hi! <3 

my name is imee, i'm so thrilled you've made it here!

I wanna tell you a little bit about the message behind this lil campaign... ??

as you all know, my name is imee ?

if you?re familiar with my online presence at all, you?ll know eating disorders and body image are causes close to my heart. i personally spent the better half of a decade raging a war on my my body in a desperate bid to attain a sense of peace within my own mind. anorexia nervosa haunted my every waking moment. today, although it still has a presence in my life, it?s dominance is fading with every day that passes. 

an admission to australia?s only residential eating disorder facility, Wandi Nerida, posed a massive turning point in my recovery. 100% owned and operated by the Butterfly Foundation, Wandi offered me a glimpse of a life beyond anorexia i never believed possible. 

in an effort to make that opportunity one that?s available to more people navigating a similar, unrelentingly bleak battle, a percentage of the profits from this campaign will be donated to the Butterfly Foundation ? @thebutterflyfoundation 

since embarking on my recovery, the online eating disorder recovery community has become a place of immense understanding and an ongoing source of hope for me. if you?ve stumbled upon my little corner of the internet, i hope this shirt / tote bag and the message it carries finds you in the dark and offers you a tiny glimmer of light. i wish, when you wear the words ?i deserve to take up space?, you?re reminded of your inherent, unwavering worth in this world. with this message firming printed in your heart (& on your back ;)), i know this message will be shared with all those whose paths you cross. 

thank you for existing. i?m so grateful to have made it here today. please remember, whether or not you're wearing the words, you will forever be deserving of the space you occupy <3

all my love,

imee.

(thank you @bonfire for helping make this dream of mine a reality ?)