The Beginning When Her Voice Became Too Loud to Ignore

The Beginning

It starts the way it does for so many women. You are young, you are fourteen, and the world suddenly feels too bright and too aware of you. Locker room lighting, swimsuits, and side glances turn every curve into a question and every stretch mark into a spotlight.

That was Bailey.

Growing up around music did not mean she felt comfortable in her own skin. Her body felt like a place she had not yet learned to inhabit, and her voice felt like something she needed to monitor. Religious rules and social expectations told her to soften, shrink, and stay quiet. So she did. Not her body, but herself.

Bailey Rushlow smoking in loungewear with no makeup, natural and unfiltered. — *Photo courtesy of Bailey Rushlow*

A Return to Voice

Years of Unlearning
Time has a way of revealing the parts you once hid. Bailey began noticing her curls, her natural skin, her cycle, and the shape she once judged. Nothing changed dramatically. It was a slow and steady return to her own presence.

Music became her anchor. Not a performance or an escape, but a mirror. A place where she could finally be honest without interruption. This is where finding your voice as a woman began for her. Not loud. Not performative. Just true.

Bailey Rushlow shows off stretch marks on her thighs, embracing body confidence and self-acceptance — *Photo courtesy of Bailey Rushlow*

A Voice That Became a Mirror

Close-up of Bailey Rushlow with blue eyes and blonde curly hair, highlighting her natural beauty and radiant skin — *Photo courtesy of Bailey Rushlow*

When she wrote Simply The Best, she did not write it to impress anyone. It was a message to herself, a reminder that the best version of her was not a distant achievement. It was already here. Singing it became a practice of showing up rather than hiding. A way to exist in her own voice instead of shrinking from it.

What She Wants Other Women to Know

BBailey’s message is simple and grounded. Your perspective matters more than permission. Your happiness belongs to you. Who you already are is enough. Stop letting the world negotiate your identity.

She speaks from lived experience. She knows what it feels like to disappear and what it requires to return.

The Life She Is Building

Bailey imagines a life shaped by clarity and creativity. She envisions a small cottage, a garden, music filling warm rooms, and a family raised with honesty and presence. It is not a performance. It is a life lived in alignment with who she is.

Bailey Rushlow sitting in shorts, capturing her toned legs, confident posture, and captivating gaze — *Photo courtesy of Bailey Rushlow*

Discovering OBARE

In 2019 Bailey found OBARE. Formerly Sunday Morning View. A space where women were photographed without correction, without filters, without perfection. For the first time she saw herself reflected honestly and stepped into that truth completely.

This is the Bailey that exists now. Present. Grounded. No longer shrinking.

Bailey Rushlow lying on a bed in white underwear, exuding sensuality and confidence in a soft, natural light setting — *Photo courtesy of Bailey Rushlow*

Her Reflection

“Who we were as children is who we still are, but often deeply buried under layers of conditioning, trauma, responsibilities, and so much more.”

Bailey believes the work is not becoming someone new, but returning to the girl you once were and finally letting her speak. She did not simply find her voice. She returned to it one song at a time.

(Bailey Rushlow reflects on healing and self-discovery. A reminder that finding your voice as a woman rarely begins loud. It begins with listening, with remembering who you were before the world told you what to be. Video adapted from her words on Instagram @baileynrushlow.)

Find Bailey on Instagram: @baileynrushlow.