Today we’d like to introduce you to Dee Dee Legette.
Hi Dee Dee, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
My name is Dee Dee Legette aka The Core Queen. I am the CEO of Core Queen Fitness, LLC, the host of The Core Queen Chat, a retired United States Air Force veteran (20 years of active duty service), an IT Project Manager, a model, an actress, a mom to two amazing children, and a grandmother to two beautiful grandchildren. I hold 4 degrees (AS in Information Management, AS in Hotel, Fitness, and Restaurant Management, BS in Computer Science, and MS in Psychology and Counseling). I am currently in the process of writing my first book (add published author to the list, LOL). The book title is “Breaking the Cycle of Childhood Trauma: The Guide to Raising Emotionally Healthy & Independent Daughters”. This book is about my childhood trauma caused by my mother and how I broke the cycle with my daughter. The pre-orders will be available in time for Mother’s Day.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
My road has been far from smooth. My childhood was very rough. My sister and I were in foster care for a few years due to my mother’s drug addiction. We were ultimately raised by my grandmother who just recently passed away on January 6th, 2024. The relationship with my mom was very strained until around 5 years ago. I joined the Air Force when I was 19 years old. My daughter was 18 months old when I left to join the Air Force. I served 20 years, several deployments, and a lot of time away from my daughter. I retired in 2018 and started my entrepreneurial journey. I created the Core Queen Fitness company in 2020. I have helped 30+ women over the age of 35 lose weight and get in amazing shape through my customized 12-week program. The secret to my successful fitness business is how I integrate my background in Psychology to help get to the root of their weight gain problems. Discovering the real reason for individuals gaining weight is the key that unlocks so much potential. My past struggles also help me relate and connect with my clients on a different level.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am a physical and mental health expert who specializes in helping women lose weight and get into amazing shape. I am most proud of my courage to release my upcoming book called “Breaking the Cycle of Childhood Trauma: The Guide to Raising Emotionally Healthy & Independent Daughters” This book is about my childhood trauma caused by my mother and how I broke the cycle with my daughter. It delves into the deepest hurts I experienced as a child and how I overcame it all in order to be a better mother to my daughter. What sets me apart is my fearlessness, consistency, discipline and my genuine empathy for people. I am a servant by nature, and that is why I formed my non-profit organization “Evelyn’s’ Joy Community Outreach” (named after my late grandmother Evelyn Joyce Legette) where we provide winter coats, and school supplies to underserved children. My non-profit will be restructured this year to include the five social determinants of health. These are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes i.e., the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, worship, and age. We want to help fill the gap for access to nutritious foods and physical health opportunities.
Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
Just to be on the lookout for my new book “Breaking the Cycle of Childhood Trauma: The Guide to Raising Emotionally Healthy & Independent Daughters”, check out my talk show “The Core Queen Chat” on YouTube, The Brick TV and wherever podcasts are streamed. Also, make sure you always give it everything you got! Leave it all on this side of the dirt.
Pricing:
- Subscribe to The Brick TV and use code: COREQUEEN to receive a discount
- Fitness/Nutrition Coaching schedule a free consultation thecorequeen.com/apply
- Book The Core Queen Podcast Studios on peer space (Charlotte, NC)
Contact Info:
- Website: https://thecorequeen.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deedeelegette?igsh=MXJsa3I0cHNzNjZxbA==
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FNiUxgtFM/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dewanda-legette-74b20973
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecorequeenchat
Image Credits
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