Spreading Kindness through Fluffy Friends

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Humble Beginnings

In 2015, I started doodling a little white fox on paper in order to help me cope with panic attacks. Drawing this little critter helped me manage and accept my own disorders by imagining them as an innocent little fox that I had to befriend and learn to live with, instead of pushing away or hiding. At first, I was reluctant to share these doodles online, especially on my professional pages! Would people think I was weird?? It turned out that others also found comfort with this little fox!

Anxiety Fox helped me so much so I wanted to share them to everyone all over the world, with the purpose of spreading kindness and softness!

Over the next several years, I slowly explored more characters to keep Anxiety Fox company, as well as cute things like pins and stickers. I couldn’t have done it without the support of everyone who connected with these characters!

A cartoon illustration of a humorous fake ID badge titled "Certified Mess" with a sketch of Anxiety Fox, labeled as ID: ME, issued NOW, never expires, and with a paw print in place of a fingerprint.

A hand-drawn cartoon Anxiety Fox with two vertical oval eyes, a rounded body with tiny legs, and a large tail. Anxiety Fox has several lines indicating anxiety and emotion.

2015

Anxiety Fox was first shared online, a couple of pins made!

A plush toy of Anxiety Fox, sitting on a rock.

2017

First Plush Kickstarter!

Enamel pin featuring Anxiety Fox, with a yellow explosive burst background with 'A' repeatedly around it.

2019

Merchandise at Gallery Nucleus!

A plush toy of a white Anxiety Fox with big black eyes and tears, sitting on a wooden surface in an urban street scene with cars, buildings, and city lights in the background.

2020

First campaign to cross $100,000 in funding!

A woven basket with a yellow cloth lining filled with colorful plush animal toys from Anxiety Fox in black, white, pink, purple, and green, placed on a gray sofa.

2024

Introduced Pocket Friends plush toy series!

Hi, I’m Nao!

My name is Naomi Romero but you can call me Nao! I am a Hispanic (1st generation Mexican + Puerto Rican) Nonbinary artist who lives in the middle of nowhere in Ohio! I have worked as a character design at DreamWorks TV, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and more.

Drawing Anxiety Fox helped me in more ways than I can imagine and sharing them to the world brings me so much joy!

Check out my portfolio

A small stuffed Anxiety Fox with brown ears, orange body, and a white bandana with colorful paw prints, held in a person's hand outdoors with green grass in the background.

We Give Back

I love giving back to the community by providing free merch to therapy offices, counselors, and others! If you’d like to get in touch about receiving merch for your patients, please reach out. I’d love to connect!

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