LeAnne Dolce isn't preaching theory - she's lived the pain she now helps Black women heal from. She knows what it feels like to smile while silently breaking. To show up for everyone else while no one shows up for you. To wear the cape so long it starts to choke you.Her story started in heartbreak - losing her mother at four years old, growing up with generations of women who loved her deeply but couldn't teach her softness because they never had the space to rest themselves. By twelve, she was already ""the helper,"" trying to protect other broken little girls. By her twenties, life had handed her lessons she never asked for - betrayal, shame, and even a brush with the law that could've written her off completely.But God had other plans. That wasn't her ending - it was her awakening.When depression, obesity, and exhaustion hit years later, she hit her knees and made a choice: change or die. That decision became the beginning of her healing journey - the day she stopped surviving and started learning how to truly live.Today, LeAnne is the powerhouse behind Wake Up Happy, Sis!, a wellness and personal development movement helping high-achieving Black women release the Superwoman cape, heal from what tried to break them, and step into a life that feels free, fulfilled, and soft - without guilt.Through transformative retreats, her radio show The Wake Up Happy Sis! Show, and the Gumbo for the Black Woman's Soul anthology, she creates spaces where women exhale, cry, laugh, and rise together. As a certified Wellness Professional, PMP, author, and speaker, LeAnne blends lived experience with expertise to help women rebuild their lives from the inside out - one boundary, one breakthrough, one breath at a time.She's not here to sell you perfection. She's here to remind you that you're not broken - you're becoming. Healing isn't a destination; it's a journey. And every day you choose yourself, you're already winning.This is the work. This is the calling. This is the movement. Wake Up Happy, Sis - it's time.
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