Eat Your Fiber is a handmade knitwear brand created by Melia McDermott in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. With a focus on high quality, environmentally conscious materials and thoughtful design, it’s a business that strives to be more than a just a clothing label. Our mission is to show that when we follow our hearts, we really can make a positive difference in the world.

Autumn 2025 marks the first (tiny!) capsule collection by Eat Your Fiber. After losing a cousin and friend to cancer in the summer of 2025, Melia finally found the courage to leave her day job (lawyer) and take a chance on Eat Your Fiber. She hasn’t looked back.

Melia also has to thank her nurse practitioner, who diagnosed a long unmanaged anxiety and depressive disorder and helped her get on track with medication and other resources. Now, it’s extremely important to her to use any platform she has to raise awareness and reduce stigma around medications for mental health. In a society that so often forces us to live counter to our values and inner experience, it’s no wonder we need chemical help sometimes. As she puts it - “After starting an SSRI, I finally felt that I could access the potential I knew I had, but previously couldn’t reach. That choice gave me the strength to fundamentally change my behaviour.”

Eat Your Fiber is a reminder to me that life isn’t just about playing safe - about doing things fast, easy, and cheap. It’s about taking a chance on creating the world you want to live in. Our dream is that by following our passion, you might be inspired to follow yours too. And maybe get a nice sweater or two.