Betty Jean Bell wanted to be an opera singer since she was 4.  I mean, not just dream about it—she truly had a gift.  She actually began performing when she was 8. She had steep ambitions and clearly knew what she wanted to do all her life.  But then tragedy struck when she was about to start college.  She began to have terrible pain in her throat, which was caused by a medical condition that lead to surgery. Doctors told her that in order to heal, she would have to not speak for 18 months, let alone sing again. Her lifelong dreams crushed, she also began to face an ongoing slew of further illnesses one right after another. Betty Jean also had to deal with weight and mental health issues, including depression, panic attacks and even a suicide attempt. Then something changed. Today, Betty Jean is the founder of Being Badass. She’s a body confidence model and a weight loss coach. She teaches women how to stop overeating, stop the self-criticism, and how to learn to genuinely see their bodies with love.

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• BeingBadass.com
• Betty Jean's Facebook Page
• Betty Jean's Instagram

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