Meet Jasmine Garmon | Author, Marathon Runner and nursing aide

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

Hi Jasmine, can you share the most important lesson you’ve learned over the course of your career?
Writing this book has given me the opportunity to grow in areas that I was unaware of needing growth. I’ve always wanted to publish my own piece, whether a children’s book or an autobiography. I decided to go with an autobiography because I wanted to release my trauma and hopefully inspire others to tell their stories as well. One important lesson that I’ve learned while drafting my autobiography is patience. I had to be patient while dealing with the fallout that I had with my first editor. Although I would have loved for our collaboration to work, the relationship between us had become damaged beyond repair.

I’ve always wanted to keep up the persona of what I thought a strong black woman was. This misconception is what led me to hiding my trauma from my family. I created negative scenarios based on what I assumed their reactions would be. After feeling hopeless, I went to therapy and learned the true definition of finding myself again.

I became determined to not let my past define me and took the initiative to showcase my trauma and how I took back my life and mental health. Aside from telling my story as a strong black woman, I am passionate about running and traveling.
I live my life fearless and travel the world like it’s a runway. I capture beautiful moments as an inspired model, and I also recreate photos with different photographers.

As I mentioned above, patience was one of the most important lessons that I learned during this experience. I had to be patient with others as well as myself. As I got closer to publishing my autobiography, I became nervous. I wasn’t nervous because this was my first time publishing but because I was scared of the negative reactions from close friends and family. I realized that I was undoing years of therapy and growth by allowing myself to be hindered by the opinions of others. A mentor once told me to “dream like it’s my last day on earth”. I plan to do just that. No matter where life takes me and always believe in myself.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am gradually moving toward my career goals. I am passionate about healthcare and providing care to others. One of my strengths are consultation. I love brightening other people’s days and making them feel better. I enjoy being helpful and providing care to others that are unable to care for themselves. These are my main duties as a traveling certified nursing assistant(CNA). I do plan to further my education and move into respiratory therapy.

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.
Breakfast at Barney’s

Lupe Eatery and Pretty little tacos (I am a taco lover)

Chateau Elan winery and resort ! This is at the top of my list because I don’t like a lot of noise but I love wine and tacos

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?
Christopher Carter! He serves our country and an awesome hawaii photographer

I met him through another photographer. I decided to do a marathon and photoshoot in hawaii.
He is such a nice and compassionate young man

Website: https://a.co/d/8qzTu31

Instagram: ___jazz_flawless

Twitter: @FlourishQueen28

Image Credits
Kamia McWilliams and Christopher Carter