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Darrah Brustein
About Darrah:
I've spent the last decade crafting and integrating my life and work intentionally, not choosing one over the other. I’ve come to learn that my hypothesis was true: you can create a life and a career you love...at the same time...without losing yourself in the process, or succumbing to the fable that you must burn out and sleep when you’re dead. I’m here to show you how to shortcut my years of testing, and help you create a life you love. *spoiler alert: it starts with doing the inner work to uncover what you want, then build the right relationships intentionally to support your vision, all the while creating the financial freedom you need to choose how you spend your time.

I needed headshots for my marketing and branding and wanted to work with someone who would create something out of the box and help me to feel comfortable in front of the camera. Meredith did both and I've been very happy with the results for years!

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Contact Me
Contact me for photography & custom art.
The best compliment you can give me is a referral.

#anotherfingartist

Follow me on Instagram @meredithwochoa
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My journey of healing myself from endo became my art, my podcast, and 2 books: From Pain to Power eBook & Face Your Shit, Heal Yourself. Inside, you’ll get the tools, biohacks, and truths most western medicine doctors will never tell you. Face Your Shit, Heal Yourself is an award winning AR-interactive art book capturing the first year of my Every Phase series—my journey of healing from endometriosis while living in alignment with the female infradian rhythm. 🩸 It is art as medicine. Each piece & accompanying writing shows the body and brain chemistry of each hormonal phase, and with augmented reality, the work comes alive in ways you can see, hear, and feel. This series isn’t just art—it’s my story of truth, healing, and reclaiming my body’s power. The full project will span 13 years (until 2033), and this book is where it begins. 💌 Live the art with me. Subscribe to receive From Pain to Power & follow the current phase. 🎧 Learn more about my healing journey and the science behind it on the Face Your Shit, Heal Yourself podcast. ✒️Purchase a personally signed copy with the link in my bio 📖 Grab my Pain to Power ebook for even more tools to turn your own pain into power → [link in bio] #expandthesquare – view the top 9 posts in my profile + my linkinbio to learn more about my art & creative services
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“I'm glad you were there… because you made me feel like I could do it.” — Shannon “This piece spoke to me. I’m starting a new phase of life, and it reminded me of what courage actually feels like.” — Shanaya “My neurosurgeon ran around the office with the print saying, ‘This is unbelievable.’ Meredith captured my entire story in one image.” — Paul “She transforms concepts into thought-provoking expressive matter… a requisite voice challenging the status quo.” — Anita “This piece encapsulated my entire journey through burnout, depression, and reclamation.” — Morrighan “If you want custom or original artwork, look no further. She actually listens — and delivers.” — Jamie Explore more client stories + available work → link in bio.
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I am ANOTHER F#%ING ARTIST—a former ballerina turned mixed media artist, author, photographer, and generational cycle-breaker who turned 17 years of excruciating endometriosis into a revolutionary body of healing artwork. My journey started in the shadows—recovering from an eating disorder, building pinhole cameras by hand, and falling in love with the alchemy of the darkroom. When digital photography took over, I challenged the movement by turning a scanner into a large-format camera—flattening depth to make the subject the negative. This integration of old-world photography principles with new-world tech became my signature technique, and the way I started revealing the stories our bodies keep. But it wasn’t until I experienced a series of near-death menstrual experiences that the real unraveling began. After years of being dismissed by doctors, pumped with medications and hormones, and told “it’s all in your head,” I took my healing into my own hands—I studied the infradian rhythm, dismantled medical lies, and healed myself of a disease the system said was incurable. That liberation sparked Every Phase—my 13-year art project (2021-2033) creating a piece for every hormonal phase—Follicular, Ovulatory, Luteal & Menstrual. The series is a moving blueprint for anyone learning to alchemize biology into fuel and biohack with art, whether their battle is endo or a heartbreak no scan can see. My work wages a visual war on medical gaslighting, inviting viewers to face their own contradictions: shadow and light, pain and power. Each piece is a mirror—and a key—for anyone told “it’s all in your head.” Why do I make art? Because images can slip past the gatekeepers of logic and land directly in the bloodstream. Because the greatest gift you can give this world is your own self-realization. Because living a lie almost killed me—and creation keeps me honest. Because pain is power waiting to be translated, if you’re willing to face your shit. #expandthesquare – view the top 9 posts in my profile + my linkinbio to learn more about my art & creative services
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I created this resource because I lived it & it didn’t exist when I needed it. I put my most powerful holistic healing resources — the ones doctors rarely mention — into a beautifully designed free eBook that actually supports your body, your hormones, and your truth. Inside: • pain relief tools • nervous system practices • emotional release work • cycle-honoring guidance • the resources I used to heal naturally from endometriosis It’s not a “fix.” It’s a key. And it’s yours. Download instantly when you subscribe to my Substack → link in bio. #expandthesquare – view the top 9 posts in my profile + my linkinbio to learn more about my art & creative services
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If you’re here for the real work — follow me where the real work actually lives. Because here’s the truth most people won’t say out loud: Instagram and Facebook reward performance, not depth. They want “love and light,” not the kind of truth that actually changes a life. They want bite-sized content, not embodied wisdom. But my work? It doesn’t fit in a square. Or even a 3:4 or 9:16 I don’t do bypassing. I don’t do performative wellness. I don’t slap glitter on trauma and call it healing. I stand for truth — especially when it’s inconvenient. I stand for all people reclaiming their biology. I stand for rejecting the systems that profit off our pain. I believe the body is intelligent — not a malfunction to be managed. I refuse to gaslight myself just because someone else once did. I believe in spiritual depth, not spiritual avoidance. If you want cotton-candy wellness or algorithm-friendly spirituality… this is the wrong room. But if your body is whispering, if you’re craving honesty, if you want art that says what you’ve never had words for… Then come where my work actually has space to breathe: ✨ Substack — longform truth, uncensored 🎙 Podcast — the conversations Instagram can’t hold 🖥 Website — art as medicine 📺 YouTube — depth you can feel & we have a blast If you want depth, truth, and real connection — follow me where depth, truth, and real connection are actually possible. → Substack, Podcast, Website, YouTube. All in my bio. #expandthesquare – view the top 9 posts in my profile to learn more about my art & creative services
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By owning that I’m “ANOTHER F*#%ING ARTIST” I’m also saying I’m not just another one. Because anyone confident enough to claim that name is already operating differently than 99% of the art world. Its playful, rebellious & It’s anti-sales in the best possible way. And it’s a reminder: We’re all part of creation — but when you’re awake to that fact, you’re no longer just another face in the crowd. I’m ANOTHER F*#%ING ARTIST. And so are you. #expandthesquare – view the top 9 posts in my profile to learn more about my art & creative services
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This eclipse season has been f*n rough. Can you relate? new cyanotypes in the works 🩸Subscribe with the link in my bio and be the first to see the finished piece #nigredo #eclipseseason #cyanotypeart
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Virgo precision meets eclipse magic. Original artworks ready to anchor your space with meaning. Available for the next 3 days 💫 subscribe with the link in my stories to view the collection & bring a little cosmic rhythm home. Every piece I create is either an original—just one in the world—or part of a very limited edition, no more than 13. That means when you collect from me, you own something almost no one else on the planet has. When you become a collector, you’re not just acquiring a piece of art—you’re stepping into this cycle with me. The perks… Previous Collectors get 13% off 💲 Payment Plans through Affirm & Klarna available for all pieces 🪙 Crypto Payments in select coins are accepted ❗Framing included for previous collectors on original works, excluding Resin 📦 Complimentary US Shipping or local ATL or Macon delivery/pickup 🖼️ Complimentary Local Installation ~ depending on location #astrologyart #virgoart
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#fuckthealgorithm
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#cyanotype #goldleafart in the works 🥂 ✨️Subscribe + be the first to see it #cyanotypeart