09/04/2026
I've been reflecting on my experience speaking at Turn Up Dance Fitness™️, hosted by Tanci | Turn Up Dance Fitness™️ Founder & CEO.
Being in that room reminded me of who the hell I am.
I am bold. I am clear. I am fun. I love to dance. I am warm. I am accepting of people.I am generous with my presence. I have the ability to make anyone feel seen and heard. I am transparent. I share the lows, the in-between, and the highs. I let people into my world. I have zero shame when it comes to sharing my life with people.
It is no coincidence that on the night I got back to home to Austin, TX, I heard my father's voice speak to me at 1am right before I went into deep sleep. It wasn't in my head. I wasn't going crazy. I legit heard his voice like he was standing behind me. He said he loved me. I said it back out loud.
Being witnessed in my fullness, in my bigness, in my dancing queen era, opened up parts of myself that have quite frankly been dormant.
I cleared something inside of me. A part of me that has been pushing through my grief. The practical part of me (Ta**us) just said, "he's dead, he's gone. that's it."
God threw me a bone. For once in my life, I don't feel crazy. I am not gaslighting what I heard. I know what I heard. I heard my father's voice.
He is here. He is watching me. He is proud of who I am.
I owe this experience to the Turn Up Dance Fitness™️ community for being so open, loving and encouraging, and to Tanci | Turn Up Dance Fitness™️ Founder & CEO for inviting me.
We are no longer doubting ourselves, our intuition, and the voice inside of us that has been with us alll along. It's time to turn down the voices of everyone else. YES. EVERYONE ELSE. And TURN UP your inner voice, OUT LOUD.