My #BeReal guest today is Darla Halyk. I really love this beautiful soul. She really is a very passionate person and you only have to read her blog to see it spill out of every pore. Whenever I see her avi pop up in facebook my automatic reaction is to smile. Not only because she…
My #BeReal guest today is Nicole Marie. Nicole is my favorite poet. She writes things that whisk me into other worlds. BUT it was her picture that first drew me to her. Her tattoos and the stories they told me about her. She is a storyteller both with her words, her dress, her hair, the…
My #BeReal guest today is Samara Speaks. That isn’t her real name but it is the one I have always known her by. Facebook wants me to know her by another name so they deactivated her account asking her to #BeReal. But Samara is who she is. Samara IS real. I practically begged her for…
My #BeReal guest today is Rachel Thompson. She is powerful. She is passionate. She is a survivor. She is empowering. I read her book, Broken Pieces, in one sitting this week. I couldn’t put it down. It is a book full of emotions that hurt, and yet there is power behind each word imparting strength. …
My #BeReal guest today is Briton Underwood Writing poetry heals. It allows a person to dig deep. To really think about what to say. I am always stoked to see someone express themselves with poetry and Briton does it brilliantly. Thank you Briton for sending in the first #BeReal poetry submissions. HEAVY DIRTY SOUL…
My #BeReal guest today is Jennifer Ortolano. Jennifer originally wrote for me about being Bulimic. I knew this series needed her voice. I am so happy to include her perspective here. We all fight with insecurity. We can learn and we can grow from them. We can be better today than we were yesterday. Thank you Jennifer! I am the…
My #BeReal guest today is Holley Perry. In preparing today’s post I discovered something pretty kick ass about Holley I didn’t know – she has interviewed some pretty cool REAL people. Check out her interview page HERE. I also discovered this little gem HERE. Holley, thank you for allowing us to get to know you…
My #BeReal guest today is Nicole Lyons. I am very excited to showcase my guest today. She has a way of making you feel at home with her words. Nicole is a mental health warrior fighting the stigmas that come with mental illness. Not only does she educate and inspire, she also hunts down and…
Don’t back down, just be you! Be sure to visit this weeks #BeReal guests. SARAH FADER LARON CHAPMAN BYRON HAMEL LIZZI ROGERS HASTYWORDS If you like the idea of the #BeReal campaign, and want to share your views on it, please link up with us. You can help make this a bigger, brighter movement than…
My #BeReal guest today is Laron Chapman. I am drawn to him because he has a very welcoming smile. When he says, “Hey, whats up?” it’s not a simple greeting but a question he means for you to answer. Recently, we spent time getting to know one another and my first impression was accurate but…
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