Monique Mealey

Sometimes loving someone well is just learning how they need you to show up.

Bucket, tissue, hammer… or leave me alone for an hour. 😂

I knew last Thursday was going to be emotional, but I do not think I understood just how much it would hit me until I was standing there saying all of this out loud. There is something really surreal about watching a part of your life that once felt so painful and private become something people are choosing to hold with you. I am still overwhelmed by the love this has received. The shirts selling out in less than 48 hours honestly broke me a little, because it felt like proof that this message mattered to people far beyond just me.

I am so grateful for every person who showed up, shared what they are still here for, bought a shirt, sent a message, or simply made space for this conversation.

Still Here. means more to me now than it did when we started, because now it holds pieces of so many other people’s stories, reasons, and meanings, too 🩵💜

✨ The shirts are available again on The Resilience Company site for anyone who missed the first release ✨

Choosing to stay did not mean I suddenly stopped struggling.

A big part of healing has been figuring out what actually helps me come back to myself when my brain starts going somewhere I do not want to follow. Some of those things are peaceful. Some are messy. Some are just saying the same fear out loud until it does not feel as powerful anymore.

I think the part after “I decided to stay” deserves just as much conversation too.

If you are struggling, call or text 988. You are not alone 💜🩵

I almost missed all of this.

Not just the big things I could have never predicted, but the completely ordinary parts too. The arguments, the dogs, the mistakes, the nights that went too late, the people I had not met yet, and all of the versions of myself I still had left to become.

There was a time when I genuinely could not imagine wanting any of it.

Today, I am really fu***ng grateful I stayed long enough to find out.

September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month, and this month I want to make space for the conversations we are often scared to have, while also celebrating everything that gets to exist because we are still here.

So I am starting with one question, and I hope you will answer it with me:

What are you still here for?

If you are struggling or need someone to talk to, call or text 988. 💜🩵

I would rather lose the sale than give you exactly what you asked for just because you asked for it.

There is a big difference between getting what you want and getting what is actually appropriate for you.

Tytin was never built to be a place where you show up, name the product, check a box, and leave with it. The whole point is to look at the person in front of us, understand the goal, assess what actually makes sense, and build a plan around that.

That might mean we recommend something different than what you came in asking for, or that we tell you no altogether. And yes, sometimes that means losing the sale.

I am completely okay with that.

Your health is not an upsell opportunity, and your trust is worth more than a quick buck.

We are not here to take orders. We are here to give you a recommendation we can actually stand behind.