About Us

Natalie Porter

Natalie Porter is the co-founder of Ever Thriving Community, a mother of two, and the founder of Matcha Mat Yoga—a Vancouver-based wellness brand blending mindful movement with intentional connection. Deeply community-driven, Natalie has spent the past three years running seasonal donation programs supporting neighbours who spend their days on the streets of the Downtown Eastside, providing warm clothing, essentials, and person-to-person kindness.

 

Beyond her wellness work, Natalie is dedicated to creating alcohol-free spaces that feel welcoming, safe, and creatively inspiring. After overcoming addiction herself, she is passionate about rebuilding community through accessible wellness practices, connection-based gatherings, and trauma-sensitive programming. Her lived experience fuels Ever Thriving Community’s mission to offer dignity, belonging, and genuine support without barriers.

 

Balanced in her leadership and grounded in heart, Natalie continues to grow Matcha Mat Yoga and Ever Thriving Community while raising her two boys, hiking local trails, and cultivating spaces where people feel seen, included, and deeply cared for.

 

Contessa Maria Choe

Contessa Choe is the co-founder of Ever Thriving Community and the founder of Mercury’s Messages, a spiritual wellness practice dedicated to intuitive healing, tarot, and soul-aligned guidance. Through her work, she holds space for individuals navigating transformation, grief, identity shifts, and emotional renewal—offering clarity, validation, and gentle empowerment through the intuitive arts.

 

Known for her grounded presence and compassionate approach, Contessa helps community members reconnect with self-trust, inner wisdom, and spiritual safety. Her dedication to healing is rooted not just in tarot, but in deep emotional literacy, accessibility, and the belief that healing should feel welcoming rather than intimidating.

 

Through Mercury’s Messages and Ever Thriving Community, Contessa continues to build trauma-informed, heart-centered offerings that blend intuition, creativity, and soul care. Her passion is creating ritual-like experiences that remind people of their worth, their voice, and their inherent ability to transform.

 In Unified Purpose

 

Together, Natalie and Contessa co-lead Ever Thriving Community with the shared belief that healing must be accessible, community must be compassionate, and sober-friendly spaces must feel vibrant—not clinical. Their partnership blends grounded wellness with intuitive insight, building a network where individuals can heal, connect, express, and belong without pressure or performance—simply as they are.