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This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light | Allison Holker
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In this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen tWitch Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death. Allison Holker was just eighteen when she found fame as a contestant on the reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance. Over the next several years, she had her first child, built a successful career as a professional dancer despite the industry being hostile to working moms, and fell in love with and married fellow dancer Stephen Boss, the former hype man and DJ of The Ellen DeGeneres Show known for his charisma and relentless positivity. Two more children and a wealth of professional opportunities for both Allison and Stephen followed, and the Bosses appeared to be one of the great Hollywood love stories. Then, in December 2022, Stephen took his own life, leaving Allison to wrestle with unanswered questions, haunting what-ifs, and the heartbreaking realization that Stephens infectious joy was hiding pain, addictions, and self-doubt deeper than anyone knew. For the first time, Allison reveals how she has navigated the emotional and financial aftermath of Stephens choice, guided their three children in their grief while managing the outpouring from a well-meaning public, and reopened herself to the next chapter in her professional and personal life. A beacon of hope and comfort for anyone experiencing griefespecially unexpected loss due to suicideAllisons story is an honest reflection on the pain of looking back on a complicated life and the resilience required to move into the future.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ A memoir of growing up, of love, and of incredible loss, by tWitch‘s widow Allison Holker. I know she‘s D-List famous in her own right, but I know her because of him. He was on “So You Think You Can Dance” back when I followed the show. This feels honest in a lot of difficult ways, but also awkward. I appreciate her justified expression of anger. I hope writing this was cathartic, brought peace, and frankly, a solid pay day.

BarbaraBB You‘re very much into memoirs 🩷 2d
britt_brooke @BarbaraBB Yep! I love learning about other people‘s experiences. 🩷 1d
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