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Candice West | Self-Trust Architect

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Self-abandonment ends + Self-trust begins.
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Somatic Practitioner + Faculty

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It might look like I do a lot of different things.

I write.
I teach.
I coach.
I work somatically.
I create.
I produce.

Different expressions.
Different rooms.
Different doors.

But they all lead to the same place.

H O M E

Not home as a destination outside of you.
Home as, you!

Because underneath everything I create is a question I keep coming back to:

👉🏼 Where have you learned to leave yourself in order to stay connected, accepted, safe, loved or belonging?

That is self-abandonment.

And it can be so subtle that we don’t even recognize we’re doing it.

We override what we know.
We say yes, when we mean no.
We shrink.
We overgive.
We silence ourselves.
We look outside ourselves for answers we already feel inside.

My mission is to help people recognize those moments … and build enough self-trust to choose differently.

Not to become someone new.
Not too perfect yourself.
Not to ‘heal’ your way into some more acceptable version of who you are.

But to stop leaving yourself behind.

Sometimes we enter through somatics.
Sometimes through a conversation.
Sometimes through writing or teaching.
Sometimes through art.
Sometimes through an entire fucking stage 😉!

Different doors. Same way home.

Because the destination was never me.
It was never the modality.
It was never the program, book, classroom or stage.

The destination is you.

Self-abandonment ends.
Self-trust begins.

- Candice 🫶🏼 taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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17 days ago

The younger me wouldn’t believe this.

She spent so much of her life trying to survive that she never imagined she’d one day create something like this.

Proof that healing changes more than how you feel …
It changes what you believe is possible.

September 12th 🤍. Got your ticket? taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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4 months ago

This one’s for the woman you hide ➡️.

#selffirst #selfenergy #personalpower #reclamation #justpivot #womanempoweringwoman taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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a year ago

Who said you have to write a book to tell your story?

Or stand on a stage with a microphone?

Maybe your story wants to be danced.
Painted.
Sung.
Filmed.
Or expressed in a way that doesn’t require a single word.

There are people who could be deeply moved by what you’ve lived, overcome, and discovered along the way.

A permission slip for them to live differently.

What if you could create something meaningful AND feel safe in your body while sharing it?

That’s part of the magic behind MAKE SOMETHING OF IT.

Six months. Endless creative possibilities.

Your story. Your art. Your way.

👉🏼 What would your story look like if words weren’t required? taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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2 days ago

Right now, I feel like a camera trying to find its focus.

It’s an interesting place to be.

Identity shifts are wild because you can feel yourself becoming someone new without fully knowing who that someone is yet.

Things you once tolerated now give you the absolute ick.
Things you once prioritized suddenly feel insignificant.

The desire to have a large circle of friends has softened into a longing for a few deeply meaningful connections.

And a quiet evening at home, curled up by the fireplace, writing and sipping tea, sounds infinitely better than a night on the town in heels and fake lashes.

It’s not that those things were wrong.
They just don’t feel like me.

And that’s the interesting part of evolving.
Sometimes the old version of you no longer fits, but the new version hasn’t fully come into focus.

You can feel the shift. You can sense the change. You know something is different.

But you can’t quite put your finger on what it is.

And right now, that’s where I am.

There are areas of my life that feel beautifully aligned and others that feel completely out of focus.

Do I know exactly where I’m headed? NOPE.

But I know I’m moving forward.
And maybe that’s enough for now.

So here’s your reminder, if you’re somewhere in the messy middle of becoming …

Just because the picture isn’t clear doesn’t mean you’re moving in the wrong direction.

Sometimes you have to allow the lens to adjust before you can fully see what’s coming into view.

And perhaps the most beautiful part of becoming is learning that you don’t need the entire picture to trust yourself in the process. 🤎🤎 taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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3 days ago

What if the thing you’ve spent years trying to get rid of is the very thing you could create something extraordinary from?

People-pleasing.
Perfectionism.
Self-abandonment.
Belief you’re not enough.

Somewhere along the way, a seed was planted. And life kept giving you reasons to believe it was true.

Until the roots became so deep, you forgot there was ever another way to be.

But here’s what I’ve discovered …

Sometimes the most extraordinary things we create come from the very experiences we once wished we never had.

My story of self-abandonment 👉🏼 methodology 👉🏼 book 👉🏼 a whole damn theatrical production.

And now?

I’m inviting a handful of women to explore what might be waiting within their own stories.

Not just to understand them.

To MAKE SOMETHING OF IT.

Because maybe your story isn’t finished.

Maybe it’s just waiting for you to create the next piece, scene, or chapter,

🫶🏼🫶🏼 taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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4 days ago

Yesterday, I uncovered a belief I didn’t even realize I was carrying.

That I wasn’t deserving of the money I desired to make.

And when I followed that belief back, it led me to a younger version of myself who simply wanted a pair of shoes.

A moment when asking for something I needed, resulted in money being thrown at me and being told to get out.

And somewhere along the way, that younger version of me made meaning out of that experience.

If I’m not even deserving of my basic needs, what makes me deserving of abundance?

WHEW - I was wrecked. That one hit differently.

Today, I stood on stage with the board, representing the beliefs and barriers standing between me and my desires.

And with one strike, I broke through it.

But here’s what I know …

The board wasn’t the breakthrough. The awareness was.

Because sometimes the very things standing between us and the lives we desire aren’t our capabilities, our resources, or our ambition.

They are the stories we’ve unconsciously carried about what were worthy of receiving.

And while breaking a board doesn’t magically erase decades of conditioning, it sure as hell can become a powerful reminder that those beliefs don’t have to keep writing the future.

That little girl deserved the shoes.

And this grown woman gets to desire the abundance 🤑🤑.

Neither has to earn the right to be worthy.

🫶🏼 taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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5 days ago

“But I don’t even know what I would create.”

GOOD. 🔥

Because that’s part of the experience.

You don’t need to arrive with a finished concept, a script, a song, or even a clear vision.

Maybe you’ve already built something you want to expand.

Or maybe there’s something inside you that’s been waiting for an opportunity to come OUT.

That’s where we begin.

We explore. We excavate. We experiment.

And together, we begin turning what we discover into something tangible.

Something artistic.

Something that can be EXPERIENCED.

You bring the willingness.
I’ll bring the creative support.

And together … we’ll MAKE SOMETHING OF IT. 🎬

🫶🏼🫶🏼 taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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It’s time to make something of it 🔥🎬!

I’m calling in women who are ready to take their stories to stage!

Six months.
Your vision.
Your art.

My mentorship & creative direction.

…… And one unforgettable collective production.

What if the very thing you’ve been holding inside is the very thing someone else needs to experience?

Not through explanation.
Not through words.

But through the ART only YOU can create.

HOW MUCH LONGER ARE YOU WILLING TO KEEP THAT TO YOURSELF?

Make something of it 😎!

You know how to get the details.

#selfenergy #healingfromtheinsideout #artislife #performingart #storiestostage taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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THIS is what happens when you MAKE SOMETHING OF IT! 🎬🔥

An idea. A vision. A story.

Original concept. Original lyrics. Original music.

Brought to life through movement, artistry, and collaboration.

What once lived only in my imagination became an experience shared with many.

And this is just the beginning.

WESTWARD CREATIVE HOUSE
Where stories become experiences.

#performingartsmedicine #somatichealing #selfenergy #movementismedicine #healingfromtheinsideout taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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7 days ago

I didn’t spend decades away from the stage to return and play small. 🔥🔥

INTRODUCING WESTWARD CREATIVE HOUSE. 🎥

A creative production house bringing bold visions to life through original productions, immersive experiences, storytelling, and artistic expression.

What began as a little girl who loved the stage evolved into a woman who transformed her best selling memoir into a full-scale theatrical production.

And somewhere in that process, something clicked.

I wasn’t just meant to bring my own visions to life. I was meant to help others bring theirs to life, too.

The untold stories.
The unconventional ideas.
The creative visions waiting for someone to say, “WHY NOT?”

We’re making room for ALL OF IT 👏🏼👏🏼!

Because creativity was never meant to fit neatly into a box.

And neither were we.

This isn’t me starting something new. It’s me returning to something I’ve always known and taking it somewhere I’ve never been.

The vision is BIG.
The possibilities are ENDLESS.
And the permission to create something extraordinary?

ALREADY GRANTED 😉!

Welcome to … Westward Creative House.
Where stories become experiences.

#selfenergy #permissiongranted #performingarts #artisticexpressions #meera taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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It’s givin’ … “Who does she think she is” vibes.

And honestly?

Some days I’m asking myself the same damn question 🤣.

But here’s what I know ….

I’m no longer interested in shrinking my visions to fit the version of me I’ve already outgrown.

The audacity to want more.
The courage to explore what’s possible.
And the willingness to look a little crazy while figuring it all out.

Because who the hell said we had to have it all figured out before we made a move?

So here I am, living in uncertainty of the outcome, but presently present, knowing I have a vision + drive to make it happen. taken in Virginia Beach, Virginia by @candice__west

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