Born from personal challenges, Strugglers is a tribute to the resilience within us all!
Do you know the feeling when life hits you with everything at once? That's where I found myself – lying in a hospital bed after 21 hours of labor, an emergency c-section, and a layoff notice from the night before. Honestly, It was enough to crush me..
But amidst life's chaos, as I held my newborn daughter in my arms, all of that pain seemed to fade away. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen♥︎, and even though she was struggling with low weight and severe jaundice at birth, I knew that I had to be strong for her.
As I recovered from the c-section, I struggled with postpartum depression. It was during this time that I realized something important- My struggles, my pains, as difficult as they were, had given me strength. They had made me who I was and connected me to others who were going through similar hardships. It was then that the idea of Strugglers was born.
At that point I felt like I found my purpose. During those sleepless nights of recovery, battling postpartum depression, while figuring out how to be both a new mom and suddenly unemployed, I realized something: Our struggles aren't our weakness – they're our story. They're what make us real. Relatable. Human.
That's why I created Strugglers.
Not just because I needed something to wear that felt true to who I was becoming, but because I knew you needed it too. Whether you're:
Fighting through your own battles
Building something from scratch
Leading a community
Or simply trying to show up authentically in a world that often demands perfection
Our goal is to empower every individual, from startup founders to community leaders, to be confidently unforgettable.
Strugglers t-shirts loved and supported by Keynote Speakers at the YMCARise and EntHerprise event, Toronto 2024!
Swag distributed among the Seneca Helix Pitch competition Judges and Winners -Dec'24
Pan, Founder of Strugglers winning her first Pitch competition at the IWB event in Aug'24
Strugglers first featured Podcast at Shades of Sixcess with Adrian Leckie
Strugglers cheered on and advocated by Kadine Cooper, CoachK, 2024 Top Coach In Toronto, Top 100 Black Women To Watch.
