Allison Holker Boss talks new children’s book she wrote with tWitch

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>>> WELCOME BACK. STEVEN TWITCH BOSS DANCED HIS WAY INTO AMERICA'S HEART ALONGSIDE ELLEN DeGENERES AND MET HIS WIFE ON THE SHOW OF "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE." THEY WERE RAISING THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WHEN STEVEN DIED FROM SUICIDE IN 2022. NOW ALLISON IS RELEASING A NEW BOOK CALLED "KEEP DANCING THROUGH." A BOSS FAMILY GROOVE THAT SHE WROTE WITH STEVEN BEFORE HIS PASSING. IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> IT IS SO GOOD TO BE BACK HERE. >> TWITCH HAS BEEN GONE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. >> YES. >> AND I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT HOW GRIEF IS MOMENT FROM MOMENT. IT IS LIKE WAVES. WHAT WAVE ARE YOU IN AS WE SPEAK TODAY? >> RIGHT NOW I'M MOVING INTO 2024 WITH THE MOVEMENT OF FEELING LIKE I CAN KEEP GOING. >> UH-HUH. >> FOR MYSELF, BUT ALSO FOR MY KIDS AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE FOLLOWED OUR JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, INDIVIDUALLY AS STEVEN AND I CAME TOGETHER AS A COUPLE AND RAISING THESE BEAUTIFUL KIDS. WE HAD SO MUCH SUPPORT AND LOVE THAT THIS FEELS LIKE A NEW CHAPTER TO SHOW THEM THAT IT'S OKAY AND MYSELF THAT IT'S OKAY. >> I THINK THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT. HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS NOW. >> MY OLDEST IS 15. SHE'S HERE. SHE'S SO LOVELY. AND THEN 7 AND 4. >> I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME THEN THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. AND YOU WERE DOING IT KIND OF PIECEMEAL AS THEY ASKED YOU. WHERE ARE YOU NOW IN DESCRIBING KIND OF WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR KIDS? >> I'VE HAD TO HAVE SOME REALLY BIG UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH MY KIDS. I'M SO PROUD OF THEIR JOURNEY AND THE WAY THEY HAVE HANDLED THIS. IT IS A VERY PUBLIC SITUATION. AND THEY HAVE HANDLED IT WITH A LOT OF GRACE AND LOVE AND SUPPORT. AND I'VE JUST TRIED TO BE AS HONEST AS I CAN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DESERVE. >> YEAH. >> YOU KNOW, THEY DESERVE THE HONEST TRUTH. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THEY'RE SUPPORTED BY ANYONE. EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE THEM GET THROUGH THIS JOURNEY JUST AS MUCH AS I WANT TO AS WELL. >> THIS BOOK, KEEP DANCING THROUGH, IS BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE THIS WAS A PROJECT WITH YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT KIND OF SAT ON THE SHELF, SOMETHING THAT YOU TWO HAD DECIDED YOU WANTED TO DO. SO WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE THAT NOW WAS THE TIME? AND WHAT DID THAT FEEL LIKE, PUTTING THIS JOINT PROJECT OUT NOW? >> THIS BOOK IS A TESTIMONY TO WHAT MY FAMILY WAS, WHAT MY FAMILY IS AND WHAT WE STILL STRIVE TO BE. EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE WAKE UP EVERY MORNING, AND WE JUST SUPPORT EACH OTHER. WE HAVE A LOT OF HARD MOMENTS, BUT WE GET EACH OTHER THROUGH BY KEEP DANCING THROUGH. AND WE USE AFFIRMATIONS AS THIS WAY OF REALLY SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. AND WHEN SOMEONE IS HAVING A LOW, WE COME TOGETHER TO REALLY CHEER EACH OTHER UP. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT. AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN SUPPORT OTHER PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LOWS, GETTING EACH OTHER LOW WITH POSITIVE SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER. >> WHAT ARE YOUR AFFIRMATIONS? WHAT DO YOU SAY? >> OKAY. SO EVERY MORNING WITH MY KIDS -- I'LL DO MY KIDS BECAUSE MINE ARE BIG. EVERY SINGLE MORNING WE SAY, I'M STRONG. I'M SMART. I'M BEAUTIFUL. I'M KIND. EVERY MORNING. AND THEN ALSO WE DO THE HARD THINGS. AND OUR WORDS BECOME OUR REALITY. AND THE REASON THAT WAS A BIG ONE FOR ME IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SPEAK KINDLY TO YOURSELF. YOU TALK TO YOURSELF MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE IS GOING TO TALK TO YOU, SO YOU MUST SAY KIND WORDS, SUPPORT YOURSELF, BE YOUR BIGGEST CHAMPION EVERY SINGLE DAY. >> DO YOU STILL SPEAK TO TWITCH? >> I DO. YEAH. AND I FEEL -- I FEEL LIKE HE'S PROTECTING ME. I FEEL HE'S PROTECTING MY KIDS. AND I FEEL LIKE HE'S GUIDING OUR JOURNEY RIGHT NOW. >> HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT? >> I FEEL THAT THERE IS THIS WALL OF SUPPORT AROUND ME. I FEEL -- IT MIGHT SOUND CRAZY, BUT I HAVE THESE WINGS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY ATTACHED TO ME, AND I FEEL SO SUPPORTED. WHETHER THAT'S STEVEN, GOD, THE UNIVERSE, WHOEVER IT IS, I FEEL SO MUCH LOVE SURROUNDING US. >> YEAH. YOU FEEL LIKE THAT HOVERING ALL AROUND YOU. >> YES. >> THIS BOOK IS A BEAUTIFUL BOOK. THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE TERRIFIC, TOO. AND THE BOOK WILL -- IT IS JUST SUCH A GREAT, BEAUTIFUL PICK-ME-UP. WHEN I SEE YOU, I THINK ABOUT TWITCH. AND THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SEE US

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