Published April 27, 2025 | By Alyx E, Founder of Collectors MD

Healing rarely happens in isolation.
Healing happens in community.

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned while building Collectors MD over the last month is that this movement was never supposed to be about one person.
Not me. Not any one story.
It’s about us—a growing team of collectors, advocates, and real people fighting for something better together.

When the pressure of the hobby gets heavy—when the chase drowns out the joy or the spending spirals out of control—what saves us isn’t just personal willpower.
It’s the safety of being surrounded by people who understand.
It’s the reminder that you’re not crazy. You’re not broken.
You’re not the only one trying to find a healthier way forward.

Collectors MD exists because hobbies should be safe havens, not financial traps.
They should ground us, not bury us.
They should connect us, not isolate us.
They should spark joy—not shame, not stress, not the endless pressure to keep up with every release, every comp, every "must-have" drop.

Hobbies were never meant to be measuring sticks.
They were meant to be communal.
Creative.
Grounding.
Fun.

And that’s why we’re here.
Not as individuals shouting into the void—but as a collective voice, a movement, a real community saying: "We can build something better."

We are fighting for the hobby.
We are fighting for each other.
And when we show up—week after week, meeting after meeting, conversation after conversation—it’s proof that the strength of CMD isn’t just in the message.
It’s in the people who believe in it.

We heal in groups.
We grow in community.
We thrive together.

If you’ve ever felt alone in this journey, I promise you:
You’re not.

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The hobby was always meant to bring us together. We're just making sure it stays that way.

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