Hi, my name is Anastasiia. I grew up in Russia. At the age of 17, I was discovered as a fashion model at a local shopping mall, and since then, I have traveled around the world for my career. Modeling offered me a way out of the life I knew at home, where I was studying to become a lawyer. I embraced the opportunity, walked in several fashion weeks, and worked for well-known brands like Max Mara, Dolce & Gabbana, and Oscar de la Renta.

Navigating the fashion world and its standards wasn’t always easy for me. The pressures of looking and behaving a certain way were building up. Strategies I relied on my whole life, including people-pleasing, expecting perfect results, and criticizing myself for every mistake, not only failed to help my well-being but made it worse. I felt lost a lot of the time.

Spending time alone in different countries around the globe and reflecting on my inner world helped me realize that I needed a new way of relating to myself. This is when I let the voice of self-kindness in. Instead of constantly pushing myself, I slowly learned that I was enough. From this place of acceptance, it became much easier to grow and live in alignment with my values.

For years I have been practicing self-kindness and promoting it to those around me until I made it my career. I help women build inner resilience and achieve their goals with the power of self-compassion.