"P.ink empowers women to reclaim their bodies after mastectomies, through connection with tattoo artists who can cover their scars in beautiful artwork."

What can a tattoo teach survivors about loving and accepting their body, especially after having such a tough time?

These tattoos nearly always contain personal elements, deeply meaningful to the recipients. They can be reminders of what is most important in their lives – their loved ones, the beauty that exists in the world, and within themselves.

Are you just serving breast cancer survivors or are you available for every kind of cancer survivor?

We feel that losing one or both breasts are a unique cost in terms of what various cancers take from those who face this illness. It’s been our experience, that there is no other cancer treatment that removes a critical part of a person that defines them as their gender, often times visually (in the cases of no reconstruction) and that is tied to their identity the way that mastectomies do. They often feel mutilated, unwomanly, and sexually unattractive. So while we do serve all mastectomy survivor – previvors included, and we of course recognize that anyone who has had cancer has undergone trauma, we feel that women who have lost one or both breasts are the ones who need this specific type of healing the most.

This is more than just about getting a tattoo. What changes in personality and behavior do you see in your clients after they got a tattoo?

The transformation is incredible. So many women have never even shown their partners their chests since their surgery are now so confident and proud and feel so sexy and brave. It‘s the very best part of this work.