I honestly can’t believe we’re here. Fifty episodes of Fit, Fierce & Fearless, and this milestone episode felt like the perfect moment to bring on a guest who truly embodies everything this podcast stands for.

Today I’m joined by Chivon (also known as Firestorm) — dancer, instructor, performer, business owner, and all-around magical force of nature. If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to fully step into your power after 40, this conversation is it.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• How pole dance becomes a gateway to self-trust, freedom, and reinvention

• Letting go of other people’s expectations (and the masks we wear) as we age

• The magic of movement, presence, and storytelling through dance

• Injury, recovery, and why rest can make you stronger than before

• Why women-centered spaces feel threatening—and why they’re essential

• Creating intentional, heart-centered studios and classrooms

• Sensuality, creativity, and feminine energy as forms of self-care and resistance

• Aging boldly, unapologetically, and on your own terms

• What it means to live fully—ass out, heart open, fear turned way down

Chivon shares her 10-year pole journey, how she merged movement with ritual and spirituality, and how her signature classes—like Goddess and Bedtime Stories—give women permission to explore character, sensuality, and expression without rules or judgment.

🔗 Connect with Chivon (Firestorm): Follow @firrestorrm on Instagram

This episode is about permission—permission to take up space, to be seen, to be messy and magical, and to live your one wild life fully.

Start your journey today!

• Want to try pole? Join a class at your local studio or download the free GenX Pole Arts Starter Kit⁠ to begin exploring at home.

• Visit the Linktree for links for upcoming workshops, YouTube videos, and resources to support your pole journey.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍If this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to share, subscribe, rate, and leave a review. Your support helps uplift and empower more women over 40 in the pole dance community and beyond!

Welcome to Season 2 of Fit, Fierce, and Fearless — and I honestly can’t believe I’m saying this — this episode marks one full year of the podcast.

To kick things off, I had to bring you someone truly special. My guest today is Lauren Hill, and if you’ve seen her on Instagram or in real life, you already know she brings a fearless, rebellious, deeply creative energy that fits this podcast perfectly.

Lauren is a pole and aerial artist, a visual artist, and a self-taught mover who lives for anything that involves being in the air. In this episode, we talk about her lifelong obsession with flight, how pole and aerial became a natural extension of that, and why she’s now starting flight school at 40 — yes, actually flying planes.

This conversation is about so much more than pole. It’s about control, joy, creativity, embodiment, and what happens when you stop trying to fit into traditional systems and start trusting your own way of moving, creating, and living.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• Celebrating one year of the Fit, Fierce, and Fearless podcast

• Starting flight school at 40 and the connection between flying and pole

• How aerial movement becomes a moving meditation

• How a family plane crash shaped fear, control, and mastery

• Being self-taught and breaking away from traditional dance systems

• Turning movement into art through pole, aerial, and painting

• Why beginners are already beautiful at any age

• The power of community, collaboration, and connection

This conversation is a reminder that art, movement, and connection are acts of resistance — especially in a world that often encourages isolation. Pole and aerial arts aren’t just fitness; they’re tools for self-expression, empowerment, healing, and community.

Lauren’s story is proof that creativity doesn’t expire — it evolves.

🔗 Connect with Lauren: Follow @laurenfuckinghill on Instagram

Start your journey today!

• Want to try pole? Join a class at your local studio or download the free GenX Pole Arts Starter Kit⁠ to begin exploring at home.

• Visit the Linktree for links for upcoming workshops, YouTube videos, and resources to support your pole journey.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍If this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to share, subscribe, rate, and leave a review. Your support helps uplift and empower more women over 40 in the pole dance community and beyond!

Welcome to Fit, Fierce, and Fearless Season 2!

In this first episode of Season 2, we revisit the five most-streamed episodes of Season 1.

Episode 1 - The GenX Pole Arts Origin Story

Episode 3 - A Conversation with Deeana Garcia

Episode 6 - A Conversation with Firebird

Episode 27 - A Special Episode with Shana Pereira

Episode 47 - A Conversation with Firebird

These five inspirational episodes are the perfect overview of what this podcast is all about. You will feel inspired.