Ifyoucouldseeme

Lisa Jakub is an author, speaker, retired actor, and workshop facilitator. She has written two books, hosts a podcast, speaks and teaches in addition to being super charming on twitter. Check out Lisa and all of her wonderful work at www.reallisajakub.com.

​Being the founder and CEO of Be the Change Consulting Services LLC means changing one life at a time through facilitating various educational tools. From coping mechanisms, finding your purpose, setting healthy boundaries, conflict resolution, and so much more, Jaime Reavis is a seasoned, certified facilitator in a multitude of topics.​Jamie is an advocate & leader, and shares with others the tools that she has been equipped with. She is a state Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS), trainer & supervisor. She serves to help all people, especially individuals who have experienced trauma, and individuals dealing with mental health and/or substance use diagnosis. www.btcconsultingservices.orgFacebook: @BetheChangeDMV

Pamela Lynn Hock is a mental health and disability advocate, a trauma survivor, Founder/CEO of Amy's Place (www.allforamy.org), and all around amazing person. She's working toward a PhD. in Forensic Psychology and changing the perception of PTSD in our world. Trigger warning: Sexual assault

Christina Tinkerhttps://richmond.citymomsblog.com/meet-owner-passion-team/Christina is a beautiful, creative, and brilliant entrepreneur, advocate, mama and friend! The owner of Richmond Mom's Blog and Christina Tinker Talks, she is making space for vibrant, authentic connections!

Thank you to the amazing Valley Haggard, founder of Life in 10 Minutes, for welcoming ReStory into the family! On Thursday, March 22 these seven incredible individuals shared their stories. Over the six weeks of our class they did so much soul searching during this process and supported one another so deeply that it was magic to sit with them each Monday morning. Next class begins Monday, 4/16 http://www.lifein10minutes.com/restory/ReStorytellers: Ray RyanDonna Johnson EdwardsFontaine Williamson Trish EdinboroSara BergerRosie MesserJerry Long

Brooke Jones is the Vice President of the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation and a Life Coach living in the Denver, Colorado area. Brooke wants to live in a world where people choose kindness over violence, compassion over cruelty, and action over indifference. She also believes every office should offer yoga and a room full of kittens (for stress relief). As the Vice President, she oversees pretty much everything and everybody. She’s like an overlord. It’s pretty scary. Seriously though, she sees her role as being a support to all of us and cares deeply about work culture and making sure everyone has what they need to be successful. Brooke's TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfH9sA1lB8Random Acts of Kindness Foundation:https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/The Little Hummingbird:https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hummingbird-Michael-Nicoll-Yahgulanaas/dp/1553655338Post-traumatic Growth:http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/11/growth-trauma.aspx

Chelsea Higgs Wise is a social worker and intercultural communicator who specializes in connecting underserved and misrepresented communities to policymakers to advocate against racism and misogyny. As an activist who helps evolve narratives and policies, Chelsea has been an instrumental voice in numerous campaigns and was recently highlighted on the PBS News Hour as a community change-agent. Chelsea values genuine connection, authentic relationships, and meaningful impact. Ask her about how she’s recently worked with some of the coolest people in Richmond on feminine hygiene drives, diversity education summits and leadership initiatives for young adults.

After decade of offering holistic services, Crissy Keye Rollins has made a vow that she will no longer help anyone fix or change themselves. Crissy is now more convinced than ever that you are whole and complete as is, and lack nothing in being able to bring your deepest soul’s desires to full fruition. What Crissy will help you do, is cultivate a powerful + loving relationship with yourself so that you can begin to see tangible, physical evidence of this truth for yourself in your life. Through intuitive mindset + self-healing work, Crissy masterfully and compassionately teaches you simple powershifts that allow for quantum leaps in your personal and professional life.

Kimber has discovered the keys to living a loving and joy-filled life and wants you to feel the same! It is her purpose in life to serve as a reflection of the Love that IS, allowing others to discover it within their own realities and within their own souls. Through Clinical Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Qigong, and her own line of Flower Essences, she helps others discover the infinite joy within and express it fluently in their lives regardless of any external chaos; at times in fact, directly in response to it. When not in full throttle to passionately empower the world through her business Loving Light Holistic Wellness, you will find her getting messy with the kids, engaged in her artwork, playing in the garden, or enjoying the natural beauty of the outdoors! http://www.lovinglighthw.com https://www.facebook.com/lovinglightholisticwellness/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/thejoycoalition/Recommended - http://insight-services.org/

Amy Black is an award winning tattoo artist based in Richmond, Virginia and is the founder of The Pink Ink Fund, a non-profit organization that seeks to aid people needing assistance with their post mastectomy tattoo needs as part of their breast reconstruction due to breast cancer.www.amyblacktattoos.com

#IfYouCouldSeeMe is a project that encourages people to look inside, understand ourselves, and each other, on a deeper level.

Kate is a mother, wife, writer, founder of Richmondmom.com, professional, LGBT advocate, and amazing lady! http://wric.com/2017/02/27/family-in-transition-a-new-life-for-transgender-teen-and-loved-ones/

Devin is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, author of Gangstapreneur, mental health advocate, and generally mentschy dude! https://www.devinwalker.com

Devin is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, speaker, author of Gangstapreneur, mental health advocate, and all around mentschy dude! www.devinwalker.com

Ray is an actor, stand-up, mental health advocate, Co-Founder of the 9:55 Club and Founder of Fools Day Comedy.https://www.facebook.com/955comedy/

http://www.slashcoleman.com/ NPR calls award-winning storyteller Slash Coleman "Extremely provocative and entertaining," and WGBH says the NYC based author, "has the power to change the way people think."The author of “The Bohemian Love Diaries,” the personal perspectives blogger for Psychology Today, and an advice columnist at howdoidate.com (Ask Uncle Slash), Slash is best known for his PBS Special The Neon Man and Me and is currently creating The New American Storyteller for PBS.Slash's performances have been featured in American Theatre Magazine, Backstage Magazine, The Washington Post, and most recently on the NPR series, "How Artist's Make Money."

Meet Gwyn Vela of Diary of a Mad Bike Woman (http://diaryofamadbikewoman.blogspot.com/)She's a mom, mental health warrior, cyclist, performer, and all around amazing lady! Check out her blog and keep an ear out for a follow-up interview coming soon.