Meira Chen Sasson

My journey has taken me from practicing law in Israel to creating something entirely unique here in Florida. I studied law and practiced criminal and family law in Israel, always feeling drawn to the psychology side of things. When I moved to the United States, I worked as a paralegal after getting my certificate from the University of Miami, but I was going through a transformation in my life. I started painting and drawing emotionally, something I had never done before. All those paintings and drawings came from something deep inside me during that change. That's how LookingMe was born. I took all those paintings I created on canvas and turned them into a card deck - 12 cards of girls, 12 cards of boys, and 12 fantasy cards. Each one has meaning. When you sit with someone and put the cards in front of them, they choose one that they see themselves in, and it says something about their character - both the positive and negative traits. I've used it with people, sold it to schools, and partnered with a therapy center in Israel. It works in so many ways - you can see how you view yourself versus how others see you, track your personal growth over time by comparing which card you'd choose today versus ten years ago, or use it to open conversations when people don't want to talk directly. It's easier for them to express themselves through a painting. I combine imagination and fantasy with reality - I'm very grounded but also very imaginative. My goal is always to hook both of them together, because if you want something to be successful, it needs to be realistic but also have imagination and fantasy. That combination of logic and imagination is what I believe makes things work.