by chef Katie Schma, offers small-event catering and “drive-up dinners” for local families and professionals. Her small-batch, freshly made soups, salads, sandwiches, sides, entrees, and desserts are focused around the use of high-quality local and seasonal ingredients. This is the perfect gift for the busy mom, or for the foodie couple who doesn’t always have time to cook. Simply order Local Foods Kitchen gift cards online and then pick them up curbside; while you are there, we also suggest grabbing a healthy to-go meal to give yourself a night off from cooking!
Directions from our office to Local Foods Kitchen
Cozy Up
Lila + Hayes is a Fort Worth-based cotton leisure clothing brand founded in 2012 by two local moms, Amanda and Paige, who were struggling to find soft and sweet pajamas for their growing children. Over the years, they expanded their selection to offer adult pajamas and loungewear in contemporary prints and styles to include options for the entire family. They even offer traditional monogramming for a personalized touch!
While this hometown brand is now found in over 150 stores nationwide, we suggest making your Lila + Hayes purchases at LOCAL Design Studios + Gallery, which is also the headquarters for seven other local women-owned businesses. Under the same roof, you will find Kori Green Jewelry, The Bow Next Door (children’s accessories), RM Rynd Interiors, Fort 52 (lux paper and playing cards), Clearly Handbags, C+B Furs, and CITY Boots, making it an amazing one-stop shop for all of your gifts!
Directions from our office to LOCAL Design Studios + Gallery
Get Glowing
Holiday stress can wreak havoc on your appearance. At our Fort Worth plastic surgery practice and medical spa, we offer numerous treatment options to relieve aesthetic concerns and improve overall skin health. Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Emily Kirby and her caring, professional team at Kirby Plastic Surgery and Kalos Medical Spa can help you rediscover your confidence and look radiant for your next social event. Non-surgical treatments can also be a wonderful gift for your BFF, significant other, or yourself! Our office is conveniently located in the Shops at Clearfork. To arrange gift card purchases or schedule your consultation, simply call or text us at 817-292-4200 or contact us online.
Do you know a women-owned business that you’d like to add to this list? Let us know!
