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Bio
Nikki Clarke, is the founder, producer, and host of the multiple award-winning talk show, The Nikki Clarke Show on Afroglobal TV Network. Nikki just recently launched her women’s fashion line , Navaan. Nikki, is also an accomplished singer/songwriter, has recently released a gospel single entitled, “For Your Love”, Spring 2021. The music video for ” For Your Love” was featured September 2021 in the Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival. Nikki is the Immediate Past President of the Ontario Black History Society and has over 25 years of experience as a community activist. She is also an honouree of the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women in 2022 and nominated 100 Dynamic Leaders for 2021 by Exeleon Magazine and RBC’s Women of Influence. Nikki is currently the Student and Family Advocacy Coordinator formed by the Government of Ontario through the Early Childhood Education Initiative to combat anti black racism in schools. She is an MBA Candidate at the Australian Institute of Business. Nikki is the proud mother of 3 adult children.

Links
Instagram: @nikkiclarke31
Instagram: @navaan.com
Website: www.nikkiclarkenetwork.com

About the Episode
In this episode Nikki, Jamaican born, discusses her personal struggles with how she looked and what the world told her was beautiful. She shares how this impacted her health, and how her efforts to change her body to fit an ideal ultimately harmed her health and well being. She walks us through important relationships, how the role of motherhood, and her faith helped her to own her ‘thick’ beautiful, and from requiring external validation to finding true acceptance from within. We look at how this inspired her clothing line and the advice she has for others in coming to terms with their own lines, while being your best self. We discuss her beauty secrets as a gorgeous 54-year-old who spends much of her time under the bright lights. Nikki tells us her musts to keep her skin, hair, and body camera ready, including a few from childhood that we only now understand the importance of as adults. We are given a insight into how being bold, allowing for vibrancy, owning it, and having fun can bring beauty to any body.

About Your Host Michelle Rosetta
Michelle is a mother of four with over 20 years of experience in the health and beauty industry, inspired by her own sensitivities to synthetic ingredients in personal care products and a deep need to be good to the environment we share this world with. She has served customers stretching around the world with her all natural non-toxic BEE23 Natural Beauty line of products, specializing in maturing skin, eczema and sensitive skin issues. As a Clinical Herbalist she works to support our natural beauty not only from the outside but from the inside-out focusing on reducing internal inflammation. She enjoys freelance writing encompassing tips for positive and ‘green’ skin care health to the deeply emotional, philosophical and energetic relationship we have with our physical aesthetic, while reconciling this with the love of self which lies far deeper than reaching for the latest cosmetic cream.

Links for Michelle
www.bee23.ca
Instagram @hottybalm
Instagram @michelle_rosetta
https://www.facebook.com/HottyBalm

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Partnerships:
Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau.