BeYOUtifully You

BeYOUtifully YOU is a community service initiative dedicated to fostering self-acceptance, raising mental health awareness, and preventing suicide. Its mission is to create a supportive space where individuals, especially youth, feel empowered to be their authentic selves while addressing the growing challenges of mental health and the stigma surrounding it.

BeYOUtifully YOU has taken meaningful and intentional steps to advance mental health awareness and suicide prevention by combining education, advocacy, and creative expression. Through advocating for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), earning a “Be There” certification with the Born This Way Foundation, and completing multiple LivingWorks certifications—including START, safeTALK, and ASIST—this initiative is grounded in evidence-based suicide prevention training. 

Through BeYOUtifully YOU, I created and host a YouTube vlog interview series to amplify honest conversations, and I travel to schools to read books that promote self-esteem and self-worth while presenting age-appropriate lessons that engage students in learning about mental health and suicide prevention. Through choreographed dance solos and artistic storytelling, the initiative encourages individuals to speak up, ask for help, and know they are not alone. Now expanding its reach, BeYOUtifully YOU is developing an official website to connect individuals, families, and communities with programs, education, and life-saving mental health resources. 

It is my goal through BeYOUtifully YOU to create "It’s R.E.A.L." messages across social media platforms (stay tuned for more information), continue to advocate at the state level and also the federal level in Washington, D.C. for the AFSP, and secure mandatory mental health curriculum and programs in all high schools across Arkansas.