Wellness event planned for June; Mental health awareness walk scheduled
Times & DemocratMay 15, 2021
May 15—Former Mrs. Orangeburg County
The 37-year-old has experienced the emotional highs and lows of living with bipolar disorder and spends much of her time helping others struggling with mental illness.
She prayed to God for the strength to get her own life on track and found the courage to open up to others about having a mental illness.
Thomas will hold a mental health awareness walk at
The approximately 1.2-mile walk will extend around the gardens and end up in
Donations will be accepted to help support her nonprofit foundation, Bombshell Xtreme Crown Elite, or BXCE. A fitness instructor, personal trainer and wellness coach, Thomas is owner of
"It's about finding your purpose in life and taking care of your physical body first. The event will feature a health talk about taking care of your body and then physical and mental health," Thomas said.
She continued, "Mental health is a very important topic now, especially during COVID. It was really bad for some people. People are still going through it financially, a lot of people are having mental breakdowns."
Global Wellness Day is
"It's not something you just do and just stop. It's a forever thing," said Thomas, who describes the event as "a community day to celebrate wellness."
Thomas is also an author whose second book titled "
Thomas, who now resides in
For more information on Thomas, call 917-969-3219 or email 6ftironbarbie@gmail.com.
Contact the writer: dgleaton@timesanddemocrat.com or 803-533-5534. Follow "Good News with Gleaton" on Twitter at @DionneTandD
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