We were lucky to catch up with Tiffanie Bacon recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Tiffanie thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?

By empowering, encouraging, and supporting them as well as providing them with the necessary tools to experience and walk freely in the love of God, my objective is to co-partner with women who have experienced trauma to disconnect from their pain, cross the bridge of hopelessness, and reconnect to the purpose God has placed in them. For more than 30 years, I struggled with this every day, walking in defeat, despair, low self-esteem, and a lack of comprehension of who I am. It had an impact on every decision I made throughout my life. I want to share my experiences and provide guidance on how to live in freedom. During this time, I struggled with suicidal ideation, mental health issues, trust issues, and experiences with abuse. I want women and girls to know what it means to truly love, value, forgive, and have compassion for themselves.

It would appear that mental health-related suicides and criminal acts are on the rise worldwide. I want to see a community of women who inspire, help, and support one another as they heal. After that, we educate the subsequent generation with this data. Consequently, these vicious cycles of self-doubt, discouragement, and failure will end.

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?

I was born and raised in Decatur, Ga, and graduated from Dekalb County School System as a single mom. I experienced many struggles along the way, which has given me the ability to encourage women who have encountered the same.

In 2016, I fell in love with my occupation of working for a local municipality serving the needs of the community. This connection afforded me the opportunity to attend training that I never imagined. It added responsibilities of coordinating networking events for businesses, city-wide community events, and implementing programs to serve low-income families. It birthed more than I could hope for-My purpose. Later this year, I began assisting with speaking at empowerment events, encouraging, mentoring, and serving women. I never had a vision of actually becoming an entrepreneur but merely being of service with my story.

As some years passed and I ended up in a divorce, which left severe damage to my self-worth. I lost myself and struggled with my identity. However, God reminded me of who I am and gave me a vision. Since I struggled with abuse, lack of confidence and self-worth, mental health illness, and walked through life discouraged. I wanted to serve and coach women from hopelessness to their healing. I’m here to hold them accountable for their healing

Girl Be Healed is a movement and sacred space for women to embrace their healing process, including support, inspiration, strength, and resources to help them along the way while living their truth free from guilt or shame.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

One thing I had to let go of was putting others before myself. Because of my past struggles, I suffered with codependency, identity issues, and people-pleasing. I had to develop conflict management skills and learn to accept accountability for my decisions. I thought of myself as someone who repressed their feelings and hid behind their truth. Thanks to this independence, I was able to set limits, develop a self-care routine, and find an unfathomable sense of inner peace.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

I came to the realization that I needed to modify my life about three years ago. At the time, I became aware of the numerous choices I had made that had locked me in a torturous cycle. It was time to take ownership of my life and my behaviors, work on inner healing, and enhance my mental well-being. In the past, I used to carry my luggage into every interaction and numb my grief. I no longer desired to live my life in this manner. Making the decision to embark on this spiritual, mental, and emotional journey was the most significant one ever. I sought counseling, engaged a coach, and surrendered to God’s will for my life. The best decision I’ve ever made.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.tiffaniebacon.com
• Instagram: @tiffanie_speaks and @girlbehealed
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/tiffaniespeaks
• Linkedin:@Tiffanie Bacon
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahglhW1UKh5W19WeiD2BzA