Anne is a blind storyteller, TEDx speaker, and advocate who has inspired so many of us with her courage and creativity.

She’s also a Founding Member of The Creator Society, which makes this conversation—and this celebration—even more special. 💕

Today marks the launch of her book, Resilience and Purpose: Discovering Strength and Connection in Life’s Cracks. ✨

This beautiful book is an honest, hope-filled reflection on how we can find strength and connection, even in life’s most difficult moments.

In our conversation, Anne shares:

✨ Her journey as a blind storyteller and what led her to write this book

✨ How she’s learned to coexist with grief by seeking out joy and purpose

✨ How her frustrations of trying to order groceries as a visually impaired bedridden woman lead her closer to her purpose.

✨ What it was like to take the leap into Instagram as a blind woman—and how it reshaped her life. (She’s now an actress, which certainly wasn’t on her life bingo card.) 😂

✨ Marriage advice for couples navigating the “messy middle” when life keeps throwing you curve balls.

✨ Her creative process in writing a book without sight and how she pushed through the biggest challenges

✨ How community (hello Creator Society + YVR Creatives!) made all the difference.

✨ And her advice for anyone standing on the edge of their own creative leap.

Anne, we are so proud of you. This book is going to inspire and support so many people.

If you haven’t already, go grab your copy of Resilience and Purpose! 🎉

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯—𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯! ⁣
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𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘵. 𝘞𝘦’𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

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