Miss Wyoming for America Strong!

If you had the chance to create a platform to make the world a better place, what cause would you champion? For Lexi, it’s about shining a light on the devastating impact of opioid addiction and the urgent need to address mental health struggles. Her passion and dedication are clear in every word she speaks. Listen to her story, and you’ll quickly see why the world could use more voices like Lexi Revellis’.

Transcript

Authentic Wyoming

Episode #34 ~ Tia Fitzgerald, United Way of Laramie County

Original Air Date: October 15, 2024

This transcript was generated automatically using speech-to-text technology. The accuracy may vary in spots.

Hi, I'm Myra, and I'm Tressa, and we're fancy marketing people with Union, a Wyoming-based telecommunications company. Yes. Wyoming really does exist. And we proudly serve the Rocky Mountain region on this podcast. We will feature businesses, organizations, nonprofits, and influential people from Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. Our mission is to highlight those that inspire their communities daily. We believe this makes us truly authentic, because a journey of a thousand miles always begins with a single step.
 
 
 
 Myra. Tressa. Hey, I'm so glad to see that you're okay. I know, I, I think it's it's not funny, but between the last podcast and this podcast, so much has changed. And, you know, one minute I'm telling you, I'm in the storm, and I might not have internet or power, and now it's an entire region that has been completely devastated.
 
 
 
 Yeah. What's the name like just for listeners tab? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, Hurricane Helene. So. Yeah. Helene, come on. Helene. Yeah. Instead of. Come on, Eileen. A little comic relief. This is not funny. But I, for those in listener land, I know that I've shared that I relocated to North Carolina, and, you know, I'm remote, and I do the podcast remote, and, here, I, you know, I live in western North Carolina.
 
 
 
 I'm a western North Carolina native, and I love western North Carolina with all my heart. And, Hurricane Helene made a path into the mountains of North Carolina. And, I mean, you know, it's landlocked. We're inland. We only have so many. The dams can hold only so much water. Some of our mountain communities, as you know, on the on the news this morning, I actually saw my town five miles from my house on national news this morning.
 
 
 
 And, you know, it's crazy because you're seeing this coverage of. I'm in Morganton, but you can see coverage of Asheville, North Carolina, and Boone and these, you know, touristy, more communities. But it's these rural, small mountain communities that are extremely devastated and highly impacted by this, too. And, you know, people have lost their homes, lives. They cannot get access to food and water.
 
 
 
 Most of these communities are only accessible by air. And, you know, this impact is just I can't believe I'm witnessing it, you know, and I, you know, it's they say it's a thousand year flood. This is like Noah's Ark. I mean, it is devastating. It is it is wild to even witness and to see and, you know, so it has completely rocked Western North Carolina.
 
 
 
 You know, I it is very, you know, humbling to be in this situation. And, you know, we I've been able to contact people and, you know, the best part is my union phone was my only phone that worked. So thank you to Union. All the way North Carolina was able to reach people for my union phone.
 
 
 
 So shout out to Union. And, you know, one of the things that I wanted to talk about before we get started, and it's really what the podcast is all about, you know, I've been very, you know, I'm not lightly using the word blessed, but I find this position very fortunate. And I'm in a lucky position with the podcast and with this job at Union to be able to connect with resources in Wyoming and learn about organizations and benefits and charities and all these wonderful people in local communities who are doing the work, who are making these connections across the state of Wyoming.
 
 
 
 And, you know, I'm fortunate to get to know these people and to know what they do. And then the whole point of the podcast and why we started it is to connect those people and to get the word out and to get the information out. And, you know, one particular organization is Wyoming 211. And we've had them on the podcast multiple times.
 
 
 
 And, you know, we we love Wyoming 211. And I know all about them. And we've asked so share your experiences. I never thought that I would be using North Carolina 211 to locate a missing person. We went I think 72 hours without contact from my mother's husband during this. And, you know, I didn't even hesitate to contact you one one, because I'm so familiar with this resource.
 
 
 
 And I was, you know, I they got back to me the best that they could. You know, they're doing welfare checks. Search and rescue. And so to know these organizations and these connections, my PSA is folks in Wyoming, you know, these resources only exist because of you and your volunteering. Your word, your support, donations, making sure these organizations can survive and thrive.
 
 
 
 You never know when you'll need them. I can't believe that I needed it, and in a way, I never thought I would need it. And right now, and these mountain communities, it's the local organizations that are doing the work that are getting food and resources to these people. People offering helicopter, access and plane access and support.
 
 
 
 And so that's just my my somber PSA. I'm not as lively as normal today on this, this morning. But, you know, this is why we have the podcast to connect people to these beautiful organizations that do so much for Wyoming communities. And, you know, this is that's the heart and soul of these people right now here in North Carolina to.
 
 
 
 Yeah. Do you think, you know, without your connection to Wyoming to on one? I mean, it's a national organization. Obviously you're utilizing in it in North Carolina, but do you think you would have even known that that was a resource there for you? I mean, you're a smart woman. You probably figured it out, but. Yeah. Well, what's so crazy?
 
 
 
 All of our communications were cut. One from the. The towers were knocked down, but two, I believe they did limit communications in these communities to allow only emergency calls and responses. And, so a couple things. One, I knew about iOS 18 satellite, because I worked for Union to connect and call people via satellite. So that's that's something I don't know if I would have known.
 
 
 
 Yeah. And I would not have known about 211 either. And I wouldn't have trusted it because in these moments, I mean, you know, Facebook has been such a huge resource for people. You know, I've been able to connect, my mother's husband lives in Yancey County. He lives on a mountain. He's very isolated in a rural, subset community.
 
 
 
 And via Facebook, I was able to find a daughter of a neighbor who was looking for answers, too, and wanted to know if her father was alive and could people get his medication to him. And, you know, we've been able to make all these connections via social media and, North Carolina 211 no, I didn't even know one knew about it.
 
 
 
 No one knows about it. You know, just like I didn't know about Wyoming 211 and. Right. I've been able to use my platform and share what I know. And people are sharing these resources and information, and, I don't know if I would have trusted it, like I said, because it's for search and rescue. You know, I'm filling out a form.
 
 
 
 They don't know me. I don't even know if I'm getting answers. I'm posting. You know, we now I can joke about Jeff because he's with us. Yeah. And I told him, I said, you know, you were on the side of a milk carton for several days, and he's like, yeah, I know. And it was he, he showed up to my house because the last known location of my mom was at my house.
 
 
 
 And and in this time span of our last contact with Jeff, we have we we got out of Burke County. We were in Caldwell County, we were at my mom's. We had pivoted, you know, we didn't have water. We didn't have power. I, we barely made it out. I-40 closed, you know, there's a the interstate says all roads to us in North Carolina are closed.
 
 
 
 Right? You know, he had no idea. And it was it's very surreal to know, like the last known location was here, and I just so happened to be here, and, I was texting you. You're the only reason I was at my house. I was I stayed behind, and I was talking to you, and, Blake had left, and, that's the only reason I was here.
 
 
 
 Or he would have. Or he would have not. You know, he wouldn't have known. I mean, he could see my home was fine, but he wouldn't have known. And so, I mean, the normal commutes, an hour and a half, it took him five hours. Oh my goodness. And so. Yeah. Well, I'm glad your family's safe. Everything else will start to work itself out.
 
 
 
 But yeah, yeah I agree. All right. Well yeah. Should we get to our guest today? Yeah. Our guest, is an amazing human being. It is Lexi Roselli. She is Miss Wyoming for America Strong. And we are so excited to have her on the podcast. Hey, Lexi. Hey, Lexi. Hey, guys. I'm so happy to be here. Thank you so much for having me.
 
 
 
 So, Lexi, before you joined Maya and I were just chatting about, like, pageants in general, and, like, Miss Wyoming for America strong is completely different from, like, Miss Wyoming in general, right? Can you maybe explain the pageant world to the to us and the listeners a little bit more? Yes, absolutely. I would love to. And just before that, I just briefly want to say, Myra, I'm, I'm sorry for the impact that you're experiencing and just sending prayers and blessings and good energy to North Carolina.
 
 
 
 So yeah, thank you Lexi. Nor normally I am way more ridiculous and a lot funnier than this. So I apologize that the we started off on a, you know, but it's just the awareness, you know, and we can get to more of it on the podcast too. You know, this is why, we have to be there for each other and why rural communities have to stick together and have to uplift each other when no one else will, you know?
 
 
 
 So that's kind of my look here, but in a different region, you know. Absolutely I agree I agree. Yeah. So with pageantry it's there are different systems. So there's like USA system, there's the America system and the pageant that I am competing in, I actually compete with married women as well. So there's three titleholders in each state two married women and then one non married woman.
 
 
 
 And this is actually the oldest pageant system there is. So yeah I'm very honored. And it's been an amazing system to be a part of so far. But yeah, there's a lot of different system and pageantry that you can be a part of. I think it's just choosing one that you resonate with the most. What do you think makes you resonate with this one the most?
 
 
 
 Well, so I competed in the USA system for like ten years and it was a great experience. I think that this when the motto and the intention is we are family and that's something that I really value. I think as women we face a lot of pressure already to have it all together to look a certain way. And one thing that I really admire about this pageant system is the sisterhood and the family, and also the nonprofit organization that represents this pageant system is called Victoria's Voice Foundation, and it's a nonprofit that represents mental health and substance abuse awareness, which is something I'm really passionate about as well and part of my platform.
 
 
 
 So.
 
 
 
 That's great. Yeah. Yeah. So speaking of your platform, do you want to talk more about what your platform is and how you're, using your platform through, the Miss Wyoming for America Strong and what this looks like, because I'm, like Theresa said, I'm not familiar, with you know, I know that you can have a platform and have a stance, but how is this really impacting those?
 
 
 
 And, what is your platform and what are you doing with it? Yeah. So my platform is Carson Cares. When I was 17, my brother Carson died from an opioid overdose, and he was only 20 at the time. And through his death, my family and I created a nonprofit in his name where we give back to the community in different ways.
 
 
 
 We host five K events. We usually give scholarships to senior students in Mountain View, Wyoming, and we usually have them apply for the scholarship with an essay answering a question that revolves around mental health and substance abuse. And I just think it's a huge it's a huge thing right now. It's a huge topic, and I'm actually a holistic health guide.
 
 
 
 I work on people's feet, actually, and I help them navigate their emotional world in a more positive way so that they maybe don't feel like they have to use substances as a band aid. And so it's through this platform of Miss Wyoming as well, that I'm able to really share this and connect with more people and share more resources.
 
 
 
 And it's amazing that I'm here today and like you guys were saying prior, really connecting communities together in rural areas is so important, especially out here in Wyoming where mental health is such a huge topic and we're actually the number one state we kind of toss around between us, I believe, in Montana and Alaska for suicide. And so these conversations are really important.
 
 
 
 And I'm just really grateful that through my life experiences and the trauma that I've had, that I am now able to be a voice. And if somebody can resonate just with one person, even could resonate and take something from what I have to say, then I'm honored and I'm honored to represent Wyoming as well. So yeah, that's great.
 
 
 
 Thank you. Yeah. I mean, we definitely here at Union and in my personal life as well, want to support people with mental health awareness. We talk about awareness a lot, though, and it's like, what actions do people have to take though? Right? The awareness is one thing, but there's actions behind it and it's interesting because I saw something today.
 
 
 
 One of my friends sent this to me actually as a real on Instagram, and it was talking about addiction. And, that sobriety isn't always the solution to addiction. It was really, really interesting. That connection is what people are craving, right? Connection is what helps people with addiction. So if they don't have connection because we're meant to have connection, I believe as a human race they're going to find something, whether that be food, alcohol, shopping, whatever it is right to, to take that, and replace that connection with it.
 
 
 
 So like, as you think, I hope this isn't too much of a deep question, but did you think about your brother? Do you can you see now maybe where there was a limited connection that he was suffering through? Or how do you feel about what I just shared with you, I guess, and YouTube mirror, you can share as well?
 
 
 
 Yeah. I mean, for my brother's standpoint, he was young, 20 years old, and I think that you're already going through so much as a young adult trying to figure life out and have it all together. And I definitely believe that. You're right. Trust the community is everything, especially in these rural areas. And I, I think my brother specifically was trying to fit in with a crowd that really wasn't meant for him.
 
 
 
 And it's scary as you get older and you're kind of needing to let go of those old parts of you, and you're trying to find your way and figure out who you are and I definitely think that kids and young adults need just so much connection, community support, and so absolutely, I agree with you 100% on that.
 
 
 
 Yeah, I agree as well. I know on a because you look at mental health on a spectrum, you know, I, I have not suffered from an opioid addiction and I'm very, I'm thankful for that. And my heart goes out to you, Lexi and your family and to your brother. And you know, I but I look at parts of my life and and major transitions of my life.
 
 
 
 I have felt very isolated. And in those moments of isolation, what I chose to do, you know, I, I didn't turn to substances, but, I turned to shopping. I mean, and that sounds silly, but it's true. I mean, I can look at moments of my life. I mean, I just I'm going through my closets now and unpacking boxes still and looking, and, you know, everyone's like, Maya, what are you doing?
 
 
 
 You know, and they don't get it in the moment. But in moments of my life, I can see where I transitioned to college, and I feel alone and isolated in a different community. And I wasn't around people, you know, I was in a difficult relationship at the time that was mentally abusive. And, and in that moment, I remember I would shop all the time.
 
 
 
 I would go and walk around the mall just to feel people, to be with people, to be around people. And then I look at other times in my life where when I relocated to Wyoming and I was alone and I hadn't built a community yet, and I would shop. And then what's interesting enough, I know I've gone through my clothes and I'm looking and I'm like, when did I buy this?
 
 
 
 And, during both of my pregnancies, my shopping peaked and I couldn't even wear some of this stuff. I don't know what I was thinking or why, but I think it was a mental health, you know, it was a response to my mental health at the time of feeling isolated. And, you know, people don't think about it. You know, being pregnant, you feel isolated sometimes, you know, it can be very you feel alone.
 
 
 
 You feel like I'm alone with this body that I don't know or I'm not aware of, or this baby and this, what is going on around me. What's in my life is changing, you know, and, you know, but I worked through it by supplementing something else. And in those moments, if I felt connected to people in different ways, it could have been different.
 
 
 
 But I I've noticed now I'm not buying as much, around people that I love and people that I, you know, could, could only connect with every so often or via phone or whatever that looked like. And I don't know, the last time I've bought new clothes. And if I do, it's one item at a time.
 
 
 
 I'm not buying hoards of clothing, you know, and that's something that I noticed in the past that I was doing, yeah. Yes. Yeah. I think it's it's it's so true. You know, like, I think to social media is such a great tool, like you just shared mirror about social media in your situation has been beneficial. I also think it's also a negative in some senses, where people start to look at, compare what that image looks like versus what their reality is.
 
 
 
 So I think it's a, you know, two sided coin to a degree, but yeah. Yeah I agree. Yeah. So Lexi, like going back to your using your platform in this way. I know you're going through Carson Care's like and I love the scholarships and those kind of things. Can you share with us, like what other and your personal stuff where I mean, Lexi is my foot's owner.
 
 
 
 She's owns my feet for me. And it was cancer. Well, so shout out there, she's great. So, like, how what is that future look like? Where do you want to take it? From where you are today, what's the next steps for you? Yeah. Thank you. And I'm so happy that you enjoy. But zoning. I definitely enjoy giving you one.
 
 
 
 So they're amazing. I definitely have a big vision. And I think even just being here and connecting with you amazing women, and it's just kind of setting the tone for that. And I definitely want to expand Carson Care's more. We do our scholarship every year, which I think is great, and we also take items down to the burn unit in Salt Lake City.
 
 
 
 Or how about the homeless? One thing that I really think would be beneficial that I would like to do is definitely more podcasts like this. And getting more of that awareness or spreading the tools, I guess, if you will, whether that's like breathwork or even just teaching people. And thank you for sharing your story, Myra, and about experiencing your emotions and that it's okay, and that it's also okay to connect and to reach out for help.
 
 
 
 And I recently had the opportunity to go to a training about suicide prevention, and it was a lot about making that call and staying connected. And I think this comes down to not being scared of those emotions. Like it's that's kind of that deeper layer there. And one thing that I really say a lot is when we resist things, it persists.
 
 
 
 And so when we can allow ourselves to just for a moment experience those emotions and also channel the buffalo like we're in Wyoming here, the buffalo, they they head through the storm. The storm. Yeah. Because they know that's the fastest way through. And yeah. So definitely channeling more of that energy. And but I guess the impact that I want to have through Carson Cares and just this platform is really just connecting with people and trying to get the word out as much as possible, that it doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter what you're going through, you are enough, and you are worthy to have a good life, and you can actually get yourself
 
 
 
 out of this survival mode and into this creative power that we all hold within. So, yeah, I love that. So I ask your, on your platform as, Miss Wyoming for America Strong. Like, what does that look like? Is that like a year long? Do you go out and do community events, speeches? Like. Tell us a little bit about that.
 
 
 
 Yeah. So the rain is really up to you, but it's a year long rain and you can really do whatever you want with it. You can reach out to many, as many places as you want. Talk to the schools. For me, I just got back from Vegas and competed at the national level with all the other states, and it was amazing.
 
 
 
 And actually North Carolina ended up winning miss for America. Oh wow. Yeah. Jacqueline Drake, she's amazing. So I think I know her trip. Yeah, I know she's a race car driver. Yeah, I think I actually know her. Yeah, that's hilarious, but that's really cool. Yeah. That's awesome. Yeah. Small world North Carolina. Yeah. She's got a lot she's going through probably this week so I don't.
 
 
 
 Yeah yeah I'm sure. So yeah. So it's kind of it's a lot. It really depends on what you want to do with your brain and your platform and how you want to show up in that way. So for me, I have helped educate kids on substance abuse. I actually teamed up with Alignment Police Department at one point and talked to them and shared my story about substance abuse awareness.
 
 
 
 And again, this kind of emotional regulation that I feel like needs to be talked about more and I definitely want to talk to the schools more and do more with cars and cars and show up on more podcasts like this. I think that would be great. And just really, as much as I can do as I really just want to serve, I want to serve, and I want to be here for Wyoming in any way I can.
 
 
 
 So yeah, yeah, I love that. Yeah, I think it's important really to get into like talking to the youth. Right? Because if they can have a stronger foundation of connection and understanding their authenticity at a younger age, I think that is the recipe for a lot of this, reducing a lot of what we're seeing changing. So I love that.
 
 
 
 It's great. Yeah, absolutely. And going back to like the social media thing as well, I think it is just so prevalent, this kind of comparison that we have. So the more we can connect with the youth, I mean, yeah, they are our future generation. And when I went to that suicide prevention class, it was actually at the school.
 
 
 
 And there are a lot of kids who are struggling. And so definitely would love to educate the kids more. Are they they're just I don't know, they're powerful, they're powerful and they need that support. So. Yeah. Absolutely. Well can you talk a little bit about like the pageant itself. Like how do you prepare for that.
 
 
 
 Yeah. Yeah. What's that look like. Yeah. So a lot of it for me was interview because that's half of your score. So in the interview process it's a skill. You only have four minutes with each judge. And you have to really be vulnerable and know who you are in that four minute time period to really connect with somebody.
 
 
 
 So that in of itself is a skill to be able to talk that fast and not get so nervous. And so a lot of the preparation before hand for me looked like answering interview questions, doing mock interviews with people. And then there is a modeling competition as well. So you model swimwear and you model evening gown. And so I like to stay fit.
 
 
 
 I practice yoga. And so a lot of it was just continuing my practice and eating really healthy and just making myself feel good. I think that was what was most important to me. And I think that there's also this stigma that pageantry might have that you have to kind of going back to what I said before, this pressure that we face maybe faces women to look a certain way.
 
 
 
 And one thing that I was really trained to do this year and in preparation for the national pageant, was just really channel who I am authentically. And like, I didn't wear hair extensions. I actually didn't get a spray tan. I just really wanted to show up as true to myself as possible, which can be challenging in a world where there is a lot of pressure to have it all together, to maybe look a certain way.
 
 
 
 And I felt that I felt a lot better. And I really think that it's it's not about how you look. And that's what I want. Women who are listening to know, who are maybe interested in doing something like this is you're really building confidence in who you are, and you're getting to know yourself on a deep level. And then through that process, you're able to say no to things that really aren't in alignment with you anymore.
 
 
 
 And that was one one of my intentions going into this was to just be as true to myself as possible, and I was grateful I actually made the semifinalist, the top 15 for Wyoming. And I think that's awesome. Thank you. A lot of that was because that was my intention and I felt really good, which I think is what matters the most.
 
 
 
 So there is a lot of preparation that goes into pageantry, but I feel like it really is worth it. And it's been such a huge confidence builder for me, and it's helped me connect with amazing people and share my story. So yeah, that's awesome. Yeah. I think, what I'm hearing is just the discovery of loving yourself and like, truly loving yourself for who you are.
 
 
 
 And, you know, when you love yourself in that capacity, you are able to set those boundaries and to block out the noise or the expectations or to say, no or to, remove these, you know, preconceived ideas of what you should look like in a pageant or how you should be in a pageant. And so I really think that, you know, what you're doing and being you and just showing up, as you know, is really, really special.
 
 
 
 And I think that's really cool for the pageant world and for girls and for people who are looking up to those, you know, in, in the state and needing an influence that and using that influence for good of being, you know, you. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. I think that's amazing. Like, that's I, I think it's I definitely admire what you did, Lexi, because that's, you know, like you're talking hair extensions, fake eyelashes, spray tans, all the things.
 
 
 
 Right? Yeah. That is part of. Well, it's part of everyday world now, right. Like, definitely in that platform. And to just, like, know yourself well enough and feel comfortable. That's amazing. I, I don't know, I think it's interesting that we're kind of going down this road because I had, an opportunity to hang out with some of my friends last week, a pretty large group of women.
 
 
 
 And, it was really interesting, the topics that we talked about, like breast augmentation, who has, who doesn't, who's going to get them, who's not, you know, and it just got me thinking because I'm kind of a serious thinker sometimes, but, you know, like, wow, like as women there is all this pressure and it's, it's it made me feel a little sad, to be honest, that, you know, there's so much pressure that people are, you know, spending thousands of dollars to change their body instead of just trying to go, I love who I am.
 
 
 
 My body is a beautiful vessel that contains my soul. Really. And just really embracing that. So I, I just love that you shared that, that you were able to, to do just that in a pretty competitive world there. So thank you. Yeah. Thank you. And I think it's it's interesting because I think when we can really love ourselves naturally and for who we are, I, I worked with an amazing mentor once, Carly Bishop, and she was actually a former Miss Wyoming.
 
 
 
 And she's this feminine coach now that really teaches rewilding yourself and loving yourself for who you are. And then it's important to not look outside to make ourselves feel better. And I think that's what I'm trying to get at here is, yeah, you're enough just the way you are already. So. So do you think working with her was kind of a turning point for you to kind of really start to embrace that?
 
 
 
 Absolutely, absolutely. She's amazing. She helps women, like I was saying, rewild themselves. And she does a lot of challenges where she has her clients and just random people that follow her. They do no makeup challenges. And so you'll post every day and having to look yourself in the mirror and, you know, really compliment yourself when you're not wearing makeup.
 
 
 
 And I think that that's so important because then you're putting on makeup eventually just as like, because you want to, not because you feel like you have to. And I think that that's what's most important. But yes, I would say definitely having a mentor was so important for me. I feel like everybody needs a mentor who is sort of going through something similar to kind of be that guide and give those tidbits of information that you might not have heard otherwise.
 
 
 
 So, yeah, definitely. And that that goes back to the connection, right? We do need each other. We do need to have that mirror held up. Sometimes. We can't see things when we're too close to the situation. Yeah. So yeah, I love that. Exactly. Yes. Well, you kind of talked about your goals for the future.
 
 
 
 Is there anything that maybe we haven't touched on that you wanted to make sure you were able to, talk about today? Yeah, I just think that I would like to share for anybody that's listening, that's married or non married in the state of Wyoming, if you feel like you have a story that you want to share, or if you're wanting to gain more confidence in yourself in your life and would like to come be part of an amazing group of women, I would love to talk to you.
 
 
 
 Or you can even email. I don't know if I could just share that right now. It's Wyoming America at gmail.com. You can email our amazing director Meghan there if you're interested and everyone can be a part of it. There's actually not an age limit here. And so it's a really great confidence builder. And again, just building that connection like we've been talking about that was kind of at the forefront of our conversation here.
 
 
 
 And the sisterhood and coming together in that way has been just really transformative for my life. So if anyone listening feels the call, I'd love to share more or send you that information. Yeah, yeah. That's great. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. And thank you guys for having me on. This has been great. Yeah. Thank you so much. And, you know, I, I hope those listening, they do reach out.
 
 
 
 You know, I think, these groups are so important. And the action to just be a part of it and to make the call and to get through those emotions like we talked about earlier, to just make the call, you know, and to get connected. So I hope those listening, if you're feeling it, do it, you know, be a part of that.
 
 
 
 So yeah, just do it like now. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think we all have something unique and beautiful to share in this world, I would say. And definitely just making that call, like you said, and taking that next step forward is always a good idea. So yeah. And I'd love to meet you all. So yeah. Well, we we always in the podcast with one last question for the guest and that is how do you stay authentic?
 
 
 
 That's a lovely question. I would say I stay authentic by knowing that I, unique and myself and that there's no one else like me. Although we are so connected as humans, we all have this divine expression of God that lives through us. And I think that's how I stay authentic and true and loving myself is knowing that there is no one else like me.
 
 
 
 And that's so beautiful, right? We're all so different, and that's what makes this world so special. So I love that. Yeah. Attitude. That's amazing. Thanks you guys. Thank you so well yeah. Thank you so much Lexi. We really do appreciate it. I'm so grateful and have a great day. You too. Yeah yeah. Until next time. Yeah. Stay Authentic.