The birth of selfkind It was about 5 years ago now that I stood in front of a mirror in my Brooklyn apartment, on the verge of another birthday, deep into the photo manipulation industry, and I asked myself why I was always so hard on myself. I watched almost 3 decades of my life pass always thinking, “Next year will be different” and like most women my age always wishing to be thinner or thinking everything would be better if I just fit in. Meanwhile, that type of thinking…
SELFKIND
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Hi, my name is Michaela and I am so excited to finally share my story and this project with you! Let’s start from the beginning. I’m your tried and true, born in the middle of America, girl turned woman with a dream so big it felt unrealistic. I grew up in a story book household with a family that seemingly had it all. In my teenage years that story turned to horror as my father was overcome by alcoholism that eventually lead to his death. My whole world turned upside…