This was the opener my husband wanted me to use as I prepared for my talk last week on the West Indies Island of Nevis. I mentioned to him how nervous I was to go to another country and speak to total strangers about my struggle with self-esteem, body image, and the often unbearable burden of 21st Century beauty standards. “Come on, it’s good, right?,” Said my husband, through this lovably, self-satisfied smile. “I’m a little bit Nevis?? I like it.” “Funny,” I said. “But no.”

Dear Beautiful friends, Thank you so much for your emails, tweets, messages and hashtags! I am honored that you took the time to reach out and share your story from the heart. I hope to have every single one of you sit in my chair someday. The final decisions about where we are going for the #InMyChairTour have been made, and I must say it was a nearly impossible task. The response was astounding and so very inspiring. A quick summary for those who are wondering what is this

"If you are not in the arena and getting your ass kicked, I am not interested in your feedback." - Brene Brown I did it. I finally friggin’ did it. I got brave enough to start responding to the thousands of comments underneath In My Chair, my TEDxRVAwomen talk on YouTube. I decided to start returning, one by one, each of the messages in bottles that had been flung out into the rough seas of the comments section, each one hoping for someone to find it, read it, and connect wit