Two Sisters With OCD and Anxiety Created Therapy-Inspired Bracelets to Help Others
December 17, 2021 at 06:40PM Ever received a gleaming nugget of knowledge in therapy - or overheard someone mention a thoughtful coping mechanism their therapist taught them? Ever wanted a tangible way to keep note of it? Sisters Emily Stetzer, 27, and Lindsay Stetzer, 32, used their experiences in cognitive behavioral therapy to inspire a jewelry company, Presently. Each mindfulness bracelet has an in-the-moment reminder based on therapist tips that the sisters, both diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety, have found useful in their everyday lives. The engraved phrases aren’t the typical “feel good” affirmations advertised by many on-the-market products. “A lot of mainstream brands sell bracelets with phrases that say, ‘Stay positive’ and 'Hope.’ There’s just a lot of empty meaning in some of those phrases on the bracelets,” Emily, who received a diagnosis in 2016, said when POPSUGAR spoke with…
