Enlightened Eyes

Mara Hancock is a dancer, nanny, and artist. Brady Ford is a wrestler, mixed martial artist, and mortgage broker. Find Mara on Instagram @maraanne24 and find Brady at [email protected]. Mara's quote was, "Why do I dance? Dance is my medicine. It's the scream which eases for a while the terrible frustration common to all human beings who because of race, creed, or color, are 'invisible'. Dance is the fist with which I fight the sickening ignorance of prejudice." - Pearl Primus

Melissa Recarte is a mental health advocate, teacher, and CEO of Ricky's Compass, a non-profit whose goal is to #shatterthestigma surrounding mental illness. Ricky's Compass is named in honor of Melissa's brother, Ricky Godoy.  Visit their website https://www.rickyscompass.org/ and follow them on social media @RickysCompassCP.

Chris White is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, music legend, songwriter, and producer. He was the bass player and occasional lead singer for The Zombies and also played for Argent. His current project, The Chris White Experience, features multiple volumes of his many recordings throughout the years. Find Chris on his website: https://www.thechriswhiteexperience.com/. ***Chris has asked that I mention the band he referenced is named Lemon Twigs, not Lemon Trees!***

Monk Yun Rou aka The Storyteller Monk, is an award-winning author, Daoist monk, and Tai Chi master. His books, 'Turtle Planet' and 'Mistress Miao', are available now! Find Monk Yun Rou at https://www.monkyunrou.com/ and follow him on social media.

Leticia Vazquez is a Mexican folklore expert and president of the Latino Arts for Humanity organization. Visit her organization's website https://latinoartsforhumanity.blogspot.com/.

David Allen Voyles is an author, storyteller, podcaster, and educator. Voyles is the host of the Dark Corners podcast (available at gestalt-media.com, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts) and hosted/owned Dark Ride Tours; a family-owned and operated ghost tour business featuring a 1972 Cadillac hearse. Find David at https://davidallenvoyles.com/ and find his books at https://www.gestalt-media.com/david-allen-voyles/.

David Ian Howe is a professional archeologist, anthropologist, podcaster, YouTuber, blogger, and Ted Educator with a specialty in Ethnocynology (the study of the relationship between humans and dogs). Find David at https://www.davidianhowe.com/ and on Instagram @ethnocynology.

Nick Hirshon is a journalism professor, media historian, author, and previously served as a reporter for the New York Daily News. Find Nick at http://nick-hirshon.com/ and read his book 'We Want Fish Sticks". Be sure to follow him on Twitter and to check out the Pioneer Times!

Alex Wilkie is a mixed martial artist, instructor, and weapons expert. His book, The Adventures of Big Al: A Collection of Unbelievable Short Stories, is available now on Amazon. Find Alex at alexwilkiemma.com.

Matt Montrose (Montrose Biology) is an educator and creator of the card game "Ecologies". The expansion pack for Ecologies, "Bizarre Biomes", will be available for purchase soon! Matt is also a nature photographer/blogger, which you can find @montrosebiology on Twitter. Visit montrosebiology.com for more!