Empathy & Resilience

Proudly designed in Portland, Oregon with creativity and heart.

Each design reflects the journey of someone who understands the challenges of living with mental illness, an invisible disability, and the stigma associated with trans and queer identities.

Our uniqueness is our strength. Embrace your individuality and let your style shine in a multiverse of infinite realities.

“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”
— Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

  • Ollie

    THE CREATOR & TELLER OF STORIES

  • Black and white dog sleeping on a bed and emerging from underneath a pink shark onesie

    Quincy

    THE ENFORCER & EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL

  • Black lab puppy in a red harness sitting on a dog bed with a spiderman toy looking at the camera

    Huxley

    THE DESTROYER & FUTURE SERVICE DOG

ORIGIN STORY

Growing up with a complex mix of mental health challenges including Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation, I also fought through an Eating Disorder, PTSD, Chronic Pain, Anaphylaxis, and Migraines. This journey eventually led to an additional diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder after a significant turning point in my life.

My path to self-acceptance and understanding has been intertwined with my emotional and physical struggles, including my queer identity. Now more than ever, the unstable political climate and legislation aimed at erasing queer and trans identities weighs heavily on my heart and mind.

Ollieverse emerged from the depths of my experiences – a quirky brand born from the fusion of art, poetry, and fashion. It aims to shatter mental health taboos, shed light on invisible disabilities, and amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Thank you for being a part of my story and allowing me to be a part of yours..

Eternally,

Inspiration

  • "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

    Maya Angelou

  • "There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast."

    Charles Dickens

  • “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”

    Ernest Hemingway

  • "Someone I once loved gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift."

    Mary Oliver

  • "It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous – even death is terrible only if we fear it."

    Epictetus

  • “And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.”

    Paulo Coelho

  • "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

    Nelson Mandela

  • "Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat."

    Ralph Elison

  • 'You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time."

    Angela Davis

  • "Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt."

    Kurt Vonnegut

  • "If you're going through hell, keep going."

    Winston Churchill

  • "Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."

    Mary Shelley

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