WEBVTT - Even a bad day is a luxury with Libby Christensen ✨

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<v Speaker 1>Once you realize, I don't know, depends what you've been through.

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<v Speaker 1>I suppose once you realize that every single day, depending

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<v Speaker 1>on what your mood is, it doesn't really matter regardless,

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<v Speaker 1>you have been blessed with another day, and even if

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<v Speaker 1>it's not the best day, you are still able to

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<v Speaker 1>wake up tomorrow and do more things for yourself or

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<v Speaker 1>try again or better yourself in different ways. That as

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<v Speaker 1>well as if you're going through hell, keep going. That's

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<v Speaker 1>something that resonates with me because my mom, she's been

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<v Speaker 1>sick a lot of my life, so she has a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of little like different diseases, ailments, just things like

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<v Speaker 1>that that she just keeps going. And I'm like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if my mom can do this, I can make it.

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<v Speaker 1>I can make it through another day. It'll be all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to the Rise and Conker Podcast. I'm your

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<v Speaker 2>host Georgie Stevenson, former lawyer turned entrepreneur, social media personality

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<v Speaker 2>and personal development junkie. This podcast is for my girl

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<v Speaker 2>gang who want to feed their mind with positive and

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<v Speaker 2>expansive thoughts to help them step into their power and

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<v Speaker 2>live their most authentic life. We chat a variety of

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<v Speaker 2>topics including mindset, business, relationships, health, and so much more. Basically,

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<v Speaker 2>wherever you are on your journey, I want to help

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<v Speaker 2>you feel inspired and empowered to rise up and conquer

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<v Speaker 2>your next bold move. I know that's going to look

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<v Speaker 2>different for everyone, but just no, I'm right here by

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<v Speaker 2>your side and that you have the RNC community behind you.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's do this.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello guys, and welcome back to the Rise and Conquer Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm your host, Georgie Stevenson, and today I am joined

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<v Speaker 2>by the very inspiring, very motivating Libby Christiansen. So Libby

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<v Speaker 2>is chatting to us all the way from the US.

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<v Speaker 2>So the audio isn't one hundred percent, but this episode

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<v Speaker 2>is worth it, so stick with us. If you don't

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<v Speaker 2>know Libby, she is a woman of many talents. She's

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<v Speaker 2>an absolute powerhouse in the gym. I follow a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of her workouts. They are hard but epic. She is

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<v Speaker 2>a fellow Jim Shark ambassador, and she's a much love

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<v Speaker 2>Instagram and YouTube star. Plus just to add things on

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<v Speaker 2>the top, she's also studying at UNI and she's just

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<v Speaker 2>about to graduate, which is so so exciting for her.

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<v Speaker 2>In this chat today, we chat about motivation, we chat

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<v Speaker 2>about her health and fitness journey, how she got started

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<v Speaker 2>on social media and really what was a pivotal moment

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<v Speaker 2>in her rise, and we also get into a huge

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<v Speaker 2>role in the Black Lives Matter movement. This episode was

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<v Speaker 2>such a great chat. Libby is like honestly so full

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<v Speaker 2>life and just so much energy. I think you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are going to love it. Let's get into the show, Lippy,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome to the Rise and Conquer Podcasts.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you. I'm happy to be on here. I guess, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>on here.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's weird, like gosh, like I'm happy to

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<v Speaker 2>be you know, on air or like what do I say?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, It's okay. I'm just excited.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm super I'm thanking you were like, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>meet with Livy and I want to talk. So thank you, No,

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<v Speaker 1>right back at you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm I'm so excited.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been a long time follower and lover of all

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<v Speaker 2>your content, so I just want to share you with

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<v Speaker 2>my rn C fam and get into it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yay Georgie.

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<v Speaker 1>When I tell you I've been watching you since I

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<v Speaker 1>was a child, since it's been a hot minute, I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like we've grown up together, so it's all the

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<v Speaker 1>same same level.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that I love that, So let's get straight

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<v Speaker 2>into it. For those who don't know who you are,

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<v Speaker 2>could you just give us a little snapshot of who

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<v Speaker 2>is Lippy?

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<v Speaker 3>What does she do?

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<v Speaker 4>Sure? Okay, So my name is Libby Christiansen.

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<v Speaker 1>I just turned twenty three in January and I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>current college student. I actually should be finishing up college

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<v Speaker 1>with my degree in liberal Arts and Sciences. I'm majoring

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<v Speaker 1>in communications and I'm minoring in psychology. That takes up

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of my time. But other than that, I

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<v Speaker 1>am your average little social media gal. I post my workouts,

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<v Speaker 1>lifestyle content, all kinds of stuff. I just share myself

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<v Speaker 1>with the internet, you know, as we do. But I

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<v Speaker 1>live a pretty average life as of right now. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of my focus is on school. I should be

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<v Speaker 1>done next week, so I'm just counting down the days

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<v Speaker 1>next week.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my god, that's insane.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that's done. College done.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be a full college graduate. I'll be a first

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<v Speaker 1>generation graduate in my family. So I'm very excited about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Congratulations.

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<v Speaker 2>That is so epic. Oh my goodness. And what are

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<v Speaker 2>the plans for after college?

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<v Speaker 4>Right now?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking I will just kind of let it ride,

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<v Speaker 1>wait it out, just because so much is up in

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<v Speaker 1>the air. I want to enjoy my time where I

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<v Speaker 1>can actually focus on content and social media, doing what

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<v Speaker 1>I really enjoy, kind of expanding myself online and then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, seeing what happens afterwards, but definitely trying to

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<v Speaker 1>travel and use the time that I'm not using towards

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<v Speaker 1>school right now to kind of just enjoy and relax.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, all I can say is, if you know we're

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<v Speaker 2>not even getting the full Libby and you're like doing

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<v Speaker 2>all of this with college and content and everything, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>imagine when she's finished college and we.

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<v Speaker 3>Have the whole Libby. I'll just watched out. I'm scared

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<v Speaker 3>and uproar.

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<v Speaker 4>Literally, Libby will be in every corner, I swear.

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<v Speaker 2>I just imagine the content you can create.

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<v Speaker 4>I can't wait for it. I'm so excited.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like it'll be a huge weight off of

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<v Speaker 1>my shoulders, a huge stress relief. I've been able to

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<v Speaker 1>quit like a in person, full time job while also

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<v Speaker 1>juggling social media as well as full time college, so

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<v Speaker 1>I've like knocked those out slowly but surely, and eventually

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get down to just being able to focus on

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<v Speaker 1>what I really enjoy. So I can't wait for that.

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<v Speaker 2>I absolutely love that, and I resonate with that so much.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember doing my social media and UNI and it's

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<v Speaker 2>just like when you can't focus on one thing fully,

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<v Speaker 2>you feel almost like this guilt for even one.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, I'm torn in too many directions.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, yes, but so bloody exciting. Can you give us

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<v Speaker 2>just a little snapshot, like, what does the day in

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<v Speaker 2>the life look like for you? I'm sure it's different,

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<v Speaker 2>but a typical day in the life right now?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, absolutely so. Usually I will wake up.

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<v Speaker 1>It just depends on the morning, and I'm really a

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<v Speaker 1>morning workout person, so I like to get to the

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<v Speaker 1>gym as early as possible. It depends if I have

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<v Speaker 1>like online meetings or anything like that, but I'll usually

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<v Speaker 1>wake up anywhere between like six to seven thirty, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I'll head to the gym do a workout, usually

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<v Speaker 1>takes a couple of hours, and then I will head home,

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<v Speaker 1>hop onto meetings, kind of start my day, answer emails,

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<v Speaker 1>all that kind of stuff, and then I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>relax do content edit depends on if I film the

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube video or what content I'm wanting to put up,

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<v Speaker 1>like if it's a workout on Instagram or TikTok or

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<v Speaker 1>anything like that. Then I kind of relax, eat some food,

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<v Speaker 1>hang out with my dog and my boyfriend, and really

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<v Speaker 1>just connect with a lot of people online. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>I find myself doing throughout the day quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll answer dms and comments, have full conversations, and then

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<v Speaker 1>eventually I will start to wind down, have some more food,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I'll start like schoolwork at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the night, so I can actually just like focus on

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<v Speaker 1>that all of my day is really out of the way,

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<v Speaker 1>and then that's about it, just the same routine each day.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that I'm the exact same, Like my day

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<v Speaker 2>is so pretty much the same. And when yeah, so

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<v Speaker 2>petive and when people are like, oh, like why don't

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<v Speaker 2>you vlog more, I'm like, cause it's boring, Like I

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<v Speaker 2>don't do anything interesting.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope that there's some type of like excitement throughout

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<v Speaker 1>my day so I can be like, oh my gosh,

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<v Speaker 1>should I film this? Should I document it?

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<v Speaker 3>But I'll put this on my stories?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 3>I love that.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's kind of get into your health and fitness journey.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's definitely what I see you focused on your

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<v Speaker 2>social media, and you can see you have so much

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<v Speaker 2>passion and so much like you know, motivation, and to

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<v Speaker 2>be completely honest, you're so my hype girl. Like when

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<v Speaker 2>I'm lacking motivation for health and fitness, like fitness, I

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<v Speaker 2>go to your page because I love like your mini

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<v Speaker 2>rants and you know, just the yeah, you can see

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<v Speaker 2>the spirit is there, which I absolutely love. Can you

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<v Speaker 2>tell us about your health and fitness journey.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm really happy that it all translates really well.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what you see on Instagram is what you see

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<v Speaker 1>in person. I am all energy, A million topics are

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<v Speaker 1>in my head at one time, so I'm glad that

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<v Speaker 1>it translates the same way. But in terms of my

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<v Speaker 1>health and fitness journey, I've always been an athlete. I

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<v Speaker 1>ran track and field when I was in middle school.

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<v Speaker 1>In high school, I was a sprinter and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I loved to do. And then my junior year, so

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<v Speaker 1>eleventh grade, I stopped doing track because I was focusing

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<v Speaker 1>on work because I had to pay for everything myself

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<v Speaker 1>and I was just very you know, I had my

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<v Speaker 1>priority straight. So unfortunately I had to stop running track,

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<v Speaker 1>and also the coach at the time, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if you've like been in athletics where a coach will

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<v Speaker 1>make you actually like loathe the sport completely, like hate

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<v Speaker 1>it because they take pride in you rather than like

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<v Speaker 1>their work.

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<v Speaker 4>They think that you are just everything to them. I

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<v Speaker 4>don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>My coach really made me like mm disliked the track

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<v Speaker 1>and feel the whole sport of it.

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<v Speaker 4>So I kind of fell out of love with it.

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<v Speaker 4>But I had a lot of like.

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<v Speaker 1>D one university scholarships, but I didn't want that coach

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<v Speaker 1>to receive credit for me, so I actually just stopped

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<v Speaker 1>running completely my senior year. So when that happened this

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<v Speaker 1>summer of my senior year, after I had graduated, I

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<v Speaker 1>really lacked like direction because for so many years I

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<v Speaker 1>was having somebody tell me, all right, go sprint this,

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<v Speaker 1>go do this, do long jump, all of this, and

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know what to do with myself. So my

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<v Speaker 1>sister she was like into, you know, the influencers. This

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<v Speaker 1>was like twenty sixteen when it was you know the

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<v Speaker 1>world of fitness influencers had just like really begun, and

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<v Speaker 1>she was like, have you seen all these like influencers

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<v Speaker 1>working on and everything. I was like no, But she

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<v Speaker 1>told me about the gym, and my sister and I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't grow up together when we were younger we're twins,

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<v Speaker 1>but now we're like a lot closer. But at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>she was telling me about it, and I somehow went

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<v Speaker 1>to the apartment gym at my dad's house because I

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<v Speaker 1>was visiting my dad in Utah and she was visiting

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<v Speaker 1>my mom here in Kansas. And I went to his

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<v Speaker 1>apartment gym when he was at work one day and

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<v Speaker 1>I just started lifting some weights. That's really how I

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<v Speaker 1>got into weightlifting, and from there I really just enjoyed it.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes me feel super strong and powerful, confident, and

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like that's like my zone. So I really

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<v Speaker 1>haven't stopped lifting since then. But yeah, I definitely take

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<v Speaker 1>pride in not going your typical route in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>like fitness influencers. I guess that will come out with

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<v Speaker 1>plans and an app and whatnot. I truly just started

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<v Speaker 1>my Instagram showing like my accountability or my little workouts

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<v Speaker 1>that I was doing, and it just spiraled into this.

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<v Speaker 1>So what you've seen if you scroll back, is just

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<v Speaker 1>like my entire journey, I suppose. But I've never been

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<v Speaker 1>the type to just come out with a plan or

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<v Speaker 1>anything like that. First of all, I'm not certified to

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<v Speaker 1>do so. In second, it's just like a free resource.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never claimed that I'm a professional or anything like that,

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<v Speaker 1>but I just enjoy sharing stuff. Sharing My personality and

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<v Speaker 1>my finish journey is really tied into my lifestyle, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's super simple for me to be authentic in that

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<v Speaker 1>way online.

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<v Speaker 2>M I love that and I resonate with that because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm much the same where I'm not necessarily well, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not I'm not qualified as you know, a pet, but

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<v Speaker 2>I just really enjoy sharing my workouts, like I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to pay for them, and I just.

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<v Speaker 3>Really enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously, you know, I have some sort of knowledge

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<v Speaker 2>because I've been training since I was seventeen. But I

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<v Speaker 2>love your workouts because I always go to them and

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<v Speaker 2>I do a lot of them when I'm like, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to know, bullshit workout and I just want to, like, you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know, grumblers, try one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Oh your workouts are hard, though, I'm like, holy fuck.

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<v Speaker 4>They are a lot. I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>I love to feel like I am about my breaking point.

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<v Speaker 1>That's my favorite thing, Like what else can my body do?

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<v Speaker 1>I just love to know that I'm capable, honestly, That's

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<v Speaker 1>why I love working out.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's a big thing about you too, is I

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<v Speaker 2>can kind of like I definitely got the vibes that

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<v Speaker 2>you came from an athletic background, because don't you think

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<v Speaker 2>there's kind of like, you know a difference in the

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<v Speaker 2>fitness world is like really training for that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>aesthetics to look a certain way, doing like the entrend

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<v Speaker 2>you know, fitness fitness regime compared to when someone like

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<v Speaker 2>loves to move their body, and like you very much

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<v Speaker 2>remind me of like you know, Natasha on YouTube, Like

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<v Speaker 2>you can tell she just loves movement, she loves like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the athletic side, which yeah, I can see absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>I just I swear ever since I was a child,

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<v Speaker 1>I've just run around like a crazy person always, and

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<v Speaker 1>I finally found somewhere where I can actually focus that energy.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's just through movie my body and having some

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<v Speaker 1>type of like routine or just trying something new. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's cool that I get to share that and document it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I love it, And so tell us because you

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<v Speaker 2>just seem like you have all the energy all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>You're so motivated, you're so pumped up. Do you ever

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<v Speaker 2>have like off days or days like you're I'm not.

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<v Speaker 4>Really feeling it absolutely literally all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that comes with just having so much

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<v Speaker 1>on my plate in terms of a lot of things

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<v Speaker 1>are writing on my shoulders, whether that is like school

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<v Speaker 1>and being able to finish. I owe it to myself to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, finish school. I can't tell you how many

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<v Speaker 1>times I've been like, all right, I'm dropping out. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>done with this, I'm over it, just because it's so

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<v Speaker 1>much to handle, and you know, your priorities are elsewhere

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<v Speaker 1>where you're actually passionate, but motivation's not there. It's absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>discipline and actually knowing that when you come out of

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<v Speaker 1>a workout or do something for yourself at least like

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<v Speaker 1>if it's a self care day or anything like that,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to feel better and you're gonna feel like

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<v Speaker 1>a reward rather than you know, sulking and being in

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<v Speaker 1>that upset mindset. I feel like you have to like

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<v Speaker 1>know how to dig yourself out of it, because I

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<v Speaker 1>can't tell you how many days I've sat and I've

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<v Speaker 1>just been like, yeah, I'm just gonna sleep the day away,

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<v Speaker 1>which I still do sometimes because I just literally can't

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<v Speaker 1>handle it. And that's like a good form of self

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<v Speaker 1>care for me to be able to like rejuvenate my body.

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<v Speaker 1>But oh absolutely, I don't feel motivated all the time

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<v Speaker 1>at all. And I think that having a community of

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<v Speaker 1>people that kind of look to you for some type

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<v Speaker 1>of like reassurance and motivation your themselves, it kind of

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<v Speaker 1>allows you to build that up for yourself too, if

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<v Speaker 1>that makes sense. Yeah, sure, it's like you just go

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<v Speaker 1>off of each other.

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<v Speaker 2>Really, Yeah, you feed off that one hundred percent. And

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<v Speaker 2>so tell us about like if you aren't feeling motivated, like.

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<v Speaker 3>What what will you do? What will you tell yourself?

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<v Speaker 1>Like?

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<v Speaker 3>What's the pet talk? Give it to us.

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<v Speaker 1>So I am a quote girl. I have tattoos of

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<v Speaker 1>quotes everywhere.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>My favorite is like my trademark that I somehow came

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<v Speaker 1>up with on my stories about day is still a luxury.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just it resonates so well and it's so true.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how it came out of my mouth,

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<v Speaker 1>but I believe it every single day, literally have it

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<v Speaker 1>on my body. And once you realize, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>depends what you've been through, I suppose once you realize

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<v Speaker 1>that every single day, depending on what your mood is,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't really matter regardless, you have been blessed with

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<v Speaker 1>another day, and even if it's not the best day,

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<v Speaker 1>you are still able to, you know, wake up tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>and do more things for yourself or try again or

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<v Speaker 1>better yourself in different ways.

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<v Speaker 4>That as well as if you're going through hell, keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>That's something that resonates with me because my mom, she's

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<v Speaker 1>been sick a lot of my life, so she has

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of little like different diseases, ailments, just things

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<v Speaker 1>like that that she just keeps going. And I'm like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if my mom can do this, I can make it.

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<v Speaker 1>I can make it through another day. It'll be all right.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I think that having those motivational like quotes

0:16:56.720 --> 0:16:59.320
<v Speaker 1>as reminders or just little things that make you think

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<v Speaker 1>and reevaluate your day help you to kind of get

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<v Speaker 1>through it a little bit better. But you know, self

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<v Speaker 1>care too. I literally took a bath today because I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, I would love a bath.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, brons, Yeah, no, I love that. And I'm also

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<v Speaker 2>such a quote queen, Like, I know it's very you know,

0:17:19.440 --> 0:17:23.040
<v Speaker 2>it's very Oh, of course she's using a.

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<v Speaker 3>Quote to motivate her.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was like, no, that she actually works, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I absolutely love that.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's a bad day is still a luxury.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, And you don't have to be luxurious with material things.

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<v Speaker 1>If you realize, like you have a twenty four hours

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<v Speaker 1>that somebody else possibly doesn't have, you really put things

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<v Speaker 1>into perspective a lot more and I think you appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>every single moment a little bit more as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well that's the big thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Like what I see there is like a huge mindset

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<v Speaker 2>on perspective and gratitude and when you can kind of

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<v Speaker 2>get back to that and realize, like, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>little things don't matter that are in how fucking epic

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<v Speaker 2>that I do get to do a workout and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I even have this opportunity. I even have a gym

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<v Speaker 2>to go to, you know, to move my body and

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<v Speaker 2>staff Like getting back to that, it's almost like you

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<v Speaker 2>want to slap yourself.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you're like, why would you do this? Bitch? Like

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<v Speaker 4>what the hell? No, Mari, why bit? But it really

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<v Speaker 4>be like that sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, like thankfully, like we do

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<v Speaker 1>have a mindset where it's like all right, let's snap

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<v Speaker 1>out of it, let's get go, And there's other people

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<v Speaker 1>like that are writing on us that we carry throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the day, and we have to be able to like

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<v Speaker 1>step into our character for them, even though sometimes we

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<v Speaker 1>don't feel at ourselves with It's like sometimes if you

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<v Speaker 1>do it, you believe it.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, like this is unlike.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, it's just like you know, the whole quote

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<v Speaker 2>of whether you believe you can do it or not.

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<v Speaker 4>You're right, yeah, yes, how true it is. It's almost rude.

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<v Speaker 4>It's almost as effectful.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm about it. I almost like need you on FaceTime.

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<v Speaker 2>So like anytime I'm like having this little wingy moment,

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<v Speaker 2>I can just like have you there, and then you'll

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<v Speaker 2>just say that.

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<v Speaker 4>To me literally look at you. You know what I'm

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<v Speaker 4>gonna say, yeah, and I'll be like, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm being a wingy bitch.

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<v Speaker 1>No. I love that perspective though as well, like yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like you can do this, you can do this.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't let you know, negative thoughts or those intrusive thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>get to you because you've come so far. Look at this,

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<v Speaker 1>with every single obstacle that you've had in your life

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<v Speaker 1>that you were like I can't make it through this. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Well it's tomorrow and you've done it, So I mean, like,

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<v Speaker 1>what's next? You have another hurdle that come over, get

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<v Speaker 1>it down?

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<v Speaker 2>And what I always say, like, imagine a life where

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<v Speaker 2>you had no hurdles, nothing bad happened, everything was easy.

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<v Speaker 2>You would never learn any life lessons. You would never

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get to that next step and feel accomplished.

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<v Speaker 2>Like if you think about it, life is literally just

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<v Speaker 2>like learning shit lessons. And you mean the bad days

0:20:09.800 --> 0:20:12.840
<v Speaker 2>you need those emotions to realize the good days, to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, feel those things.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, absolutely, it's like you can't make it through life

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<v Speaker 1>without any struggles because you wouldn't have learned anything and

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<v Speaker 1>it would have all been.

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<v Speaker 4>It would have been too easy. If only life was easy,

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<v Speaker 4>you know. Yeah, excuse me, so easy to move.

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<v Speaker 2>Libby's dog wants to come online with us Bronx.

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<v Speaker 4>If he there's no Bronx, you know, here's something else.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I love that little pep talk. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's like, let's switch gears and let's chat about social media.

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<v Speaker 2>So I honestly can't even remember how I came across here.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it was like it was definitely before gym shark,

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't know. I've just like i've just come

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<v Speaker 2>across to your page and loved the workouts of everything

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<v Speaker 2>was happening. And I remember following you when you were

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<v Speaker 2>like twenty thousand, like.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, my comeback has been very recent. I will

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<v Speaker 1>say like I definitely was sitting stagnant at some numbers

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, I get like three hundred K.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know how to deal with that. I literally

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<v Speaker 4>don't know. I don't know what's going.

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<v Speaker 3>I knew you're a big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the crazy thing, because it's like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you see numbers, you're like, oh, you must be

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<v Speaker 1>famous in your town.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Literally, my neighbors don't know who I am. There's maybe

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<v Speaker 1>like one or two girls at the gym that are like,

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<v Speaker 1>are you Libby? And I'm like yeah, and it's like

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<v Speaker 1>oh hi.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's like when people like do people just

0:21:46.720 --> 0:21:48.400
<v Speaker 2>come up to you all the time. I'm like, no,

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<v Speaker 2>no one knows who the fuck I exactly.

0:21:50.320 --> 0:21:53.399
<v Speaker 4>I'm a piece of shit. Like they literally walk past me.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm the person that they run into with the grocery car.

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<v Speaker 4>I swear.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, don't worry about me. My toes are fine,

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just a doormat. It's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>No, so yeah, you've had to come up like things

0:22:05.520 --> 0:22:09.040
<v Speaker 2>have happened. And don't get don't get me wrong, Like

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<v Speaker 2>it's huge. I enjoy your content so much. You bring

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<v Speaker 2>so much to the table, and you're one of those

0:22:14.520 --> 0:22:17.960
<v Speaker 2>people I'm a big person of I will constantly go

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<v Speaker 2>through my feed and mute people, unfollow people, and you know,

0:22:22.640 --> 0:22:27.520
<v Speaker 2>continuously make sure that what I'm consuming is feeding me

0:22:27.720 --> 0:22:30.640
<v Speaker 2>and fueling me in a really positive way. And you've

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<v Speaker 2>made all the cuts. Oh so you two says thank goodness.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh gosh, I'm sorry to do the same thing though,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, are you feeding my mental are you helping

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<v Speaker 1>me grow? Like? Am I learning anything from you? If not,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so sorry. It's nothing personal, but like that's not

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily on my feed. What do I need to consume

0:22:47.320 --> 0:22:47.680
<v Speaker 1>this for?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 3>Not interested?

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<v Speaker 2>And also I find that if I have like too

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<v Speaker 2>much going on, like I even like just having a

0:22:54.720 --> 0:22:57.920
<v Speaker 2>small kind of group that I'm you know, feeling off

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<v Speaker 2>and looking at so it doesn't feel almost too flinting.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, so you know you've definitely you bring it

0:23:04.680 --> 0:23:06.840
<v Speaker 2>to the table, which is huge. So firstly, your big

0:23:06.880 --> 0:23:12.280
<v Speaker 2>congratulations because that's all your girlfriend tell us about, you know,

0:23:12.359 --> 0:23:15.359
<v Speaker 2>your relationship with social media. Like you said, this wasn't

0:23:15.440 --> 0:23:18.840
<v Speaker 2>something you know you planned or thought was a thing.

0:23:19.040 --> 0:23:22.840
<v Speaker 2>But now you're here, you're doing it, You're creating content. Ow,

0:23:22.960 --> 0:23:24.199
<v Speaker 2>what's your feelings about it?

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<v Speaker 4>I love social media.

0:23:26.640 --> 0:23:28.199
<v Speaker 1>And when I tell you, Georgie, when I tell you

0:23:28.240 --> 0:23:30.040
<v Speaker 1>that I've literally watched you since I was a child,

0:23:30.040 --> 0:23:33.760
<v Speaker 1>I'm not joking. So do you remember when Instagram came out?

0:23:33.800 --> 0:23:38.440
<v Speaker 1>It was like twenty twelve. You know what tumblr girls were? Yeah,

0:23:38.440 --> 0:23:39.320
<v Speaker 1>it's helpless girl.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, I was a tumbler girl. I had an.

0:23:41.760 --> 0:23:45.639
<v Speaker 1>Instagram and I was thirteen, thirteen years old in middle school,

0:23:45.680 --> 0:23:46.919
<v Speaker 1>about to be in high school.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm like very aware of social media.

0:23:50.280 --> 0:23:53.000
<v Speaker 1>And what's crazy is like I was doing sponsored posts

0:23:53.040 --> 0:23:55.520
<v Speaker 1>before they were sponsored posts, before it was hashtag gifted.

0:23:55.600 --> 0:23:56.280
<v Speaker 4>Like I was.

0:23:56.240 --> 0:24:00.239
<v Speaker 1>Literally just receiving like little diy hairbows from these all

0:24:00.240 --> 0:24:04.000
<v Speaker 1>businesses at thirteen years old. So it's crazy because I

0:24:04.040 --> 0:24:06.480
<v Speaker 1>feel like I grew up with social media in such

0:24:06.520 --> 0:24:09.760
<v Speaker 1>a huge way. But eventually I did this iPhone case

0:24:09.800 --> 0:24:12.600
<v Speaker 1>collection okay on YouTube, my first ever YouTube video.

0:24:13.640 --> 0:24:14.920
<v Speaker 4>It was for an iPhone four.

0:24:15.240 --> 0:24:18.199
<v Speaker 1>Okay, So I had all these squishy, crazy cases that

0:24:18.240 --> 0:24:20.600
<v Speaker 1>were sent to me, and I put that a video

0:24:20.600 --> 0:24:24.520
<v Speaker 1>on YouTube and I swear I had the bullies in

0:24:24.560 --> 0:24:26.760
<v Speaker 1>middle school and they were just making fun of me,

0:24:26.840 --> 0:24:28.960
<v Speaker 1>and I was like, oh, I can't take it anymore.

0:24:29.280 --> 0:24:32.640
<v Speaker 1>So basically, they started playing that video in middle school,

0:24:32.640 --> 0:24:34.200
<v Speaker 1>which I feel like happens to a lot of people.

0:24:34.280 --> 0:24:34.760
<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

0:24:35.160 --> 0:24:39.160
<v Speaker 1>They played it on the projector so I literally like wept.

0:24:39.280 --> 0:24:41.040
<v Speaker 1>I was like, I can't do this anymore, Like this

0:24:41.119 --> 0:24:43.600
<v Speaker 1>isn't for me. So at thirteen, I deleted my account.

0:24:43.600 --> 0:24:46.800
<v Speaker 1>I had like fifty thousand followers then, how crazy, Like

0:24:47.240 --> 0:24:49.520
<v Speaker 1>that's how I know, Like, ah, it must be my personality.

0:24:49.560 --> 0:24:51.200
<v Speaker 1>It just might be me as a person that people

0:24:51.200 --> 0:24:53.159
<v Speaker 1>flocked to, which is really nice and reassuring.

0:24:53.240 --> 0:24:55.560
<v Speaker 4>But at that time, I was like I can't handle it,

0:24:55.880 --> 0:24:56.439
<v Speaker 4>can't do it.

0:24:56.480 --> 0:24:59.280
<v Speaker 1>So basically I remade an Instagram A couple of years

0:24:59.320 --> 0:25:03.240
<v Speaker 1>later and went through a breakup. My ex knew my

0:25:03.280 --> 0:25:05.440
<v Speaker 1>passwords to everything, and this was when I had like

0:25:05.840 --> 0:25:09.720
<v Speaker 1>an okay following where I had carryover from my thirteen

0:25:09.800 --> 0:25:11.800
<v Speaker 1>year old self. I had like three thousand followers that

0:25:11.960 --> 0:25:14.280
<v Speaker 1>just like followed me for like lifestyle and stuff. Right

0:25:14.320 --> 0:25:16.960
<v Speaker 1>when I entered college. So I was a freshman. My

0:25:17.080 --> 0:25:19.840
<v Speaker 1>ex I broke up with him, and he had my

0:25:19.880 --> 0:25:21.720
<v Speaker 1>passwords and he went through and deleted all of my

0:25:21.800 --> 0:25:24.200
<v Speaker 1>Instagram because he knew how much it meant to me,

0:25:24.640 --> 0:25:27.639
<v Speaker 1>like how much I loved social media and Instagram. And

0:25:27.720 --> 0:25:29.399
<v Speaker 1>when I tell you, my heart was just ripped out

0:25:29.440 --> 0:25:31.760
<v Speaker 1>of my body. I was like literally crushed. Nothing hurt

0:25:31.840 --> 0:25:34.800
<v Speaker 1>me more in the world than that. So my first

0:25:34.880 --> 0:25:36.960
<v Speaker 1>Instagram picture, if you scroll down and look at it now,

0:25:37.000 --> 0:25:38.959
<v Speaker 1>it's me my freshman year of high school, I mean

0:25:38.960 --> 0:25:42.879
<v Speaker 1>in college, and I was like, you lose, and it

0:25:42.960 --> 0:25:45.480
<v Speaker 1>was like a selfie okay, and then the next one.

0:25:45.440 --> 0:25:48.760
<v Speaker 4>Was I win, Georgie. I cannot make this shit up.

0:25:51.680 --> 0:25:53.400
<v Speaker 3>This is I know you're like, I didn't.

0:25:53.160 --> 0:25:53.959
<v Speaker 4>Ask that question.

0:25:54.359 --> 0:25:56.560
<v Speaker 3>I know, I love it. I love it.

0:25:57.480 --> 0:26:00.199
<v Speaker 1>So basically I was like, I'm not bitch, okay, and

0:26:00.280 --> 0:26:02.000
<v Speaker 1>I didn't even know it yet, but I was like,

0:26:02.200 --> 0:26:04.720
<v Speaker 1>I'm not letting you get to me, stupid hater. So

0:26:04.840 --> 0:26:07.600
<v Speaker 1>then as time went on, I literally like went through college,

0:26:07.880 --> 0:26:10.800
<v Speaker 1>met my boyfriend, and then that's when the little random

0:26:10.840 --> 0:26:14.359
<v Speaker 1>workouts started. But I feel like I've just really grown

0:26:14.440 --> 0:26:17.480
<v Speaker 1>up with social media and OG's will know it too.

0:26:17.640 --> 0:26:20.680
<v Speaker 1>But it's just crazy because I just feel like social

0:26:20.720 --> 0:26:22.120
<v Speaker 1>media has a huge place in my heart.

0:26:22.119 --> 0:26:24.120
<v Speaker 4>I used to watch YouTube forever ago.

0:26:25.040 --> 0:26:27.520
<v Speaker 1>I've just been around it so much, and it's just

0:26:27.560 --> 0:26:29.399
<v Speaker 1>really cool to kind of come to a place where

0:26:29.880 --> 0:26:32.840
<v Speaker 1>I consumed so much content and I was so invested

0:26:32.840 --> 0:26:34.520
<v Speaker 1>in other people and now other people are like.

0:26:34.520 --> 0:26:35.639
<v Speaker 4>Libby, what's up?

0:26:35.640 --> 0:26:37.240
<v Speaker 1>What are you eating? Like what are you doing today?

0:26:37.280 --> 0:26:40.160
<v Speaker 1>What's your workout? And it's crazy that it's come full

0:26:40.160 --> 0:26:42.960
<v Speaker 1>circle that way. But I'm so thankful that all that

0:26:43.000 --> 0:26:46.840
<v Speaker 1>stuff had happened that I deleted my first little Instagram everything,

0:26:46.920 --> 0:26:48.600
<v Speaker 1>because it put me where I'm at now and I've

0:26:48.680 --> 0:26:51.199
<v Speaker 1>learned so much and i feel like I've just like

0:26:51.280 --> 0:26:53.879
<v Speaker 1>accumulated so much knowledge and experience from it.

0:26:53.880 --> 0:26:55.320
<v Speaker 4>Although I'm like still young.

0:26:56.240 --> 0:26:59.000
<v Speaker 1>It's I'm glad that it's been slow growth though, because

0:26:59.080 --> 0:27:00.840
<v Speaker 1>it has cool as it is to blow up overnight

0:27:00.880 --> 0:27:03.399
<v Speaker 1>for people. I've been doing this for like almost five years,

0:27:03.480 --> 0:27:05.800
<v Speaker 1>just on the account that I have now, and it's

0:27:05.840 --> 0:27:07.959
<v Speaker 1>so cool to hit little milestones to be able to

0:27:07.960 --> 0:27:10.640
<v Speaker 1>reflect and not everything happened too quick where I won't

0:27:10.640 --> 0:27:14.040
<v Speaker 1>forget special things. It's been a gradual growth, and I'm

0:27:14.080 --> 0:27:17.160
<v Speaker 1>just very, very thankful for it because if you told

0:27:17.160 --> 0:27:19.320
<v Speaker 1>me where I would be six months ago, wouldn't have

0:27:19.320 --> 0:27:21.399
<v Speaker 1>believed you. I would have literally laughed in your face.

0:27:21.920 --> 0:27:24.480
<v Speaker 1>It's crazy, It's just crazy. I'm just so thankful for

0:27:24.520 --> 0:27:27.240
<v Speaker 1>social media and as crazy as it seems, and how

0:27:27.280 --> 0:27:32.360
<v Speaker 1>weird influencers. My dog is I snoring as weird as

0:27:32.359 --> 0:27:35.320
<v Speaker 1>influencers seem. My dog is literally an influencer. He has

0:27:35.359 --> 0:27:38.880
<v Speaker 1>an Instagram. It's just like, I can't be anything but

0:27:38.960 --> 0:27:40.800
<v Speaker 1>grateful for where it's taken me.

0:27:41.000 --> 0:27:43.520
<v Speaker 4>You know, it just you can look at it in.

0:27:43.480 --> 0:27:45.560
<v Speaker 1>A shallow perspective, but if you actually do a deep

0:27:45.600 --> 0:27:47.439
<v Speaker 1>dive and think about, oh my gosh, like this has

0:27:47.440 --> 0:27:49.919
<v Speaker 1>really changed my life and made me a better person,

0:27:50.280 --> 0:27:54.640
<v Speaker 1>opened me up to new experiences and new people, why

0:27:54.680 --> 0:27:55.359
<v Speaker 1>not be thankful?

0:27:55.400 --> 0:27:56.280
<v Speaker 4>You know, I love it.

0:27:56.440 --> 0:27:57.040
<v Speaker 3>I love it.

0:27:57.240 --> 0:28:01.800
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's been It's so it's so true. Like you said, like,

0:28:01.880 --> 0:28:05.359
<v Speaker 2>you know, the slow growth and being so thankful Instagram

0:28:05.440 --> 0:28:08.680
<v Speaker 2>growing with you, and I feel like you're definitely, you know,

0:28:08.760 --> 0:28:12.119
<v Speaker 2>a quote unquote influencer who is so authentic.

0:28:12.200 --> 0:28:15.120
<v Speaker 3>You bring so much to the table. You're such a positive.

0:28:15.080 --> 0:28:19.080
<v Speaker 2>Influence and it's like we need more of that. So yeah,

0:28:19.160 --> 0:28:22.320
<v Speaker 2>I yeah, I think I think that's so important.

0:28:22.480 --> 0:28:24.960
<v Speaker 1>I think, And yeah, I think part of it is

0:28:25.080 --> 0:28:28.840
<v Speaker 1>also as much as we hear the term influencer, that's

0:28:28.880 --> 0:28:30.760
<v Speaker 1>cool and whatnot. I can influence you to pi a

0:28:30.840 --> 0:28:32.919
<v Speaker 1>pair of Jim Shark, that's so cool. I love that

0:28:33.000 --> 0:28:35.920
<v Speaker 1>for me, But I want to be more than Jim Shark,

0:28:35.960 --> 0:28:38.280
<v Speaker 1>and I want to be myself and I don't want

0:28:38.440 --> 0:28:40.240
<v Speaker 1>these other things to be my identity.

0:28:40.680 --> 0:28:43.520
<v Speaker 4>I'd rather have impact rather than influence.

0:28:43.640 --> 0:28:47.280
<v Speaker 1>So I hopefully, hopefully I impact people in a positive way,

0:28:47.400 --> 0:28:49.880
<v Speaker 1>not just influence them to you know, spin their coins

0:28:49.960 --> 0:28:51.920
<v Speaker 1>or like X, Y and Z. But I hope that

0:28:51.960 --> 0:28:54.920
<v Speaker 1>I do make a positive difference in people's lives and

0:28:55.480 --> 0:28:59.960
<v Speaker 1>urge them to be confident in themselves and unapologetically themselves

0:29:00.040 --> 0:29:01.160
<v Speaker 1>and authentic as well.

0:29:01.440 --> 0:29:04.320
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, oh absolutely, And I think you definitely hit

0:29:04.360 --> 0:29:07.320
<v Speaker 2>the nail on the head there because there's almost like

0:29:07.520 --> 0:29:12.280
<v Speaker 2>this new era of influencers that are coming through that

0:29:12.400 --> 0:29:16.480
<v Speaker 2>it is impact over influence, and people like you know,

0:29:16.560 --> 0:29:19.959
<v Speaker 2>consumers and I hate calling them you know, followers, but

0:29:20.040 --> 0:29:22.720
<v Speaker 2>it's like they want to see the real shit that yeah,

0:29:22.720 --> 0:29:25.120
<v Speaker 2>they be to have a look at your sponsored posts

0:29:25.160 --> 0:29:30.000
<v Speaker 2>and whatnot. But unless you are giving value like uh,

0:29:30.160 --> 0:29:32.719
<v Speaker 2>you know, and adding to their lives, people are smart.

0:29:32.760 --> 0:29:35.320
<v Speaker 2>They're not gonna, you know, stand for it. And I,

0:29:35.320 --> 0:29:37.120
<v Speaker 2>I don't know about you, Libby, but I kind of

0:29:37.160 --> 0:29:40.800
<v Speaker 2>went through a new if you, if you truly are

0:29:40.800 --> 0:29:42.880
<v Speaker 2>an OG, you would know this. But I went through

0:29:42.880 --> 0:29:46.040
<v Speaker 2>a bit of a transformation where at the start I

0:29:46.240 --> 0:29:50.120
<v Speaker 2>was a super surface level influencer like I used to post,

0:29:50.200 --> 0:29:54.440
<v Speaker 2>you know, bikini pick my Instagram really kind of blew

0:29:54.520 --> 0:29:56.960
<v Speaker 2>up at the start with a before and after photo.

0:29:57.040 --> 0:29:57.600
<v Speaker 4>It was there.

0:29:57.760 --> 0:30:01.400
<v Speaker 2>It's very kind of like surface of all fitness. And

0:30:01.440 --> 0:30:05.120
<v Speaker 2>then I kind of remember this pivotal moment where I

0:30:05.200 --> 0:30:07.120
<v Speaker 2>kind of saw what was happening in the industry and

0:30:07.160 --> 0:30:10.320
<v Speaker 2>I was like, I don't want to be that person,

0:30:10.600 --> 0:30:12.880
<v Speaker 2>and I know there's so much more that I can

0:30:12.880 --> 0:30:16.360
<v Speaker 2>bring to the table. I almost felt like not enough,

0:30:16.480 --> 0:30:18.920
<v Speaker 2>Like who am I to speak about you know, female

0:30:18.920 --> 0:30:23.000
<v Speaker 2>empowerment and you know, all these different issues. So but

0:30:23.040 --> 0:30:25.280
<v Speaker 2>then I remember there was kind of this Pervottle moment

0:30:25.320 --> 0:30:28.520
<v Speaker 2>where I was like, no, I want to be known more.

0:30:28.720 --> 0:30:33.160
<v Speaker 2>But then you know, just looking a certain way or yeah,

0:30:33.200 --> 0:30:36.120
<v Speaker 2>like that sort of side, and I really kind of

0:30:36.160 --> 0:30:38.640
<v Speaker 2>brought this other aspect and it was kind of bringing

0:30:38.880 --> 0:30:42.240
<v Speaker 2>the whole georgy to the table. Do you have a

0:30:42.240 --> 0:30:44.240
<v Speaker 2>similar sort of thing or have you always been the

0:30:44.240 --> 0:30:44.600
<v Speaker 2>Holy be?

0:30:45.120 --> 0:30:47.640
<v Speaker 1>Honestly, I would love to say that I've had a

0:30:47.640 --> 0:30:50.320
<v Speaker 1>similar thing, but like it's really take me as I am,

0:30:50.400 --> 0:30:53.840
<v Speaker 1>relieve me, Like, bye, Yeah, I have always been off

0:30:53.880 --> 0:30:59.000
<v Speaker 1>the walls, like energetic, one hundred percent myself. I say

0:30:59.000 --> 0:31:01.480
<v Speaker 1>things how it is, and I need to like sometimes

0:31:01.480 --> 0:31:03.600
<v Speaker 1>stop myself and check myself because I don't need to

0:31:03.640 --> 0:31:06.360
<v Speaker 1>hurt people's feelings. Sometimes I'm just brutally honest and I

0:31:06.400 --> 0:31:09.320
<v Speaker 1>state my opinion and it's not a well liked opinion,

0:31:09.400 --> 0:31:12.520
<v Speaker 1>you know. But I feel like I have always been

0:31:12.600 --> 0:31:15.440
<v Speaker 1>one hundred percent myself and I've had a lot of

0:31:15.440 --> 0:31:17.280
<v Speaker 1>people turn heads about that, and I've had a lot

0:31:17.280 --> 0:31:20.280
<v Speaker 1>of people judge me for it. But it's like that's

0:31:20.280 --> 0:31:22.280
<v Speaker 1>the biggest thing I feel like with my platform is

0:31:22.320 --> 0:31:27.400
<v Speaker 1>because I am so unapologetically myself and so confident in

0:31:27.440 --> 0:31:30.800
<v Speaker 1>who I am, there are always people my audience that

0:31:30.840 --> 0:31:31.360
<v Speaker 1>follows me.

0:31:32.520 --> 0:31:33.880
<v Speaker 4>They flock to me.

0:31:34.280 --> 0:31:38.120
<v Speaker 1>I'm convinced because you know, you see people and you're

0:31:38.160 --> 0:31:38.600
<v Speaker 1>like Oh.

0:31:38.480 --> 0:31:40.560
<v Speaker 4>My gosh, she's so quirky and weird.

0:31:41.160 --> 0:31:44.080
<v Speaker 1>But deep down that person has that little part of

0:31:44.120 --> 0:31:46.840
<v Speaker 1>them that they're like, I just wish I could express

0:31:46.840 --> 0:31:48.960
<v Speaker 1>it the way that somebody else does. And they flock

0:31:49.040 --> 0:31:51.480
<v Speaker 1>to what they relate to. And that's how I know

0:31:51.720 --> 0:31:55.000
<v Speaker 1>I have an audience that I do, because they're freaking hilarious.

0:31:55.080 --> 0:31:55.400
<v Speaker 4>Okay.

0:31:55.560 --> 0:31:57.520
<v Speaker 1>They send me the funniest dms and they have the

0:31:57.560 --> 0:31:59.920
<v Speaker 1>exact same humor as me, And I'm like, you guys,

0:32:00.160 --> 0:32:02.920
<v Speaker 1>my people. And that's what's crazy, is like, if you're

0:32:02.960 --> 0:32:05.880
<v Speaker 1>not my people, there's a reason you haven't found my page.

0:32:06.040 --> 0:32:08.720
<v Speaker 1>And what's meant to be yes, Like what's meant for

0:32:08.760 --> 0:32:11.640
<v Speaker 1>you will not pass you by? Okay, yes, So it's

0:32:11.680 --> 0:32:14.520
<v Speaker 1>like everything happens for a reason type thing, you know, yeah,

0:32:14.560 --> 0:32:17.880
<v Speaker 1>double quote. But it's like I feel like I wouldn't

0:32:17.920 --> 0:32:20.000
<v Speaker 1>have the audience that I do if it wasn't meant

0:32:20.000 --> 0:32:22.200
<v Speaker 1>for me, and I wouldn't be where I am now

0:32:22.280 --> 0:32:24.200
<v Speaker 1>if it wasn't meant for me, And these people probably

0:32:24.200 --> 0:32:26.400
<v Speaker 1>wouldn't come across my story or my page or find

0:32:26.400 --> 0:32:28.520
<v Speaker 1>me somehow if they weren't meant to, Like they probably

0:32:28.560 --> 0:32:31.040
<v Speaker 1>needed it at some point in their life, whether it's

0:32:31.080 --> 0:32:33.480
<v Speaker 1>me show you my dog running in the backyard. There's

0:32:33.520 --> 0:32:35.240
<v Speaker 1>a girl that's like on to me because she thinks

0:32:35.280 --> 0:32:37.480
<v Speaker 1>I don't water my grass, but it's literally winter here,

0:32:37.560 --> 0:32:40.240
<v Speaker 1>so the grass is dead. And I'm like, okay, so

0:32:40.920 --> 0:32:42.280
<v Speaker 1>I don't know how you found me and this was

0:32:42.320 --> 0:32:44.480
<v Speaker 1>your first DM was telling me to water my grass,

0:32:44.480 --> 0:32:46.320
<v Speaker 1>but like, do you want me to go like lay

0:32:46.320 --> 0:32:49.000
<v Speaker 1>a pipeline outside and put a sprinkler system in and

0:32:49.040 --> 0:32:51.760
<v Speaker 1>the dead of winter. I'm sorry I hasn't covered yet.

0:32:52.040 --> 0:32:54.320
<v Speaker 1>I don't know, but like my audience lasted that as

0:32:54.360 --> 0:32:56.560
<v Speaker 1>stuff because they have the same humor and it's just like,

0:32:56.600 --> 0:32:58.200
<v Speaker 1>I feel like I found my people. I can't wait

0:32:58.240 --> 0:33:01.280
<v Speaker 1>to do a meetup. Oh my gosh, it'll be so fun.

0:33:02.360 --> 0:33:04.360
<v Speaker 2>But this is so this is a huge thing that

0:33:04.480 --> 0:33:07.400
<v Speaker 2>be because I feel the exact same way of when

0:33:07.440 --> 0:33:10.200
<v Speaker 2>you do show up authentically. When you are you know,

0:33:10.320 --> 0:33:13.760
<v Speaker 2>you're quirky, and everyone's quirky, everyone's weird if you truly

0:33:13.800 --> 0:33:18.200
<v Speaker 2>express yourself. But when you are that person, you attract

0:33:18.560 --> 0:33:22.720
<v Speaker 2>the exact yes people, and anyone who you know says

0:33:22.760 --> 0:33:25.760
<v Speaker 2>otherwise or talk shit, you're like, well, thank god, because

0:33:25.760 --> 0:33:26.600
<v Speaker 2>they're not my people.

0:33:26.720 --> 0:33:30.240
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you're not spearing. You must have sometimes too far.

0:33:30.320 --> 0:33:33.000
<v Speaker 4>I'm sorry. I don't know how I got recommended to

0:33:33.080 --> 0:33:37.520
<v Speaker 4>you said yeah bye. But that's what's.

0:33:37.320 --> 0:33:40.360
<v Speaker 1>True, is people flock to what they relate to, whether

0:33:40.400 --> 0:33:44.200
<v Speaker 1>that's fitness or if it's me being mixed race, me

0:33:44.280 --> 0:33:47.480
<v Speaker 1>being adopted, me having a twin sister. Like there's so

0:33:47.520 --> 0:33:50.720
<v Speaker 1>many facets of me I feel like that people do

0:33:50.880 --> 0:33:53.000
<v Speaker 1>relate to, and it's like, oh my gosh, it comes

0:33:53.000 --> 0:33:55.320
<v Speaker 1>with so much else, Like there's so many more things

0:33:55.320 --> 0:33:57.600
<v Speaker 1>to learn about me as a person that I can

0:33:57.640 --> 0:34:01.160
<v Speaker 1>share based on my own experiences and just myself that

0:34:01.360 --> 0:34:04.440
<v Speaker 1>you might fall into the Libby hole, you know, the

0:34:04.560 --> 0:34:08.120
<v Speaker 1>little what's Libby about hole and be like, okay, well

0:34:08.640 --> 0:34:11.760
<v Speaker 1>I'm here because she has curly hair. Now I didn't

0:34:11.800 --> 0:34:14.239
<v Speaker 1>know she had a dog and a boyfriend. But I'm

0:34:14.239 --> 0:34:17.000
<v Speaker 1>here for it too, you know. It's like, I don't know.

0:34:17.040 --> 0:34:19.440
<v Speaker 1>I feel like that's what spirals and people turn into it.

0:34:19.600 --> 0:34:22.320
<v Speaker 4>Be like, oh my gosh, you're my best friend. Nor'm like, hey, besties,

0:34:22.480 --> 0:34:22.960
<v Speaker 4>what's up.

0:34:23.160 --> 0:34:24.600
<v Speaker 3>We love being in the Libby hole.

0:34:26.680 --> 0:34:27.279
<v Speaker 4>We love it.

0:34:29.840 --> 0:34:32.239
<v Speaker 2>We love being in that Libby hole. All right, Libby, Well,

0:34:32.320 --> 0:34:37.720
<v Speaker 2>let's buddy swap. Oh wait before we swap gears, Sorry,

0:34:37.840 --> 0:34:41.200
<v Speaker 2>before we change topics. Do you just want to give

0:34:41.239 --> 0:34:44.160
<v Speaker 2>some advice for someone who maybe does want to start

0:34:44.160 --> 0:34:47.279
<v Speaker 2>social media or you know, something on the side and

0:34:47.320 --> 0:34:53.080
<v Speaker 2>they are not feeling confident enough to express themselves. What

0:34:53.120 --> 0:34:54.320
<v Speaker 2>would you say to that person.

0:34:55.200 --> 0:34:58.919
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I feel like there's always this hesitation when you're

0:34:58.920 --> 0:35:01.920
<v Speaker 1>pursuing something that you aren't sure of what the outcome

0:35:02.040 --> 0:35:05.440
<v Speaker 1>might be. And I think it's important to kind of

0:35:05.920 --> 0:35:08.720
<v Speaker 1>allow yourself to try new things, whether that is getting

0:35:08.719 --> 0:35:11.640
<v Speaker 1>into social media, or posting your workouts or even filming

0:35:11.640 --> 0:35:13.960
<v Speaker 1>yourself in the gym for the first time. The more

0:35:14.000 --> 0:35:15.879
<v Speaker 1>you do something, the more comfortable you get with it.

0:35:15.920 --> 0:35:17.880
<v Speaker 1>And it kind of goes hand in hand with what

0:35:17.880 --> 0:35:21.160
<v Speaker 1>we just talked about. If you're wanting an audience, you

0:35:21.200 --> 0:35:24.320
<v Speaker 1>can't play into the numbers. Just know that the people

0:35:24.360 --> 0:35:27.480
<v Speaker 1>that relate to you will flock to you, and whatever

0:35:27.960 --> 0:35:29.920
<v Speaker 1>is meant for you is going to come, whether that

0:35:30.040 --> 0:35:33.240
<v Speaker 1>is a small audience, whether that's finding a new hobby

0:35:33.280 --> 0:35:36.080
<v Speaker 1>or a new passion and completely like sharing that on

0:35:36.120 --> 0:35:40.160
<v Speaker 1>a different platform. I think that with it being twenty

0:35:40.200 --> 0:35:43.000
<v Speaker 1>twenty and twenty twenty one, we connect so much with

0:35:43.080 --> 0:35:46.040
<v Speaker 1>other people based on their experiences, and I think it's

0:35:46.080 --> 0:35:49.839
<v Speaker 1>really important to show and share your authentic self, share

0:35:49.920 --> 0:35:55.719
<v Speaker 1>your journey, and honestly be yourself. Everybody wants somebody that

0:35:55.760 --> 0:35:58.719
<v Speaker 1>they can relate to, and it's so important to not

0:35:58.760 --> 0:36:02.160
<v Speaker 1>sugarcoat stuff because because somebody would like to hear their

0:36:02.200 --> 0:36:04.760
<v Speaker 1>exact same story or a piece of that in someone else,

0:36:04.880 --> 0:36:07.520
<v Speaker 1>because they won't feel so alone, whether that is in

0:36:07.640 --> 0:36:12.000
<v Speaker 1>weight gain, weight loss, your fitness journey, being a college student,

0:36:12.160 --> 0:36:14.040
<v Speaker 1>living on your own for the first time. There's so

0:36:14.080 --> 0:36:16.440
<v Speaker 1>many different things that somebody just wants someone else to

0:36:16.480 --> 0:36:19.919
<v Speaker 1>relate to. And I think that being able to share

0:36:19.960 --> 0:36:22.880
<v Speaker 1>yourself and just kind of taking that leap of faith

0:36:23.280 --> 0:36:24.840
<v Speaker 1>and not knowing what might happen.

0:36:25.239 --> 0:36:28.040
<v Speaker 4>You never know. You could be like me and be like, Okay,

0:36:28.239 --> 0:36:30.799
<v Speaker 4>I was not expecting any of this, but you'll be

0:36:30.800 --> 0:36:32.320
<v Speaker 4>grateful that you did it at first.

0:36:32.960 --> 0:36:35.600
<v Speaker 2>Oh, we love a motivational talk by you would be.

0:36:35.760 --> 0:36:36.719
<v Speaker 1>I guess it.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I couldn't agree more and yeah, no, we love that.

0:36:43.760 --> 0:36:48.239
<v Speaker 2>And I think it's also super special what you said about,

0:36:48.680 --> 0:36:51.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, not being too worried, because if you're feeling

0:36:51.920 --> 0:36:54.239
<v Speaker 2>a certain way, like there are other people feeling a

0:36:54.239 --> 0:36:54.640
<v Speaker 2>certain way.

0:36:54.680 --> 0:36:56.840
<v Speaker 3>There are other people were interested. You just need to

0:36:56.880 --> 0:36:57.560
<v Speaker 3>find your people.

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<v Speaker 2>let's get back into the episode. Well, let's change gears,

0:39:10.440 --> 0:39:13.880
<v Speaker 2>let's swap topics. And I really wanted to chat to

0:39:14.200 --> 0:39:17.360
<v Speaker 2>about the Black Lives Matter movement because you were a

0:39:17.480 --> 0:39:22.480
<v Speaker 2>huge account that I went to during this time and

0:39:22.640 --> 0:39:26.000
<v Speaker 2>it was like, I'm from Australia obviously, so things were

0:39:26.160 --> 0:39:29.879
<v Speaker 2>a little bit different here, but it was.

0:39:29.920 --> 0:39:31.120
<v Speaker 3>Also it was global.

0:39:31.160 --> 0:39:33.799
<v Speaker 2>It was clearly a global issue, and yeah, you were

0:39:33.840 --> 0:39:38.239
<v Speaker 2>definitely an account that I loved watching. I loved, you know,

0:39:38.800 --> 0:39:41.160
<v Speaker 2>getting a lot of information for you. You were sharing

0:39:41.200 --> 0:39:45.040
<v Speaker 2>a lot of information, And I really wanted to bring

0:39:45.080 --> 0:39:48.520
<v Speaker 2>it up today because I think sometimes, you know, these

0:39:48.560 --> 0:39:52.520
<v Speaker 2>movements can happen and people get involved and people are posting,

0:39:52.680 --> 0:39:55.760
<v Speaker 2>you know, the Black Square and doing these certain things,

0:39:55.880 --> 0:39:58.560
<v Speaker 2>and then it's all of a sudden not trendy, and

0:39:58.880 --> 0:40:01.600
<v Speaker 2>we're not you know, thinking about it or talking about it,

0:40:01.640 --> 0:40:04.000
<v Speaker 2>whereas I know you're still talking about it. You're still

0:40:04.080 --> 0:40:07.480
<v Speaker 2>so informative in this area. So I wanted to bring

0:40:07.480 --> 0:40:10.400
<v Speaker 2>it up today. Can you firstly tell us why it

0:40:10.440 --> 0:40:13.000
<v Speaker 2>was really important to you to be really involved in

0:40:13.040 --> 0:40:14.960
<v Speaker 2>the Black Lives Matter movement?

0:40:15.560 --> 0:40:15.960
<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

0:40:16.239 --> 0:40:20.880
<v Speaker 1>So I feel like I have never been so passionate

0:40:21.000 --> 0:40:24.799
<v Speaker 1>or heavily involved in anything in terms of social media

0:40:24.920 --> 0:40:27.680
<v Speaker 1>until the Black Lives Matter movement came up. And it's

0:40:27.719 --> 0:40:31.440
<v Speaker 1>always been a movement. It just hit social media and

0:40:31.680 --> 0:40:34.279
<v Speaker 1>exploded as it should have. It got the recognition that

0:40:34.320 --> 0:40:36.880
<v Speaker 1>it needed, and it brought a lot of change and

0:40:37.000 --> 0:40:40.919
<v Speaker 1>understanding and education to a lot of people, especially during

0:40:40.960 --> 0:40:43.560
<v Speaker 1>COVID when all of this had just hit, because I mean,

0:40:43.960 --> 0:40:46.399
<v Speaker 1>we weren't going outside there wasn't anything to do, and

0:40:46.760 --> 0:40:49.640
<v Speaker 1>I mean, unfortunately the timelines did line up with different

0:40:49.640 --> 0:40:53.839
<v Speaker 1>tragedies that happened, but it gave people a place to

0:40:54.000 --> 0:40:57.799
<v Speaker 1>learn and educate themselves and to drop their ego and

0:40:57.920 --> 0:41:00.680
<v Speaker 1>to stop acting like they knew everything, because even I

0:41:00.719 --> 0:41:03.480
<v Speaker 1>don't know everything. But I just felt that it was

0:41:03.520 --> 0:41:07.840
<v Speaker 1>so important to at least talk about something that I've experienced,

0:41:08.680 --> 0:41:10.440
<v Speaker 1>that people that I love have experienced.

0:41:10.480 --> 0:41:13.880
<v Speaker 4>Because you don't know something as much as you know

0:41:13.960 --> 0:41:15.520
<v Speaker 4>it unless you've lived it.

0:41:15.640 --> 0:41:19.120
<v Speaker 1>You know, you can do as much research as you want,

0:41:19.200 --> 0:41:21.880
<v Speaker 1>but a lived experience is I think a little bit

0:41:21.880 --> 0:41:26.920
<v Speaker 1>more valuable than just learning from reading a textbook, because

0:41:26.960 --> 0:41:29.400
<v Speaker 1>as we know, textbooks have been altered and whatnot, and

0:41:29.680 --> 0:41:32.640
<v Speaker 1>history is just a mess. But when you're living in

0:41:32.680 --> 0:41:36.239
<v Speaker 1>a moment, that is so important. I think that being

0:41:36.280 --> 0:41:40.520
<v Speaker 1>outspoken about it and sharing your own experiences, sharing resources

0:41:41.320 --> 0:41:44.799
<v Speaker 1>is really something that brings people together and allows them

0:41:44.840 --> 0:41:48.920
<v Speaker 1>to connect on a deeper basis rather than just like, hey,

0:41:48.960 --> 0:41:50.920
<v Speaker 1>this is what I ate today. No, let me tell

0:41:50.920 --> 0:41:53.560
<v Speaker 1>you about these lives that were lost due to racism,

0:41:53.680 --> 0:41:56.080
<v Speaker 1>due to white supremacy, due to X, Y and Z.

0:41:56.640 --> 0:41:58.600
<v Speaker 1>This is something that affects me and if you support me,

0:41:58.640 --> 0:42:01.400
<v Speaker 1>I would really appreciate. I would really love if you

0:42:01.440 --> 0:42:04.560
<v Speaker 1>took part in this and shared your support, because I mean,

0:42:04.600 --> 0:42:06.359
<v Speaker 1>there's not going to be changed once we all kind

0:42:06.360 --> 0:42:09.839
<v Speaker 1>of come together to you know, move forward for it.

0:42:10.160 --> 0:42:15.240
<v Speaker 2>You know, yeah, one hundred percent. And I think also

0:42:15.680 --> 0:42:18.919
<v Speaker 2>what you said about you know, there is so much

0:42:18.960 --> 0:42:22.560
<v Speaker 2>information and there's articles and those books and there's textbooks,

0:42:22.560 --> 0:42:28.160
<v Speaker 2>but going to someone and listening to their real life

0:42:28.320 --> 0:42:32.959
<v Speaker 2>experience and even just the huge thing that I saw

0:42:33.120 --> 0:42:35.160
<v Speaker 2>in the movement was just people.

0:42:34.960 --> 0:42:38.320
<v Speaker 3>Being more aware of.

0:42:38.560 --> 0:42:41.759
<v Speaker 2>Oh, on their Instagram feed, they do just follow you know,

0:42:42.000 --> 0:42:43.800
<v Speaker 2>white blonde people who look like that.

0:42:45.080 --> 0:42:46.160
<v Speaker 3>And because I think.

0:42:46.040 --> 0:42:48.600
<v Speaker 2>Almost a lot of it, Like I remember kind of

0:42:48.600 --> 0:42:54.280
<v Speaker 2>having a discussion with my friends who kind of explained

0:42:54.320 --> 0:42:56.600
<v Speaker 2>that whether like I think, for me, the biggest thing

0:42:56.880 --> 0:43:00.120
<v Speaker 2>was awareness because before it's like it wasn't evin and

0:43:00.160 --> 0:43:02.959
<v Speaker 2>a thought, but for the first time, it was thought

0:43:03.000 --> 0:43:06.919
<v Speaker 2>provoking and it was out putting that awareness in which

0:43:07.000 --> 0:43:10.799
<v Speaker 2>is huge. But also why I did love going to

0:43:10.840 --> 0:43:14.000
<v Speaker 2>your account too, was you know, from listening to someone

0:43:14.000 --> 0:43:17.879
<v Speaker 2>who does have that personal experience too, which I think

0:43:17.960 --> 0:43:18.719
<v Speaker 2>is so important.

0:43:20.000 --> 0:43:24.080
<v Speaker 1>And I absolutely have completely different experiences from other people,

0:43:24.080 --> 0:43:25.880
<v Speaker 1>and I talked about this a lot, is that I

0:43:25.920 --> 0:43:30.760
<v Speaker 1>am biracial, I'm light skinned, and oftentimes people of darker

0:43:30.800 --> 0:43:35.799
<v Speaker 1>complexion are quote targeted for absolutely no reason at all

0:43:36.239 --> 0:43:42.480
<v Speaker 1>other than racism. And I, even as a young mixed female,

0:43:43.080 --> 0:43:48.160
<v Speaker 1>experience racism differently than my boyfriend, who is six ' three.

0:43:48.520 --> 0:43:52.279
<v Speaker 1>He was a lineman in college football, but he's a

0:43:52.320 --> 0:43:58.240
<v Speaker 1>black man in America, and he experiences, you know, life

0:43:58.320 --> 0:44:00.080
<v Speaker 1>so much different than I do. And I think that

0:44:00.160 --> 0:44:02.040
<v Speaker 1>it was also important for me to try to bring

0:44:02.200 --> 0:44:04.600
<v Speaker 1>his experience to the table because we hear so much

0:44:04.600 --> 0:44:08.840
<v Speaker 1>about black men and how they are profiled and targeted

0:44:08.920 --> 0:44:11.520
<v Speaker 1>in all of these different ways. And I don't know

0:44:11.560 --> 0:44:15.680
<v Speaker 1>if people really think about the aftershock that that brings

0:44:15.719 --> 0:44:20.719
<v Speaker 1>to the people that surround those men, or what the

0:44:20.760 --> 0:44:24.640
<v Speaker 1>repercussions might be, or what the mental capacity or stability

0:44:24.719 --> 0:44:28.120
<v Speaker 1>might be for somebody that is around somebody who's heavily

0:44:28.120 --> 0:44:31.640
<v Speaker 1>affected by racism in that way. But I think that

0:44:31.760 --> 0:44:35.440
<v Speaker 1>bringing it up and actually sharing those topics and experiences

0:44:36.440 --> 0:44:39.640
<v Speaker 1>brings a lot more value to you on your individual

0:44:39.680 --> 0:44:43.960
<v Speaker 1>platform and to an entire platform as a whole, because

0:44:43.960 --> 0:44:46.560
<v Speaker 1>it's like everybody's learning and I like I said, I

0:44:46.560 --> 0:44:49.080
<v Speaker 1>have a different experience than somebody else, but I can

0:44:49.160 --> 0:44:51.640
<v Speaker 1>still live my truth and share my own truth as well.

0:44:52.719 --> 0:44:55.879
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so important. And I did love that too that

0:44:55.960 --> 0:45:00.120
<v Speaker 2>you brought your boyfriend's experience into that as well. I

0:45:00.160 --> 0:45:04.359
<v Speaker 2>wanted to know from your perspective. And please, don't get

0:45:04.400 --> 0:45:06.319
<v Speaker 2>me wrong, I know you know we need to be

0:45:06.760 --> 0:45:10.400
<v Speaker 2>taking these steps ourselves and being more aware and taking

0:45:11.440 --> 0:45:13.840
<v Speaker 2>you know, our own action to find this out. But

0:45:14.440 --> 0:45:18.320
<v Speaker 2>what would your kind of recommendations be for people who

0:45:19.120 --> 0:45:22.920
<v Speaker 2>maybe they have fear and I to be completely transparent,

0:45:23.000 --> 0:45:26.399
<v Speaker 2>have kind of felt this with saying the wrong thing,

0:45:27.400 --> 0:45:31.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, sharing wrong information. What would your advice be

0:45:32.000 --> 0:45:37.279
<v Speaker 2>for those people in regards to educating themselves first and

0:45:37.320 --> 0:45:41.799
<v Speaker 2>then how to show up in a way where they

0:45:41.880 --> 0:45:44.600
<v Speaker 2>can feel like, you know, they can have a conversation

0:45:45.120 --> 0:45:47.880
<v Speaker 2>about racism and these salts issues.

0:45:48.560 --> 0:45:51.200
<v Speaker 1>I feel like no matter where you're at, there are

0:45:51.239 --> 0:45:54.399
<v Speaker 1>always going to be those people that will say you're

0:45:54.440 --> 0:45:56.480
<v Speaker 1>not doing enough, or you're doing too much, or this

0:45:56.600 --> 0:46:01.520
<v Speaker 1>is performative. But if you actually care to learn, I

0:46:01.560 --> 0:46:06.200
<v Speaker 1>think that educating yourself by learning about other people's experiences.

0:46:06.200 --> 0:46:08.480
<v Speaker 1>Oh my gosh, there's so many different people that you

0:46:08.520 --> 0:46:11.799
<v Speaker 1>can follow or scroll back on their page or look

0:46:11.840 --> 0:46:13.879
<v Speaker 1>at their highlights to see what they were talking about

0:46:13.880 --> 0:46:17.040
<v Speaker 1>at that time specifically. But there's also other resources that

0:46:17.120 --> 0:46:22.080
<v Speaker 1>talk about history in America or the reason that people

0:46:22.160 --> 0:46:24.880
<v Speaker 1>wear box braids, like I've done a whole video on that,

0:46:24.960 --> 0:46:28.200
<v Speaker 1>just a little snippet, But I think that expanding your

0:46:28.360 --> 0:46:32.759
<v Speaker 1>reach or broadening your own horizons is really important. And

0:46:32.800 --> 0:46:35.600
<v Speaker 1>I think that also talking with people or kind of

0:46:35.600 --> 0:46:40.319
<v Speaker 1>looking into other people who have experienced life differently than

0:46:40.360 --> 0:46:44.480
<v Speaker 1>you is valuable because if you're empathetic at all, you

0:46:44.560 --> 0:46:47.680
<v Speaker 1>probably will feel those same feelings, although you won't experience

0:46:47.719 --> 0:46:51.440
<v Speaker 1>it the same way. You can still resonate and try

0:46:51.480 --> 0:46:54.239
<v Speaker 1>to understand what it might be like to live like them.

0:46:54.480 --> 0:46:59.319
<v Speaker 1>But when it comes to actually sharing your allyship, I

0:46:59.360 --> 0:47:02.040
<v Speaker 1>think that you have to be honest with yourself and

0:47:02.840 --> 0:47:06.120
<v Speaker 1>acknowledge the fact that, hey, I am not a black

0:47:06.120 --> 0:47:08.719
<v Speaker 1>person in America, but I would love to learn about it,

0:47:08.760 --> 0:47:10.719
<v Speaker 1>and I would love to share my support, and I

0:47:10.760 --> 0:47:14.000
<v Speaker 1>would love to educate myself and others on this topic

0:47:14.120 --> 0:47:17.799
<v Speaker 1>because it is necessary for change to happen. And I

0:47:18.000 --> 0:47:21.640
<v Speaker 1>do have a part, especially with a platform, to kind

0:47:21.640 --> 0:47:24.759
<v Speaker 1>of voice this and to give those who do not

0:47:24.840 --> 0:47:27.399
<v Speaker 1>have a voice, give them a voice and give them

0:47:27.400 --> 0:47:31.200
<v Speaker 1>a platform. And I think that part of that was

0:47:31.400 --> 0:47:34.120
<v Speaker 1>sharing black creators, which was great. And I think that

0:47:34.239 --> 0:47:37.680
<v Speaker 1>now I've seen a lot of people sharing about the

0:47:37.719 --> 0:47:41.480
<v Speaker 1>Asian community because the Asian community has also experienced an

0:47:41.480 --> 0:47:44.520
<v Speaker 1>insane amount of racism, which is so okay. But I

0:47:44.560 --> 0:47:48.239
<v Speaker 1>think as these things come up, it's important to be

0:47:48.400 --> 0:47:50.759
<v Speaker 1>in the know and be part of it, rather than

0:47:50.800 --> 0:47:54.399
<v Speaker 1>sitting on the sidelines and just hoping that it blows over.

0:47:54.719 --> 0:47:57.560
<v Speaker 1>As uncomfortable as it might be, it's so necessary to

0:47:58.800 --> 0:48:02.160
<v Speaker 1>do your part and to be able to acknowledge what's

0:48:02.239 --> 0:48:05.200
<v Speaker 1>going on because you never know, like your child might

0:48:05.280 --> 0:48:07.120
<v Speaker 1>experience this and you want to know how to talk

0:48:07.160 --> 0:48:09.880
<v Speaker 1>to them about it, or how to teach them how

0:48:09.920 --> 0:48:11.600
<v Speaker 1>to talk to a friend or learn about it. But

0:48:12.000 --> 0:48:13.960
<v Speaker 1>I think that being open to the conversation is the

0:48:13.960 --> 0:48:17.799
<v Speaker 1>most important thing, and also just trying because nobody's going

0:48:17.840 --> 0:48:19.279
<v Speaker 1>to get it right the first time. I feel like

0:48:19.320 --> 0:48:22.080
<v Speaker 1>I've said things incorrectly, even on my own platform, and

0:48:22.120 --> 0:48:25.200
<v Speaker 1>I'm a black woman in America. But all I can

0:48:25.239 --> 0:48:28.320
<v Speaker 1>do is be truthful, and I can right my wrongs

0:48:28.360 --> 0:48:31.400
<v Speaker 1>and acknowledge the education that I do have and hope for,

0:48:31.880 --> 0:48:34.040
<v Speaker 1>you know, hope to learn more in the future. And

0:48:34.080 --> 0:48:36.040
<v Speaker 1>I think that everybody can do that, regardless of who

0:48:36.080 --> 0:48:38.279
<v Speaker 1>you are, if you want to be part of the conversation.

0:48:39.040 --> 0:48:39.520
<v Speaker 3>I love that.

0:48:39.560 --> 0:48:42.520
<v Speaker 2>I love that you touched on we're not always going

0:48:42.560 --> 0:48:44.279
<v Speaker 2>to get it right the first time, and as long

0:48:44.320 --> 0:48:47.799
<v Speaker 2>as you can acknowledge that and keep moving forward and

0:48:47.960 --> 0:48:50.280
<v Speaker 2>keep learning and keep being open minded.

0:48:50.600 --> 0:48:51.760
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, like that's huge.

0:48:52.200 --> 0:48:55.520
<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, I think that's the most important part. Sorry, I'm

0:48:55.560 --> 0:48:58.560
<v Speaker 1>moving things, but I do think that's the most important part,

0:48:58.640 --> 0:49:02.200
<v Speaker 1>is actually knowing and coming to terms with the fact

0:49:02.200 --> 0:49:03.640
<v Speaker 1>that you're not going to know it all.

0:49:04.040 --> 0:49:05.480
<v Speaker 4>You might not ever live.

0:49:05.320 --> 0:49:07.640
<v Speaker 1>The same experience as someone else, but that does not

0:49:08.320 --> 0:49:12.080
<v Speaker 1>disqualify you from being an ally or being an advocate

0:49:12.080 --> 0:49:13.000
<v Speaker 1>for someone.

0:49:14.080 --> 0:49:15.920
<v Speaker 3>One hundred percent. Oh I love that.

0:49:15.960 --> 0:49:18.840
<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you for chatting to us about that and

0:49:18.960 --> 0:49:21.880
<v Speaker 2>everyone I Libby, do you still have all your highlights

0:49:21.920 --> 0:49:22.799
<v Speaker 2>from Black Lives Matter?

0:49:23.200 --> 0:49:23.439
<v Speaker 4>Yes?

0:49:23.560 --> 0:49:26.319
<v Speaker 1>I do. They are a little bit back, but I

0:49:26.360 --> 0:49:29.520
<v Speaker 1>mean they're there, and I mean I literally looked at

0:49:29.520 --> 0:49:31.759
<v Speaker 1>those the other day because I have not visited them

0:49:31.880 --> 0:49:36.160
<v Speaker 1>since I posted them, honestly, and it's just wild because

0:49:36.200 --> 0:49:38.439
<v Speaker 1>I think I reference for people to go check it out,

0:49:38.800 --> 0:49:40.840
<v Speaker 1>and I had replies to my highlights, so I was like,

0:49:40.880 --> 0:49:43.359
<v Speaker 1>what are people replying to I went back and looked

0:49:43.360 --> 0:49:45.040
<v Speaker 1>at it, and I was like, Oh my gosh, I'm

0:49:45.360 --> 0:49:49.400
<v Speaker 1>I'm so proud of myself because I feel like for

0:49:49.480 --> 0:49:51.000
<v Speaker 1>so long I've just been the type of person I

0:49:51.120 --> 0:49:53.000
<v Speaker 1>kind of just like, yeah, I'm going to put my

0:49:53.040 --> 0:49:56.080
<v Speaker 1>input in here. But I can just see how passionate

0:49:56.120 --> 0:49:58.440
<v Speaker 1>I was, and I still have the same passion to

0:49:58.560 --> 0:50:02.640
<v Speaker 1>share so much with people. And it's crazy because those

0:50:03.000 --> 0:50:05.880
<v Speaker 1>highlights and those stories were literally in the moment of

0:50:05.960 --> 0:50:10.440
<v Speaker 1>so much happening, from a mott arbery being shot by

0:50:10.440 --> 0:50:14.680
<v Speaker 1>white supremacists up until me going to a Black Lives

0:50:14.719 --> 0:50:17.760
<v Speaker 1>Matter protest being tear gased three times, like you see

0:50:17.800 --> 0:50:21.720
<v Speaker 1>so much, and it's just me being candid and sharing

0:50:21.719 --> 0:50:24.600
<v Speaker 1>my own experience and then trying to educate people and

0:50:24.640 --> 0:50:25.680
<v Speaker 1>sharing resources.

0:50:25.719 --> 0:50:27.160
<v Speaker 4>And I think that that.

0:50:27.040 --> 0:50:29.840
<v Speaker 1>Was a really pivotal moment for me, at least in

0:50:29.880 --> 0:50:33.120
<v Speaker 1>my own life too as well as social media, because

0:50:33.840 --> 0:50:38.400
<v Speaker 1>I really found myself not only like in the in

0:50:38.440 --> 0:50:41.000
<v Speaker 1>the world of fitness, but this is another part of me,

0:50:41.080 --> 0:50:43.200
<v Speaker 1>and I think that opened up a lot of the conversation.

0:50:43.280 --> 0:50:45.920
<v Speaker 1>For a lot of black creators or people of color

0:50:45.920 --> 0:50:48.719
<v Speaker 1>that are creators online, they were able to share their

0:50:48.760 --> 0:50:51.520
<v Speaker 1>own experiences and be raw and real and candid, and

0:50:51.600 --> 0:50:54.799
<v Speaker 1>I think that's also what opened up the conversation for

0:50:54.880 --> 0:51:00.160
<v Speaker 1>people that do follow them or for other content creators

0:51:00.280 --> 0:51:03.359
<v Speaker 1>that they just saw how real it was, and I

0:51:03.360 --> 0:51:06.480
<v Speaker 1>think that they empathized a lot, and they realized that

0:51:06.840 --> 0:51:09.000
<v Speaker 1>they had to do something as well, because they don't

0:51:09.000 --> 0:51:12.239
<v Speaker 1>want their friends to feel like that online. So I

0:51:12.320 --> 0:51:14.440
<v Speaker 1>think that urged people to do their part and to

0:51:14.760 --> 0:51:16.719
<v Speaker 1>really want to be part of the conversation.

0:51:16.760 --> 0:51:20.400
<v Speaker 2>One hundred percent. And those highlights, they are They're unbelievable.

0:51:20.440 --> 0:51:23.480
<v Speaker 2>I remember obviously watching them in real time, but I

0:51:23.520 --> 0:51:26.320
<v Speaker 2>did see that you had saved them. So guys, please

0:51:26.360 --> 0:51:29.120
<v Speaker 2>go back to all the way back to Libby's highlights,

0:51:29.160 --> 0:51:32.160
<v Speaker 2>because they are really good and really informative, and you can,

0:51:32.560 --> 0:51:35.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, you can see how much you showed up

0:51:35.840 --> 0:51:38.680
<v Speaker 2>and you were, like, you know, so there in the

0:51:38.800 --> 0:51:42.080
<v Speaker 2>moment doing the thing, which is amazing to see.

0:51:42.320 --> 0:51:43.960
<v Speaker 4>I mean, there's like four of them right now, but

0:51:44.080 --> 0:51:48.080
<v Speaker 4>I just remember how exhausting it was. Georgie.

0:51:48.120 --> 0:51:51.440
<v Speaker 1>I literally don't think I've ever been so mentally fatigued

0:51:51.480 --> 0:51:54.560
<v Speaker 1>in my entire life, but it was obviously it was

0:51:54.680 --> 0:51:56.919
<v Speaker 1>so worth it. But I remember talking to my friend

0:51:56.920 --> 0:52:01.840
<v Speaker 1>a Jazzi, and we were both like hitting it on Instagram.

0:52:01.920 --> 0:52:04.839
<v Speaker 1>We had hundreds of stories every single day of resources

0:52:04.840 --> 0:52:07.800
<v Speaker 1>and then talking about what's going on in our own experiences,

0:52:08.560 --> 0:52:09.959
<v Speaker 1>and it.

0:52:09.920 --> 0:52:12.399
<v Speaker 4>Was like a mod arvory that was a whole thing.

0:52:12.520 --> 0:52:15.160
<v Speaker 1>And I remember going on the run on his birthday

0:52:15.880 --> 0:52:17.719
<v Speaker 1>and I was like, okay, like I feel like I've

0:52:17.760 --> 0:52:20.839
<v Speaker 1>done my part, but I want to do more. And

0:52:20.920 --> 0:52:24.400
<v Speaker 1>then a couple of days later, we have George Floyd

0:52:24.440 --> 0:52:27.839
<v Speaker 1>and I'm like, Okay, mentally, I can't handle this. And

0:52:27.880 --> 0:52:31.400
<v Speaker 1>I felt like I was so engulfed in social media

0:52:31.440 --> 0:52:34.200
<v Speaker 1>and I felt like it was my job to educate people,

0:52:34.280 --> 0:52:37.879
<v Speaker 1>which obviously it's not, but it felt like I want

0:52:37.920 --> 0:52:39.799
<v Speaker 1>to share this and I want to put as much

0:52:39.800 --> 0:52:41.040
<v Speaker 1>information out there as I can.

0:52:41.520 --> 0:52:42.480
<v Speaker 4>But I cannot even.

0:52:42.520 --> 0:52:46.839
<v Speaker 1>Tell you how tired I was. Like mentally, I was like,

0:52:46.920 --> 0:52:48.640
<v Speaker 1>what else am I supposed to do? I feel like

0:52:48.680 --> 0:52:50.560
<v Speaker 1>I'm doing everything I can. And that's the thing is

0:52:50.600 --> 0:52:53.319
<v Speaker 1>like you feel like you're doing so so much, but

0:52:53.400 --> 0:52:56.520
<v Speaker 1>racism still exists. And there has to be fights that

0:52:56.560 --> 0:52:58.160
<v Speaker 1>are fought and you have to be part of it.

0:52:58.600 --> 0:53:00.520
<v Speaker 4>And that's kind of the thing. I feel like I

0:53:01.200 --> 0:53:02.399
<v Speaker 4>kind of compromise. I did.

0:53:02.760 --> 0:53:05.640
<v Speaker 1>I compromise my own mental health, but I felt like

0:53:05.680 --> 0:53:08.600
<v Speaker 1>it came at a greater cost and I felt like

0:53:08.640 --> 0:53:11.600
<v Speaker 1>it was worth it. But now when these things happen

0:53:11.680 --> 0:53:14.040
<v Speaker 1>and when there is a large conversation, I feel like

0:53:14.080 --> 0:53:17.000
<v Speaker 1>I can take a step back, take a breath, analyze

0:53:17.000 --> 0:53:19.880
<v Speaker 1>what's going on instead of just you know, it's like

0:53:19.880 --> 0:53:21.759
<v Speaker 1>when somebody comes out with an apology video, they're like,

0:53:21.800 --> 0:53:23.200
<v Speaker 1>oh my gosh, I have to hop in here at

0:53:23.200 --> 0:53:25.800
<v Speaker 1>the moment and I have to correct my wrongs or whatever.

0:53:26.680 --> 0:53:28.440
<v Speaker 4>No, I've learned now.

0:53:28.320 --> 0:53:31.319
<v Speaker 1>That I don't have to throw my entire body and

0:53:31.400 --> 0:53:34.480
<v Speaker 1>everything into something. I can take a step back because

0:53:34.480 --> 0:53:36.880
<v Speaker 1>I know that a lot of the work or some

0:53:37.000 --> 0:53:40.360
<v Speaker 1>of the work has been done, but I don't have

0:53:40.440 --> 0:53:42.160
<v Speaker 1>to do it all myself, and I won't be the

0:53:42.160 --> 0:53:43.320
<v Speaker 1>person that doesn't all myself.

0:53:43.360 --> 0:53:46.000
<v Speaker 4>I can only do my part, and it's important not

0:53:46.080 --> 0:53:48.400
<v Speaker 4>to fatigue myself with trying to do that.

0:53:48.880 --> 0:53:53.440
<v Speaker 2>Oh no, one hundred percent. And like I actually remember

0:53:53.520 --> 0:53:56.120
<v Speaker 2>thinking that during the time, like you could just see

0:53:56.480 --> 0:53:59.320
<v Speaker 2>how on you are, how on you were.

0:53:59.440 --> 0:53:59.760
<v Speaker 1>And.

0:54:01.160 --> 0:54:05.399
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, like how much heart was involved in everything you did.

0:54:05.400 --> 0:54:10.480
<v Speaker 2>So I could imagine you feeling so fatigued and so drained.

0:54:10.600 --> 0:54:13.560
<v Speaker 2>But it's just, yeah, so amazing to see. And like

0:54:13.600 --> 0:54:15.960
<v Speaker 2>I said, guys, those highlights of there, make sure you

0:54:16.080 --> 0:54:19.840
<v Speaker 2>check them out. It was it was honestly so pivotal

0:54:19.920 --> 0:54:22.640
<v Speaker 2>and it was just even your content for me was

0:54:22.640 --> 0:54:26.319
<v Speaker 2>such a pivotal moment in my awareness and my understanding,

0:54:27.680 --> 0:54:30.319
<v Speaker 2>and so yeah, I couldn't imagine everyone else to Oh

0:54:30.360 --> 0:54:31.040
<v Speaker 2>my gosh.

0:54:30.800 --> 0:54:34.000
<v Speaker 4>I'm happy that it somehow made an impact on you.

0:54:34.000 --> 0:54:36.759
<v Speaker 2>No huge part, honestly, and that's why I really wanted

0:54:36.760 --> 0:54:37.840
<v Speaker 2>to chat about it today.

0:54:38.719 --> 0:54:42.240
<v Speaker 3>But Libby, thank you so much. You are literally such

0:54:42.280 --> 0:54:42.920
<v Speaker 3>a legend.

0:54:43.880 --> 0:54:48.160
<v Speaker 2>That was a very ausy slang word to say, but mate,

0:54:48.200 --> 0:54:48.920
<v Speaker 2>you're a legend.

0:54:50.120 --> 0:54:50.719
<v Speaker 4>I love it.

0:54:52.280 --> 0:54:55.279
<v Speaker 2>As So this season of the Rising Concord podcast we

0:54:55.320 --> 0:54:59.520
<v Speaker 2>are chatting bold moves and bold action, and I wanted

0:54:59.520 --> 0:55:02.919
<v Speaker 2>to ask you what's next for you and how will

0:55:02.960 --> 0:55:05.520
<v Speaker 2>you be taking bold action in twenty twenty one.

0:55:05.960 --> 0:55:09.600
<v Speaker 1>Oh my gosh, bold moves and bold action. Well, first

0:55:09.640 --> 0:55:12.080
<v Speaker 1>of all, we're getting this degree literally next week, Like

0:55:12.120 --> 0:55:12.719
<v Speaker 1>I need.

0:55:12.480 --> 0:55:17.160
<v Speaker 4>In the mail right now. Old, I'm excited.

0:55:17.239 --> 0:55:19.600
<v Speaker 1>I'm just really proud of myself because I mean, I'm

0:55:19.600 --> 0:55:21.520
<v Speaker 1>sure you can relate when you're in school, You're like, oh,

0:55:21.560 --> 0:55:23.759
<v Speaker 1>I could just give up. I could just be done

0:55:23.760 --> 0:55:26.399
<v Speaker 1>with it all and move forwardit. I'm just really proud

0:55:26.400 --> 0:55:28.640
<v Speaker 1>of myself for sticking it out. Because I was supposed

0:55:28.680 --> 0:55:32.160
<v Speaker 1>to graduate in twenty twenty in May, and then I

0:55:32.200 --> 0:55:34.799
<v Speaker 1>was supposed to graduate in December of twenty twenty. That

0:55:34.840 --> 0:55:38.280
<v Speaker 1>didn't happen. Things got pushed, and here we are now March.

0:55:38.360 --> 0:55:40.799
<v Speaker 1>What a random time, but March of twenty twenty one,

0:55:40.840 --> 0:55:44.799
<v Speaker 1>I will be a graduate. That's definitely like my biggest,

0:55:45.040 --> 0:55:50.840
<v Speaker 1>most near move I suppose. Other than that, I really

0:55:50.880 --> 0:55:53.239
<v Speaker 1>just want to expand myself and I really want to

0:55:53.280 --> 0:55:55.680
<v Speaker 1>build a business for myself. I have a couple of

0:55:55.719 --> 0:55:58.160
<v Speaker 1>things that i'm working on the I'm super excited about. Like,

0:55:58.880 --> 0:56:00.840
<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I don't know how this works. Like

0:56:00.880 --> 0:56:03.440
<v Speaker 1>I'm new to this game, Georgia, you've been in it.

0:56:03.600 --> 0:56:07.880
<v Speaker 1>I'm like, I need coach, please, But I'm excited for

0:56:07.960 --> 0:56:14.160
<v Speaker 1>what potentially might come. I'm just really thankful, honestly thankful

0:56:14.200 --> 0:56:17.719
<v Speaker 1>that I've been able to come this far, I've had

0:56:17.719 --> 0:56:19.640
<v Speaker 1>so much stacked up against me, and I'm like, oh my.

0:56:19.640 --> 0:56:21.320
<v Speaker 4>Gosh, statistics mean nothing.

0:56:22.400 --> 0:56:26.640
<v Speaker 1>But I can't wait to build myself up, grow a

0:56:26.680 --> 0:56:29.680
<v Speaker 1>little bit more, learn about myself. Hopefully I get to

0:56:29.719 --> 0:56:32.960
<v Speaker 1>meet some people, and you know, hopefully twenty twenty one

0:56:33.120 --> 0:56:37.200
<v Speaker 1>provides what we want. But other than that, I mean,

0:56:37.239 --> 0:56:39.120
<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I just want to live life for

0:56:39.160 --> 0:56:42.520
<v Speaker 1>a little bit, make some bold moves randomly. I'm sure,

0:56:42.680 --> 0:56:44.839
<v Speaker 1>I don't know. You know how these opportunities come up.

0:56:45.160 --> 0:56:48.239
<v Speaker 2>Sometimes you got to have sactly No, Liby, you are

0:56:48.320 --> 0:56:53.840
<v Speaker 2>honestly such an inspiration. We bloody love you, and I like,

0:56:54.040 --> 0:56:56.640
<v Speaker 2>I'm just telling you right now, like you don't like. Oh,

0:56:56.719 --> 0:56:59.080
<v Speaker 2>don't get me wrong, I'm sorry. Happy to have some

0:56:59.200 --> 0:57:02.279
<v Speaker 2>coach and calls anytime you want. But anything you do,

0:57:02.800 --> 0:57:05.600
<v Speaker 2>I know it's going to be so epic because you

0:57:05.640 --> 0:57:09.120
<v Speaker 2>put your heart into everything and like you said, you

0:57:09.160 --> 0:57:11.879
<v Speaker 2>show up so authentically you and it's going to make

0:57:11.960 --> 0:57:14.480
<v Speaker 2>sense and it's going to be, you know, on purpose,

0:57:14.560 --> 0:57:17.640
<v Speaker 2>on point. So I have no doubts that twenty twenty

0:57:17.640 --> 0:57:19.960
<v Speaker 2>one few is going to be epic and I just

0:57:19.960 --> 0:57:20.720
<v Speaker 2>can't wait to see it.

0:57:21.240 --> 0:57:23.080
<v Speaker 4>Thank you. I'm so excited.

0:57:23.600 --> 0:57:27.200
<v Speaker 2>Thank you, thank you, and Libby, can you let everyone

0:57:27.240 --> 0:57:29.800
<v Speaker 2>know where they can find you, where they can join

0:57:30.040 --> 0:57:30.840
<v Speaker 2>the Libby Hole.

0:57:32.760 --> 0:57:36.040
<v Speaker 1>Yes, of course, you guys can find me on Instagram.

0:57:36.040 --> 0:57:41.000
<v Speaker 1>I'm at Libby Christiansen. Also on YouTube Libby Christensen, and

0:57:41.040 --> 0:57:43.160
<v Speaker 1>I think that's it. I guess I have a TikTok

0:57:43.200 --> 0:57:46.960
<v Speaker 1>as well. I'm not a huge TikToker. I'm no Charlie Demilio.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm really just me, but I believe it's literally the

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<v Speaker 4>same username. Thank goodness. But yeah, I love it.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it all three and I'll put that in

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<v Speaker 3>the show notes. Guys. Ah, thank you so much. Libby, Yes,

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<v Speaker 3>of course, thank you. Thank you for.

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<v Speaker 2>Listening for another rn C episode. I really appreciate taking

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