Kids & Family
This week on Beauty Is Rising, Kelli speaks with Karissa Barber. Karissa is an award-winning professional actress, emcee and playwright. She married her college sweetheart and they celebrated their 15th year of marriage recently. They live in Central Florida with their 4 children. On her Instagram account, she shares about sustainable fashion, her theatre endeavors, and parenting. A nacho lover and book reader, laughter is her hobby and The Office is always on repeat. As a transracial adoptive parent, Karissa is passionate about racial reconciliation and encouraging parents who choose to adopt outside of their race to fully-learn, engage, and advocate for the race, ethnicity and culture of their adopted child. If you enjoyed this episode, please check out her website here and follow her on Instagram!