115. VICTORIA GRACIE: Honoring your boundaries, creating your own idea of success and living a life of deep feeling + connection.

<p class="" data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Victoria Parsons Gracie is the definition of <em>dynamic.</em></p> <p class="">From actress, dancer, model, choreographer, to author, head instructor of the Women Empowered Jiu-Jitsu Self-Defense program at Gracie University, certified doula, and parenting coach; she is constantly elevating the lives of everyone around her with ever-flowing love and compassion.</p> <p class="">After being in the entertainment industry for 15+ years, Victoria has grown passionate about protecting personal standards, boundaries, and self-worth. Her current work pushes others to turn inward and recognize their own exponential personal power within and exercise it in order to reach their highest level of potential.</p> <p class="">As a self-defense expert; Victoria teaches women self-defense techniques and boundary-setting skills to empower their confidence not only on the mats but in every facet of life as well. With the studio-influenced mindset that “<em>you are worth defending”,</em> she demonstrates the vital need for self-love to better protect oneself in every regard-- mentally, physically, and emotionally.  </p> <p class="">Not only is this incredible message one that’s intended to inspire adults, but it also aims to target our youth. Victoria’s unique children’s books, <em>Kip and the Magical Belt</em> and <em>Kalyn Finds Her Power,</em> are both impactful messages that teach children the importance of emotional resiliency, inner strength, and speaking out in kindness. Both of her books have influenced enormous strides when it comes to ending bullying and encouraging children to stand up for themselves and one another. </p> <p class="">In this talk, Vic + I take deep dives in topics around:</p> <p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"> </p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">Pursuing a life from your passions and YOUR personal ideas of fulfillment </p> </li> <li> <p class="">The importance of Self-Compassion + allowing yourself to space to authentically move through ALL of your