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 READ FULL BIO mary bouras THEMES: INFERTILITY, IVF JOURNEY, CAREER PURPOSE, TWINS, MILITARY SPOUSE LIFE READ FULL BIO tayler mccollum THEMES: BULLYING, CLEFT LIP & PALETTE, BIRTH DEFECTS, TRUE BEAUTY, SELF-LOVE READ FULL BIO samantha bailey THEMES: CHRONIC INFIDELITY, BETRAYAL TRAUMA, INSECURITIES, DIVORCE READ FULL BIO jodi harty THEMES: COLLISION, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, DRUGLESS PRACTITIONER, FAMILY LOSS READ FULL BIO kingsley THEMES: AUTHENTICITY, STARDOM, FINDING YOUR VOICE, SINGING, CHASING DREAMS READ FULL BIO cheryl heller THEMES: ALCOHOLISM, ADDICTION, SOBRIETY JOURNEY, RECOVERY, HOME BAKERY READ FULL BIO ayesha sodha THEMES: HEARTBREAK, REINVENTING, WEALTH GENERATION, WOMEN IN BUSINESS READ FULL BIO BEA RECOUSSINE THEMES: FAMILY CONNECTION, CANCER JOURNEY, PARENT SUPPORT, BEING PRESENT READ FULL BIO ABBIE WESTGATE THEMES: DREAM JOB, CAREER BURNOUT, POLICE WELLNESS, SOMATIC BREATHWORK READ FULL BIO REESA MORALA THEMES: GENERATIONAL TRAUMA, PEOPLE PLEASING, MARRIAGE THERAPY, DESIRES READ FULL BIO BERENICE BRITO THEMES: GROWING APART, DIVORCE, CO-PARENTING, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, THRIVING READ FULL BIO TAWNY STEPHENS THEMES: LOSS OF LOVED ONE, ALCOHOLISM, GRIEF, ANGER, REBUILDING, THEATRE READ FULL BIO coach dr. wu THEMES: DESERT STORM WAR, PTSD, VETERAN RECOVERY, MEDICAL DOCTOR, WELLNESS READ FULL BIO brenda del granado THEMES: YOUTH SUPPORT, VALIDATION, BODY IMAGE, TRAUMA, SEXUAL ASSAULT READ FULL BIO DIANE JACOBS NATOLI THEMES: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, LOSS OF LOVED ONES, MARRIAGE STIGMA, SELF-WORTH READ FULL BIO TIFFANY O’HEARN THEMES: NAVIGATING ABUSE, ENERGY HEALING, SPIRITUALITY, ALCHEMY, ASTROLOGY READ FULL BIO TANIA RIZOSKI THEMES: CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS, CORPORATE BURNOUT, WELLNESS PRACTITIONER READ FULL BIO DR. michelle marie lappin THEMES: DEBT RECOVERY, UNEXPECTED INHERITANCE, BUDGETS, FINANCIAL STABILITY READ FULL BIO LIZZY MORRIS THEMES: MOTHERHOOD, BODY POSITIVITY, ACTIVISM, PLUS SIZE ADVOCACY, HOME BIRTHS READ FULL BIO KIMEIKO RAE VISION THEMES: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NORTHERN LIGHTS, ANGELS, AUTHORITY, KINDNESS READ FULL BIO AMANDA CHATZIKONSTATINOU THEMES: ANXIETY, MENTAL HEALTH, confidence building, TEEN EMPOWERMENT READ FULL BIO