Shine the Light On

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Once, while Shine the Light On (STLO) founder Eli Brown was unpacking merchandise in a store, a woman read his brand’s story on a hangtag and started to cry. Her son had died by suicide weeks before. His name was Eli too. Brown felt a connection—he’d struggled with drugs and alcohol after experiencing sexual abuse, and he’d created STLO so that no one would have to go through a similar thing alone. His community now has help at their fingertips thanks to the brand’s support of orgs like Mindfulness Without Borders and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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