​​     Summer Wesley is an outspoken community advocate, driven entrepreneur, and thoughtful artist who lives by the maxim "do no harm, but take no shit". She hustles hard, is fiercely protective, loves fully, and seeks to help others value their authentic selves.

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      Summer is the mom of many who has done modeling & acting work for print, film, & stage, in addition to creating in various art mediums. As creator & co-host of the Broke & Broken Podcast, she sought to help people live their best life by combating stigma & shame. After taking a two year break from podcasting, she launched a sequel project with Karie Neville called The Hopoksia Podcast, to continue in the goals of helping people heal and thrive.

 

      Recently, she completed work on a book co-authored with Dr. Faith Harper, entitled Chahta Alikchi. This exploration of the plant medicine used by contemporary Chahta people draws on traditional knowledge held and practiced by the authors, as taught to them by their elders and passed down through generations of healers, and everyday people who found the medicine they needed in their surroundings. This work is an important milestone for the preservation and revitalization of Chahta culture.

 

    Summer's future goals include the destruction of the patriarchy & the obliteration of settler-colonial violence, in all its forms.

 

     A registered Choctaw artist, Summer's visual & textile art is marketed through Aiukli Art, a collective of Native artists who seek to make the world a more beautiful place. "Aiukli" is a Choctaw word meaning "beautiful", and their incredible creations can be found at www.AiukliArt.com.

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     Her humorous account of her adventure with some lost, very personal art can be found HERE.