This was my first Startup Grind, but it surely won’t be my last. The community was awesome, thoughtful, and generous—plus, I had the opportunity to try out a Boosted Scooter and cricket-based protein powder. What more could anyone ask for?
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“Focus on fulfilling your life,” Saylor said. “There’s no time to care about who’s better at a sport.”
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In balancing the bad days of illness with coverage of coping mechanisms, hope and humor, I was left with a sense of optimism and affirmation when I watched Becoming Incurable. Nothing was sugar coated; the raw, candid side of chronic illness was truly captured. Yet, on the flipside, the film wasn’t cut to dramatize or evoke pity from the audience.
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As I started focusing on the topic of body image, I realized that a lot of my poor body image came from my experience with disfigurement. I became determined to research the psychology of appearance, and started to work with women that had all different types of disfigurements to design garments inspired by their story. Throughout my journey, I realized that swimwear design coupled with storytelling is a successful method to increase women’s comfort in their bodies. A year later, MIGA Swimwear was born.
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