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Speak Truth - How to live Healthy, Happy and Holy with Stacey Ziegler | Holistic Life Coach
What happens when something you love becomes part of your identity? For me, it was dance. From dancing as a little girl to discovering what it felt like to be noticed, dance became more than just something I enjoyed. It became part of how I saw...
21:33•10 Nov 2026
The Girl Who Wanted to Be Seen: Faith, Fitness and a Life Shaped by Dance
Episode Overview
- Early passions like dance, faith and fitness can be long-term clues to who someone becomes.
- Attention from others, especially through looks and performance, can quietly shape identity in unhealthy ways.
- Movement and dance may act as informal therapy, helping to release emotions and "happy hormones."
- There can be a real inner battle between spiritual values and behaviours that seek worldly attention.
- Reflecting on what you loved as a child might help you connect the dots in your own healing journey.
“At a young age, I kind of discovered that dancing was like my therapy.”
Experience the emotional and inspiring tales of recovery as Stacey Ziegler shares the second chapter of her dance story, "The Girl Who Wanted to Be Seen." Aimed at women, especially mums wrestling with unhealthy habits and feeling lost, this episode offers a honest look at how a childhood love for dance grew into identity, confidence and, at times, unhealthy attention seeking. Stacey traces dance back to family pig roasts, Puerto Rican music and copying her grandfather’s merengue and salsa steps.
MTV, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson became her unofficial teachers as she practised routines in her living room. With almost no money for formal lessons, she taught herself, eventually winning school talent shows and mini-skirt contests and noticing how quickly she "went from like being like nothing to like cool." Alongside her nickname "church girl" and a deep love for Jesus, dance became the way Stacey felt seen.
She admits using her body and moves for attention and wrestling with the tension between her faith and more sensual dancing: "How am I being a church girl and doing what I'm doing?" That tug-of-war between soul and spotlight will sound familiar to anyone who’s ever tried to balance values with the lure of praise.
Crucially, Stacey recognises that "dancing was like my therapy," a safe way to move through hurt and bad moods, with movement releasing "happy hormones" long before she had words for it. She invites you to reflect on your own childhood passions and how they still shape you today, especially if you’ve ever chased attention, felt split in two, or questioned who you really are beneath the roles and habits.
If you’re trying to piece together your story and shift from unhealthy to healthy living, Stacey’s journey with faith, fitness and dance might prompt you to ask: what did your younger self love that’s still calling to you now?
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