There was a time I would’ve never posted photos like this. I spent years hiding my birthmark—covering it, avoiding it, wishing it looked different.
Years ago, I made a decision: I wasn’t going to live my life based on what other people might think. I stopped letting outside opinions define how I see myself.
This is my body. This is my story. And no one should ever feel ashamed of how they were born or what they look like.
May is Vascular Birthmark Awareness Month, and I’m choosing to show up exactly as I am—uncovered, unedited, and unashamed. What I once tried to hide is now something I stand in.
If you’re on your own journey with a birthmark or visible difference, please know you’re not alone. And you don’t have to hide either 🤍 you were born perfectly as is.
Ari
