MEET SONIA RENEE TAYLOR!

1. Who is MS. Sonya Renee Taylor? SRT is a mac and cheese loving, poetry writing scorpion who adores her yorkie, nice glasses of wine and pretty dresses. She is passionate about human connection and social justice.

2. What is the importance of spoken word? I think the WORD is important whether spoken or written. I think both of those mediums offer different things but both are vital for expression. I think there is a pulse and breath in the word aloud that can transform meaning. It is a way to mainline intention whereas the written word seeps in us, absorbed like a sponge. Both get in our bones just in different ways.

3. Tell us about The Body is Not An Apology. The Body Is Not an Apology is a international community and global movement committed to radical self-love and body empowerment. We believe that each time one of us unapologetically owns our beauty, loves our scars, heals our shame; we in turn give others permission to do the same! We believe that discrimination, social inequality and injustice are manifestations of our inability to make peace with the body, our own and others. Through education, personal transformation projects and community building, The Body is Not an Apology foster global, radical, unapologetic self-love which translates to radical human action in service toward a more just and compassionate world.

4. How has having a community of women, a sisterhood, helped you? My connections to women carry me when i am faltering. My community of sisters see me in my aspirations. They see the biggest potential Sonya and hold that light for me. My vulnerabilities are simply another layer of my awesome to them. My ability to have powerful transformative relationships with my sisters has allowed me to have powerful transformative relationships with everyone in the world.

5. Name a woman that has inspired you and why. I am inspired by young women growing up in this society today. Because we are on the precipice of sooo much social change girls are constantly challenged to be the COO and the stripper all in the same breath. Girls are asked to step into their power in feminism and then asked to be objects of male desire in popular culture. I am amazed that young women still come out committed to their dreams on their terms. Every time I see a young girl standing radically in her power I am reminded of the unique and powerful gift womanhood has for each of us.

6. Last thoughts or words of encouragement to share? I invite the world to be part of our Radical Unapologetic community with The Body is Not An Apology by visiting us online at our website www.thebodyisnotanapology.com, twitter @radicalbodylove, facebook or tumblr (thebodyisnotanapology.com). Our full wellness dwells in community. We have a GREAT ONE of radical self love over here! JOIN US!

Thank you Sonya for taking the time to share your vision and your truth with us! Please check her out wherever or however you can, she's phenomenal! Don't forget to also visit The Body is Not An Apology website, a movement worth being a part of. 

Peace ~ Kiki