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Women Worth Following | February 2024
Women Worth Following
Women Worth Following – Inspiring Women You’ll Want to Get to Know
I’m proud to announce this month’s group of Women Worth Following – inspiring women you’ll want to get to know! Every month I feature nine awesome women who are changing the world. I can’t wait for you to check out these amazing women, and don’t forget to follow them too!
Jessica Cruel
Jessica Cruel is the editor in chief of Allure, where she leads the development of multiplatform editorial content for print, digital, and video platforms. At Allure, she spearheaded the launch of The Melanin Edit, a new platform exploring all things relating to Black beauty.
In her decade-long career, Jessica previously served as deputy beauty director at Refinery29 and held editorial roles at SELF and Popsugar. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in multimedia journalism and sociology. Jessica currently resides in Newark, New Jersey. When she’s not leading Allure, she can be found hoarding candles, slathering on serum, and avoiding Wash Day.
Malory Fiso
Malory is a wife, a mother, and the owner and artist of Fox & Pebble. She has a deep love for many forms of art and design and finds great joy in creating meaningful artwork for others to display in their homes and share with their loved ones.
Sonja Garcia
Sonja is a wife, mom, ministry leader, coach, author, and entrepreneur. God changed her life years ago and ever since she has felt called to spread His Word, love, and light in any way that she can!
Kristin Nobles
Kristin is a follower of Christ, wife and mother to four. She spends her days homeschooling her children, running her online businesses, cooking and baking from scratch and continuing to build and improve their homestead. Kristin is passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and is a big believer in the health benefits of freshly milled grains. She has taken her knowledge and experience from the last 12 years of freshly milled baking and is now sharing it with the world. She talks and educates online about the benefits of freshly milled flour and how it changed her life. Kristin truly believes that freshly milled flour has the power to change one’s health and life. She has seen countless families’ lives changed by joining the modern day milling movement, and she hopes you will be next!
Allyson Rowe Schaffer
Allyson Rowe-Schaffer holds the title of Miss Washington, USA 2014. She is a powerful speaker, worship leader, mentor, and entrepreneur.
Allyson grew up in Eastern Washington State and is head over heals in love with her husband, Matt, and their newborn baby boy. She is classically trained pianist as well as a worship leader and song writer. Allyson is passionate about pouring into the lives of women and empowering them to be women of purity, holiness, grace, and confidence. Out of this passion birthed the Single and Empowered Mentorship Program- which is dedicated to coaching, mentoring, and equipping women through online platforms and webinars.
Along with speaking and coaching all over the country, Allyson also partners with a number of organizations in efforts to rescue victims of human trafficking and has helped pass Bills in Washington State to tackle this global issue.
Having overcome self-image issues, eating disorders, and a long term destructive relationship, God has raised her up with a fearless passion to see others released into full freedom in their God-ordained identities, and see them set free from any chain that would try to bind them.
By God’s grace and empowerment, Allyson’s message is one of freedom and truth, and her life is a living testimony that we serve an Ephesians 3:20 God!
Rachael Vermeulen
Rachael Vermeulen is a devoted believer, wife, mom, creative, speaker, and disability advocate, dedicated to sharing the transformative power of faith through her content. As a mother of two, one with Down Syndrome and medical complexities, she passionately uplifts other special needs moms, fostering a community where encouragement, resilience, and hope are at the forefront. With a love for authenticity and relatable storytelling, Rachael shares her personal experiences blended with biblical teaching to create impactful connections. Her ministry and Podcast, ‘A Little Extra Love,’ is a heartwarming haven for families navigating similar paths, offering advocacy, shared stories, and faith-driven encouragement rooted in hope, healing, and extra love. Rachael’s mission is to empower mothers to embrace their journey with grace and strength, finding joy and growth in every challenge, and to be a friend and guide in the shared experience of disability parenting.
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Jazmine Waller
Jazmine, aka Budget Treasures, is a single mommy budgeter!! Her YouTube channel is focused on budgeting, saving money, and paying off debt. She shares her journey with others who may be on the same financial journey as herself or just on the platform for the community. She is not a financial expert by any means but loves to use best practices to make them work for herself and her family.
Meghan Watson
Meghan is a relational cultural therapist driven by connection and community. Her work is rooted in values of authenticity and radical transparency, and is evidence based, anti-oppressive and trauma informed. She is particularly passionate about helping individuals navigate their emotional worlds, explore their values, understand important relationships and connections in their life, and create sustainable changes around self care, self love, and mindful self compassion.
In addition to her clinical practice, she works as a consultant to brands, startups, companies and institutions worldwide to create thoughtful and provoking mental health and wellness education and content. In her spare time, she shares personal insights and writing on Substack and Instagram, focused on exploring joy, self compassion and self love.
Ally Yost
Ally is the podcast host of Christ With Coffee On Ice. CWCOI is a Jesus loving podcast where you’re encouraged to come exactly as you are. No matter your relationship with God, we welcome ALL – messy or put together. Ally has made it her mission to spread God’s love and encouragement through the CWCOI podcast. Expect vulnerability, rawness, hope, and encouragement. She covers topics varying from scripture, life’s obstacles in your 20’s, and what that looks like while walking with Christ.
