The Confessions of a Bikini Pro Podcast was established in May of 2018 as the first and only place where IFBB Bikini Pros share their struggles, strategies, stories, insights, and advice in a real, raw, and vulnerable setting. Host, Celeste Rains-Turk, dives into the parts of these professionals' lives that aren't always openly discussed in the public eye or on social media (You know, the stuff we tend to wonder about the most).
The goal of this podcast is to educate, inspire, and remind other competitors, athletes, or the average gym goer that even the most elite professionals face hardships, health problems, mental obstacles, and other adversities.
There are a wide range of topics discussed including, but DEFINITELY NOT limited to; post-show rebound, health complications, eating disorders, mental illnesses, winning mindset, dealing with losses, judges feedback, approaches to the stage, life outside of competing, money, relationships, philosophy, pursuing passions, and SO MUCH MORE!
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Why Seeking Mental Health Support as an Athlete can Be Scary
Why Seeking Mental Health Support as an Athlete can Be Scary
1. You’re worried you’ll be told to give up your dreams in the sport to make peace with food, your body, and your overall outlook on life.
2. You know your current behaviors aren’t healthy long-term but feel justifiable because they seem to help. For example, someone who restricts food or over-exercises after overeating may avoid support because it’s their way of managing a negative behavior—and they don’t know another way.
3. It’s easier to maintain life as you know it than face change and uncertainty.
4. Seeking support can make you feel weak, undisciplined, incapable, or “not cut out for this,” so you suffer in silence to protect your identity or how others view you.
5. Help isn’t always helpful. Not every professional understands what you do, why you do it, or cares to hear your reasoning. You don’t want to pay to explain your lifestyle, risk being misunderstood, told to stop, or walk away with no solutions—so you don’t bother.
As a mental health professional who’s spent the last 10 years actively competing and pursuing physique goals while studying & serving in mental health, I can assure you: you can make peace with food and your body without sacrificing your goals.
I know this not just from helping thousands of athletes around the world—but because I’ve lived it myself.
When you work with me, you get someone educated in psychology and clinical mental health counseling plus real-life experience. I meet you with compassion, empathy, and SOLUTIONS THAT WORK so you’re not stuck talking in circles.
You get immediate support, resources, and a full library of tools for food, body image, and mental health.
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