TRAFFICKING TO TRIUMPH: How Kelly Prehn went from Model to Role Model

Seeing Kelly Prehn at Venice Film Festival draped in golden Giorgio Armani; shining from a huge billboard in New York’s Times Square, or flying the world with her beautiful, adopted dog Winston, the British model looks like a girl with a charmed life.

Until now, Kelly kept the real reason for her motivation and strength a secret. 

While working as a fashion model, with a world class agency, she was flown to another country, where her passport was removed. There, she was forced to shoot thousands of pieces of clothes for a fashion brand. “I felt helpless and scared. The production team ran as a frantic machine, shooting all days and nights. Stylists grabbed at my clothes and hairdressers ripped my hair. My phone didn’t work. I couldn’t reach anyone to get me out, and no one in the crew would help. They told me I had been ‘sold’, like a product, from a ‘mother agent’, to another agent. This agent locked me into indentured servitude, having generated a huge unexplained ‘debt’. I felt in grave danger. Exhausted, I fainted on set. They propped me up and re-layered more makeup. I was dehumanized.”  

Kelly Prehn photographed in Japan this week, supported by girls thanking her for inspiring them to overcome challenges and reach their goals.

Photo credit Jun Sato

Kelly says the caring reaction to the reveal this week in Tokyo, Japan, surprised her, as she “never expected people to connect with it so much.” The model feared people would think her foolish and naive to have allowed herself to be taken advantage of, and the fact women are understanding and supportive shocks her. 

Photo credit Jun Sato

Kelly Prehn spotted at Meiji Jingu Shrine, Tokyo this week, where she studied Shinto energy practices after her ordeal.

Photo credit Laurent Wu

Golden Girl. With 1.4 million books in print and rising, Kelly is a pop culture role model

Resilient Role Models – Maye Musk and Kelly Prehn seen at the Cannes Film Festival ­­­

After her ordeal, Kelly hit rock bottom. She fell into depression and anxiety. Her fashion dream and life became a nightmare. 

“I crumbled. I lost faith in people, and worst of all – in myself.”

To recover, Kelly tried Western therapies, before focusing on harnessing Japanese energetic spirituality. Becoming the muse of Shu Uemura, gave unique access to Japanese culture.  Kelly eagerly studied with masters in Japan and across Asia – where she lives.

How to Ace Alchemy

With 1.4 million books already in print, and a thriving online community, Kelly is helping girls transform their lives. Kelly comments, “you can recover from terrible experiences. Step by step, you get to the other side. Whatever happens, I want every girl to find the way to reach her most beautiful dreams. You must know that you deserve it.”

Kelly Prehn’s 5 Rules of Alchemy to Change Your Life to Gold

     1. Focus on the energy inside yourself

Are you feeling tired, desperate, weak?

If so, you will create more of this into your life

Solution: Strengthen your yin energy. Take a rose petal bath. Sleep in darkness. Wear uplifting colours. Drink ginger tea.

    2. Focus on the energy of the people around you

Are you exhausted by socializing and feel drained?

This will waste your vital energy.

Solution:  Be around people that are creating a life they love and are happy to see your journey expand.

   3. Focus on the energy of the environment around you

Does you home make you feel gloomy?

Do you feel uncomfortable and trapped.

Solution: Replace Low Vibration with High Vibration music. Embrace Fung shui. Choose crystals to lift your mood.

   4. Focus on the energy of the time you are living in

Feeling frustrated? Late? FOMO?

Seems everyone has it figured out except for you?

Solution: Have faith that energy is right and timing is always perfect. Make daily steps to your goals. Move in flow, not force.

   5. Focus on the energy of what you want

It’s tempting to see only what you haven’t got.

This depletes your life force.

Solution: Make the decision to turn all bad experiences into gold. YOU create ALCHEMY – the conversion of worthlessness to immeasurable value.