Daya Houston- Brown Bodies Bold Stories – Submission
Kiara was in the care of a wonderful therapist and as part of that care, she was asked to close her eyes and think about her childhood. The first memory she had was being on the school playground sitting alone on a park bench. She was drawing with a pencil on a pad...
Blog for Daya Houston
A book filled with self-healing and sacred truths, “Her Brave Journey” is a novel which seeks to inspire, empower, and strengthen the soul. “Her Brave Journey” tells the story of Kiara, a South Asian American woman, who is a survivor of many adversities. From the...
Book Cover Poll
Dear All! My first book, "Her Brave Journey" releases on May 1st. Please vote for what you think my upcoming book cover should look like on this link: www.koehlerbooks.com/cover-polls/her-brave-journey Synopsis: During her almost-final moments when Kiara was pinned...
Beauty as a mindfulness practice…by Guest Blogger Rita Patel
My guest blogger this week is Rita Patel! Rita is a mixed-media artist and founder of Experiments in Beautiful Thinking and of Relational Waste. She and I are members of LadyDrinks (founded by Joya Dass). I invited Rita as my guest blogger because she genuinely has...
My Two Cents Post Six- Oh my God! I forgot to have children!
From a young age we are taught that getting married and having kids is the cycle of life. People end up forming these superficial fantasies of how exciting it would be to see a little one run around in the house. But sometimes I wonder if some couples decide to have...
And then she realized, She is FIERCE… By Guest Blogger, Neeta Jain
Neeta Jain (Guest Blogger) is the founder of Her Shakti, a wellness company based in the United States, whose mission is to create a safe space for immigrant, international and women globally as they transform into their healthiest and strongest selves. She is a...
My Two Cents Post 5- “Colorism”
The last few weeks have been particularly painful for Americans. On one hand, we are in the middle of a global health pandemic, and on the other hand, we are protesting against police brutality and systemic racism. Nevertheless, it is important that we safely...
My Two Cents Post 4- “May is Mental Health Awareness Month”
Since 1949, Americans have dedicated the month of May to mental health awareness. As I reflect on the importance of mental health, I would like to use this opportunity to express my views and personal experiences with therapy. For some reason, there is a stigma...
My Two Cents Post 2- “Survey Questions”
Greetings everyone! I wanted to do something fun and different for my second blog post. Instead of giving my two cents about a specific topic, I answered some exciting survey questions I came across. Since I love reading survey questions from other bloggers, I...
My Two Cents Post 1- “Handling abuse during COVID-19”
As I was brainstorming topics to write my debut post on, I realized that I should kick this off by discussing the most salient topic in the world right now: COVID-19 (COrona-VIrus-Disease 2019). COVID-19 is a venomous public health pandemic that has shaken the entire...
