Author and women’s empowerment advocate Gina Bell continues to build momentum around The Tears & Tulle Movement with her inspirational picture book Tears & Tulle, companion title Tears & Taffeta, her poetic work Emergence, and her worldwide project, She Really Let Herself Go.
Bell’s body of work centers on emotional resilience, feminine identity, and personal liberation. Through symbolic storytelling and visual artistry, she invites readers to embrace vulnerability as a source of strength.
Tears & Tulle The book is available for purchase at:
https://www.amazon.com/Tears-Tulle-Gina-Bell/dp/1735386707
This is the story of a girl and her rainbow tulle skirt. Magical and invisible to all but the girl, the skirt is a source of joy, wonder, and strength. As the girl grows and changes, so does her magical skirt! On her dark days, the girl’s rainbow tulle skirt is a bright reminder to celebrate her inner sparkle. Tears & Tulle is a book for all ages that was inspired by The Tears & Tulle Movement, a women’s empowerment project started by Gina Bell. Gina’s rainbow tulle skirt is a wonderful reminder of the magic and color that exists in all of us. We can access this inner magic even when life doesn’t go the way we hope!
https://www.shereallyletherselfgo.com/thetearsandtullemovement
Her companion book, Tears & Taffeta, also inspired a movement of the same name, continues the thematic exploration of resilience and identity while telling the story of a boy and his magical cape. The book Emergence reflects Bell’s poetic voice, and stage rap she recites at many of the events she’s asked to
“Emergence is about expanding out into the world, showing up for ourselves, and taking up space” Bell explains. “We make space for both the mud and the magic”
Building on the literary foundation of Tears & Tulle, Bell launched She Really Let Herself Go, a live empowerment experience designed to reclaim a phrase often used to criticize women and redefine it as a declaration of freedom.
The 2nd Annual She Really Let Herself Go Luncheon will be held in 2027. Event details and tickets are available at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2027-2nd-annual-she-really-let-herself-go-luncheon-tickets-1982190266446
Bell also hosts the Annual Full Moon Women’s Circle, an immersive gathering focused on reflection, connection, and collective empowerment. Information and registration can be found at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-full-moon-womens-circle-tickets-1917708881889
Gina Bell is an empowerment guide, author, speaker, workshop host, and creator of The Tears & Tulle Movement. Gina uses art, metaphors, and fabric to help people all over the world remember their color. She loves eating batter straight from the mixing bowl on an old wooden spoon, playing board games with her family, and stealing her husband's comfy socks. Gina lives outside of Chicago with her wonderful husband and is the mother of six amazing kids!