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I first saw this tattoo by the Maori artist Rangi Kipa in 2012.  Six years before my recovered memory in 2018, I was drawn to it.  After my body remembered my childhood sexual abuse, I knew why I wanted this tattoo, to reclaim my body for myself.  After a three-year Covid delay, I am headed to Taranaki, New Zealand on March 24, 2023 for six weeks to receive a similar peha/puhoro from Rangi Kipa.  A capstone event for my life-long healing journey, which videographer Mark Dwyer will help me document.  I am ready.