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On this week’s episode, Remy is joined by special guest Lizzie Velasquez, a writer and anti-bullying advocate you may know from her Ted Talk or documentary A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story. (Don’t worry, Emily will be back on Thursday’s episode.) Lizzie opens up about living with Marfanoid-progeroid-lipodystrophy syndrome, a condition that prevents her from accumulating body fat and gaining weight. They discuss Lizzie’s experiences with bullying online and IRL and how she stopped letting other people define her. Later, Remy asks about Lizzie’s book Choosing Happiness, and Lizzie shares what she’s learned about mental health since writing the book in college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text We are fangirling hard over this week's guest!! This week we chatted with the world-famous motivational speaker, activist, and author, Lizzie Velásquez! You may recognize Lizzie from her viral Ted Talk " How Do You Define Yourself " or her documentary A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velásquez Story . Lizzie is the author of multiple books including " Be Beautiful, Be You ", " Dare to be Kind ", and " Choosing Happiness ", all topics that we LOVE here at Courageously Kind! In this discussion, we chatted about how we define ourselves, how to tell our own stories, and how to live our most authentic lives. For more, follow us on Instagram . Questions? Comments? Concerns? Check out our website here , or send us an email at courageouslykindpodcast@gmail.com Be kind to yourself and others today :)

In this interview, Lizzie Velasquez defines beauty, shares what brings her joy, and discusses how she has grown the past decade. More about Lizzie: Lizzie Velasquez is an accomplished motivational speaker, author, and anti-bullying activist. Lizzie has delivered powerful talks including a TEDxAustin Women talk, and she speaks at various events, advocating for self-love, embracing differences, and combating online cruelty. Lizzie has also authored three books: “Lizzie Beautiful” (2010), “Be Beautiful, Be You” (2012), and “Dare to Be Kind” (2017). Her impact has extended to the world of documentaries with the release of “A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story” in 2015, and in 2017, Lizzie expanded her influence with the launch of her own digital series, “Unzipped.” books : Lizzie Beautiful Be Beautiful, Be You Dare to Be Kind documentary: A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story instagram : @littlelizziev

Lizzie Velasquez was born with a rare congenital disease—very rare, in fact. She's now a global motivational speaker, anti-bullying activist, and author. Lizzie joins Kay to talk about being bullied in school, overcoming obstacles, and her advice to educators about dealing with bullying (it may surprise you). She'll be a general session speaker at TASB's Governance Camp, happening March 2-5 in Galveston. Registration is open: https://bit.ly/33d2nqD ©2022 Texas Association of School Boards, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

“You are the one that decides what your world is going to look like everyday.” These powerful words from Lizzie Velásquez ring true to today’s environment and even though this specific interview was recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, it also applies to your mindset no matter what’s going on! I was so honored to talk with motivational speaker, Lizzie Velásquez for today’s podcast episode. Lizzie was born with a rare congenital disease called Marfanoid-progeroid-lipodystrophy syndrome. Her condition has prevented her from accumulating body fat and gaining weight. During her teenage years she faced terrible cyber bullying, which inspired her to share her message to the world as a motivational speaker. In this episode, Lizzie shares about loving the body she was born in, the challenges she has faced during her lifetime and how they’ve empowered her to speak to audiences around the globe, including in TEDx AustinWomen. Lizzie also opens up about being vulnerable, showing her authentic self, and having your eyes wide open for opportunities that aren’t very clear. We also talk about her latest book, Dare To Be Kind and how kindness is such a powerful force to impact people’s lives. Everyone can learn a thing or two from Lizzie’s inspiring story! Listen to today’s episode to discover how you can change your mindset and be more kind to others.

Motivational speaker, activist, author and YouTuber, Lizzie Velasquez was cruelly dubbed "The Ugliest Woman in the World" on a viral YouTube video when she was 17 years old. She was born with an extremely rare congenital disease that among other symptoms, prevents her from accumulating body fat, gaining weight, and it impacts her vision, bones, and heart. Out of that horrific YouTube incident, rose a fire and a desire in Lizzie to make it her life's work to stand up for bullying victims, to inspire people around the world to look at inner beauty, and to spread kindness and acceptance. In this episode you'll hear Lizzie's incredible personal story of resilience, optimism, and forgiveness. We also talk about how to turn your pain into purpose and how to find the silver lining in the adversity. For full show notes and episode resources head to http://stephaniekwong.com/EP65