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 this episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Emmy Schwartz, a fitness and lifestyle coach, wife, fur mom, and the recent Ms USA. She started competing in 2017 as a form of therapy from a sever eating disorder and never looked back. She credits the sport to saving her life. She place 5th in her Pro debut at the 2025 Tahoe Pro.
TOPICS COVERED
-hospitalized with an eating disorder
-overcoming mental health struggles
-keep showing up
-taking a few years off
-using your platform
-triggers and how to handle them
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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
3:27 making a quick Pro debut
13:17 missing her Pro card multiple times
18:15 returning to the stage
23:00 working towards feedback
33:04 setting boundaries
35:00 rediscovering yourself
43:24 having gratitude
46:20 lessons from “not yet”
48:17 overcoming an eating disorder
58:29 bodybuilding & eating disorders
67:28 life outside of competing
74:15 loving the process
83:48 advice for competitors
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