The Village Shop
The Village Shop

The Village Shop

Vendor Biography

Regenia Rawlinson has 3 adult children, and 3 grandchildren, and lives with her husband in South Carolina. She was raised by her parents in a small, under-resourced farming community, along with 16 siblings. Regenia has been sharing her ideas about poverty and the poverty mindset since 1997. Her personal and intimate experience with poverty makes her uniquely qualified to speak on the subject. Rawlinson offers groundbreaking insights into poverty, the hidden reasons for generational poverty, and how to reduce the negative impact of growing up in poverty. Her book, A Mind Shaped by Poverty, earned a five-star review from forwarding Reviews. She has written eight books.

She has spent decades working with and observing children, families, professionals, and individuals in the local, state, national, and international arenas. Her background includes being an award-winning teacher, school counselor, district administrator, educational consultant, conference presenter, keynote speaker, business owner, parent consultant, public TV host for a parent program, workshop developer, and the director of a mobile medical and dental unit.
Her experience of working with people from varied backgrounds, her connection with her higher power, and her evolved sense of self have opened her eyes to how critically important and influential we are to one another. We are inextricably linked to one another, and this connection directly impacts our mindset.