Misty Copeland is dancing to a brand new tune.

The ballerina, who welcomed her first little one, a child boy named Jackson, with husband Olu Evans in 2022, just lately mirrored on how being a mother has modified her. For Misty, changing into a mother or father led to a shift in focus.

“I believe as an artist you make investments a lot in your self, which we have now to do,” Misty shared in an unique Jan. 14 interview with E! Information throughout the Dwell on the Music Heart: Live performance Celebrating Jerry Moss. “However this child made me understand there’s a lot extra and made me step again from myself and understand how a lot I can pour into another person.”

Whereas the 40-year-old admitted there have been some nights that lack good sleep, together with one the place she “slept on the ground subsequent to the crib,” Misty does not thoughts navigating a brand new chapter.

“I’ve liked all of the challenges,” she instructed E! Information. “That is one thing that makes me in a position to be part of an artwork type like ballet. I like challenges. I by no means actually give it some thought in a unfavourable manner. It is only a lovely journey.”