You, I liketosay, is a culminationofmytrueselfin a book.
Itismy, uh, itiseverythingfrommyspiritualityThio, a lifestylebookofdifferenttipsandmeditationsthat I'velearnedtoalsostoriesthat I'vehadfrom a kidofmylifeas a dancertopoetrythat I likeand, um, personalstoriesofgrowthandchange I'vegonethrough, anditjustsortofkindofthoughtbecamethisamazingbookthatwasreallytherapeuticandreallyfundright, andit's justlike a beautifulsliceoflifethat I wasnotexpectingtocomeinto.
Mypathwasnotsomething I waslookingforwardtowrite a book, allofitsurprisedbecauseitwasnewtome.
I neverwritten.
Itwasneveranauthor.
Theprocessofhowyouwrite a book, howlongittakeshellthingschange, howyousortofwritechapter.
Andthenallof a suddenyouwanttogoinandchangethatbecausesixweekslateryouhave a differentperspective.
Thebalancebetweenmotherhoodandbeing a workingmotherandconnectiontosomethinggreaterthanmyselfandthereforeallofthat, culminatingwithsomeonewho's gonethrough a greatdemandchangeandsortoffindingthegraceinthatandlikehowtoelevateallofthatandputthatintomywordsisimportantforittobespokenforme, mywordsandsomethingthat I feelandhow I wanttomoveforward.
Had a lotofpeoplecomeuptomeandaskmehowobviouslyhavegonethrough a lotandyou'vehadsomeroughyears.
Howdidyougetthroughthatorwhatdoyou?
A lotofwomencometome, Godoanyadviceformeforstartingoverandhavingtostart a wholenewlife.
And, umsothatinspiredmebecausewhen I waswritingit, youknow, initiallyitwasmuchmoreof a poetrybookand a bookonItwassortofmyspiritualviewsonlifeandmovementinmydanceyears.
Andandthenitbecame, Well, holdon a second.
Youknow, whatdowedointhislife?
Wewanttoinspireandwanttoconnectwithpeople.
I readbookstoreceive a certainperspectiveandfindsomesortofinspirationinconnection.
So I wantedthisbooktohavemywordsonthatDewanisliving a brandnewchapteraftertheendofhernearlynineyearmarriagetoChanningTatum.
Yougottogetthroughsomereallytoughtimes, butit's it's a It's a gradualprocessofgrowthanduncovering a truth.
It's somethingthatyouknoweveryeverydaybecomessomething a littlebitmoreclear, andthenyou'rein a placeofokay, thisis I'm a newperson.
I'm a differentpersonandnowwherearewe?
Soitjustwas.
Itwas a beautifulhardjourneyofgrowthandchange, andultimatelynow I canhonestlysaythat I'm I'm livingin a veryjoyfulnewplaceinmylife, and I'm happyaboutit.
ShealwayssheEverywherewego, shepullsupmyshirtandsheshowspeople, Mymomis a babyinherbelly.
I'm gonnabe a bigsister, andthenshe's like, Touchitandthey'relike, We'regood.
Look, I reallydo I wouldsaynaturally, Overthelastcoupleofyears, partofmyownpersonaljourneywasdiscoveringwho I reallywasandwhat I wantedoutoflifeandalsocreativelywhatwasinspiringtome, and I reallystartedfocusingon.
I wantedtofeelandwhat I wantedtoexperienceintheworldofmywork.
So a lotofdifferentavenuesofcreed, creativityinmylifethatcameabout I'm sohappysoundtrackiscomingout.
It's a, uh, it's a datingshowwith a law, lawlandsortofvibetoitofpeoplewhoarelookingforlove, deeplylookingforlove, andtheyaresortofputtogetherandtheylearn a dance.
Andthentheycometogetherwithouteverspeaking.
Theydothisdanceandtheydecideiftheyare a goodmatchorwe'regonnamoveforwardandthattheirsparksandhischemistry.
It's a adorableshowing, and I'm reallysorry I haditputin.
So I definitelydidtheinnerselfwork, realizedwhatitwasgonnatakeformetoachievethelifeandmanifestthelifeinthedreamsandthelovethat I wantedassomebodywhohaskindofcomethroughthestorm, ifyouwill.
Ititwasin a momentofyou.
Toughstuffthatyouhavetodealwith a witness.
Soexpecting, um, andknowingwhatit's liketohavetogothroughpainandtrustthatthelightisontheothersideofthedarktunnel, I cansaythatthe I'm sohappyand I'm so I'm in a greatplace.