Healing & Relationships
Daddy Issues
A journey toward self-love, relationship healing and emotional wholeness.
Author • Publisher • Visionary Leader
Paulette R. Henson
Turning lived experience into literature, building global platforms for overlooked voices, and creating rooms where women can rise.
Founder, BWA MagazineAuthor of Daddy IssuesFounder, VELVET
Meet Paulette
A life shaped by service, reinvention and the power of story.
Paulette R. Henson is an author, publisher, business coach, beauty-industry veteran, and the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of BWA Magazine and Publishing, LLC. Her work centers on visibility—helping authors, entrepreneurs and creatives transform their experiences into platforms that educate, empower and endure.
She is the author of Daddy Issues, a personal-development and relationship-healing book that explores the lasting impact of father-daughter relationships and the courageous journey toward self-love, wholeness and healthier connections.
Paulette brings more than four decades of beauty-industry experience, including 20 years as a salon owner, and 30 years of public-service experience with the South Coast Air Quality Management District. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Education and continues her doctoral journey in education.
“Your story is not the end of you. It can become the beginning of the work you were called to do.”
40+Years in the beauty industry
30Years of public service
35International airline reach
1,200+Hotel brands in distribution
Featured Book
Daddy Issues
Unraveling the Past, Embracing Wholeness, and Transforming Love
A candid journey into the emotional patterns that can grow from an unsettled father-daughter relationship. Paulette invites readers to recognize inherited wounds, reclaim their worth and move toward relationships grounded in self-awareness, healing and love.
The Author’s Shelf
Books, journals and resources
Explore Paulette’s work across personal development, entrepreneurship, beauty-industry leadership, children’s learning and publishing.
Business & Beauty
Salon Management & Business Development Essentials
A comprehensive guide created to help beauty professionals and entrepreneurs build stronger, more sustainable businesses.
Children’s Learning
Smart Kids Activity Book: Ages 5–7
An engaging activity resource designed to encourage learning, creativity and skill-building for young children.
Writing & Reflection
My First Book: Journal
A guided place for beginning authors to capture ideas, inspiration and the story behind their writing journey.
Culture & Memoir
The Speakeasy: Club Experiences in the ’80s
A cultural remembrance of nightlife, community and unforgettable experiences from a distinctive era.
Magazine & Legacy
Building Your Legacy
A BWA Magazine experience centered on purpose, influence and creating work that lives beyond the moment.
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
BWA Magazine: visibility with global reach.
Paulette founded BWA Magazine to give authors—especially Black women and other underrepresented voices—a polished digital platform where their books, businesses and stories can be discovered. The magazine reaches readers through international airlines, major hotel brands, cruise and rail channels, mobile platforms and BWA’s growing digital community.
Through author features, digital spotlights, publishing resources and strategic promotion, BWA helps writers move beyond simply publishing a book to building a visible and sustainable author brand.
BWA Digital Reading Room
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Meet featured authors, discover powerful books and enjoy articles on publishing, business, wellness, travel and purpose. Select an edition to read it instantly through Heyzine.
Celebrity Edition
Featuring Taraji P. Henson, author spotlights, writing inspiration and more.
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Ministry Edition
Featuring Pastor Victoria Quinn—her ministry, books, mission and testimony.
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July 2026
Featuring Tish Barnhardt, award-winning author and founder of Unmute Your Story.
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Founder, VELVET Women’s Conference
Voices Elevating Literature, Vision, Empowerment and Truth.
VELVET is Paulette’s live extension of the work she began through books and media—a transformational gathering where women connect around literature, leadership, wellness, purpose and the courage to be seen.
LiteratureStories that make room for truth.
VisionIdeas transformed into action.
EmpowermentTools for personal and professional growth.
TruthAuthentic voices without apology.
Leadership Journey
Experience translated into opportunity for others.
Paulette’s multidisciplinary career allows her to connect creative vision with practical strategy. Whether she is coaching an entrepreneur, developing a magazine feature, producing an author platform or convening women through VELVET, her focus remains the same: helping people recognize the value of their experience and move confidently into their next chapter.
- Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of BWA Magazine
- Author, publisher and business coach
- Licensed stylist and former salon owner
- Public-service and program-administration professional
- Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Master’s in Education
- Doctoral studies in education
Connect & Collaborate
Invite Paulette into the conversation.
For speaking, publishing collaborations, interviews, author promotion, BWA Magazine partnerships and VELVET Women’s Conference opportunities.