To highlight some of the most courageous women I have met recently, I created this a month-long feature called 2015 Queen. 

The beginning of the year is usually one of the hardest times for me, in the entire year. It brings a lot of things up from BIG CHANGES, small transitions, excitement, depression… it’s a chaotic mess. To uplift me and maybe even you, if you are feeling the same weird feelings as well, I created this.

This project highlights some incredible stories. Stories of job losses, losing a parent, losing a business, breaking legs, starting businesses, Youtube Queens, yoga teachers, Reiki masters, international actresses, visionary artists, photographers, highly sought after jet-setting fitness coaches and poets, just to name a few.

The features on each 2015 Queen will be released on the dates shown below.  On that date, you will be able to click on each image and read the full feature. Please come back on each day in January to read 31 incredible stories of 31 incredible women.

Keep an eye on this page to read these incredible stories. And if you don’t want to miss any, make sure you sign up for Lifestermail and I’ll email you weekly digests of these incredible stories.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Jan 1 | Ritu Ashrafi

Jan 2 | Leyla Razeghi

Jan 3 | Blair Kay

Jan 4 | Laurel Moll

Jan 5 | Abida Rahman

Jan 6 | Fazila Banu Lily

Jan 7 | Demetria Jackson

Jan 8 | Kim Fuller

Jan 9 | Milan KC

Jan 10 | Bonnie Harland

Jan 11 | Prue Proctor

Jan 12 | Lisa Campbell

Jan 13 | Anna Hickey

Jan 14 | Erin Clayton

Jan 15 | Gillian At Home

Jan 16 | Priyanka Bista

Jan 17 | Kate Bacon

Jan 18 | Sammy Davis

Jan 19 | Sarae Pratt

Jan 20 | Vanessa Feliciano

Jan 21 | Cindy Lai

Jan 22 | Sacha Marie Curtis

Jan 23 | Jessica Lai

Jan 24 | Liz Nehdi

Jan 25 | Jasmine Kosunen

Jan 26 | Luisa Manfredini

Jan 27 | Arynetta Floyzelle

Jan 28 | Noelle Bloom

Jan 29 | Jacinda Meiklejohn

Jan 30 | Rain Diah

Jan 31 | Aditi Ramchandani

The rest of the 2015 Queens will be announced soon! Please come back and LIKE our Facebook Page to see the update.

See you in January 2015!

Love,

Ritu

PS. This project was inspired by a cool event I went to at the end of 2014, where I met Gala Darling and was confronted with some difficult questions and introspection that I had to do. Read it here.