In 2022, while running for Congress, I began sharing pieces of my past because I believed they might help someone, somewhere. Along the way, I came to a difficult realization: my story wasn't unique. It was painfully common. Every day, domestic violence and sexual assault steal safety, trust, identity, and hope from people in our communities and across the world.

I'm a husband, a father, a survivor, and an advocate who refuses to stay silent. I created Walk With Me! because I believe no one should have to heal alone. This is a place to learn, to reflect, to challenge the beliefs and behaviors that allow abuse to continue, and to walk forward together—one conversation, one step, and one person at a time.

As I worked through my own healing, I began to notice a pattern. No matter where we start, most of us eventually find ourselves moving through the same five stages of growth. Not always in order, and not just once—but throughout our lives.

Pain → Protection → Regulation → Freedom → Peace

This isn't a finish line.

It's a path.

Some days you'll take a step forward. Some days you'll revisit an old stage. That's part of being human. The goal isn't perfection. The goal is to keep walking.

My own journey taught me that confidence can be rebuilt, identity can be rediscovered, and sometimes what we choose to wear becomes part of the armor we step back into the world with. Fashion, like healing, can become a daily reminder of who we are—not who the world told us to be.

If you believe in a world where survivors are seen, heard, and empowered... where healthy masculinity is celebrated... where healing is possible... and where no one has to walk alone...

Then you're already part of this movement.

And I'd be honored to walk this path with you.