An Exclusive Interview with Shalen Lowell, Author of the Debut Novel Gender Optics
January 15, 2021 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, LGBT, Loving Your Body, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Social Justice, Writing and Poetry
Shalen Lowell(they/them) is a transgender and genderfluid author, blogger, and poet originally from Woburn, Massachusetts, who now resides in Southern Maine. They specialize in fiction that represents the intersection of fantasy and postmodern genres and queer literature, with particular emphasis on illustrating, highlighting, and validating the lives, struggles, and experiences of nonbinary and gender nonconforming […]
An Exclusive Interview with Celebrated Novelist Patricia Leavy about Twinkle
December 27, 2020 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Depression, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, PTSD, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Social Justice, Writing and Poetry
Patricia Leavy, Ph.D. is an independent sociologist and best-selling author. She has published over 30 books, earning critical and commercial success in both nonfiction and fiction, and her work has been translated into numerous languages. She is also the creator and editor for ten book series with Oxford University Press, Brill/Sense, and Guilford Press, the […]
An Exclusive Interview with Renowned Novelist Patricia Leavy about Shooting Stars
July 5, 2020 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Social Justice, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
Patricia Leavy, Ph.D., is an independent sociologist and best-selling author. She has published over 30 books, earning critical and commercial success in both nonfiction and fiction, and her work has been translated into numerous languages. She is also the creator and editor for ten book series with Oxford University Press, Brill/Sense, and Guilford Press, the […]
An Exclusive Interview with Patricia Leavy about her Definitive Novel-Set, Candy Floss Collection
March 20, 2020 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Self Esteem, Writing and Poetry
Patricia Leavy, Ph.D. is an independent sociologist and best-selling author. She has published over 25 books, earning critical and commercial success in both nonfiction and fiction, and her work has been translated into numerous languages. She is also the creator and editor for ten book series with Oxford University Press, Brill-/Sense and Guilford Press, the […]
Exclusive Interview with Patricia Leavy about her 25th Book Release and Feminism Today
August 7, 2018 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Body Image, Expressive Arts, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Media Literacy, Politics, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Social Justice, What to Say, How to Say It, Writing and Poetry
Patricia Leavy, Ph.D. is an independent sociologist and best-selling author. She has published twenty-five books, earning critical and commercial success in both nonfiction and fiction, a rare accomplishment. Her work has been translated into numerous languages. She is also the creator and editor for seven book series with Oxford University Press and Brill-Sense, the co-founder […]
Phenomenal Women: A Portrait Gallery of Role Models by Robyn Hussa Farrell
May 28, 2018 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Art Therapy, Body Image, Creative Art, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Media Literacy, Mindfulness, Moms & Sisters, Politics, Prevention, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Social Justice, Spirituality, Stress Management, Treatment, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
In celebration of the 10th year of this empowerment blog site, #RealDeal Editor, Robyn Hussa Farrell, shares this “gallery of role models” and fierce women leaders. Each of the below paintings were created while reflecting on the abundance of women role models in my life. In honor and celebration of each of them, I wanted […]
Conversations with Patricia Leavy Part 1: Ways of Knowing
January 22, 2018 by Tracy
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Mindfulness, Writing and Poetry
Conversations with Patricia Leavy Part 1: Ways of Knowing Patricia Leavy, Ph.D. is an independent sociologist and best-selling author. She has published twenty-four books, earning critical and commercial success in both nonfiction and fiction, a rare feat by any author. Her work has been translated into numerous languages. She is also the creator and editor […]
An Exclusive 20-Question Interview with Author Patricia Leavy about 20th Book Release
June 9, 2016 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Creative Art, Featured, Loving Your Body, Role Models, Sharing Feelings, Writing and Poetry
Patricia Leavy, Ph.D. is an independent sociologist and best-selling author. She has published twenty books, earning critical and commercial success in both nonfiction and fiction. A bona fide publishing maven, she is also the creator and editor for seven book series with Oxford University Press and Sense Publishers. She’s also a blogger for The Huffington […]
Interview with Recording Artist, Katey Laurel “Be yourself. It’s Who You Are Best at Being!”
November 12, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Body Image, Expressive Arts, Featured, Music, Role Models, Writing and Poetry
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I guess I consider myself a troubadour, storyteller, writer, singer and performing/recording artist. I have songs to write and people to share them with, and that’s what motivates me in the morning. I grew up in the mountains of Northwest Colorado reading, painting and riding horses, […]
Interview with Amy Leigh Mercree: Take a Day Just For You
November 5, 2014 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Empowerment, Exercise, Featured, Fitness, Loving Your Body, Parents, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Wellness, Writing and Poetry, Yoga and Meditation
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I’m a writer: full of ideas and willing to tap away on a keyboard to bring them to life. I write books, articles, novels, short films, screenplays, and more. I’m also a host and speaker and my focus is to promote living from the heart. That’s […]
