Patrice Shavone Brown is the CEO of Restoring Bodies and Minds, LLC. She is a Mental Health Counselor and founder of The Confident Fat Girl’s Movement.  A helper at heart, she has dedicated her life to better the world around her, helping others shine, and spreading joy and support as a Mental Health Counselor.  Brown is also a prolific writer with seven books under her belt, including “Secrets of a Crazy Mental Health Counselor,” “A Fat Girl’s Confidence: Beating Depression and Building Self Esteem,” “We Blend Well Together,” “The Day Momma Made Me Dance,” “The Finesser,” and “The Finesser 2.” Her latest book “A Fat Girl’s Confidence Guide: I’m Fat, So What” is a powerful and uplifting read that enables big girls to embrace their bodies just as they are, to feel attractive, love themselves, and celebrate life. (Black Château, 2021)

As a speaker at The BookFest Spring 2021, happening this Saturday April 17 and Sunday April 18, she will give insights and practical advice on how people can tend to their minds, bodies and our hearts during long-term social distancing and the extended effects of the pandemic. It is free to attend, just visit the website during the event. 

Along with other experts, Brown will share her wisdom on the keynote panel, Mental Health and Physical Wellness: Books for the Extended Pandemic on Saturday, April 17, at 2pm. She will also discuss what people can do when their coping strategies stop working, and how they can overcome feeling ugly, down, overwhelmed, or exhausted.

Patrice Shavone Brown’s appearance at The BookFest Spring 2021 is part of her ongoing effort to help people, which is at the heart of everything she does. For the last two decades, she has served her community as a Mental Health Counselor and continues to dedicate herself to empowering others and assisting in people’s healing through the power of words.

“My role is to inform others, challenge, and inspire people to live life better than yesterday.” Patrice Shavone Brown