Dionne's message is powerful:

So many individuals are still suffering from childhood pains. As a little girl, Dionne's turbulent domestic situation took its toll and although not a direct result, the personality clashes between her parents served to propel this daughter of a school teacher and law enforcement officer, in a direction where she would be labeled by the school system as a slow learner. As an adult she has discovered the power of knowledge and the importance of loving yourself. Dionne is now sharing how she learned to turn negatives into positives in her riveting speeches and her new book Being Yourself Matters.