Empress Rellise is a motivational speaker and author who encourages others to use understanding, empathy and communication to strengthen the bonds within the community. After much success as a teenaged entrepreneur, Empress Rellise fell into a dark place. In 2014 she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder type 1 which was triggered by years of child abuse and sexual violence. Her new book called Monsters In Paradise is a true story of child abuse, victim shaming and mental illness in the Americas.