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Marta
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Marta grew up gardening with her grandfather, who taught her everything he knew. He was a psychoanalyst and when they weren’t talking about garden design and planting schedules, they discussed all the zigs and zags of human nature. When she got to college, she wanted to honor each of these interests, so she got dual degrees in horticulture science and psychology and went on to get her masters in both. For a time, she did tree care and landscape planting in Central Park. Then she shifted to family counseling for a decade. If you ever visit her apartment, you will marvel at its welcoming lushness. One night, a couple of years ago, over drinks with friends, she spaced out as yet another person detailed the million ways in which they were deficient in keeping plants alive, and how this made them a bad person. She could hear, behind the humor and sarcasm, the pain and helplessness at causing — or at least not knowing how to prevent — the death of a living thing. She decided then and there to become a plant therapist. She comes to your house, assesses your plant life, and talks you through how to bring them back to health. She also roots out any underlying issues that may hinder you from giving your plants (and other things in your life) the proper care and attention.
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(Inspired by Lynda Barry and her (totally freaking amazing) Writing the Unthinkable workshop at the Omega Institute.)