In this episode, host, Celeste Rains-Turk sits down with Alyssa Blessing, an IFBB Professional Athlete and a member of the US Marine Corps. She dedicated herself to competitive bodybuilding in late 2014 after she underwent a divorce and became determined to find her confidence both on stage and in life. In the 2018 NPC Universe competition, she won first in class and earned her Pro card. She also holds a degree in psychology and a culinary degree. She is passionate about helping others find the strength to transform their lives, and looks forward to coaching and motivational speaking as she continues to rise up through competitions. 

Tune in to hear all about how Alyssa came to learn her body and knew she had to gain more than 5 pounds to put on significant muscle mass and how even with a proper reverse diet she gains at least 20+ pounds over to reset the body. Alyssa talks about how she struggles with comparing herself to others as well as her struggles with her body image over the years. She opens up about her goals for the Olympia, how taking time off has been her secret weapon for top placings, and what the game plan is for this year. 

Alyssa discusses the challenge she faced after doing tons of shows that taught her that binging can happen to anyone and it is not as simple as she once thought. She discusses how she looks at health for her clients too.
She even gives us a look at her daily ritual, training split, favorite personal development/self-help books, and what she does to maintain a positive mindset to be in competing for the long haul. 

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In this episode, host, Celeste Rains-Turk has an in depth conversation with Kasha Rusch, an IFBB pro from Southern California, who has been competing for 3 years, earned her Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies from CSU Long Beach, who is getting married this year and is looking forward to her journey as an ifbb pro after earning her pro card at USA's this past year!

Tune in to hear Kasha discuss her full process for hormonal health, how she used bodybuilding to overcome her anxiety and uncontrollable life, what inspired her to compete and how taking time off led her to discover the importance of body positivity and acceptance at all stages.

She shares exactly how she trained to do a total body recomp, despite her approach being VERY different from other bikini competitors.

Kasha vulnerably discusses her father's death and how she pushed through this time and was able to step on stage and earn her pro card against the odds. She also shares the feedback she has received, why she is taking a break, how it is beneficial to do so, and how to fall in love with the process. Kasha even discusses how she landed sponsorships without a ton of followers, what her big goals are, and the mark she wants to leave on competing.

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In this episode, Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Jacky Gomez, a Spanish athlete who was born and raised in New York, has been married to her highschool sweetheart for 9 years and aside from being a sponsored athlete and bikini pro she is also a teacher at a Montessori school.

Jacky shares some of the struggles she faced after being in a caloric deficit and doing tons of cardio for so long. She talks about how she switched up her nutrition and training and took the leap of faith which ended up paying off big time. By bringing back the motivation she lost after getting sick after competing a lot in a short period of time, she was facing depression, anxiety, and her body shut down. She couldn't even train because she was so exhausted and out of it, everything was off.

She recalls moments as an amateur that helped her in her years competing and what Nicole Wilkins said to her on stage that provided her new perspective, what she did to overcome some negative judges feedback before stepping on stage to earn her pro card, and the way that sponsorships offload a lot of the expenses competing brings. 

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In the first episode of 2019, Celeste talks to Stephanie Sequiera, a competitor who started her journey on stage in 2015 and got her pro card in 2016! She has a background in nutrition, psychology, and personal training she helps competitors and non-competitors achieve a heightened level of health and fitness.

During the episode Steph shares how coining herself as the ab chick has put some pressure on herself to live up to the name, how she gets her head out of the numbers game and shifted from being so concerned about the number on the scale to the way she feels more than anything.

She talks about how she encourages her own clients to accept weight for what it is and deal with the unexpected challenges of life, like when she got into a car accident and couldn't train upperbody and gained weight because of it. 

Stephanie opens up about some of her life struggles and how she made things happen with her online fitness coaching business to be able to support herself and her boyfriend. Steph and I get into the controversies of the body positive movement and how to improve your mindset for success.  Stephanie discusses how her career in the IFBB has been one of many losses, despite her success in the NPC early on; placing top 10 to dead last. She even shares what her mindset it like to keep her feeling on point and staying accountable. 

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