Kansas City tattoo artist helps self-harm survivors find beauty in brokenness

Kansas City tattoo artist helps self-harm survivors find beauty in brokenness

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Through the doors of a quiet tattoo shop in North Kansas City, a local artist sits in a small room, carefully laying out her tools for her first appointment of the day. Her neck and arms are covered in elaborate designs, and her hair is rolled up in a messy bun, showing the bright green underlayer of her hair. But despite this edgy, rock-star appearance, she speaks gently and with empathy as she prepares her first clien…