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We had the pleasure of sitting down with Youtuber and author, Samantha March. In this episode Samantha opens up about her amazing story, chronicling how she rose from a series of traumatic incidents and went on to become a successful entrepreneur. We discussed how those experiences gave rise to her creative passions, and how she continues to unapologetically portray them in an online world full to the brim with cyber bullies, but also kindreds souls and friends.
**Trigger warning** We discuss sexual assault in this episode. Adult language is used in this episode.
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Where to connect with Samantha:
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Instagram: @marchbeautyword
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YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCDnb5YAcjk7pnu25YckVL6g?sub_confirmation=1
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Purchase Samatha March gear: https://teespring.com/stores/samantha-march
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Buy Samatha March’s recent novel: https://www.amazon.com/Six-Scarlett-Samantha-March-ebook/dp/B07J9HWPFM
whenever you fear that life’s thorns will surely overtake & destroy you, remember that you are no different from these stunning wildflowers☝️born from, but soaring far beyond the adversity necessary to first incubate their vivid and unabashed features. ‘twas that seemingly inhospitable environment that paradoxically brought their unparalleled radiance into such extravagant fruition.🌵🏜🌵🌸🌺🌸🌺🌸🌺 you are one such gorgeous cacti wildflower in the making. trust that the harsh landscape in which you currently find yourself, is actually the most fertile of all, just in disguise. 🦹♂️🧚♂️✨🦸♂️
The universe has not forsaken you. Life’s detours are actually a FORM of love, in that they are leading you (🌀albeit in an uncomfy squiggly way🌀) into a future doused in deep self-love and full of collateral joys which emanate from it. In your most trying of moments, remind yourself again and again that “obstacles are just detours in the right direction” (@gabbybernstein). Love has NOT, nor will ever let you go, babe 🛤🤗💕
🌕🌞✨ Healing reminds me of those moments when you look up to the sky & notice the sun & the moon hanging out together. It’s like suddenly, the sky embodies elements of both the night & day, all at the same time. Healing does not always look like one would expect. It is likely you’ll embody an array of different emotions & conflicting experiences simultaneously throughout it. The sun & moon are seemingly opposite, & yet there they both are, united in purpose, casting their light down upon the world. Pain & joy are seemingly opposite, & yet there they both are, united in purpose, ushering forth healing & yes, little by little blossoming too. Paradoxically, pain is often a key part of the healing process, so don’t be fooled into thinking you’re not healing even if you’re still sad or struggling. Healing is full of false starts, repetitive effort, set backs & so on. Therefore, that sadness may very well be a good sign that you’re up-leveling; remember that. 🌕🌞✨ (PSA: Okay I just had to reuse this caption from our other recent sun & moon post because omg this picture by @miacharro is SUCH a perfect embodiment of it!)
watch us persevere. watch this pain blossom into pure magic as we hold on to our deep inner knowing, that somehow everything will turn out right. 🔮🍂🤲🏻🌿🌳💕
• Come on in, sit down in the garden of my mind & let me tell you the story of how its beauty came to be... 🧠🚪🌷🍄🌺🌻🌸🌹🌼 •
GUYS we are dying to hear your Phoenix Stories!!! Please message us directly or submit your story to our website. We want to gather bucket-loads of proof; that sublime beauty really can be born of searing hardship, so that those being bullied now can see to TRULY BELIEVE that they’ll be alright. The friends who gather here feel such stories on a deep visceral level, for they too have ALL been there. No matter your story, you can be sure it resonates with somebody out there who really needs it. The sharing of stories, especially the difficult ones, lets us know, that even when we feel most incomprehensible, most unlovable, we are actually SO loved and SO well-understood; and that knowledge makes all the difference in one’s ability to overcome and ascend to that place of beauty ✍️💌