For Kimmy Everman, B.S.C. \u201909, J.D. \u201912, music has never been a passing interest. It has been a constant.<\/p>\n
She received her first guitar at age 13 and began combining poetry with music, developing a songwriting practice she carried into her years at the University of Miami. As an undergraduate, Everman studied journalism, creative writing and poetry, exploring forms of expression that continue to shape her work.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really utilized that degree in creative writing and poetry in my songwriting,\u201d she said. She credits her professors and peers with helping her embrace feedback and think creatively about storytelling.<\/p>\n
Following her undergraduate degree, Everman remained at the University to earn her law degree. Although she does not practice law, she said the experience gave her confidence and continues to help her understand contracts and navigate the business side of music.<\/p>\n
Through each chapter of her life, songwriting remained part of Everman\u2019s identity. As she devoted much of the past decade to raising her two daughters, however, sharing that work with a wider audience took a back seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m making time for me,\u201d she said. \u201cWhile I didn\u2019t really have my own thing going on outside of my kids, I was losing myself and my identity a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
She never stopped writing, estimating that she completes about one song each week. The change was not a return to songwriting, but a decision to pursue it professionally. Of the songs she had been developing, \u201cTrophy Wife\u201d felt like the right introduction.<\/p>\n
Everman worked on the single with her childhood friend and fellow alumnus Allan Blank, B.B.A. \u201909. Initially, they planned to pitch their songs to other performers. \u201cTrophy Wife,\u201d however, felt too personal to give away.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember that moment where I said, \u2018This one\u2019s going to be for me,\u2019\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n
The provocative title is intentionally tongue-in-cheek. Rather than portray herself as a conventional \u201ctrophy wife,\u201d Everman uses the label to confront assumptions placed on women.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe concept of the song is about being more than just that one box of being a wife and a mom,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s about yearning for more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everman describes the single as a feminist statement about the societal labels that affected how she saw herself, rather than a literal account of her marriage. Her husband, also a School of Law alumnus, has supported her music and understood the message behind the song.<\/p>\n
The response surprised Everman. She expected to release the song primarily for her own fulfillment, but its message connected with women experiencing similar questions about identity, creativity and purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur worth doesn\u2019t decline as we get older and as we have kids,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re still capable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everman hopes her music encourages women in midlife to revisit dreams they may have postponed. She also wants younger listeners, including her daughters, to understand that their passions deserve attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt takes a leap of faith and it takes a little bit of courage to do something new when you\u2019re no longer a kid,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it inspires others and it\u2019s a beautiful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Songwriting has also helped Everman continue learning about herself. She describes it as a form of personal expression that brings unspoken feelings to the surface and reminds her not to dismiss the value of her perspective.<\/p>\n
With more songs planned, Everman is embracing a chapter that feels new and deeply familiar. She may be a recent arrival on music platforms, but she is not new to songwriting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Kimmy Everman, B.S.C. \u201909, J.D. \u201912, music has never been a passing interest. It has been a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-428013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}