Being of service to women is my heart work. Every time I was down, loss, or struggling it was always women who lifted me back up. Women have had the most impact on my life as I traveled through this journey and for that reason I have vowed to always pay it forward to us, by us. We all have a story worth telling and I believe it is my gift to hold that space to have your story shared. We’re all sister’s here.
Let’s get into my why: I grew up in a small town in Massachusetts to a 17 year old caucasian mother and a 19 year Puerto Rican and Bahamian father. I became the eldest of for children and got the gift of doing life with my sister who shares a different mother from us. At a young age, school was my escape. I loved being in plays, reading books, and playing sports. My town was not multi cultural, often times we were the only minority and my father always got pulled over. I knew I wanted to leave that small town and my dad suggested to get a basketball scholarship to go to college. So, I did. I worked my ass off, I was not a natural talent and got a scholarship to go to college in Eckerd College.
I had the time of my life in college. I loved going to clubs and dancing until 2 am then getting up and to train for sport. I learned my power of being a beautiful woman in and out. College was a journey and it opened my eyes of this small town girl. On the other hadn’t, I started to hate basketball, my first love, I did not like the coach at all. My experience sucked. I ended up being scouted by a modeling agency, so I graduated college with a degree in business and communications and went off to Miami to model. MIAMI! Miami was at it’s prime and I was just getting started. Sis, the stories I have for you! Sis, listen to the podcast to here more… it’s safe to say I’ve lived many lives and I’’m grateful for it all. I’ve been depressed, abused, successful, suicidal, content, on cloud 9 literally— all the deep contrasting feels. Life is a journey and I’m here to let you know, non matter what it looks like on the outside, we are more alike than you think.
Here’s to extraordinary women. May we know them. Let us be them. May we raise them.
