Today we’d like to introduce you to Beckie-Ann Galentine.
Hi Beckie-Ann, so excited to have you on the platform. So, before we get into questions about your work life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today.
I worked as an embalmer through the toughest days of the pandemic – long hours extending from nine in the morning to occasionally nine or ten at night. I worked every weekend, and my only reprieve would be the two weekdays I had off to explore my new home in a socially distant way without violating travel orders. This was a tall order that drew me to unique histories of graveyards and making unconventional friends – ghosts. Within three months, I had been slotted for live news interviews, and within two years, I left the workplace to explore my passion.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
By February of 2022, I hit an emotional wall – leaving my job pulled me out of the funeral director shell, and I was left vulnerable and exposed, processing the great loss of the pandemic and seeing things nobody should ever have to in their lifetime.
I had to mostly internalize this struggle in order to maintain a positive role online creating an unusual dynamic; seeing folks appear to be happy doesn’t always make others feel happy for them.
While processing the most profound pain I’ve been through; I had “friends” withdrawing and eyes criticizing something that had initially been a cathartic release of a workforce I entered with compassion and aim to help.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar, what can you tell them about what you do?
There is feedback from my audience that stands out – “while you are telling some stories I already know, I love the way you are telling them.”
I remember the day a TikTok representative reached out to let me know I would be featured on the news, and I had changed the way others used the platform with my short-format history documentaries.
Something that had been a lifelong interest of mine was now a passion I could ignite and inspire in others. The stories I share are real folks who lived who deserve their stories to be told for a lifetime, with empathy and accuracy.
It isn’t about going viral, success, or opportunities; to me, it’s about elevating a life story of someone that may adhere to someone’s soul, allowing them to understand, empathize or reassess their beliefs. Our history can still impact us as if it were fresh with those who revive it.
Alright, so before we go, can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
The network I find home in – the paranormal community is vast, with multiple facets and angles, and I understand and appreciate this. While I’d love to get in the field with every single person to hear their stories and experiences and grow with them, there aren’t enough hours in a lifetime. That being said, those in the field can collaborate with me from a distance by approaching their work with integrity, compassion, and an open mind, acting in search of greater knowledge as a whole, not as a propellant for notoriety.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.tiktok.com/@mybloodygalentine?lang=en
- Instagram: @mybloodygalentine
- Facebook: Beckie-Ann Galentine – mybloodygalentine
- Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/BeckieGalentine/
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@BeckieGalentine
Image Credits
Beckie-Ann Galentine
Brandon Dunlap
Destinee Watkins
