Story & Lesson Highlights with Alyssa Bette of Vancouver, BC.

We recently had the chance to connect with Alyssa Bette and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Alyssa, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: Who are you learning from right now?
Right now, I feel like I’m learning the most from little me. I’ve been tapping into my inner child, and even into the version of myself in my teenage years. My early life was filled with immense trauma, and when you go through that at such a young age, it rewires your brain. It shifts the lens you look through and changes the way you experience the world. Lately, I’ve been peeling back those layers and asking what she needs, what she never received, and how I can live a life that makes her proud.

It’s been a journey with both highs and lows, but I can feel myself coming home to who I truly am. I believe we can learn so much by listening to our inner child, by making space for play and rest. In the West especially, society pushes us to obsess over hustle culture, tying our worth to productivity. But the truth is, so much of our creativity, so much of our capacity to thrive, is born from rest, from joy, from reconnecting with the things that once made us feel alive as kids. That’s something I lost sight of for a long time, and right now, I’m doing my best to return to it.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Alyssa and at my core I am a creative and a storyteller. I am passionate about turning my own life experiences into impact and creating things that connect people back to themselves and to each other. I’ve walked through a lot of trauma and transformation, and now I use my work to spark conversations and open space for healing, joy, and self-expression.

I am the founder of Mindfull Mode, a jewelry brand built to make mental health visible, approachable, and even fashionable. Through jewelry and accessories, my goal is to remind people that they are not alone and to normalize conversations around mental health in everyday life.

I also created Milara, a hair accessory brand which celebrates individuality and self-expression. For me, style has always been a way to communicate who we are without words, and Milara exists to give people the freedom to embrace their uniqueness in playful and creative ways.

Alongside these brands, I host a podcast called ‘Full Minded with Alyssa Bette’ where I explore the raw, real, and often messy sides of being human. I share my own journey un-filtered and hold space for stories that normalize the human experience, from struggles to growth to the moments of lightness in between.

At the heart of my work is the desire to remind people that they are never alone, while inspiring them to embrace and express their truest selves.

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
As a child, I believed I was hard to love. I thought my emotions were too big, too loud, that I was too much and that I took up too much space. I carried the belief that I had to earn love, that simply being me wasn’t enough.

Through years of healing and by finding the right people in both friendships and romantic love, that belief has completely transformed. I now understand that we are all worthy of love the moment we are born. It is the world that convinces us otherwise, teaching us that love has to be earned or that we are only accepted when we shrink parts of who we are. The truth is, love is our birthright, and owning that truth is the most powerful thing we can do.

What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me how to sit with myself in the darkest moments, something success could never give me. It stripped me down to the rawest parts of who I am and showed me what I’m truly made of. Success feels good, but it can never teach you resilience. It can never teach you how to rebuild yourself when everything has fallen apart.

Through suffering I learned empathy, compassion, and the importance of presence. I learned that even when the world feels unbearable, I still have the power to choose how I respond. Success celebrates the outcome, but suffering teaches you the depth of the journey. It taught me that my worth isn’t in what I achieve, it’s in who I am when I have nothing to prove and nothing to hide.

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Is the public version of you the real you?
This is such a powerful question and one I have been asking myself a lot lately. I am very active on social media through my personal page, my businesses and my podcast, and I always try to show up as my most authentic self. While I believe I do that well, it is still curated. There is a part of me that wants to control the narrative of how I am perceived, and I think that is a natural human instinct, especially under the scrutiny of the public eye.

Even when I share vulnerably and authentically online, there is still a tendency to shape how that vulnerability looks. That is something I have been challenging myself on recently. I have been pushing myself to post content that feels less polished and more present. With my podcast, for example, I have started recording episodes when I do not feel okay, when I do not have a script, when I just need to let it flow.

Because real human connection comes from what is unfiltered. Not “curated rawness,” but the kind of honesty that simply says, this is me right now. People connect with the current struggle, not just the polished reflection afterward. I have always been good at sharing my story once I have processed it, once I could package it into something meaningful. But it takes another level of strength and vulnerability to show up in the moment and admit, I am not okay, I am struggling, and this is what that looks like.

Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. If immortality were real, what would you build?
Oh my god, I love this question. If immortality were real, I would keep building businesses that bring value to my life and to everyone they touch. I would keep hiring the most amazing people, building the best teams, and treating my employees like gold. And after creating all of that, I would retire into simplicity.

I imagine myself in nature, living in a cabin in the woods, picking berries, swimming in lakes, and maybe even buying a farm. I would fill it with animals, give them the cutest names, and give them the best life. More than anything, I would want the freedom to live the way we were always meant to live, close to nature, surrounded by joy, and fully free.

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