You guys! I launched a clothing line!
This is something I’ve worked really hard on the last few months. Like so long, long nights, earlllly mornings but it’s been so worth it.
But what started all of this was the idea of Seek, Nourish Bloom. It’s been something I’ve poured so much of my time, heart, and energy into and I’m really excited to share it with you guys!
When I was 18 years old I was sexually abused. This took everything from me and I didn’t realize it until 10 years later. When it happened I didn’t reach out for help, I didn’t think my situation was as bad as other women, I didn’t tell anyone, I was embarrassed, I held so much shame, guilt, and anger inside me for so long… This was 10 years ago and it’s had so much impact in every aspect of my life. My family, relationships, work and even motherhood. Looking back I wish I would have had a resource I knew that could help, but I was terrified to seek that help, to ask anyone, to talk to anyone I just held it in. I want every woman and child who has been a victim of assault or rape to be heard and to have resources to help them. Rape, abuse, assault, trauma needs to be talked about because it happens everywhere. When I started to open up and share my story I found out that so many women around me, in my life, had the same story and have still have carried so much guilt and shame around it because they had no one or blamed themselves for this long. We deserve to take back our fucking power, show up and be the women who we’re placed on this planet to be, and help others to do the same.
What seek, nourish, bloom means is to seek out, find the help, the tools, and the people to help you get better, then to nourish yourself with love, kindness and to honor yourself, to heal and be free because you deserve that. Then to bloom. To take your power back and show up and be an example to others to promote healing and spreading awareness.
As I was designing the shirts, I had so much fun with it, I went along with it and designed some more styles. I want to create a line where people can wear it, remind themselves to feel empowered and to show up how they’re meant to.
All profits of the seek, nourish, bloom shirts are going to go to YWCA West Central Michigan. This is an organization that helps women through so many areas of their lives. Sexual assault, domestic abuse, child sexual abuse, and here to help to prevent and empower women. They have crisis help, short term counseling, and support groups at no cost. They also provide housing and help women seek employment, child care, and referrals for legal assistance.
This is really difficult for me to share here. It’s really vulnerable, it’s vulnerable for me to share and launch a new business but also incredibly terrifying sharing that I was raped. It’s something we’re taught to keep inside, not express, to shove it down and we can’t. If you’re reading this, if you were abused, I’m so sorry. It’s not your fault you didn’t do this and you can heal from it the more you look at it, understand it the less power it has over you and you will carry so much strength because of it. I’m here to talk and be as much as a support as I can be. Giving you a big hug m’friend.
If you have any questions feel free to drop them here in the comments or message me!
You can shop the Seek Nourish Bloom line here and other styles https://www.etsy.com/shop/shopkristinjones