Coming Soon: How My Cat Saved Me From Multi-Level-Misery
Adopting Barsik was the first step in breaking free from MLM, even though I didn’t realize it then. In DreamSuckers (name changed to protect me), we were discouraged from using social media and warned that it was a “comparison trap,” but I found it exciting. I discovered Barsik through Instagram, and when his foster mom handed me his account, it became my first taste of a world outside of MLM.
That slight shift led me to take social media classes at NYU, start experimenting with branding, and eventually sell merch. I was finally being noticed for something I built, not just for following a recruiting script. That realization made it impossible to ignore the possibilities beyond MLM. Barsik was the first domino, and once it fell, the rest followed—leading me to where I am today, helping others escape limiting beliefs and build their own brands.
Our NY Post photoshoot!
If you didn’t know, I’m “Meowmy” to Big Barsik, once known as New York’s fattest cat. Although he’s still a big boy now at 18 lbs, his highest weight before I adopted him was 41 lbs (Read the whole story here.) Since his adoption, Barsik and I have a very special story of our own and it has been one of the great joys of my life to see this sweet big boy thrive.
