"The glass may be cracked, it still holds. It still shines."

The Cracked Glass Movement

Whether you wear fractured panes for yourself or for someone you love, you’re wearing them in solidarity.

I created the Cracked Glass Movement for myself. For my kids. For my family. For the people in my life who remind me that I matter. I created it because I didn’t want to feel alone anymore—and I don’t want you to either.

The Why

I am an anxious, chronically depressed Army veteran with PTSD, trust issues, and a history of alcoholism. I’ve lived with invisible battles for years, and I’ve seen them in the people I love—BPD, bipolar, schizophrenia, substance abuse, domestic abuse, depression, anxiety, addiction, and suicide. I can put a face to every crack.

A few years ago, I hit rock bottom. With my rifle in hand, I pulled the trigger—and I only survived because I had thrown away the firing pin. The metallic click between my teeth was my wake-up call. Sobbing with anger as tears drip from my face, splashing away at the dust on the etches of my son and daughter's name. It reminded me that I was stuck with this fragmented mind. That sometimes survival feels less like strength and more like a burden. That sometimes the peace of ending it feels easier than the pain of surviving just for others.

But that day, I realized survival still mattered. That I was still here, fractured but breathing. And maybe that was enough.

So Cracked Glass is my answer. Our fractures may be invisible to the world, but the impact of succumbing to them shatters our loved ones. It’s time to wear those fragments out loud—for ourselves, and for the people we love.

Mission Statement

The Cracked Glass Movement exists to turn silence into solidarity. We wear our fractures as symbols—not of weakness, but of resilience. Our mission is to show that while the glass may be cracked, it still holds. It still shines.

Fractured. Not Finished.

Artistic Reflections

Explore the beauty in our lived experiences.

Fractured Stories

Share your journey and inspire others to heal.

For now, this space is blank—on purpose. If you’ve made anything that helps you escape or cope with your fractures—art, writing, music, photos, poems, playlists—send it to fractures@crackedglass.shop