Nikki Napoleon | The Scar I Wear Every Day

Send us Fan MailIf pain is indeed inspiration for art, then poet, health advocate, and educator Nikki Napoleon’s first few decades were not short of material. From the layers of trauma in her home - heartbreakingly brushed off as “just learned behavior” by relatives who could have intervened - to losing some of her beloved siblings, Nikki could have drowned in a reservoir of pain. But “Earth Angels” like her maternal grandmother turned her on to reading books and writing poetry, in which she found healing and self-expression. Through that creativity and curiosity, and other therapies that are important to her, Nikki has created a thriving life for herself and her children, despite the scars of her life’s early storms.Have questions? Contact us on social at: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn