meghan pearson

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My daughter (who is almost 6) is obsessed with our tattoo shop and creating art (she's been hanging out at our shops in Costa Rica and Canada since birth). One day while there after school she drew bad ass little fox in full color and I had my hubby, the artist, tattoo it on my leg then and there. I also had him start a full back ornamental piece that week because, well, art.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

It would tell you I’ve lived. It’s seen the worst of me—20 years with bulimia, bankruptcy, addiction, ego death—and the best: motherhood, love, spiritual awakening, and a whole lot of laughter. I started getting tattooed at 16. In my 20s, I began using ink to mark the layers of my unraveling and rebirth—through yoga, ayahuasca, and everything in between. Some pieces are sacred. Some are just for fun. All are me: a little wild, a little weird, deeply human, and proud

What would you do with the $25,000?

I’d invest in my biz, Rebel Soul Health, where I help real women do the real spiritual work. I’d finish fixing our war-time home (asbestos, lead paint, black mold—yep) and pay down the debt we took on to make it livable. I’d buy my husband a motorcycle—he sold his last to help us stay afloat. I’d donate to eating disorder recovery, and take my fam on a much-needed vacation—because living matters more than stuff.