About Us

Cheerleading changed my life. I was just a first grader when I stepped onto the mat for the first time—but by fifth grade, I knew this was something special. The competitions, the friendships, the adrenaline—it was everything to me. By seventh grade, I was part of the first Wakefield Pop Warner team to ever make it to Nationals and was introduced to all star cheerleading for the first time... from there, my journey only got bigger. At sixteen, I was choreographing and coaching my own team to a national title. And by the time I turned 24, I took the biggest leap of my life—I opened my own cheer gym, Cheer Your Heart Out. I had no business experience. No backup plan. Just passion, a dream, and everything I had saved. And you know what? It worked. There we built the Total Inspiration Athletics family. A safe place where kids felt seen, accepted, and inspired. We trained hard, won titles, and gave back through charity projects and community events. It was everything I dreamed of… until life threw some curveballs. From losing our space, to rebuilding in VFW halls, to barely surviving the financial toll of the pandemic, to injuries and last-minute changes—there were times I didn’t know if we’d make it. But we did. Because cheerleading isn’t just a sport—it’s a community, a lifeline, a source of joy and strength. Now, seeing my daughters and their love for cheer blossom has added another layer of passion to the mix. So together, along with my husband Jerry who has jumped in to coach by my side, we’ve made it work, even without a gym of our own. We’ve had three incredible seasons in shared spaces. And we're excited for what the future has in store because Total Inspiration Athletics is going back to its roots— focusing on our cheer family, with a new structure and new opportunities, but with the same heart-driven mission of helping kids become more confident, build strength, learn life skills, and reach their fullest potential through the amazing sport of competitive cheerleading. A lot of cheer programs say they're a family but at Total Inspiration we literally are and we cannot wait to welcome you and yours to ours!