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).


In today’s episode, I sit down with IFBB Fit Model Pro Brooklyn Goodsell, a mom and founder of Fierce Queen Fitness. She started competing in 2013 and competed on and off through 2017 before stepping away to have her son in 2018. She returned to the stage when he was 13 months old, placing 4th at the Idaho Cup while navigating postpartum depression and building her business. Over the years, she competed at the national level across multiple seasons before transitioning into the Fit Model division in 2025. She earned her Pro card at the 2025 Amateur Olympia where she placed first.
TOPICS COVERED
-Mental side of competing and having a good headspace
-almost quitting competing
-having support
-identity outside of competing
-therapy and getting help
-PCOS and hormone issues
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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
4:58 the emotional side of competing
7:35 lead up to Pro card win
19:39 keeping up hope
16:20 shifting look of bikini
33:41 the feeling of winning her Pro card
37:53 returning to stage postpartum
43:45 healing through fitness
49:15 the importance of therapy
52:43 being a coach and starting a business
59:32 insight for women
64:44 prepping for her Pro debut
68:40 having a family that competes
74:00 advice for competitors
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