MEET THE GOTL AUTHORS

Each contributor has poured a piece of their past, their growth, and their heart into these pages. Get to know the incredible voices behind The Girl On The Left.

MEGAN DIRKS

THEMES: VIDEO GAME ADDICTION, POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME, ENTREPRENEURSHIP

mary bouras

THEMES: INFERTILITY, IVF JOURNEY, CAREER PURPOSE, TWINS, MILITARY SPOUSE LIFE

tayler mccollum

THEMES: BULLYING, CLEFT LIP & PALETTE, BIRTH DEFECTS, TRUE BEAUTY, SELF-LOVE

samantha bailey

THEMES: CHRONIC INFIDELITY, BETRAYAL TRAUMA, INSECURITIES, DIVORCE

jodi harty

THEMES: COLLISION, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, DRUGLESS PRACTITIONER, FAMILY LOSS

kingsley

THEMES: AUTHENTICITY, STARDOM, FINDING YOUR VOICE, SINGING, CHASING DREAMS

cheryl heller

THEMES: ALCOHOLISM, ADDICTION, SOBRIETY JOURNEY, RECOVERY, HOME BAKERY

ayesha sodha

THEMES: HEARTBREAK, REINVENTING, WEALTH GENERATION, WOMEN IN BUSINESS

BEA RECOUSSINE

THEMES: FAMILY CONNECTION, CANCER JOURNEY, PARENT SUPPORT, BEING PRESENT

ABBIE WESTGATE

THEMES: DREAM JOB, CAREER BURNOUT, POLICE WELLNESS, SOMATIC BREATHWORK

REESA MORALA

THEMES: GENERATIONAL TRAUMA, PEOPLE PLEASING, MARRIAGE THERAPY, DESIRES

BERENICE BRITO

THEMES: GROWING APART, DIVORCE, CO-PARENTING, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, THRIVING

TAWNY STEPHENS

THEMES: LOSS OF LOVED ONE, ALCOHOLISM, GRIEF, ANGER, REBUILDING, THEATRE

coach dr. wu

THEMES: DESERT STORM WAR, PTSD, VETERAN RECOVERY, MEDICAL DOCTOR, WELLNESS

brenda del granado

THEMES: YOUTH SUPPORT, VALIDATION, BODY IMAGE, TRAUMA, SEXUAL ASSAULT

DIANE JACOBS NATOLI

THEMES: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, LOSS OF LOVED ONES, MARRIAGE STIGMA, SELF-WORTH

TIFFANY O’HEARN

THEMES: NAVIGATING ABUSE, ENERGY HEALING, SPIRITUALITY, ALCHEMY, ASTROLOGY

TANIA RIZOSKI

THEMES: CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS, CORPORATE BURNOUT, WELLNESS PRACTITIONER

DR. michelle marie lappin

THEMES: DEBT RECOVERY, UNEXPECTED INHERITANCE, BUDGETS, FINANCIAL STABILITY

LIZZY MORRIS

THEMES: MOTHERHOOD, BODY POSITIVITY, ACTIVISM, PLUS SIZE ADVOCACY, HOME BIRTHS

KIMEIKO RAE VISION

THEMES: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NORTHERN LIGHTS, ANGELS, AUTHORITY, KINDNESS

AMANDA CHATZIKONSTATINOU

THEMES: ANXIETY, MENTAL HEALTH, confidence building, TEEN EMPOWERMENT