134: How X-Factor Star Drew Ryniewicz Overcame Teen Bullying and Learned to Be Herself Fearlessly

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Spirituality, Naturalcures, Vegan, Nutrition, Fitness, Detox, Veganism, Alternativemedicine, Health, Health & Fitness, Juicing

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

It isn’t just the dorky kid at school who gets bullied; you could be beautiful, successful, grown up, and still have to deal with bullies—a toxic friend, an overbearing family member, an unreasonable boss. Drew Ryniewicz found that out early on. At just 14 she was propelled into the limelight on the X-Factor, and despite being gorgeous and talented, she quickly had to contend with cyber trolls from all over the globe, watching and judging her life. Drew followed her dream of becoming a musician despite the hardship, and came to realize that the bigger the dream, the bigger the ridicule that comes with it. She wanted to use that ridicule to empower her life, write music, become the artist she wanted to be, and prove the trolls wrong. For the last two years, she’s dedicated her life to the anti-bullying movement, and has become the face to Allstar Nation Tour, a music-based anti-bullying campaign. Drew shares her story to show other girls that they are not alone, and to help them see the beauty and potential that is within them. She’s even given an inspiring TED talk entitled “Having Ridiculous Dreams.” Drew challenges people to overcome rejection, live ridiculously, and follow their dreams. Plus, our rockstar producer Roxy Flo talks about producing Drew’s song Empire the most beautiful, lyrical, honest song she’s written. Being hailed as “Sex and the City for Food,” The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more!

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0:00.0	Food Heels Podcast, episode 134.
0:03.6	A lot of people feel very worthless, and I always break down that word as there is nobody who is worth less than someone else.
0:12.2	So the person that you look up to has no more worth than you, and you have no less worth than this.
0:19.5	Holistic Voice presents the Food Heels podcast with your hosts, Alison Melody and Susie Hardy.
0:26.1	Join the Food Heels Nation and learn the secrets to go from feeling unwell to healing yourself.
0:32.3	Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer,
0:36.2	an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and chemo, and a spike in Tinder matches.
0:41.0	In real cases, women have experienced a strong desire to stop asking their boyfriends if they look
0:44.5	fat and stressed.
0:45.4	If you experience any of these symptoms, post a selfie to Instagram immediately.
0:49.3	All right, welcome Food Heels Nation.
0:51.1	Thanks for joining us.
0:51.9	I'm Alison Melody.
0:52.9	And I'm Susie Hardy. Today's guest is Drew Reinowitz, an internationally recognized recording artist and top six finalist fan favorite on the debut season of The X Factor.
1:02.5	Soon after the X Factor, Drew released her five-track debut EP, Hello It's Me.
1:07.6	The EP was recorded live in Los Angeles and featured two original songs,
1:12.1	a cover of Justin Bieber's baby and two Christmas songs. The EP quickly rose to the iTunes
1:17.4	charts in one day, reaching number eight on the pop albums chart without a label, backing,
1:22.6	or promotion. That's pretty incredible. Pretty impressive. Drew spent the following years
1:27.1	building her brand and
1:28.2	performing and writing new music. In early 2015, she was invited to speak at TEDx, where she shared
1:33.6	her story of brutal rejection, and she walked her listeners through the haunting memories of sitting
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