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This far : my story of love, loss, and embracing the light / Allison Holker.

Summary:

"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 Stephen's 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 Stephen's 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 grief-especially unexpected loss due to suicide-Allison's story is an honest reflection on the pain of looking back on a complicated life and the resilience required to move into the future." -- Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781400248940
  • Physical Description: 232 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Nashville, TN : Harper Select, [2025]
Subject: Boss, Stephen, 1982-2022.
Holker, Allison, 1988-
Ballroom dancers > United States > Biography.
Dancers > United States > Biography.
Grief.
Television personalities > United States > Biography.
Widows > United States > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Baker County Library 792.8028092 .H732t 2025 (Text) 37814003703288 NON-FICTION - NEW Available -

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