CHRISTINA HELENA
SPEAKER. WRITER.
Speech COACH.
I'm Christina Helena.
The founder of My Scar is Sexy™.
A blog.
A podcast.
My Scar is Sexy™ is about ownership.
I talk about the human experience.
We all have scars, it's inevitable.
Physical. Emotional. Verbal. Psychological. Spiritual scars.
What does it take to not become the imprint of our scars?
Self-responsibility for our life creates,
Self-leadership for our desires.
If you are lucky, you will have an identity crisis,
And discover who you are.
You can't bullshit the soul™.
I learned that.
When you face your scars,
You see the truth.
You see YOU.
I want you to want your potential.
But, that demands your self-responsibility.
YOU. Are the catalyst.
Let's talk.
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meet christina
Here is my story.
Christina is a speaker, writer/performer and coach based in New York City. She is redefining and modernizing the stigma behind trauma and pain with one simple thought: Your scar is the sexiest thing about you.
At nineteen years old, she became one of the youngest pancreatic cancer survivors and four months later she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts. With a thirteen-inch scar across her abdomen, Christina knows the physical and emotional toll that our scars have on our self-worth and ability to love ourselves.
Given six months to live Christina asked herself: “What do you want more, your potential or to run away from the pain?”
Christina trained at LAMDA, The London Academy of Music & Drama where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in Classical Performance. A couple years later, she studied philosophy and theology earning a Master of Science in Consciousness Studies.
An inspirational force, playwright and classically trained performer, her autobiographical solo show SCAR, is currently in development for an off-Broadway production to be directed by the award-winning director Larry Moss.
SCAR is about the cycle of violence and the choice each individual has to become the reflection of their trauma or the choice to discover the Self. A captivating take on the soul, trauma and mental health. Forty-characters. One woman. One stage.
Most recently, Christina’s talk, “My SCAR is Sexy” was featured on Goalcast receiving over 10 million views.
Her TEDx talk, “Dear Unresolved Soul, It’s Not Death You Fear, It’s Life,” is about the perceived fear of mortality humans have as a substitution for self-responsibility for resolution of one’s pain.
As a highly sought-after keynote speaker on overcoming adversity, mental health, identity, resilience and personal development, she is helping others reprogram their thoughts and identity that have been shaped by trauma. My Scar is Sexy is about ownership of our experiences, trauma, and stories without shame. Her talks are filled with raw authenticity, truth and passion.