R.Krystaline Carbajal

R.Krystaline Carbajal

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Born in the Windy City, R.Krystaline Carbajal has lived a rich life filled with a myriad of experiences, having survived and recovered from a violent DV attack that would leave her paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury, only to later survive a stint with cervical cancer, and then be diagnosed with severe fibromyalgia.

 

Carbajal has been conducting workshops since 2002, and holds multiple degrees in business, marketing, philosophy, writing, and Certifications like CDVC (Certified Domestic Violence Counselor). Krystaline continues to stay involved in business, builds new relationships wherever she goes, and offers programs to the public by cultivating partnerships with community orgs, and local business, advocating for causes very close to her heart.

 

Krystaline's Vision is to empower each individual to shape their own destiny and activate their inner strength, by the power of perception, and thereby change, improve, and build on their own personal path & goals. She's is very passionate about her work, due to her own journey and she often holds herself as an example of someone that had given up completely and returned to life.

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

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