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This live conversation took place on Oct. 16. Watch the replay!

Join us for a one-on-one interview with New Albany-based writer, blogger and mental health advocate, Achea Redd, author of Be Free. Be You. and the upcoming guide book for young girls, Authentic You.

Enjoy this genuine conversation and get ready to ask your questions during the final portion of the interview.

Achea Redd is a mental health advocate, author of Be Free. Be You. and founder of the blog Real Girls F.A.R.T.—a space to empower and equip women with the necessary tools to become their best, most authentic selves.

The blog that Redd has been writing for the past three years is one of several efforts the mother of two has undertaken to raise awareness of mental illness and to ease the burden for those battling the disease. F.A.R.T stands for fearless, authentic, rescuer and trailblazer — the traits and roles she strives to attain and pass on to other women.

In Be Free. Be You., Achea uses her own life experience and mental health disorder to help women find their voice and let it out—and most importantly, to let women and girls who are suffering, struggling and stressed know that they are not alone.

Achea’s new book is set for release on Nov. 16, 2020. In Authentic You: A Girl's Guide to Growing Up Fearless and True, Achea breaks down the hardest parts of growing up, helping girls see through the challenges ahead to find in the midst of it their most authentic selves.

Learn more about Achea and read her blog at achearedd.com.

Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation Supporters

Central Ohio residents Achea and Michael Redd will serve as the honorary chairs at the 2020 Celebration of Learning. Both have a deep and decades long connection to Columbus and have since become stars off the court through their philanthropic investments in the community. Thanks to the Redds and other CML Foundation supporters.

In Conversation with Achea Redd