Stephanie Eisler Vance is a writer, spoken word poet, educator, and mental health advocate based in Brooklyn, NY. In 2020, she founded The Make Yourself Collective (and MYC Kids, ) which fosters creativity and artistic skill for all ages. She performs regularly with InspiredWord NYC and Nuyorican Poets Cafe, among others. She has a degree in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University. Her debut poetry collection, MADE OF YOU, is a realization of a long-held dream. Through the bare honesty of her work, Stephanie hopes to shed light on the realities of living with mental illness, while reducing the stigma mental illness so often carries. Her belief that art saves lives is literal. It has saved hers