Meet Brittany Bacinski | Author, Entrepreneur & Podcast Host

We had the good fortune of connecting with Brittany Bacinski and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Brittany, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
The most important factor behind my success would be authenticity. This is the secret sauce, I’m serious. I believe that I win more people over being being authentically honest with myself and with others in a very raw and vulnerable way. Showing up as a real and flawed person has been the greatest way for me to connect with people because it rapidly builds trust. I am consistently sharing unfiltered stories with a broader message that says, “Hey, I’m human, too. We are all more connected than we think.” Truly, be yourself. This is who the world needs.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
7 years ago I started writing a novel during my lunch breaks at my desk job. I stayed up late the night before I put my fingers to the keyboard for the first time watching some Chelsea Handler epsiode where she takes psychedelics. Her reaction was so powerful and emotional that they didn’t show it. I woke up the next morning and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. How powerful the plant was on her body and how fascinated I was about all of it. It was then that psychedelics became my muse. I felt inspired to write again after years of denying myself the privilege to create art out of fear of it not being good enough. But the story kept calling me and the voice was louder each time until it was finished. I trusted my creativity, I followed my muse. My inner knowing. My gut instinct. My obsession. If I hadn’t trusted my creativity or my intuition, I wouldn’t be on this same path of healing and self discovery that I’m on now. 7 years ago I never would’ve guessed a novel I wrote about ayahuasca would bring me to my highest self, but then again, they say you don’t find Mother Ayahuasca, She finds you. Long story short—My creativity saved me. Trust yours. —- “Was it easy?” I often get asked at play dates and by friends, “how do you have time to write?” The truth is I don’t. Often, I’m writing from the notes section in my iPhone while my boys are napping. I let the dishes are pile high. Laundry is definitely sitting in the baskets unfolded. But I show up for my art anyway, curled up on my couch in my two-day old pajamas, unwashed hair eating a bag of plantain chips to write books from my phone. I always choose my art. If you don’t make time for it, it’ll never happen. “What do you want the world to know about you or your brand and story?” I’m a writer. But not a perfect one. I misspell words. I experience Grammar issues happen still. If I waited until I was perfect at the craft, well I’d ever be perfect because 1. No one is. It’s an illusion and 2. I’d never get any better at it by waiting around to get better. “Practice makes perfect.” A cliche for a reason. I thought I had to perfect to write books. I thought “I still make grammatical mistakes. I don’t know what every big word means. Sometimes I misspell the word maintenance (I literally just had to spell check it! Ha) I still sound out the word Wednesday (we’d-nes-day). I thought I wasn’t smart enough. But my story wasn’t waiting on someone perfect to tell it. It was waiting on some-one willing. Someone persistent. It was waiting for me. Done is better than perfect.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
My favorite thing to do in the Metro-Detroit area is hit up a good farmer’s market. I love Eastern Market & Royal Oak Farmer’s markets. Shopping local means a lot to me, especially when it comes to food. I enjoy hanging out in a little hipster town called Ferndale. I love trouncing around health food stores, book stores, spiritual knick knack stores and vegan restaurants Rust Belt Market, which showcase Detroit artists and Makers, I like to shop around there, too.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I want to shout out Elizabeth Gilbert, Glennon Doyle and Brene Brown. I am deeply inspired by their work and their books have changed my life. Also, my mom for being my number one fan and my community for their constant support and love. I need to also shout out Kamala Harris for being the role model that little girls need today!

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