Feel Beautiful with Kayla

Help me wish a happy happy birthday to the one who truly makes my world go round,

My own human exclamation point ❣️
To know him is to love him. To know him is to laugh with him.
You literally can’t not smile in his presence.

Our lives have had their share of bumps and bruises, but you’ve remained the one constant — the one who keeps us grounded and centered. And always laughing.
Thank you for loving us.
Thank you for providing me the space to heal and soften.
I’m so happy you introduced me as your girlfriend on this day 10 years ago 🌹
Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Loving you and our little fam is my absolute favorite thing.💗

Something in me has been quietly changing.
And it’s ready to be witnessed.

It’s not a rebrand. This is more like a rebirth.
A new era of me begins now 🦋🩷🪽✨

Full story drops soon.

Yes, of course I can buy my own flowers—
but today, I want YOU to give them to me. 🌹

Instead of a happy birthday wish, I’m asking for a special gift.
I want to know if you have a memory or a story… or maybe a time that I impacted you. Or just a simple reason you still follow along on this page.
I want to hear it + I want to feel it. 💖

During my morning meditation, I asked what message I needed to hear today and this is what came up.

We often wait until it’s too late to tell people what we love about them.
Can we make this a trend? Lol
Let people know how they’ve inspired you or how they’ve mattered to you while they are still here to receive it.

Tomorrow, I’m committing to a 12-week, self guided self-growth transformation challenge.
Last year, I spent months in school creating a growth plan to elevate my business.
We all know where that ended up… LOLOL.
So now, I’m taking what I learned in business school and applying it to myself.
Each week, I’ll follow a personal module, kind of like my own curriculum: a personal practice to support my healing and evolution.
I have done soooo many things in the past to “better” myself… but somehow, I’ve still been clinging to that old version of me with a death grip SO tight out of fear of losing her. The ‘old’ version of me.

I know that weight has kept me stagnant and heavy.
It’s like dead weight I’m ready to purge.
I don’t want to carry that s**t anymore.

So in this next chapter, I’m releasing the things that do not work.
Evaluating the systems and beliefs I’ve outgrown.
Burning the s**t down that holds me back from reaching my highest form of alignment.

And as I step into this brand new chapter, I want to reflect on the things I’ve done right.
And That’s where you come in 💖

Thank you. I love this beautiful community soooo dang much!

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month + Week, I want to share more about my charity partner for the Cleveland Marathon: + the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.

This mission is so very close to my heart💖.
It has been incredibly rewarding to be able to connect with so many of you on this topic over the last few months.

If my voice, my miles, or this little glimpse into my own story can help even one person feel seen or supported, it’s worth every dang step.

You are not alone. You never have to be.
Call or text 988 anytime.
Link in bio to donate or share.

Insanely beautiful art by the one + only:

For the last 13 years, the salon chair was where I made people feel beautiful. Somewhere along the way… I realized I was searching for that same feeling in return. I was craving the love I gave to others.
I was addicted to staying busy. Addicted to the rush, the stress, the achievements and the sense of purpose that came from being needed.
my self worth was defined by my achievements, my schedule, my earnings, and my ability to keep going.
To be transparent, behind the scenes, I was unraveling.
I did not know how to slow down. I didn’t know how to sit with myself without performing or producing.

I built a career and a business that I am sooo damn proud of — but I never learned how to feel proud of me.
Not without the work. Not without the noise.
And that’s when everything shifted.
I stepped away from behind the chair not because I stopped loving what I do —
but because I started loving myself enough to choose differently.

Right now, I’m exploring beauty through new avenues— all of the arts, motherhood, healing, mental health and self-worth.

I’m learning that real beauty and confidence is quiet.
It’s internal. It’s rooted. And it’s enough — even when I’m not doing anything at all.

So if you’re new here or have been following along for a while, this page is dedicated to wearing my heart on my sleeve and informing you of all the things that help make it sparkle 💖✨

A huge year of growth + gratitude ✨
This last year has been a whirlwind of growth and transformation. Here is a little list of a few things i am grateful for –

💗 THE DREAM HOUSE– my creative sanctuary. a space where I’ve found peace, fostered the most beautiful connections, found inspiration, and the freedom to pursue my passions.

💗 My Supportive Community– The beautiful people who have shared their wisdom, who have helped lift me up, and have given me their full love, trust and support.

💗 Healing Connections– The ones who’ve become family– the ones who have helped heal bits of this heart along the way.

💗 Self-Discovery– The experiences that have challenged me to grow, reflect, and embrace my true authentic self.

💗 Inspiring Souls– Those of you who have ignited my passions and reminded me of my own true limitless potential.

I am who I am because of all of you. These few photos are just a tinyyyyyy representation of those who have inspired me and impacted my heart.
(I think we need another photoshoot— who’s in??)
Thank you for sharing this space with me. Thank you for letting me show you the real YOU.. because along the way, you have helped me see the real me too 💖✨

beautiful girl, you do hard things 💗🪽✨

do you like to go darker in the fall? or do you like to keep things nice + bright like this blonde bombshell?

this babe is wearing 2 rows of 24” and she is weaaaring them well 😍🔥

Meet Danielle - the most badass woman I have truly ever met! You might recognize her from my page. Last June, we shaved her head as she started treatment to battle breast cancer—for the second time.

This past week, i had the opportunity of giving Danielle the makeover of her dreams. We added 3.5 rows of extensions and a topper to camouflage those shorter hairs as they continue to grow.
I was able to bring back her confidence, along with hair that shines just as brightly as she does 😭💖

Danielle is a true warrior, and her strength inspires us all. Let’s show her some love and remind her just how beautiful she is, inside and out! 💕

Swipe for some photoshoot fun🤩

Here is my once a quarter before + after post just to remind you guys that I do some really great, kickass hair hehe
Custom 28s for this absolute stunnnner!

should I post more of these? I have so many just waiting to be shown off to the world 😅 why is social media so hard?

Feeling beautiful to me means so many things. It’s all about the confidence, the self-love, and embracing our own unique beauty. But to hear those words from my girls, in their own words...well, that just takes it to a whole new level 💖.

I am so incredibly grateful to have cultivated a community of amazing women who uplift and inspire me. Whether they are fellow moms, business owners, or individuals dedicated to bettering themselves.

During my last photoshoot, I asked each of these incredible women to share what feeling beautiful means to them. The responses were so touching and truly left me speechless.

To all of my FBWK beauties and dream girls, and supportive instagram friends, thank you. Thank you for showing me what true beauty looks like – not just on the outside, but within.
So here’s to you, my beautiful community.
I wouldn’t be the woman, mom or business owner I am, without each one of you. Seriously, from the bottom of my big, pink sparkly, grateful heart 💖✨

FEEL BEAUTIFUL (with Kayla) 💖.
It’s an energy that radiates from within when we celebrate ourselves.

To me, Feeling Beautiful is —
﹡ A mission.
﹡ A never ending practice.
﹡ Moving through life with grace + acceptance.
﹡ It’s forgiveness.
﹡ It’s accepting + celebrating our unique characteristics.
﹡ It’s knowing I have a choice.
﹡ It’s knowing I was given a path, but the choice to pave my own.
﹡ It’s knowing that you are not the sum of your failures, your mistakes, your setbacks, your past.
﹡ It’s standing so strongly in your values and standards.
﹡ It’s about choosing to surround yourself with people who love you from the inside out.
﹡ It’s doing the (hard) inner work + healing, without judgement and shame.
﹡ It’s being vulnerable, even when your voice shakes.

It’s not about looking a certain way. The thing that’s so beautiful about “beauty” — YOU get to define it + feel it. Our definition of beauty should be ever changing — it evolves, it grows, it experiences life.

To me, feeling beautiful, is one of the most incredibly powerful gifts you can give yourself 💖✨.