Misty Copeland grew up sleeping on a motel floor with five siblings, unsure where the next meal was coming from. At 13, she walked into her first ballet class and felt something she'd never felt before: safe. Dr. Becky talks with the first Black woman to become a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre about the years she was asked to paint her skin to match the rest of the corps, the mentors who taught her to advocate for herself, and what confidence looks like once you stop having to prove it. Plus: how she's raising her own son with the stability she spent her childhood without, and why she still wants him to struggle a little.Misty Copeland has written a new book for middle grade readers called “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Firebird-Waltz-Star-Fire-Academy/dp/1534475419/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EL8D7KH5W9S5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mF9pPNDWGuli0BA9oblrwVjUS764rP8HroZFkn5G2hPwuV5ZAf29da-c7qSVZRCXSwX_fBtQNard5xwknhnPjg.8VDDlZdiXc4PppBbD634GnzuadtNefrJH7bOAeFNe_g&dib_tag=se&keywords=misty+copeland+star+fire+academy&qid=1788520148&sprefix=misty+cop%2Caps%2C474&sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Firebird Waltz</a>” - the first in a new series called Star Fire Academy.*Thank you to our partners for making this episode possible:<ul><li><a href="https://myskylight.com/becky" rel="noopener noreferrer">Skylight</a>: Get $30 off a 15-inch Skylight Calendar at <a href="https://myskylight.com/becky" rel="noopener noreferrer">myskylight.com/becky</a></li><li><a href="https://www.smartypantsvitamins.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SmartyPants</a>: Shop SmartyPants Vitamins at Target, Walmart, or Amazon today</li><li><a href="https://frida.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frida</a>: Shop Frida at Amazon, Target, and Walmart today</li><li><a href="https://www.osoandme.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oso & Me:</a> Use the code OSOGOOD15 for 15% off clothes newborn through age ten</li></ul> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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