How do we find balance in our lives? What nourishes and empowers our inner strength and resolve? Learn how to:

• Take advantage of the gifts in your life
• Get in touch with your body through physical activity
• Plan for intention, rather than reaction
• Claim the title of athlete no matter what your age or stage of fitness
• Be there for others without boundaries or burdens
• Make a day-to-day difference
• Find inspiration in serving something bigger than yourself
• Embrace your inner mess and find the jewels hidden within

Taking on the transformational energy of the term “girl,” too often used as a pejorative and metaphor for the weakest and most vulnerable in society, Samuels shows how embracing the playfulness and power of your inner girl can transform your intentions and your life—365 days a year.

Mina Samuels is a writer, playwright and performer, and in a previous incarnation, a litigation lawyer and human rights advocate. Her books include, Run Like A Girl 365 Days: A Practical, Personal, Inspirational Guide for Women Athletes (Skyhorse Press; June 2019), Run Like a Girl: How Strong Women Make Happy Lives (for which she appeared on The Today Show); a novel, The Queen of Cups; and The Think Big Manifesto, co-authored with Michael Port.

She created and performed two award-winning solo shows, and her ensemble play, Because I Am Your Queen, has its first production at University of Illinois’ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in March 2019. She also posts a weekly translation of one of Jean de La Fontaine’s 17thcentury French fables with contemporary commentary. When she’s not writing, she might be out on the roads or trails, running, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, doing aerial yoga, or any number of other activities that make her heart beat faster.