AUTHOR: Lorena Bryant Hixson
Lorena Bryant Hixson is a former ER nurse turned entrepreneur and mindset coach dedicated to helping women break free from overthinking and self-doubt. After struggling with confidence due to a visible scar, she embarked on a journey of self-acceptance, learning to embrace her story instead of hiding from it. Now, she empowers others to step into their worth, set boundaries, and build lives that feel authentic and fulfilling. As the founder of ShelfCare Box and Undoing the Nice Girl, Lorena shares practical tools and no-BS mindset shifts to help women stop people-pleasing and start prioritizing themselves. When she’s not working, you’ll find her exploring New York City, lost in a book, or blasting Taylor Swift.
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Uncovered: Stories from the
Skin Difference Community
This anthology is a collective work of sixteen authors who came together to share their stories about living with a skin difference, in the hopes of helping to spread awareness about port-wine stains, AVM, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, and Moebius syndrome. After reading these riveting stories, may you all be reminded and shown that compassion and empathy for one another is truly within us.
All proceeds from this book will be donated to the Vascular Anomalies Alliance, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization that helps support skin differences and other vascular anomalies and health conditions.
Their mission: “We strive to REACH our community by financially supporting advancement in Research, Education, and Advocacy, while creating a safe space and sense of Community where everyone feels like they are Home.” Please visit their website to learn more about how you can help!