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Our story

Wear your healing. Honor your story.

I'm Alyssa Ostroff. I'm a graphic designer, a trauma survivor, and the entire company. Every design here is drawn by my hand, usually late at night, usually because I needed to hear it first.

Founded May 2025 in South Florida. No team, no warehouse, no stock art.

Alyssa Ostroff, founder and designer of Self-Care Shirts, wearing a Make Your Therapist Proud tee

Year one, in real numbers

I'd rather show you the receipts than say a portion of proceeds and leave it there.

$3,569Donated to dateTo 988 and The Trevor Project, paid monthly
5,313Reminders out in the worldItems sold since launch, May 2025
171Reviews4.96 average, 97% five-star, verified by Judge.me
127Designs, all hand-drawnEvery line by one person

I donate monthly to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and The Trevor Project, and I post the total. If a month is slow, the number is smaller — but it's never nothing, and it's never made up.

Alyssa Ostroff, founder and designer of Self-Care Shirts
A note from me

For years I used design as a way to heal. Every quote, illustration and playful phrase started as a message I needed to hear — and eventually became one I wanted to share.

If you've ever felt too much, too tired, or too broken, this brand was built for you. You are proof that growth is possible — one gentle reminder, one soft tee, one day at a time.

Thank you for being part of this. It's still just me over here, and I notice every single order.

— Alyssa Ostroff, founder & designerRead what I write
Drawn by hand
Drawn by hand

Watch me draw them

Every design starts as a blank canvas in Procreate on my iPad — sketched, hand-lettered, and colored stroke by stroke by me, Alyssa. No stock art, no AI generation, no bulk slogan packs. The timelapse on this page shows the full drawing, start to finish.

Own Your Story

Look For The Rainbow

Jingle All The Way To Therapy

Joy To The Inner Child

If you want the unabridged version

I write about the parts that don't fit on a shirt. Nothing here is ghostwritten and nothing is a content strategy.

Read Healing Out Loud

What I stand for

Radical self-compassionHealing begins when we show ourselves the kindness we hand out to everyone else without thinking.
Authentic expressionEvery design is hand-created with meaning. No trends, no stock art — just truth and humor from lived experience.
Sustainable impactPrinted on demand in the USA with eco-friendly inks, responsibly sourced fabrics and recyclable packaging.

Better for you. Better for the planet.

Everything is printed on demand in the USA by ethical print partners, so nothing is overproduced and nothing sits in a warehouse waiting to be thrown away.

Soft, high-quality cotton Eco-friendly inks No overproduction Recycled mailers

The part that isn't for sale

Printables, a coloring app, a daily check-in and calm videos — free, ungated, and not going anywhere. Counselors and teachers use them; you can too.

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