Meet Maddie! Maddie is an 18-year-old graduate of Basha high school and an incoming freshman at the ASU Herberger Institute for the fine arts. She is a country girl who loves theater, horseback riding, and is also a costume designer and has started up her own business as a seamstress. In this interview Maddie talks about her journey and what she has been through, she also gives wonderful advice about not settling for less and pushing yourself. I hope you all enjoy this interview!

Meet Winter! Winter is an incoming high school senior and social activist. She participates in theatre, academic decathlon, and is a teen advisor and AZ coalition lead in Girl Up. In this interview Winter talks about being bullied and how she had to realize that the only opinion of yourself that really matters is your own. Winter opens my eyes to may things in this interview and I hope she shows you a new perspective too!

Follow Winter's Instagram account: @winternichole_ 

https://www.instagram.com/winternichole_/

My Little Rant is going to be a series of episodes that contain recaps of the week’s interviews, my thoughts on them, and what I learned from them. This week I learned a lot, especially since I’m still starting out! I hope you all enjoy!

Meet Te'Alliyiah(Alliyiah)! Alliyiah is a rising high school junior with charge syndrome. Even though she has been bullied, she stayed strong and is working to rebuild her confidence. In this interview, she gives wonderful advice on how to start loving yourself and she tells her story of learning to love and accept herself.  I hope you all enjoy this interview!

Check out Alliyiah's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2_4ElfyfkTNFY42tHQM6oA

And her social media:

https://www.instagram.com/tealliyiah/

https://www.instagram.com/all_alliyiah/

Don't forget to keep your eye out for her new podcast called, All Alliyiah!

Meet Leo! Leo enjoys gaming and skating, and one day hope to be a pro streamer. Leo talks about his journey and how he still feels like he is at the beginning of it. I hope you all enjoy this interview! 

Meet Skyy! A 14 year old rising high school freshman who loves to skateboard. In this interview, Skyy discusses how he is still at the begging of his journey to self discovery and how his girlfriend has affected that journey and influenced him. I hope you all enjoy this interview just as much as I did!

Meet Sophia! A rising 7th grader who enjoys theater and strives to do the best she can in school. In this episode Sophia talks about how she was able to let go of what other people think of her and stop trying to be a perfectionist and people pleaser to start embracing who she is. She also talks about how she has accepted her awkwardness and allowed it to be a part of who she is. This interview is filled with lots of powerful advice from Sophia and I hope you all enjoy it!

Meet Daija! A rising high school senior whose passion is theatre and helping her dad run his photography business. In this episode Daija talks about the impact theater has had on her life, feeling like she has to act a certain way around certain people, and the struggles she has overcome. This interview taught me much and I hope you can learn a thing or two from Daija as well!

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