May 18, 2024

PVM Magazine

Unlocking the Vault

Meet Lateka Starnes-Council

Highly resilient and passionate, Lateka Starnes-Council is a spearheading woman who has demonstrated that even when you are dealt a poor hand of cards, you can still win the game. She is the proud author of several books as well as the CEO and founder of IAMLATEKASC LLC, Herbal Euphoria Skyn & Body LLC, and Herbal Euphoria LLC. Lateka leverages her dark past and experiences involving PTSD, MST, and anxiety while living with fibromyalgia and endometriosis to empower others on their journey towards living the fulfilled, quality-driven life they deserve. 

Growing up in a military family, Lateka discovered early on the true meaning of commitment, loyalty, and the power of working hard. These core principles became the catalyst for her to join the Navy, where she served for 8 years and partook in three deployments. During this time, Lateka faced military sexual trauma, leading her to encounter the mentally taxing hardships that she still copes with today as a disabled female navy veteran. However, this trauma inspired Lateka to reach out and support others facing the same/similar situations and prove that the only way to grow from past challenges is to tackle them head-on.  

Fast forward to today, Lateka has written four books while working on a few more, started several new businesses, and openly raises awareness on domestic violence, military sexual trauma, and mental illness. Furthermore, as a person who suffered from fibromyalgia and endometriosis pains for 15+ years, Lateka established Herbal Euphoria Skyn & Body LLC with the underlying mission to give others the most opulent CBD and organic skincare products on the market so they can achieve the same life-enhancing outcome as she did.  

Whether it be through her publications or her business, nothing makes Lateka happier than using her story to build others up and help them thrive. She has a genuine ardency for what she does, developed her business on a foundation of authenticity, integrity, and trust, and is devoted to instilling positive change through her dynamic efforts. Overall, Lateka believes that everyone deserves happiness, and sometimes those debilitating, heartbreaking experiences in life are the very stepping stones that can lead you down a path to something quite beautiful. 

Lateka wholeheartedly enjoys giving people the ideal resources they need to look and feel their best. But aside from managing IAMLATEKASC, Herbal Euphoria LLC, and creating her spa, you can also find her substituting, hosting speaking events, and being a loving wife and mother to three daughters.  

To find all of her books or to book her for a speaking event go to Iamlatekasc.net.

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