Adiba Nelson

Adiba Nelson is the author of the children's book "Meet ClaraBelle Blue" and forthcoming “50”. She is also a contributing writer for Everyday Feminism, My Brown Baby, and The Huffington Post, as well as a columnist for her local paper, Tucson Weekly. She is an active voice in the Body Positive community, performs burlesque as The BIG Bang McGillicuddy, and recently gave her first TEDx talk - "Skating Downhill: The Art Of Claiming Your Life." Adiba is also a staunch advocate for individuals with special needs; organizing and participating in various fundraisers that serve this population.

On the rare occasion that she has downtime she enjoys being silly with her daughter, traveling to places she can be exceptionally lazy with her husband, and hosting ridiculously elaborate costume parties for her friends!