Our Mission
It’s simple: We want women around the world to feel heard.
We believe that everyone has a story that is valid and important and that by sharing your story, you’re not only learning to heal, but you’re giving other women the opportunity to say “me, too”.
We are here to provide a platform, a safe space, for women to share their honest lives without the fear of judgement. We don’t sugarcoat, we don’t pretend that all stories have a happy ending.
We want real, we want raw, we want powerful.
We want you to feel seen, heard, protected, and supported. You are safe here. You are not alone.
“I love the story of Kindred! Honest, raw, real stories are what we need in our shiny, pinterest-perfect world! No one wants to talk about how they feel less than, or even comment publicly how they feel the same way.”
The Team
“[I love Kindred because] we need more places where women are allowed to have a voice, and no one is correcting us or “shoulding” on us, or telling us what we are supposed to be. Or, even worse, comparing us to each other and using other women against us to form us into a specific mold. A place where we can just stand, shoulder or shoulder, and tell our own truths.”
Sarah’s Story
Back in 2015 when I was pregnant with my first son, I thought I’d be glowing. I thought I’d have a beautiful, round basketball belly, and that I’d feel in love from the minute I heard that first heartbeat. But I didn’t feel any of those things. I was miserable all nine months. I was in and out of the hospital, morning sickness stuck around the whole time, and I never once felt beautiful. I thought there was something wrong with me. So because I’ve always been a writer, I started to write about these honest feelings on my blog. I had no idea anyone would read it, let alone reach out to me, but I started getting messages and comments from women all over telling me that they felt exactly the same way. And they thanked me for my honesty because they thought they were the only ones feeling this way.
My wheels started to spin - what else were women being made to feel bad about? How often were they feeling like there was something wrong with them? How many other women were feeling completely alone in their experience - with no idea that hundreds of other women were feeling the exact same way? I noticed that there weren’t a lot of places that women could go to talk about these honest feelings without being judged, or where they’d be supported for opening up.
So I created Kindred to give women a safe place to come exactly as they are, to be raw and real about what they’ve been through, and to share openly about what they’re going through.
At Kindred we believe that we don’t have to do life alone. That we don’t have to hide our battle wounds. That we should never be judged in how we’ve walked through an experience. We believe that you should never feel guilt for feeling your feelings. Mostly we believe that when you share your story, you allow another woman to say “me, too”.
We believe that when we share our real lives, we can change the conversation for women. We can shift societal norms that have held women back from being honest. And we can create a culture for women that celebrates what we’ve been through, not hides it. We give women back the power of their story.