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Today I speak with IFBB Pro Brooklin Bade, a posing coach and aspiring aesthetician with a bachelors in health sciences. She was also in the military, but she found her passion was to help women become more confident with themselves. She started competing in 2020, becoming nationally qualified in her first show. In 2021, she competed in her first National show and earned her Pro Card in 2022 at Nationals. Brooklin shares her experience dealing with two autoimmune disease diagnoses and how they have changed her life. 


Brooklin is so open about her life experiences and how her journey through competing has helped her grow as a person. 


TOPICS COVERED
-mental illness 
-endometriosis
-Lupus
-PED usage
-military service
-focusing on inner health
-chasing new dreams
-the maturity to be passionate
-changing career paths
-healing past trauma


CONNECT WITH CELESTE:
Website: http://www.celestial.fit
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/
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CONNECT WITH BROOKLIN:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooklinslife/


TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
5:30 struggling with autoimmune issues
13:50 changes after endometriosis surgery
17:08 navigating a lupus diagnosis
20:45 changing to a Mediterranean diet
27:25 taking an extended improvement season
31:35 choices made to be competitive 
40:48 goals as a Pro
43:25 the military and competing
47:50 being in a good place to prep
49:47 a strong passion for competing
52:40 doubting herself after lower placings
59:15 feedback from Sandy
62:20 becoming an aesthetician & posing coach
66:53 impacts on mental health
77:02 advice for competitors