nick motycka - flow state designs

In early 2020, I was searching for locally made, natural fiber, good-fitting clothing that would be both good for me and good for the planet. I couldn’t find anything that checked all the boxes then, during a meditation, the idea came to me: I would make it myself. So I took a leap of faith and started Flow State Designs.

Meanwhile after a 15 plus year career in law enforcement, I ended up with PTSD. I set off on a journey to finally process the traumas that I had collected. A year and half in, I was able to finally get the help that he needed; one psilocybin assisted therapy session. With clear intentions and a strong willingness to do the work, I went from severe PTSD to no longer meeting the criteria for a diagnosis. 

With a new sense of clarity and the amazing support of my family, I resigned from the only job that I had ever known. No longer silenced by my profession, here is my story of consciously made clothing and unconventional healing...