When author Rebekah Borucki canceled her Hay House publishing contract and left her role as mentor for their Diverse Wisdom initiative, she felt like she was leaving her family. Although it was painful, it was a necessary step in her advocacy for racial equity in the publishing world. Her quest to make change led to the creation of Row House, a publishing company dedicated to raising the volume on under-represented and much-needed voices.

In this episode, we discuss her work in disrupting the publishing industry, her “Big Messy” book series that provides tools for children to manage difficult emotions and stress, and the importance of using your voice to make a stand even if it means giving something up.

Rebekah “Bex” Borucki is a mother of five, a meditation guide, and an author and publisher of books for big and little readers. She has taught meditation as a profound act of self-care that can be executed effortlessly and effectively for more than a decade. Rebekah believes wellness is a social justice issue, and her mission is to make mental-health support and stress-management tools accessible to all. Most recently, Rebekah launched the WPP Little Readers Big Change Initiative, Inc., a publicly-funded 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit, which provides free books, mental wellness tools, and writing workshops for students in grades PreK-8, public libraries, and community organizations.

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