I’ve been waiting a long time to write these words:
My book, Beauty Brains and a BIG Mouth, is officially published and ready for you.

What started as a collection of thoughts—scribbled between meetings, whispered into the Notes app, wrestled out of late-night honesty, slowly became something bigger than me. These essays carry the stories I used to keep to myself, the lessons I had to learn the hard way, and the truths I didn’t realize I was ready to say out loud.

This book is for anyone who has ever followed all the rules, checked every box, and still found themselves wondering why the finish line kept moving.
It’s for the ones who did it “right,” only to discover that doing it your own way was the point all along.

Inside these pages, I talk about becoming, not the neat, curated version, but the honest, sometimes messy, always real one.
The version where you learn to trust your voice, question the scripts you inherited, and choose a life built on purpose instead of performance.

Every chapter holds a piece of me.
Every truth was earned.
And every word was written with people like you in mind—smart, intentional, learning, unlearning, showing up anyway.

So here it is.
A book about clarity, confidence, conviction—
said with a big mouth and an even bigger heart.

I hope you see yourself in these pages.
I hope you feel less alone.
And I hope, more than anything, that you feel permission to break a few rules, to build something better, and to live your life on purpose.

Thank you for cheering me on.
Thank you for believing in this work.
Thank you for being part of this journey.

You can order your copy here:

Beauty Brains and a BIG Mouth

Buy Now or at Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beauty-brains-and-a-big-mouth-kimberly-m-stapleton/1148818218?ean=9798218856687