One day during the pandemic, Briel Adams Wheatley mentioned more about how she found herself sitting alone in her room with nothing to do and no clear idea of what came next.
She had been busy preparing for a motivational speaking tour, leaving the Salt Lake City, Utah native without the path that she had spent years following.
{img}She picked up the phone and thought, let's make a makeup video. The 26-year-old says she made it from the chest up, and it did great in terms of views and engagement. But most of the comments were like: 'Why are you not using your hands?' and she got tired of that real quick.
Firstly, she never intended to explain this to anyone. But the queries kept arising, and eventually, she thought to reply to them as this was the only way out.
{img}This meant showing the internet something that she had not always felt ready to show. This included being born with no legs or arms.
This moment soon turned out to be a turning point for her online. But her confidence to share her life so openly had been building for years.