BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – We pulled off an amazing reunion between a former Alabama high school student and the teacher she says inspired her the most. Brandi Sellerz-Jackson describes writing as her happy place, and when she graduated from Midfield High School in 2000, she had no idea she’d become an author and her book, “On Thriving” would become celebrated on the pages of Oprah Daily.