Hi, I’m Makiya Lashay. Born and raised in Chicago, I’m a 20-year-old woman on a mission to help young girls heal from the toxic environments that once held them back. I’ve walked through the depths of depression, anxiety, and toxic influences, but I’ve learned that healing is possible when you reconnect with your true self and trust in a higher purpose.

After facing the struggles of emotional turmoil and the overwhelming weight of negative spaces, I discovered the power of self-love, boundaries, and spiritual growth. This journey of transformation led me to create SheShed - a space dedicated to empowering young girls and women who’ve experienced similar battles. I want you to know that you don’t have to stay in the cycle of hurt. Your story is your power, and it’s time to reclaim it.

Through SheShed, I aim to offer resources, support, and tools for emotional healing and growth. Together, we’ll break free from the constraints of toxic influences and step into the light of a more peaceful, intentional life. If you’ve felt lost, unsure, or weighed down, I’m here to remind you that your journey is valid, and you are worthy of healing, love, and peace.

I believe in the power of community, strength, and embracing your true self flaws and all. Welcome to SheShed, where we grow together, heal together, and rise together.

A very powerful realization that helped me build SheShed was understanding that, because of trauma, we can sometimes be the problem in our relationships. For a long time, I was carrying unhealed wounds that made me toxic in ways I didn’t even recognize. I didn’t know how to love people the right way. I didn’t know how to care for them or give them what they needed because I wasn’t equipped to do it at the time.

Healing forced me to take accountability. It showed me that I couldn’t keep blaming the world for my pain I had to actively work on myself if I wanted to have better relationships and a better life. I had to learn how to love in a way that wasn’t rooted in fear, control, or survival. I had to become the person I needed when I was younger.

SheShed is not just about healing from what others have done to us, it’s also about recognizing the ways we need to grow so we don’t repeat the same cycles. It’s about transforming our pain into something that builds us instead of breaking us.