Torie Zeiner
Torie Zeiner
With You Co.
Seattle, Washington
With You Co. is a small business launched by pediatric chaplain Torie Zeiner that curates and sells “gathered gifts for life’s ungathered moments,” supporting those who are experiencing grief, loss, or life's transitions, including "coming out" boxes celebrating the announcement of their identity to the world. When the right words are hard to find, Torie helps organizations, churches, and community members by delivering curated care packages sending the thoughtful, tactile and heart-warming message of "I'm with you."
Grief and loss are often unacknowledged by society. Add to that the epidemic of loneliness that is so often headlined. “People often don‘t know what to do or to say, and so they say nothing or just send flowers. Our boxes offer a more personal, helpful way to say - We are here with you, we support you” said Torie.
5% of profits are donated to youth mental health initiatives that support the shared vision of ending the epidemic of loneliness.
Items in the boxes are sourced ethically and, if possible, from minority social entrepreneurs. Gift boxes are priced from $70 to $135 each and can be shipped anywhere in the continental US. Custom box requests are also welcomed.
Each standard gift box contains one item for each of the following categories:
Honor: a candle or prism for the honoree
Self care: items such as eye mask or lotion
Education: Book, meditations or a storytelling deck
Nourish: Food item such as soup, tea, or cookie
See and Hold: Tactile objects such as coffee mug, pillow, cardinal, hand-carved heart
The website for With You Co. is under development and will be live this summer.
About Torie: A Board Certified Chaplain and a graduate of Wake Forest Divinity School, Torie Zeiner works as a pediatric chaplain and program manager at Seattle’s Children's Hospital in Seattle, WA. Her gift box company grew out of her work with families suffering the loss of children; as well as her personal struggles to find appropriate gifts for friends going through difficult challenges or celebrating coming out.
