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ON A PERSONAL NOTE:

Before we talk t-shirts, let’s talk truth.

There was a time when I almost gave up on my business. Not because I didn’t believe in it. Not because it wasn’t working. But because life came in like a storm, and I didn’t know if I could survive it, let alone run a business through it.

I lost my aunt, the woman who once took care of me, who loved me like a mother, and during the same exact time, I found out my actual mother was living with dementia and was advanced. These things coupled with what was already going on in my life made me feel like my world was folding in on itself. I couldn’t think straight. I was numb, angry, and tried in ways I couldn’t even explain. I was spiraling, and I didn’t have the strength to pretend I wasn’t.

Every day life became hard. Showing up at work became harder. There were moments I broke down in places I shouldn’t have. At times I looked at my business, the thing I had built with so much passion and felt nothing. I was ready to walk away from all of it. I was literally crying through my orders.

But something in me knew I couldn’t lose myself and the one thing that had kept me anchored these last 6 years. I needed help. Real help. So I got into therapy. Every single week for six months. And honestly? It, coupled with my faith, saved me.

I’m telling you this not for sympathy, but for connection. Because behind every small business is a whole human being carrying life. Some days you’ll feel on fire. Other days, like the ashes left behind.

But I need you to hear this: You can keep going. You can find your way back. You can come undone and still rebuild.

Your business is more than products and profit margins. It’s you, you matter. So before we go any further, I just want to remind you, you’re not alone in this. This journey is you're on? It starts with Grace, not perfection.

You’ve got this. Now let’s build something dope.

Some days, showing up for your business is the bravest thing you’ll do. Especially when life is trying to pull you under. But healing and hustling can exist in the same space, one breath, one step, one tee at a time.

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