Jewels is an award-winning author, speaker, and bodybuilder who strives to inspire others to push forward no matter the challenges. After enduring an abusive childhood, Jewels decided to use her earlier trauma to enter recovery, sexually liberate herself, and enter the competitive world of bodybuilding. At age 49, Jewels placed 3rd at the NPC North American Championships in 2021.
Jewels recently completed her guest appearance on Consenting Adults Podcast with Leyna Nguyen, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and host.
During her book launch tour, Jewels has appeared on over 18 podcasts to discuss a variety of important topics from her memoir including childhood trauma, sexual abuse, alcoholism, shame, LGBTQ, and alternate lifestyles. Jewels has had the honor of being a guest speaker on Keys and Anklets, a podcast focused on separating facts from fiction within often widely misunderstood lifestyles, the Pillow Talk with Venus crowd cast, another podcast that focuses on female-led relationships, and a documentary of alternate lifestyles broadcasted in the UK.
Click here to browse her full list of podcast guest appearances.
For more information on book signings and speaking engagements, please email jewels@themakingofawoman.com. Follow her on social media: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.
Marlayna Glynn is an award-winning storyteller on page, film, and photography and has won multiple
awards in various disciplines. Her published journey includes writing and editing 60+ books that span
the genres of memoir, biography, and business.
After winning a short film screenwriting contest in Austin, Texas, Marlayna's resultant short film
People That do Something was filmed and can be found on YouTube and Amazon.
In 2017, Marlayna created Birthright Books, LLC, a writing and publishing house dedicated to the art
of creating memoirs.
Marlayna is dedicated to her passion for storytelling and assisting others in bringing
their stories to the page.
Visit www.birthrightbooks.pub to learn more about writing your next memoir or biography.