10 Days In: One Sale, a Movement Ignited, and the Voices No One Talks About

We’re officially 10 days into Ashes & Armor.

And yeah—I could tell you there’s only been one sale so far. But that’d be like saying a spark isn’t fire just because it hasn’t burned the whole forest yet.

Because what’s actually happened these past ten days has been everything I hoped for—and more.

This Brand Was Built on Survival, Not Statistics

One sale doesn’t mean failure. It means the beginning.

Since launch, I’ve had conversations I never could’ve predicted—especially on TikTok. I started talking about trauma. About healing. About the brutal, raw truth of living with C-PTSD. And suddenly, the comments weren’t just from women.

“Women Aren’t the Only Ones That Deal With This.”

That was the first message.

“Women aren’t the only ones that deal with this. But thank you for your support.”

Then came another:

“It’s fucked up because the world doesn’t care about men. I have to pay my abuser.”

That cracked something wide open.

Men started showing up in my messages. Quietly. Carefully. Honestly. For many of them, it was the first time they said it out loud:

“I was abused.”

The Faces No One Talks About

These are the forgotten survivors. The ones taught to man up. The ones who were emotionally wrecked, psychologically controlled, gaslit into believing it wasn’t abuse—because “men can’t be victims,” right?

Wrong.

Abuse doesn’t care about gender. Trauma doesn’t hit softer just because you’re a man. And survival isn’t any less valid when the world refuses to believe your story.

This Is What Real Momentum Looks Like

So no, I’m not measuring success in dollars right now. But trust—when I start cutting monthly checks to the women’s sanctuary I chose? That’s when you'll really see what power looks like. Stay tuned for that name drop.

I'm measuring it in DMs from strangers who found the courage to speak up. In comments that break generational silence. In the voices of men who were told to shut up and suffer—and are finally done being quiet.

This isn’t about going viral. It’s about going deep.

Ashes & Armor is a place for every survivor who was told they didn’t count.

The Fire Has Just Started

If you’ve ever felt like your pain didn’t matter because of who you are—drop a 🖤 in the comments. Even anonymously.

Let this be your permission to speak. To scream. To rise.

This is only the beginning. We’re just getting started.

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