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).
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BRITTANY GILLESPIE; Life Break to Pro Card, Body Image Relief, Nurse Life, Living with 1 Kidney
Custom HTML/CSS/JAVASCRIPTToday I speak with IFBB Pro Brittany Gillespie, a NICU nurse with a bachelors in healthcare studies and bachelors in nursing. She started competing in 2018 was the 2021 NPC Nationals Overall Winner where she earned her Pro Card. As a newer competitor, she still feels like she is finding her groove on stage. She talks about dealing with other people’s expectations in the process of getting her Pro Card and how she has approached her season since then. Brittany tells us how she handled traveling between shows and the emotions she felt with that.
As a NICU nurse, Brittany works overtime and night shift most of prep, she she really had to have her routine down to a science. She talks about the struggles she has working in a hospital and the food that people bring in to share.
Brittany shares so much about her daily life and how she handles everything. You don’t want to miss this interview!
Topics covered include:
-work and prep balance as a nurse
-having an in-person coach
-traveling between shows
-using journaling to support mental health
-struggling with body image
-studying Spanish and being a bilingual nurse
-having only one kidney
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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
2:51 journey to her Pro Card and judges’ feedback
11:05 focusing on mental health and body image
17:40 committing to progress and shifting priorities
21:30 working as a nurse and juggling bodybuilding
33:34 changing approaches to preps
36:45 only having one kidney
39:25 working with a local coach and working towards a Pro debut
48:03 advice for competitors
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