ABOUT
LATI EMPOWERS
Once I was in remission and I realized my hair was not growing back, I found myself scouring the internet searching for daily body products like lotion, soap, and facial skincare that didn’t itch and irritate my now, very sensitive skin. For someone who barely wore much makeup, it was a difficult and sometimes expensive process. I didn’t realize how much hair I had on my body until it was all gone. I struggled every morning trying to draw eyebrows that didn’t disappear before I walked out the front door.
Our Founder's Story
IN HER OWN WORDS
I first began losing my hair during my second year of marriage. It was devastating. I felt alone,embarrassed, and insecure. Even though I was married at the time, I was desperate for a blueprint of instructions on how to navigate this unexpected situation. I wanted someone to say, “Here I am. I’m a bald woman too. I’ve been through this before. I got you sis. How can I help?”
I prayed and I prayed, asking God to help me accept this new normal that was slowly progressing into something more serious. A few years later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, which was and still is a journey of its own.
At that point I no longer had to explain to random strangers that not all
bald women had cancer, because I had it.
"I yearned for a safe space, away away from the pressures of daily life to share with others who looked like me. So, I decided to create one."
A community Formed
WITH YOU IN MIND
Latiempowers is a members only safe space for women with alopecia to talk about their
daily experience. It’s a platform where we can uplift each other, discussing the good and
the bad times in hopes of empowering other women to do the same, live your normal. This
idea also inspired me to write modern day novels normalizing the existence of bald women in
today’s society, so we can represent for little girls and others who share our journey. My goal is for
everyone to feel comfortable, beautiful, and loved in their own skin. Intentionally celebrating the
lives that God gave us.