Sutikshna describes herself as a citizen of the world. She has grown up practicing Indian classical music and dance, and she currently works at a high school as a special education educator. She discusses the importance of brave spaces that open up doors of opportunity to women and all people. She also discusses treating everything you think about yourself as a hypothesis and how diversity adds value to the world.

Jackie discusses moving from the East Coast to the West Coast and discovering herself along the way. She discusses her job as a life coach and talks about unique ways in which we can practice self-care.

Author Gabrielle K. Chevalier joins me to talk about her novels that are centered around different types of abuse. She shares what it was like to write her books on abuse and tell these stories from the victim's point of view. Her beauty is ignited by righteous anger as she continues to stand up for victims and speak out about the harm of all kinds of abuse.

You can hear more from Gabrielle at the links below:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/gabriellekchevalier

Instagram: @gabriellekchevalier

Website: www.gabriellekchevalier.com

Link to The Secret it Out: The Secret is Out : Chevalier, Gabrielle K.: Amazon.ca: Books

Link to Jackson: Jackson: Surviving Emotional Abuse : Chevalier, Gabrielle K. Chevalier K.: Amazon.ca: Books

Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLSXjxoh/

I had the pleasure of speaking with Rae about health and wellness, and her experience as a personal trainer. She also shares her insights on growing up in a body-focused environment, and her thoughts about beauty and body standards today.

For more body positive support and discussion, please consider joining my Body Positive Book Club for Women at https://www.ignitedbyinnerbeauty.com/book-club

Author Anne-Marie Bacon discusses fulfilling her mother's dream of writing the book "The Monkey's in My Dreams: Healing Generational Trauma through Love, Hope and Forgiveness." She discusses the process of writing the book, what it means to her, and how she hopes to create a wave of forgiveness in the world.

Sarah discusses the damaging effects of before/after weight loss pictures. Michelle joins to talk about social justice, how she is a lifelong learner and how her passion in life is to work for and with others.

Sarah talks about how people use lent to promote diet culture. Interviewee Katie discusses the importance of mental health, working for a mental health startup, and how she has struggled to love her body when growing up.