Founded in 2018, after being heavily impacted by the effects of a severe mental health condition, Ebony Philcox and Allison Evans started The Good Fight as a clothing brand and conversation starter. Their experiences with mental health spans a number of years, but none worse than the eight month period during 2018, in which Ebony almost lost her fight with depression as a result of Bipolar Disorder. During this time, Alli made a video that's purpose was to remind Ebony of who she is - a version that she could not see herself. Using old home videos and recent film, the video juxtaposed footage of not only when she was happy, but also her battle with her illness, and contained a vast number of people who love and support her. The video was posted on social media and was widely spread amongst the community. Both were inundated with messages of not only support, but of people reaching out for help - and from that moment on they wanted to make a change.
The Good Fight mission is to have a society where mental health is no longer stigmatised. By launching a clothing brand that sparks conversation, and having the profits donated to funding vital research, the goal is to one day rid the world of mental health conditions. By wearing the apparel it shows that you are a supporter of people who suffer mental health conditions and are there for someone to talk to when they are in need... and sometimes, that is just enough to save a life.
The Good Fight mission is to have a society where mental health is no longer stigmatised. By launching a clothing brand that sparks conversation, and having the profits donated to funding vital research, the goal is to one day rid the world of mental health conditions. By wearing the apparel it shows that you are a supporter of people who suffer mental health conditions and are there for someone to talk to when they are in need... and sometimes, that is just enough to save a life.
WHO ARE WE?
EBONY PHILCOX & allison Evans
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Ebony is the founder of The Good Fight. Living with her own mental health condition since the age of 16, she knows first hand the impact it has on a person. Dealing with her own internal battles, she also learned that there was a lack of understanding with the complexity of mental illnesses, and that often people underestimate these very real conditions - for no other reason than the fact that they do not understand. It was her own experiences, overcoming a particularly hard battle in 2018, that ignited Ebony's passion for speaking up about mental health.
Alli knows the impact that mental health has on a persons life, but from another perspective. Fortunately she does not know what it is like to live with a mental health condition, but she knows very well how it feels to live with someone who does. Living with Ebony at the time, Alli was her primary support person throughout her 2018 battle, witnessing first hand how her condition effected her. Alli's passion for mental health support grew from her lack of understanding when first faced with supporting someone with acute mental health issues. |