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What would cause someone who is financially secure and living the California beach life to join the military? What would a women learn about her feminine and masculine sides surrounded by guys flying a Blackhawk helicopter? Emily doesn't have to wonder as this is an experience she has lived and shares with us.

Celine is the co-captain of the NBA Brooklynettes, has performed on ABC Good Morning America, CBS Bull, MTV, Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and in print on Sport Illustrated. To me, being a hip hop performer in Brooklyn seems the epitome of being cool in today's culture and I asked what her thoughts are on this.

What drives someone to leave home in Austria, move to New York at 21 and continue to follow their passion in life having experienced the things every women fears in life? Viktoria has made her own path in life and doing so lead to her lawyer creating a new category for visa application as a ballerina model because no other label fit what she did.

Tijah Ejan shares her story of becoming a NFL Cheerleader soon after high school. Growing up shy and misunderstood, she now looks back at her ongoing journey to find her voice and looks forward to a career in dietetics.

What can you learn in a place where you have nothing? Tamra Dae's million IG followers and successful business weren't enough when her body failed her. She shares what her surrender and finding purpose and her calling after removing her breast implants have been like for her.

Faye Stenning is a professional OCR racer, a endurance runner in the sport of pain, who reflects on her 2019 and looks ahead to 2020.

Taylor Mali is a author, teacher, poet and spoken word performer who has appeared on HBO and whose poems like 'What Teachers Make' inspired over 1,000 people to become teachers. His emotional explorations into topics like living with those suffering from depression have given new insight into our inner topographies and how to view ourselves and understand out experiences.

Talia was born looking up, and she has grown up to become a space journalist, photographer of the galaxies and stars, and even flown in zero G. She is also a empath who shares her views on disagreement, not living for others, and finding out who you are and accepting all of who you are.

Ginger saw the two soldiers get out of the car and immediately knew her best friend, husband, and father to their young son was gone and she was alone. Alone with the pain of loss at first and then alone with the joy of watching their son grow up. The experiences she has gone through and the strength of character she has to face them casts a different light through which to see her playing in the lingerie football league, her fitness business and being a WBFF Pro Diva.

8x BMX & MTB World Champion and 2x Olympian Caroline Buchanan has given so much back to the sport through her scholarship program, book series, and balance bikes. Her accident off the bike is the greatest challenge she has ever faced, and it's remarkable to see her be real about the depression and remain focused on being positive and have a life and career with "no pages missing."

Jaclyn has dedicated herself to expressing what can't be put fully into words, in fact she uses none. Relying instead on concise movements, turns, timing, poise, and posture. For those watching, truly paying attention, they might connect with what she is saying and walk away with a totally new perspective on life.

We can talk about body image and embracing your curves, but things you can't see like anxiety and depression are much harder to address. Meagen knows, she's been their and is now helping others experience a similar transformation by cheering them to take responbility for their journey and equipping with them the tools to help them succeed.