Alexis Kennedy is a very dedicated advocate for those who need a voice. She has struggled with her mental health for most of her life, but now uses her story to help others in any way she can. Alexis is 25 years old, uses she/they pronouns, and is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ Community. Alexis is very passionate about mental health advocacy, as well as creating art and poetry. Alexis enjoys writing poetry and pursuing her love of and photography through Mantis Kisses Photography. If she’s not crocheting or doing some other type of art, you can find her cuddling with her doggy best friend, Kia. Alexis has been a YouTube creator since age 11 and loves to create art and mental health oriented videos on her Bruises To Butterflies channel. Her biggest hopes right now for Bruises To Butterflies is to continue to learn and grow as a small business and to impact people’s lives in a positive way with her silly personality and sharing her art and small business social media journey!!