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She's So Lucky

How to Make Peace with Your Past and Move Forward with Power ft. Nia Sioux

She's So Lucky

She's So Lucky

Health & Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education, Self-improvement, #Shessolucky, Balancedblackgirl, Lesalfred, Balancedles

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

#316: Nia Sioux has been in the public eye since she was 9 years old. Most people first met her on Dance Moms, where she became known for her talent, her grace under pressure — and yes, for often being put at the bottom of the pyramid.

Now at 24, Nia is reclaiming her story — on her own terms.

In this conversation, we talk about what it’s like to be perceived before you even know who you are, and how you begin to unpack that when the whole world thinks they already know your story. Nia opens up about the emotional process of writing her upcoming memoir Bottom of the Pyramid, what it took to revisit her childhood through adult eyes, and how she found closure by using her own voice.

This is an honest, layered conversation about resilience, identity, and what it means to own the narrative of your life, especially when that narrative has long been shaped by others.

Nia reminds us that reclaiming your narrative isn't just empowering — it's healing.


In this episode, we cover:

  • Nia’s emotional journey of revisiting her childhood on reality TV
  • What it means to be “the underdog” — and how that label lingers
  • How the title Bottom of the Pyramid became a reclamation, not a resignation
  • Learning how to tell your full story, even when people only want to hear certain parts
  • Releasing the pressure to prove yourself (and who that performance is really for)
  • What she's learned from watching the show as an adult — and what her mom taught her about strength


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Thank you for listening to She's So Lucky. My name is Les. I am your host and I appreciate you tuning in. Now, if you've listened to the show over the years in all of its various forms,

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