DBL Nexus Merry Teas

Merry Teas

I’m creating this tea for my mother and for me. Come create it with me.

by DBL Nexus

Join the founding listGoFundMe opens soon

Made by all of us. For all of us.

Merry Teas began with my mother.

“Not a product made for you, but one made with you.”

Dean B. Lahoz, Founder
Read the full letterClose the letter

She has always been the happiest person in any room. So when anxiety took hold of her, it was painful to watch. The light in her dimmed, the joy gave way to sadness, and there were days when anxiety attacks took over completely. I wanted to do something, anything, that could bring a little comfort back into her days.

That search started with her, but somewhere along the way, I realized I needed it too.

There are already many teas out there. But I believe it would mean more if we made one together: a blend we research carefully, ingredient by ingredient, choosing what’s grown here in the Philippines and testing it until it’s the best it can be. Not a product made for you, but one made with you.

It isn’t just for my mother and me. It’s for all of us, and it will be made by all of us.

Right now, Merry Teas is a plan and a promise. With your help, we can begin the research and bring the very first blend to life. We’ll share every step openly on DBL Nexus Forward: what we learn, what we choose and why.

If this speaks to you, share it with someone who would care, and join us when our GoFundMe opens.

Dean B. Lahoz, Founder, DBL Nexus

Merry Teas is a daily ritual, not a treatment. If you or someone you love is struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional. In the Philippines, call the NCMH Crisis Hotline at 1553; in the United States, call or text 988.

Dean and his mother standing in clear sea water
I. By the sea
Dean and his mother hugging at his birthday
II. A birthday
Dean and his mother by the harbor at night
III. The harbor at night
My mother and me. Where Merry Teas begins.

The plan

How we plan to make the first blend

An evening tea made from Philippine-grown botanicals, with a recipe shaped by the people who join us and the intention to give part of future earnings to mental health organizations. Nothing is final yet. This is the path we intend to take.

  1. i.

    Research the blend

    With our first funding, we research botanicals, test recipes and analyze every step through to producing the very first blend.

  2. ii.

    Grown at home

    We plan to source our botanicals in the Philippines, so every cup can help support local growers and the country we love.

  3. iii.

    Shared with the world

    Our goal is to make Merry Teas available worldwide, and as it grows, I intend to give part of future earnings to mental health organizations.

Help shape it from the very first leaf

Merry Teas is being made with the people who drink it. If a slower evening cup sounds right to you, here are two simple ways to take part.

  • Share the story

    Send this page to someone who would care about it.

    Share by email

  • Suggest a botanical

    Know a Philippine plant, leaf or flower we should explore? Tell us about it.

    Send an idea

Support Merry Teas

Be first to fund

Merry Teas is founder-funded today. A GoFundMe campaign will pay for the research that takes it from idea to first blend, and every backer becomes a founding supporter.

We’ll email you the moment funding opens, with news of the research and the first blend.

Contributions support the making of Merry Teas; they are not charitable donations.

We only use your email to send Merry Teas updates. Unsubscribe anytime by replying to any email. See our Privacy notice.