You’re looking for an inspirational speaker. Someone who possesses a “realness” that has people engaged from the moment she says, “Hello” and smiles. Someone who lights up your audience, infuses the room with positive energy, and gets people motivated. You can feel the raw vulnerability in her storytelling, the feisty passion in her advice, and the sweet sincerity in her words.

I totally get it. Because that’s the kind of speaker I am.

When I’m on stage, I tell the truth. I speak from the heart. I get real. Because let’s be honest, life is messy and challenging. But it’s also so beautiful. I teach that beautiful and messy can co-exist when we practice radical self-love.

Radical self-love is when we choose to buy ourselves fresh flowers even though we don’t feel like walking 5 blocks to the nearest bodega. It’s when we take the time to soak in a long bath after a stressful day when we’d rather numb out watching TV. It’s little moments we choose to be extra kind to ourselves even though life is being, well, kind of a pain.

Whether I’m in front of an audience of 1500 young women trying to find their purpose, 100 corporate executives who are struggling to find work/life balance, or a small group that’s ready to be vulnerable after a serious life struggle, it’s my mission to show them what’s possible when they love themselves in the process.

Speaking my truth–being completely raw and open–is an invitation for others to be open and be brave too. To step into their power and to celebrate who they are.