We recently connected with Jaylynn Harrison and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Jaylynn, thanks for joining us today. Can you tell us about a time that your work has been misunderstood? Why do you think it happened and did any interesting insights emerge from the experience?

I believe people are regularly misunderstood, be it in-person, over a phone call, or especially through nonverbal communication like text, for instance. I’m one of those people that has been misunderstood A LOT growing up because as a child, I was very shy, quiet, and—some might even go as far as saying stand-offish. Because of just how often I’ve felt misunderstood, I always yearned to be understood; and I think at some point I just realized that I have to be open and want to understand others first. Many people aren’t interested in trying to understand someone who isn’t even willing reciprocate. What goes around comes around, what you put out is what you will receive, etc. Energy transfers and people pick up on it for sure—and since trying to understand others more, they’ve understood me more. But also: understanding others helped me not need to be understood as much, because I understand me—and whats understood doesn’t have to be explained; If you get it, you get it.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My name is Jaylynn, I’ve been living in Georgia for about 4 years now, and I attained my Bachelors of Psych last April. I currently bartend and post mostly entertaining content on Tiktok, as well as loc posts on my instagram @loclivinlynn for all the loc’d girlies and guys ☺️ I also have a loc tutorial on my YT channel JaylynnSierra, which is the same name for my personal IG. I intend to post more content which will encompass a plethora of things as my socials function more-so as a personal vlog of my life, for instance I have a reel of when I got my septum pierced for anyone interested to see. I’d also like to include aspects health & wellness, especially as it relates to our mental, which, health in all realms attribute to.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

Some time ago, I took a trip to a grippy-sock institution; If you’re unfamiliar with those terms, I basically stayed in a mental health facility for a week. Initially, it was the worst thing I could have experienced in life. I’ve never been to jail, but I imagined thats what it would have been like. Well, a combination of jail & school. Every day in there felt like hell; I couldn’t do what I wanted when I wanted, I had to live on the hospital’s schedule waking up at 6 am seemingly for NO reason while bedtime was set for 10 pm, we could only go outside once or twice per day (if that) in a boxed-off area, I was surrounded by people I assumed were insane, and I basically froze every night I slept. I kid you not, I literally awoke from my sleep crying because of how cold it was and had to sleep with two pairs of sweats, two pairs of socks, and 4 hospital blankets. Nonetheless, being there taught me a few things, for instance: we’re more like each other than we give credit for. All of the women I was surrounded by had some commonality with me—hence, why we ended up in the same place. This made me want to participate in groups because I felt like I could contribute some ideas & things I’d learned from my own experiences. Another thing I had to learn was that peace is a state of mind. I think we sometimes have to be put in what seems like worst-case scenarios to grow and think big, because I’d already known that peace was a state of mind, but id never known how to actually achieve it nor find it; but being in a place where we have to relinquish control is certainly where one will learn it. The hospital is where I gained a lot of mental strength in a short period of time.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

Lately, when I communicate with a stranger in public, I simply ask for their socials & see if they’re willing to connect 🤷🏽‍♀️ It could be from something as simple as a compliment, but if we could have a good interaction once, then its worth potentially reconnecting in the future.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @jaylynnsierra & @loclivinlynn
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaylynn.harrison.7
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaylynn-harrison-198521183
• Twitter: @loclivinlynn & @jaylynnsierraa
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/user/Jaypooh4u