THE YELLOW COVER TALKS! Q&A

Q: A big issue today is the need for more positive role models. You are one yourself, and how do you make it look so easy and what keeps you up at night?

I appreciate you saying that I'm just living my truth and living authentically I'm the woman I always wanted to be, and Im glad that is projected as a positive role model As I look around the landscape, there are many amazing role models, not just women but men People must figure out what they need and avoid getting caught up in social media games or hooked on content scrolling When you scroll without intention, you're leaving it open for an algorithm to feed you information, some of which can help you, some of which can hurt you or feed insecurities Social media makes people feel very alone, empty, and behind Instead, we need to seek information, inspiration, and education

We need to feed ourselves and get back to that space where we start filling our cups with things that we know will be healthy for the mind, body, and spirit You can find that on social media, but what about books? What about fellowship? What about getting out in nature and enjoying the fresh air?

The thing which keeps me up at night is the knowledge that this generation is measuring their self-worth against what they see online A lot of those images and narratives are false themselves It isnt easy to measure up to something thats not even real I was watching a video online where they showed how some profiles are entirely computer-generated People think they're looking at a photo of someone, and its just a computer generation (deep fakes) Again, lets get our heads out of the clouds, stop measuring ourselves against social media, and be our best authentic selves

Q: What is your favorite holiday song, and how do you make this season special with your family?

“Silent Night” by The Temptations is my favorite holiday song It's a classic! It's nostalgic My grandma and granddad used to turn on music Christmas Eve which was the big tradition in my family before they passed away Everyone would be dancing around the house to holiday music, but when “Silent Night” by The Temptations came on my granddad would grab my grandmother and start slow dancing with her and everyone just cracked up because she’d turn beet red It's one of my favorite nostalgic holiday songs When it comes to our kids, Mike and I just try to carry the same traditions we grew up with We do go all out with holiday decorations for the kids. They love it. They get excited when they see things lit up anywhere from Halloween all the way through the Christmas holiday. The pumpkins, the bales of hay and then we light up the whole house We have huge trees and illuminated reindeer on the lawn Last year we had the reindeer lit on our front lawn, and one morning we looked out from the dining room window and there was actually a family of about eight real deer on the front lawn next to them Truly it was the cutest thing in the in the world and the kids got a kick out of it!