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“My son is 18 months old and he loves to dance. I’ve never been much of a dancer except after a couple of drinks in a dimly lit club. When I first heard about Morning Wiggles I thought it was cool, since I am always open to positive ways to deal with mental health but I thought it wasn’t for me. But these past mornings amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, terrible news and collective anxiety around the world I thought I’d give it a go, since it makes my son so happy,” Björk Björnsdóttir shared. “My son has no idea how the world is changing around him, he just loves these extra moments in the morning when he gets to dance around with his mom. That to me is special, the childlike joy and wonder, and I am so happy that he and Morning Wiggles have taught me to let go and get wiggling!”

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?

“Focus on fulfilling your life,” Saylor said. “There’s no time to care about who’s better at a sport.”

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.

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.