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It is so inspiring to see incredible smart women speak up for racial justice. Just watched the first episode of a video web series called The Next Question (@TNQshow)! I’m blown away—eager to get up and make a change. World, here we come!
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Thank you Austin Channing Brown (@austinchanning) for your incredible work and thank you Dr. Brené Brown (@BreneBrown) for sharing this and being my inspiration for many years.
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One of my favorite quotes in the first episode is by Austin Channing Brown (@austinchanning): “I’ve had to redefine what it means to make it. Does making it mean becoming the CEO? Or does making it mean producing my own shit?” 
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Nikole Hannah-Jones (‪@nhannahjones) also spoke a lot of powerful words. I enjoyed hearing her talk about the choice to conform or not to conform, while also giving validation to those who choose to conform. She said, “And other folks really want to get where they want to be, and so their choice is that they’re going to tone themselves down.” I’ve been the person who tones herself down and also been the person who speaks up. And in the past I’ve struggled with guilt for the times that I conformed. But both choices are acceptable and neither choice is something to feel shame about.‬
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I also love the words spoken by Chi Chi Okwu (@cokwu): “Being a black woman in America and just trying to exist as your full self is exhausting.” “Anytime we’re showing up, even if we are strong and we believe that ‘I know I’m supposed to be here’, there is still a little bit of work to fully show up.”
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Powerful messages from incredible women. I’m so grateful that these women have the courage to be vulnerable and are sharing their story and their wisdom with the world. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3h4UBNgUZt/?igshid=oiuwdkszqk1d

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Having so much fun rehearsing for our upcoming aerial show!! Opening night is this Thursday, August 15th at the .Zack Theater in St. Louis! 🥰 Can’t wait! So grateful to be producing this show with such lovely and talented aerialists @aerialist_champagnesupernova and @gretalorraine and our amazing guest performers @kells_tells, @monkeyallenmo, and @rainymoss! Check out the link in my bio to get your tickets to our show “When Women Were Birds: An Integration of Female Voice and Gravity Defying Movement”, inspired by author Terry Tempest Williams (@ttwillet)! #circuseverydamnday #aerialcircus #stlouis #stloufringefestival #fringefestival #fringetheatre #stlouismade #stlouisfringe #stlouismodels #stlouisdance #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #itwasneveradress #womensmarch #sheinspiresme #leanin #banbossy #stlouisartists (at DotZack - .ZACK) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1DGRB-g5jM/?igshid=1qobj2yrzgodz

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I am so grateful for all the amazing strong women in my life! I have gotten to where I am today with the support and encouragement of so many lovely women, including friends, family, coaches, mentors, colleagues, and my awesome momma. Had an awesome silks practice today at @circusharmony with @hollaatyaboyers! So excited to be working on my monologue silks act for @stlfringe festival coming up soon on August 15th to 18th! I’m inspired by so many amazing women, including my coaches at @circusharmony, @hollaatyaboyers, @_elliana_grace_, @aeriallie, @jessicahentoff, my coaches at @stlaerial, @_indielou_, and incredible public figures, @theellenshow, @brenebrown, @ttwillet, and so many more. I’m also grateful to be working with @aerialist_champagnesupernova and @gretalorraine to bring an aerial show unlike any other I’ve seen to #stlouis. The show is called “When Women Were Birds: An Integration of Female Voice and Gravity Defying Movement”, inspired by author Terry Tempest Williams @ttwillet. We will be performing on a variety of aerial apparatuses, including trapeze, chains, straps, hammock, silks, lyra, and aerial cube, and will draw parallels between birds, female voice, and #womenempowerment. Tickets are limited so get your tickets in advance for the Late Night Headline Act at the 2019 St. Louis Fringe Festival at the link in my bio (www.stlouisfringe.com). #firstigpost #stl #stlouisarch #stlfringe #stlfringefestival #stlouisfringefestival #stlouisfringe #aerialarts #sheinspiresme #leanin #banbossy #womensmarch #thisisme (at Circus Harmony) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0xbRk5nWQv/?igshid=1r78ou2k1r2ef