B – Story: A perpetual optimist, Siobhán Gibson is a mother of four sons that has been dealt a lot of tricky cards in her life, from an abusive ex-husband to family deaths to traumatic pregnancies. In her day job at an oncology clinic, she counsels hundreds of patients with cancer. But every day, she comes into work with a grin on her face and an open heart for her patients and comes home to spread the same warmth to her rambunctious boys and husband Jason.
“Every day I tell people that they’re dying, so I want to be that breath of sunshine. But being that perky breath of sunshine is exhausting.”
Her one respite from her selfless life? Pole dancing. Though she didn’t expect her path to lead to it, she has been dancing at a studio in Novato, Calif. for 3.5 years and has been growing in her love for it every day. It pushes her to be active, express herself and finally do something that’s just for her. “It’s good for my body. It’s good for my soul,” she said.

Caption: Siobhán buckles in Reid, 6, Ryley, 9, and Jasper, Reid’s twin, as the family heads to the grocery store. She endearingly calls their minivan the “clown car.” With young boys, it always takes more time than expected to load everyone in.