I was born in Hampton Roads, Virginia but raised, on what I call a “wanna-be farm,” in Central Florida. My Florida life was surrounded by tons of family, to include 2 little brothers, chickens, horses, cows and lots of open fields/ space. I was the kid that was babysitting by 10 and was always the "responsible" one.  I grew up a little rough around the edges, riding 4 wheelers and dirtbikes with the boys.  Barefoot and NOT afraid to get dirty. My Virginia life was centered around being an only child, who got to participate in opportunities like hip/hop dance classes and going to a gifted school for music. I didn't spend as much time in VA as I did in FL, but every visit helped me see through a different perspective. I learned that different opportunities present themselves in different places. Growing up between two worlds (country and city) taught me lessons of empathy, resilience, and the duality of bittersweet beauty, only found in the struggle of who I was becoming.  

Since I was young, I felt “misunderstood.” Mainly because no one liked it when I had an opinion. This created a place internally where I learned of my very first shadow.  I have learned these shadows are the things that happened TO us... but not ARE us. And we are meant to sit with them and show them the love they never received. AND our highest self or souls purpose, becomes aligned when we practice looking at them and loving them the way they should have been loved from the beginning.

Since then, I have learned that this is where our masks are born. In the shadows.  Which is why you see my brand and music will always have a mask associated. Because most people tend to hide from the things they are scared of. And religions have made "the dark or shadows" seem scary. That's because they don't want you to know your greatest self is inside the illusions. That working through all the things we care to not discuss with others because it hurts so bad... is the way to working towards inner alignment. The things we bury, for whatever reasons...  I know you know... the things that we don't really want to even talk to ourselves about. Those shadows are usually bound to us through habits and repetitions that keep us on a loop, repeating our feelings like clockwork... living behind the sadness, disappointment, and or abandonment that we all find on our own journeys. Experiencing life vastly different, but yet, still somehow inherently the same. 

At about 8 years old is when I started to notice that I sensed what others felt, and many adults called me “wise beyond my years.” Which of course made my head/ego a rodeo horse that needed to be tamed. What I didn’t understand then... I understand with so much clarity now.

That early duality... hardship and hope, chaos and calm, shadow and light.  It shaped me. It made me deeply aware of how strength can emerge from pain, how faith can walk hand in hand with uncertainty, and how self-love can't be born from survival. This is where I learned alchemy. ✨

If you’re reading this, I want you to know:

When the world tries to dim your light… and you want to go back to sitting in your shadows... remember to build under pressure and to "Sparkle like the Diamond you are!" 

You are not "broken"... You are simply becoming.
You are not “too much”... You are simply blooming.

I’ve built this life, these businesses, this art - because I believe in transformation. I believe in authenticity… I believe in love. AND if I can do this...so can you! Lets inspire each other and create ripples that heal the world together.

I am a little bit of everything… and that is my power to finding balance to oneness! And I hope through my journey, you soon find yours too. 

Love NOT hate ya'll!

Let's grow together!