85. You Deserve to Feel Good: Pregnancy, Health, & Relationships with Samantha (So_Manti)

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Samantha Ortiz Young, a Latina entrepreneur and Nike trainer, shares her journey in wellness, revealing how her father's kidney disease taught her to view movement as a privilege and shaped her approach to fitness, pregnancy, and life.

• Witnessing her father's health struggles from a young age gave Samantha a unique perspective on wellness as a privilege
• The mindset shift required for wellness involves daily affirmations, surrounding yourself with supportive people, and celebrating small wins
• Samantha shares her surprisingly positive pregnancy experience at age 36 and why she initially hesitated to talk about it
• The three pillars that supported her healthy pregnancy: nutrition, fitness, and mental wellness
• How partners can influence each other's wellness journeys and why male partners are equally important in pregnancy preparation
• Weight loss happens automatically when you focus on building sustainable habits and routines
• Motivation is temporary, but discipline is what keeps you consistent in your wellness journey
• You are worthy and deserving of feeling good in your body - this mindset is fundamental to success

Find Samantha on Instagram and TikTok @so_manti where she shares resources, products she trusts, and offers support to women prioritizing their wellness journeys.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello friends, welcome back to Wealthy
Generation Podcast, that'sW-E-L-L-T-H-Y.
Today is going to be a fun onebecause I have a fellow Latina,
rooted in wellness, here to talkabout a topic that deserves so
much sunshine and light.

(00:20):
We'll see once we get into it.
But I have the amazing SamanthaOrtiz Young here.
Latina entrepreneur, Niketrainer, wellness educator.
I'm going into her bio, but I'mgoing to let her introduce
herself.
You might know her as SoMantion the social interwebs.
So welcome, samantha.
Thank you so much.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
Samantha, thank you so much.
I'm so excited to be here.
Thank you for inviting me, andI'm I'm ready to dive into this
amazing chat.
A little bit about me.
I mean, you basically prettymuch said it, but entrepreneur,
I'm in the fitness and wellnessindustry, been in it for over 15
years at this point, and it'ssomething that I love and thrive
off.
I love and enjoy educatingwomen, helping women see their

(01:11):
true potential and prioritizingthemselves when it comes to
fitness and wellness.
I am also a Nike trainer.
I own my own business in termsof wellness, nutrition and I
actually have my own fitness app.
So, again, diving into fitnessand wellness, I feel like those
two combined give an amazingstory and give an amazing

(01:34):
resource for women to feel trulytheir best.
So that's me.
That's a little spiel about me,sorry, latina.
I'm Puerto Rican, proud of bornand raised in New York City, in
Brooklyn specifically.
So yeah, that's a little bitabout me.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, as soon as you're like Puerto Rican, I'm
like saluda mi vecino.
You know, fat bunny, oh yes.

Speaker 2 (01:55):
Oh yes, girl, he's always shouting out.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
I mean he's shouting out DR, but still I'm like, hey
neighbor, exactly Exactly Cool.
Hey neighbor, exactly ExactlyCool.
So thank you for being here.
I feel like there's a small butmighty group of us in the
wellness industry as Latinas,catering to our people and just
making things super culturallyrelevant on top of that.

(02:19):
So I appreciate that All right.
So usually everybody comes witha story.
I feel like in our communitythey were not just participating
in health and wellness theirentire lives.
So if you don't mind sharingwith us what was your experience
with health and wellnessgrowing up?

(02:40):
How did you get into thislifestyle in particular and
career?

Speaker 2 (02:44):
Sure.
So it started when I was veryyoung.
My parents my dad was a he hada kidney disease and since I've
been since before I was born hehad that disease.
He got it when he was 16 yearsold and from his experiences
throughout his life I learned toreally appreciate and think of

(03:11):
movement and wellness and healthas a privilege.
Through his experiencesthroughout his life Because he
had three kidney transplants,open heart surgery, years of
dialysis.
So, being a child of someone whohas this disease, you just
learn different things andyou're more sensitive to certain
things.
So I feel like that kind ofgave me a step up into

(03:32):
understanding the importance ofnutrition.
And my mom changed a lot ofwhat we ate, how we approach
life, because of my dad'ssituation.
So we changed a lot of the waythat we ate and the mindset that
we took in terms of, like whatI mentioned, having privilege
around these things that a lotof people take for granted, to

(03:54):
be honest, just getting up everyday, walking, moving, having
the ability to work, having theability to smile, having all
these different abilities wedidn't take for granted.
So through that I reallylearned and wanted to kind of
extend that feeling of privilegeand remind people of what we

(04:18):
have and a lot of the timespeople don't take advantage of
it because there's mental blocks, there's other things that go
on in life and for me I wantedto help people through those
situations.
So I felt the only way that Icould do that was to dive into
the nutrition and fitness space.
It's something I loved.
I was also a very active child,so I played sports since the age

(04:40):
of eight, all the way till Igraduated college.
I played softball andvolleyball, got scholarships to
play in college as well, soalways been a very active child.
And again, my parents were alsoentrepreneurs.
So I kind of just fell intothat feeling of this is the way
that I want to go about my lifebeing my own boss, understanding

(05:02):
that that comes with highs andlows, but still being able to
have my vision shine and themission behind what I wanted to
achieve.
So that's kind of how I got intothat realm and career was
because of my dad and my parentsboth of them, because they
decided to make differentchanges and through, again, my

(05:24):
dad experiences, I was able toreally appreciate movement.
So my tagline is always movingyour body is a privilege and I
don't take that lightly and Ishare that a lot with my social
media following and with clientslike just a reminder, because a
lot of times we're like so busyin life and we just you know,
things happen, you takeadvantage of things, or you're

(05:46):
just just like, oh, I forgot howprivileged I am.
So just having that littlereminder kind of gives you like,
brings you back into the moment.
So that's kind of how I startedbasically yeah, thank you for
sharing that.

Speaker 1 (05:57):
That must have been a lot growing up it was.

Speaker 2 (06:00):
It was a lot um, a lot of hospitals, a lot of just
that type of environment.
But I think my my mother inparticular did a really good job
of reminding us how privilegedwe were and that everything was
going to be okay and they stayedin a very positive mindset and
I feel like I've pretty muchtransitioned into that mindset

(06:23):
throughout my whole life andI've been a very positive person
.
I always say I can control whatI can control and I think a lot
of people get stuck in the oh,I'm trying to do this, I'm
trying to do that.
They're trying to control a lotof things that they just don't
have control over.
So for me, I'm a very laid-back, positive person, like if I can
control this, I'm gonna controlthis, but if I can't, it's okay

(06:45):
, like it's not meant for me orwhatever may have you.
So I think, with theexperiences my parents really
changing our mindset to be aspositive as possible, even
though all these things weregoing on, we took out like the
small positive moments out ofthose situations.
So that has molded me into theadult that I am today and I get

(07:08):
to share my gifts, myexperiences with others and
that's just to me, that's just abeautiful thing, yeah yeah, it
is a beautiful thing.

Speaker 1 (07:17):
I was actually gonna ask you.
I know you mentioned it insharing your story but to really
highlight the part of youmentioned mindset shift and I
know that when it comes tohealth and wellness, there's a
lot of strategy given.
It's like eat like this and movelike that, and really anybody

(07:39):
could pretty much execute onsomething like that on a set of
directions or on a to do list.
And I find that one of the mostdifficult parts is the mind,
and that's what gets in the wayof the execution of whatever it
is that you have to do.
So can you please expand alittle bit more on that, on how
you really had to kind of moldyour mind, or how maybe your

(08:02):
parents helped you do that tokind of really embody this
lifestyle?

Speaker 2 (08:08):
Yeah for sure.
For me, it was a lot ofaffirmations.
I am an affirmation girly, so Ithink, just reminding yourself
daily, because we could have somuch noise in the world and we
could get distracted very easily.
So I think really honing in onyour values, what you're trying
to achieve in your life, shouldbe front and center.

(08:30):
So for me, anything that has todo with personal development in
terms of different podcasts,who you're following on social
media, is also a very huge thing, because we're on social media
many hours of the day and whatwe consume is what we think and
believe.
So, really honing in on whoyou're following, why you're

(08:52):
following these people, are theymotivating you?
Are they reminding you of yourgoal?
That also accounts for thepeople that who are around you.
Who are those five main peoplewho are around you?
Are they on your level?
Are they giving you positiveenergy?
Are they sharing things thatmake sense for your life right
now, in this journey, in thischapter?

(09:13):
So those things are veryimportant.
I think we surpass that andwe're just like oh, like,
whatever.
I have it on my right by mybedside.
I also have it in my bathroom.
I have sticky notes, I have iton my phone, constant reminder
of what I'm trying to achievementally is really important.

(09:34):
That shift, but again, havingthe surroundings around me that
also are reflective of what I'mlooking for in my life, I think
is really important.
Reflective of what I'm lookingfor in my life, I think is
really important.
And then when I was younger, Iwas just like you know.
Let's say, my dad was in thehospital.
He got a surgery, just like.

(09:56):
Again, that is a big situationbut we took OK, the surgery went
well, he is able to walk today,like, just taking those small,
like wins, especially in yourfitness journey, is to reflect
back to that.
People always want to see theend result and they don't want
to go through those small winsor those, those challenges or

(10:17):
hurdles.
They only see the end results.
Um, so I think, reallyunderstanding that you have to
take it day by day, not throwingyourself into something.
Some people are like, oh, I'mgoing to start working out and
they want to work out five timesa week and let's be more
realistic about that becausethis is something new for you
and something you really want toachieve.
So let's take it a littleslower.

(10:38):
Let's go two times a week for30 minutes and then we can ramp
it up a little.
You know, week for 30 minutesand then we can ramp it up a
little.
You know, little by little, buttrust your body to understand
that movement is going to getyou there.
But your mental capacity alsoneeds to understand that as well
.
So, like thinking I just wantto lose 20, 30 pounds, okay, but

(10:59):
this is going to, this is howwe're going to achieve it.
So I think understanding likesmall wins, small victories,
everything is not about thescale.
It's about how you feel.
Are you able to walk up thestairs?
Are you able to play with yourkids?
Are you able to grab thosegroceries without feeling tired?
Those are the, those are thesmall things that you have to
start noticing in order topropel you to move forward,

(11:20):
because if we don't notice that,we're going to get discouraged
and we're just going to stop andthen try and start over again.
It's going to be the same thing.
So I think acknowledging thosesmall steps will get you to your
main goal, but you have toacknowledge that first the end

(11:46):
goal, and sometimes people don'teven know why that's the end
goal.

Speaker 1 (11:48):
It's kind of, I feel like imposed by society or
something that's outdated orthings like that.
What have you seen in yourexperience as a trainer and
doing nutrition have been suchhuge small wins that the client
doesn't see and you have tobring it up for them.
What have been some?

Speaker 2 (12:08):
of those.
For me it's mental block, likethey block out, they don't think
they can do it, they think it'stoo hard.
Oh, I need this, I need that.
So I think for me, like justeven jumping up a plyo box is
like they're like, oh, they getso nervous about jumping up a
plyo box is like they're like,oh, they get so nervous about
jumping up a plyo box and I'mlike you can do it and that's

(12:29):
just a mental you know blockthat you have not only in your
physical fitness but in anoverall, in your career and your
family.
There's so many things thatblock people.
So I think when you startlearning how to move past that
mental block, it, it transitionsnot only physically but just

(12:50):
overall.
So my clients thinking theycan't, they don't have time, the
time, the time is the thing.
But my thing is like, well, ifyou have time to scroll on your
phone which we all do you havetime to go outside and walk.
Let's walk.
If you want to still scroll,that's great, let's walk and
scroll.
You know, let's utilize thetime to the best of our

(13:10):
abilities.
I think utilizing that is keyand in terms of workout, same
thing I don't have time, butlearning to utilize your time
Like I I I keep saying that,that, but it's the truth.
Like people always put that andsometimes that happens to me
too, you know like it's justlike, oh, I don't have time, and
then I'm like, samantha, comeon now, let's.

(13:31):
Let's dive in a little bit somemore.
What?
What does that mean?
So it's kind of being more likehesitant about something or
like really like I want to diveinto this.
So maybe getting up 30 minutesearlier, figuring out a better
routine for yourself, like I'mgoing to be a mother, god
willing, in the next less than amonth actually.

(13:51):
So just like really finding anew routine.
I know that's going to takesome time, but just
understanding that my health, mymental wellness, my physical
health, is really important, notonly for me but for my family
and for my daughter, and I haveto find that routine.
I will find it as of right now.
I'm focused, I prioritize mywellness, my fitness, so that I

(14:15):
have a foundation to go off whenI get to that point.
So same thing for everyone else.
Like those excuses, they're justexcuses.
Maybe you're scared, maybeyou're nervous, you don't want
to fail these are differentthings that happen for people
but it's like you're never goingto know until you try.
And failing doesn't mean you'rea failure.
Failure means that you actuallytry to do something, learn from

(14:37):
the experience, positivemindset, switching how you take
that opportunity or thatexperience Instead of saying I
just failed.
Let's think about it in adifferent way.
What did you learn out of thatexperience?
I'm sure there's a few thingsyou can list and then, when you
do it again, you can learn andtake those moments that you felt
like, okay, I learned this,take that with you and you just

(14:59):
get better and better.
I think we have like thisthought of like oh, I failed, I
can't do it again.
The biggest businesses theyfail, people fail all the time.
It happens to everyone.
Trust me, you are not alone, we.
Just the difference betweenthem and you is that they're
taking that experience.
They're taking some positivemoments, topics, experiences

(15:21):
within that, and they're thentrying it again with that new
mindset in in mind.
So I think just changing thator understanding that a little
bit better makes you be like oh,okay, I could see that, I could
understand that, you know, yeahyeah, absolutely.

Speaker 1 (15:37):
I'm glad you mentioned that, because there
are so many different ways to dothings.
There are so many differentways to do things.
There are so many differentseasons that we go through, and
I think that's something that Ifeel like is not understood is
that there's flexibility andthere's pivot and that's really
at the forefront of wellness.
It doesn't look a specific way,that rigid forever for a very

(16:02):
long time.
So, given flexibility or let'ssay, quote-unquote the failure,
but it's really maybe you needto switch up your schedule or
what you're doing or the time.
Then it gives us permission tojust keep going and it looked
different than what it didbefore exactly so.

Speaker 2 (16:21):
It's like, if you're, you have to make a.
So it's like, if you're youhave to make a change, like
clearly, the way that you'redoing it is not working, so
there has to be some type ofchange there.
And I think people still try togo about it in the same way.
And then they hit that wall andit's just like that's not
working because in order tochange, you have to change.
So you know, it's like prettysimple, right.

(16:44):
But then it's like you're inthat situation.
You're like, why is this notworking?
It's like, well, you're, you'rein the same situation, you're
doing the same thing.
You have a routine.
People think they don't have aroutine.
They feel like they're a littlethings.
No, you have a routine.
It's just not the routinethat's going to get you to where
you want to go.

Speaker 1 (17:01):
So that's where we got to change it Exactly.
Ooh, yes.
Sometimes what you're doing isnot in line with the goal you
want.

Speaker 2 (17:09):
Exactly.

Speaker 1 (17:10):
Oh my God, there's so much noise in this industry.
Okay, I'm like not trying topivot a gazillion ways because
I'm like, oh, there's so much.
I know it's like so much, but Ifeel like something else I want
to touch on is what happens whenbecause you also brought up

(17:30):
those people who are around youto, and your circle of influence
what happens when you're tryingto adopt this lifestyle and you
do want to take care ofyourself, but everybody around
you is on a different journey?
How do you let that notdiscourage you and you to keep
going on your path, because forsome reason, you chose it, it

(17:53):
came to you.
You want to do this, but nowyou're feeling the tug and pull
of influences around you.

Speaker 2 (17:59):
Mm-hmm for me, I would say that then you need to
be the leader in your team.
You need to be that person,because sometimes you don't want
to let those people go, and itdoesn't mean that they're bad
people or anything along thoselines.
Everybody has their own journey.
They're going through their ownthings at different times, but
I feel like reducing the noiseis also letting people know,

(18:22):
just truly being transparentwith everyone and saying listen,
I really want to dive into myhealth, like I've been slacking
on it.
Just be open about it.
You don't.
If they come back with somenegativity or pushback, that's
fine, but you just want to letthem know that this is your.
This is going to be what you'refocusing on.

(18:43):
So if you're not, you're notwith them 24 seven, like you
used to be what you're focusingon.
So if you're not with them 24-7, like you used to be this is
why and that's it, like there'sthat you can explain that and
that's it.
After that, you don't have tokeep explaining yourself.
And then, for I would say, tryto surround yourself with other
people, like people at the gym,if you're going to the gym or if
you're on an online fitnessplatform.

(19:06):
There's so much community andthere's so much.
There's people in your samesituation that you can really
connect with.
Utilizing social media in thatway is beautiful, because
there's so much online communityand I would dive into that a
little bit more.
And also, probably, if you areon social media really sharing
your story and sharing where youwant to go and what you're
trying to do, and there can bepeople that are saying, oh, I'm

(19:27):
trying to do the same thing andyou might meet a new friend or
you might meet a new, you know,support buddy.
That is just like let's do thistogether.
So it might not necessarily bethe people around you, even
though you did share.
This is the direction I'mtrying to go in.
They might want to join you,they might not want to, and

(19:50):
that's okay, but I think makingit clear that this is what I'm
looking to do and I don't wantdistraction and I don't want
that negativity, let that beknown, let that be stated and
then find yourself trying tofind different community,
different people around you thatcan really continue to support
you and you could support themat the same time.

Speaker 1 (20:10):
Yeah, yeah, I like that and it's true.
I find that a lot of times,people want to bring a buddy
with them, or the best friend ortheir cousin and they might not
be ready, but you have done alot of things together before
and not given an opportunity forthe new spaces that you might
be joining.
I think it's so scary to showup to new spaces, but you can

(20:30):
get a lot out of it and most ofthe time there's just a lot of
people that want the same thingyou do and you get to at least
have like gym friends, issometimes you get really close
and sometimes it's just thathello, like we're here together
every Thursday at eight and thisis what we do and then we go
home.
But it's still also providingthat human connection if you're

(20:52):
in person.
And there's also the social the, the online communities, too
Cool.
So one of the main reasons eventhough I've been thinking about
asking you to come here for along time but something and we
spoke about this a little bitbefore we hopped on that I was
like Ooh, I really want to talkto Samantha about this is

(21:15):
sharing about your pregnancy andyour pregnancy experience.
You mentioned something likeyou were hesitant to share more
because you've been feeling sowell and that's generally not
the experience that other peopleshare about.
So can you talk to us a littlebit about that before we dive?

Speaker 2 (21:33):
in.
So I'm currently in and havemonths pregnant.
She's down here, she's overhere and I have had an amazing
pregnancy, honestly, from thebeginning all the way till now.
God willing, everything willcontinue that way as I deliver
and beyond.

(21:53):
But I feel like on social mediaI didn't get stories like that.
I didn't get stories wherewomen were having these type of
experiences.
Women were having these type ofexperiences.
It was more of you know,they're having difficulty or
they're pregnant and it's justlike they're having all these
different symptoms, and Ipersonally thought that that was
something that I was going toexperience, because I thought

(22:14):
that that was just normal, notdiscrediting how women, you know
, go throughout this journey.
Everyone has a story, everyoneexperiences things differently
and everyone's story is valid.
But I felt like I didn't hearmuch about such positive
pregnancy stories and I was veryhesitant to share about that
because I didn't want to offendanyone.

(22:35):
I didn't want to make it seemlike, oh, I'm better than
someone.
That's not the case.
It was just more like this iswhat I'm experiencing and maybe
I can impact someone who istrying to get pregnant or who is
pregnant and is in the samesituation as me.
So from the first trimester, Imean, I had no symptoms.
Literally I didn't.

(22:55):
I was like am I pregnant?
I'm not sure.

Speaker 1 (22:58):
The scary.
Yes, yes.

Speaker 2 (23:01):
And as women who have been pregnant, for you know
that we don't get to have anultrasound until like eight
between eight and 10 weeks, youknow, into our pregnancy.
So it's kind of just like Ihope I'm pregnant, Like I don't
feel anything, that type ofsituation.
And you know, I was fortunateenough in my fitness business.

(23:22):
I was creating challenges and Iwas doing workouts like I
normally.
So I was really in a mindsetwhere I was like, OK, I hope I'm
, you know, pregnant, I'm doingall the things, but I just don't
feel any morning sickness,nausea, food aversions, nothing.
I was perfectly fine.
So I didn't share my story earlyon, kept it to myself.

(23:43):
But I think, as, like twotrimesters, I continued
throughout the trimesters andweeks I was like you know what
my story should be heard and Ishouldn't feel some type of way,
you know, sharing it.
If people take it a differentway, that's how they take it.
I will continue to say thateverybody's story is different
and everybody's story is valid,but mine is too.

(24:03):
So I was able to then share mystory and a lot of women
resonated with me which wasreally beautiful, you know, and
they also said they were kind ofnervous sharing their story
because it was so good.
So, yeah, that's kind of howthe pregnancy experience, in
terms of sharing, went about.

Speaker 1 (24:23):
Yeah, Thank you for sharing that.
I actually felt really seen inyour post too.
I had my last kid like almostnine years ago but, I know time
flies, girl.
It really does fly.
It really really does fly.
Um.
So it was very refreshing whenyou posted that and, and me
being pregnant such a long timeago, I still resonated with that

(24:46):
because I also did not havesuch volatile symptoms.
I felt pretty well.
I actually was very shy to talkabout how I was feeling because
I feel that people expected tohear how much I was throwing up
and how bad I was feeling andthe back pain and all this, and
the most I can remember was justbeing very sleepy in the

(25:09):
beginning and that was it Like.

Speaker 2 (25:10):
I just needed a little bit more rest.

Speaker 1 (25:12):
So I do think that stories like yours deserve
attention and praise, and I feellike sometimes we're so used to
hearing hardship and how thingsare so hard that when we're
feeling well is not equallycelebrated or is not validated
in the same way and yeah.

Speaker 2 (25:32):
So I commend you for just coming out and sharing,
even if it was difficult atfirst, because now we see that
there's a whole community outthere of women who really felt
similar yeah, yeah, and I dowant to add this is my first
pregnancy, so I got pregnant at35, I'm now 36, I'm gonna give
birth at 36, so I think alsotalking about having children in

(25:56):
your like mid 30s is anotheryou know, as another story
behind that yeah but just reallysharing, like it can happen at
this age and you can still feelgreat, like it's just.
You know, it's just depending ondifferent things, lifestyle,
different things along thoselines, but it's possible.

(26:16):
It's possible and you can havea positive experience yeah, did
they call you a geriatric person?
They did not.
They did not, honestly, Ididn't.
I haven't heard any of thatwhich I was again thinking they
were going to tell me that.
But no, they did not.

(26:37):
They just they just said likewomen over 35 and that's it.
Like that's the kind of howthey approached my, my pregnancy
and just saying like we just,you know, women over 35, we're
just adding these, maybedifferent testing or whatnot.
But they never said geriatric,Like that's not a term.
I've heard my whole pregnancy,throughout my medical staff, so

(26:58):
that's a that's a positive too.
So that was just like I'm not.
I'm not geriatric, honey, OKyeah.

Speaker 1 (27:07):
I'm not geriatric, honey, okay.
Yeah, I'm glad that language ischanging, because I feel like
language is so important and itmakes women feel some sort of
way.
You absolutely can have healthypregnancies later on or like in
your mid thirties, latethirties it depends on a lot of
things, like you said, which Ihope to get into right now.
How do you think your lifestylesupported you in having a

(27:28):
healthy pregnancy?
I don't want to say symptomfree because, as you very well
mentioned, everybody'sexperience is different and it's
not fair to like put symptomsup against each other.
I think that is ill.
But how do you think, for you,personally speaking, your
lifestyle uh influence the kindof pregnancy you're having?

Speaker 2 (27:51):
Yeah, absolutely.
Um.
So, like I mentioned, I've beenin fitness for quite a while
now and I just really prioritize.
Since before I was pregnant,I've been like in high school
I'm talking, uh, I've beentaking supplementation.
I've been very active.
I have really focused on mymental health.

(28:13):
I think it's something thatkind of people pass through and
just like, oh yeah, I work outand I eat right, but there's
just so much more to it and I'vebeen able to really practice
this routine for years.
Not saying that because youhaven't you, you won't have this
experience, that's not what I'msaying.
It can very well happen.
But I think really honing inand taking control of your

(28:37):
nutrition, of your mentalwellness, of your physical
health, is so important, notjust for pregnancy, but just for
overall health.
And but when you mix in,pregnancy is so much more
complex.
And for me, I've been able toreally hone in on those three
things.
So nutrition, fitness andmental wellness and those three

(29:01):
things have been the pillars forme to be where I am right now,
and including my husband.
So I've, my husband and I havebeen together since college.
So we you know we're, ourlifestyles are not perfect.
I always say like 80 20 rulewhen it comes to lifestyle 80
percent of the time we're doingwhat we have to do, we're in a

(29:23):
routine, and then 20 percent ofthe time we're doing what we
have to do, we're in a routine,and then 20 percent of the time
we go out, we'll have this,we'll eat that, like we have a
balance.
I never want to be feelrestricted, but for the most
part, my husband and I, we livea very similar lifestyle.
So, again, his priorities arenutrition, wellness in terms of
mental wellness and then alsohis physical health.

(29:45):
So for him it's taking hisvitamins in the morning with a
shake and then having sufficientamount of protein throughout
the day, and it's very similarfor me focusing on those key
notes in general, like isimportant in our routine.
So, again, what has made thedifference I feel for me in my

(30:08):
journey so far has been thatprioritization of a routine that
reflects how I want to live mylife.
I want to live my life feelingamazing.
I want to live my life mentallyfeeling great.
I don't want to have any typeof unnecessary diseases or what

(30:29):
have you, like things that couldbe prevented.
I don't want that and I feellike being Latina, our families
eat a certain way, do certainthings, and not that I don't
enjoy our typical food, becauseI sure do, but it's not
something that I have on a dailybasis.
So just having that balance andmaking sure that those three

(30:49):
pillars are essential havedefinitely shaped the way my
pregnancy has been.
And again, for myself and formy husband, because it takes two
.
And I think more research hascome out that men are just as
important as women when it comesto pregnancy, and the way that
they approach their health isvery important.

(31:11):
So poor nutrition, excessivedrinking or drug use or whatever
may have you low in terms ofenergy levels and physical
fitness is just as important.
So they have an impact.
So do the women, and I thinkunderstanding that we were able

(31:32):
to be like, okay, we'll continuewhat we're doing and we'll just
ramp it up a little bit more.
So in terms of like before wegot pregnant, just taking
different tests, understandinglike genetic testing, my egg
fertility, his fertility, likereally understanding those
things Because, again, we areolder but this can impact anyone

(31:54):
.
This is people are beingimpacted in their 20s,
unfortunately, with havingdifficulty getting pregnant, so
it can happen at any age, and Ithink preparing yourself to the
best of your ability isimportant and understanding that
it could be reversed.
You just really need to stickto those pillars and understand
that you're not only doing itfor your pregnancy, but you're

(32:15):
doing it for you and you deserveto feel good, like you deserve
that, and I think a lot ofpeople like stay in this realm
where it's just like this is,this is how I'm supposed to feel
.
I'm just like, no, you're not,just, it can change.
So, again, those are the threepillars that I've focused on
since a very young, and it hasbrought me to this moment now.

Speaker 1 (32:38):
Yeah, thank you for sharing what how your lifestyle
has contributed to pregnancy andalso bringing up your husband,
what how your lifestyle hascontributed to pregnancy and
also bringing up your husband Ireally also.
I love to bring into theconversation the male partner
when I'm talking about pregnancyand having a discussion around
pregnancy, because so muchpressure is put on the female.

(32:58):
And it's like with whatever'shappening with the pregnancy
whether it's not being able toget pregnant or not being able
to sustain a pregnancy or whathave you the eyes are always on
the female especially.
I feel like in our communitiesum or maybe maybe not so much in
the doctor's office, but, ifyou like, have your ears open

(33:19):
around this kind of conversation, no one ever talks about what
the what the male partner'sdoing or how they contribute to
this, and yes there are so muchresearch coming out, like with
the quality of sperm, the likehow it's shaped, how fast does
it go?
Like there's just so many things.
And in the male population,testosterone is rapidly

(33:43):
declining because of ourlifestyle and what we do.
So thank you for reallypainting a well-rounded picture
about not just what you're doing, but what you're doing together
as a couple to ensure to have ahealthy pregnancy, and how the
husband's part starts supportinglike is important from the very

(34:05):
start.
Now question for you was yourhusband always into this
lifestyle or did you influencehim a little bit?

Speaker 2 (34:14):
Definitely influenced him a little bit.
He was he was an athlete, soalways active, but I think my
husband is African-American, sotheir eating habits are very
similar to the Latino community.
Yeah, and I think reallychanging the way that he saw
like food and and it took sometime but I think now, like he's

(34:35):
more like oh no, we don't, Idon't cook anything fry.
Like he's just like, no, wedon't need that we.
So it's been a transition forhim in terms of the nutrition
standpoint which, again, I'vehad since I was very young, you
know, because of my experiencewith my father.
So I've been exposed to that ata very young age.

(34:57):
Like we need we're eatinghealthier.
And my mom made a lot ofdifferent changes, even though
we did enjoy still the typicalPuerto Rican foods, but there
were so many different changesin terms of different milks or
different butters or differentwe're not eating like that all
the time and no fried food.
And there was just so muchdifferent changes that we went
through that at a already, at ateenager, I was just like, oh, I

(35:21):
don't eat like that, like Inever had this.
Or even cleaning products, tobe honest, yeah, very non-toxic
products.
We started early in the game.
So I don't really know whatFabuloso or Clorox, like I don't
, I don't, I've never used thatFabuloso too, you know.
So I mean that's a whole notherstory, you know, in terms of

(35:43):
toxic products in the house, Iwon't get into that.
Um, just changing thosedifferent things made such a
difference.
So, and then, speaking with myhusband, who had like eczema
when we were in college and justlike, okay, in my mind I'm like
, okay, you just need to changeyour cleaning, like your laundry
detergent.
He's like what?

(36:03):
I'm like the clothes istouching your skin.
That's why you're gettingirritated and has toxins.
I'm not going.
He's like what?
And now he's just like, oh no,we can't use that, we can't use
this.
So I think I he learned a lotfrom me, but he was already on
the right track in terms of he'sa very physical person.
So, yeah, that was great,that's a leg up, and I was just

(36:32):
helping him along the lines andunderstanding the importance of
still enjoying our typical foods.
But we can't eat like that allthe time because of these
certain things that can happen,and it's just been great.
Ever since college, honestly,we've made so many changes
together as a couple and now weget to bring in our daughter and
she gets to really be in thatrealm already, which is
beautiful.
She doesn't really have to makethat many changes, but yeah
generational health, baby yesyes, yes, yes, so yeah.

(36:53):
So it was like physical fitnesshe had.
But everything else that kindof helped him through and and
this is where we are now.
So just to let anyone listeninglisten.

Speaker 1 (37:02):
Sometimes you gotta be, you gotta push them a gotta
be, you gotta push them a littlebit.

Speaker 2 (37:05):
Yes, you gotta push them a little bit.
Trust me, it'll be worth it.
But yeah, that's that's kind ofhow it started.

Speaker 1 (37:12):
I I specifically asked that question because a
lot of my clients this is wherethey like they have a lot of
questions about that, becauseit's usually typically the
female who starts like I need totake care of myself, you know.
I need to look whether it's foraesthetic purposes or hormonal

(37:33):
changes happening.
They're not feeling well.
Something influences them tostart making some sort of
changes.
And then they start to noticehow well they're feeling, like
I'm so happy you've emphasizedso many times that you can
actually feel well in your bodyand it's not all this doom and
gloom that's presented to us,especially from older

(37:55):
individuals in our communitywhere it's like I get all the
diabetes and, oh my God, my backand my knees and my head and
all these things Like, yeah, wewill go there if we're not
paying attention to ourlifestyle.
But it is also possible to feelreally good in our bodies.

Speaker 2 (38:11):
So how, that doesn't have to be the normal, yeah, it
doesn't have to be the normal.

Speaker 1 (38:15):
You can have energy, you can have mental clarity, you
don't have to have migrainesall the time and bloating and
pain.
So all that to say that theystart to experience this and
then they're like oh my gosh myhusband, oh my gosh my partner
how can I?

Speaker 2 (38:28):
because you get excited, right, yeah, you get
excited like oh wow I don't haveto have back chain I thought I
did you know, like I thoughtthat's what getting older meant.
But it's like no, you know,it's like no, you didn't have to
feel that way and that startednot just now, like that started
because of before, so years andyears and years before yes, yes,

(38:50):
yes.
So they get excited.
They're like, oh no, I want youto feel this way and you just
have all this fucking energy.

Speaker 1 (38:55):
And then they're just like, whoa, slow down, yeah
yeah, yeah, and you know they'regoing through that and I try
and share my experience and I'mhappy you're sharing your
experience because it was thesame thing, like my husband
wasn't all excited about thesekinds of things and I always
tell them and you know it was abig transition because I started

(39:17):
my journey at 30 years old,after having my two kids.
So he's like what, what's, whatare you doing, what's happening,
kids?
So he's like what, what's, whatare you doing, what's happening
?
But he's just like you'redescribing your husband now, too
, where he's looking at thingsthat he's like oh no, this has
too much sugar and no, we're notgoing to order fries and fried
tenders.
Like he's also like where areyour vegetables?

(39:41):
You have to pick one.
But it wasn't always like that,and he's learned a lot too in
our relationship, and somethingI like to tell my clients and I
want to know if you have someother sort of advice too is just
to keep going at your journey.
Everybody doesn't have to comealong with you immediately.

(40:03):
Even if it's a person who'salways living with you like a
husband right they'll start tonotice, and I remember one time
he was like because, becausewe're 39, right, and he was like
, uh, you're not gonna look thatgood and then I'm gonna look
like this as we're aging, like.
So if that's the motivator,then I'm like baby, I'm going to

(40:25):
keep going, I'm going to bejust, you know, and also
understanding where they comefrom too.
Like you had a very impactfullife, like life experience, very
young.
But sometimes also, I like toremind them, you know, think
about what their family dynamicis, think about the males in

(40:47):
their family and what they did.
So holding space and grace forthem to to understand that it's
a big change and maybe it wasnot modeled for them.
Um, can can help the processalong.
It doesn't have to happen veryfast, so I'm curious what you
have to share on this.

Speaker 2 (41:04):
No, yeah, I agree with you.
I think we, once we startfeeling better or we want our
partner to start the journeywith us.
They might not be there withwith you at that moment doesn't
mean that they don't love you,doesn't mean that they don't
support you, it's just they'reat a different space or anything
.
Yeah, yeah, it's true.
Um, those are the top threethings usually.

(41:26):
So I think you going on yourjourney and showing consistency
and showing that you care aboutyourself, I think starts to
change their mindset slowly butsurely.
Or, you know, I'm doing thisnot being so pushy, but just
kind of trying to involve themhere and there is great, and

(41:50):
then when they're ready, theywill join you and at the end of
the day, if it's a long time I'mtalking like over a year and
they still haven't donesomething they're really sitting
down with them and making themunderstand like I'm trying to
live long with you, I love youand you know really breaking

(42:15):
down the benefits of thesethings because at the end of the
day, you want a partner that ison your level.
You know you want to sharethese moments.
Not only is it just a physicalchange, but it's a change
between you and your partner,Like intimately.
You're having these momentstogether, you working out
together, you're feeling bettertogether there.
It changes the dynamic of yourrelationship in such a positive
way.
You know, I've worked out withmy husband many times and it's

(42:36):
just like you fall in love evena little bit more because you're
motivating one another.
You're getting touchy-feelyduring the workout.
You know you're just like you.
Those things are important,especially when you're with
someone for a longer period oftime.
You're re-sparking that, thatintimacy, that love, and so not
only thinking of it in that way,but also in just a physical,

(42:58):
you know achievement, but alsoyou know you're, you're helping
each other in your, yourrelationship.
The communication is better,you're understanding each other
better, you're motivating andinspiring one another.
That is exciting.
So I think, thinking of it likethat and really having a sit
down, talk with if, with yourpartner, if you feel like

(43:19):
they're just not moving forwardand they might need a little bit
more help, so and you're thatperson, you're that support
system.

Speaker 1 (43:26):
So I think, yeah, just understanding it, not only
physical, but even more in depthon your relationship yeah, I
can impact you yeah, I think thesit-down is sometimes necessary
in a way that's hard, but it ishard yeah in a way that fits
your relationship right, likethat's.

(43:46):
That's up to you, but we don'tthink about these things right,
like the quality of life as weget older together and how
someone's illness or physicalability impacts the partner
Right.
And I don't think that that'sthought of in the long term and
how beautiful it is that most ofthe time, couples are working

(44:09):
very diligently together.
Most of the time, I'm assuming,and you know, speculating on
financials right, like how canwe retire together, how can we
grow in our careers, or butnever, not never, but I think
it's rarely health is broughtinto the conversation with the
same respect and regard and howit might affect the couple

(44:32):
long-term.
Uh, if their goal is to growold together.

Speaker 2 (44:37):
Yeah, which I feel like should be a goal that they
have right and also if they havechildren.
It's just like how do youreally want to live your life
for your children, you know, doyou, do you want to be out of
breath with your child?
Do you want to feel like youwant to play with your child,
but you just have no energy.
Like these things are veryimportant.
How do you want to be presentfor your children and for your,

(45:00):
your partner?

Speaker 1 (45:01):
I think that's another moving.

Speaker 2 (45:03):
Yes, absolutely.
And then at the end of the dayday, it'll just be you and your
partner, because your childrenwill go on and live their lives
and it's like what happened toyour foundation, you know.
And again, physical fitness andhaving these motivators and
inspiration moments with yourpartner are important, because
then you just go back to you tooand then a lot of the times,

(45:25):
you don't even know each other.
So so I think understanding,like respecting one another in
these different spaces in termsof I'm going to work out, I'm
eating healthier you see theeffort between the both of you
Then it's like okay, he's reallyfocused on his nutrition.
Maybe I fell back a little bitfor a few days, let me get back

(45:46):
into it.
So, just like those remindersof like it's gonna be you and
you and I, at the end, let'scontinue to work on each other
and enjoy each other as much aswe enjoy our children, if that
is, you know, people are having,if they involve children in
their lives.
So, again, so much more thanjust like working out is so much

(46:06):
more in depth and has so muchmore meaning to it.

Speaker 1 (46:10):
Yeah, I agree.
I think I love how you broughtup the connection that you get
when you guys work out together.
And that being something thatyou do.
I think that it can even startoff with walks, like going on
walks together or whateverphysical activity movement you
guys can think of, even as afamily, like if we go out to

(46:32):
dinner, everybody already knowswe're going for a walk, and
sometimes that walk happens inCostco because we have other
errands to run but the point isthat we're going and being some
sort of physically active afterwe're doing things and like for
us, we can't work out togetherin this season of our lives
because somebody has to stayhome with the kids.

(46:53):
So even planning together, howdo you're going to give yourself
that space?
So he goes on certain days, Igo certain days.
There was a period of timewhere we were able to do it
together, but still, I thinkit's so fun to come back and
share what you're doing or shareyour gains or feeling powerful
and strong together.

(47:14):
Also like getting your hormonesback, like that helps your
hormones.
It helps intimacy like you'rebuilding muscle you're feeling
strong, you're not as tired.
So I brought this up just toshow how maybe different seasons
look differently and how youexecute, but you can still find
how to support each other alongyour journey together absolutely

(47:38):
.

Speaker 2 (47:38):
I agree with you and a lot of the times I don't work
out with my husband.
So yeah he goes to work excuseme, he goes to work and he rides
his bike all the way to workabout 45 minutes and then 45
minutes back.
But we do those walks.
We make sure that weintentionally say, ok, we're
going to go grab Whatever it maybe a smoothie or bagel,

(47:59):
whatever it is and we enjoy thatwalk and we're in the moment.
So, yes, absolutely, if you'renot working out together, but
you come back and you sharethose stories of how your
workout was, that's just asimportant.
But you're also blocking outtime where you can have a moment
together and just talk, and awalk is more than enough.
I love a walk.

(48:19):
I'm a walk girl too.
So, yeah, that was great thatyou brought that up too.

Speaker 1 (48:23):
Yeah, can you tell we're from new york city yeah, I
know a totally off topic.

Speaker 2 (48:29):
I met a girl.
She was on the train and shewas just like she was pregnant
too.
She's looking at me, she's like, she's like you guys walk a lot
here.
I'm from florida and I'm like,oh yeah, she was out of breath
honey she was out of breath andI just came down I was like
super, like chill.
I was just sitting there andshe was just like you guys walk
so much.
I'm like, yeah, we do, we walka lot which is great, I can't

(48:50):
complain.
And she was just like I was outof breath.
I don't know how you guys do it.

Speaker 1 (48:53):
I was cracking up and I was like I had both my
pregnancies riding the subwaysin the MTA.
I was working full time, so Iwas going up and down those
stairs.
I was doing the work like youjust get, you just yeah, New
York is a different beast.

Speaker 2 (49:13):
It keeps you active, that's for sure.

Speaker 1 (49:17):
Yeah, I do remember at the end, you know, like the
crosswalk started to count downand I was with one of my friends
and he was like, come on, let'sgo, and I was like, oh no, I'm
not going to make.
I was literally like ninemonths already and I was like,
oh no, I'm not gonna make.

Speaker 2 (49:30):
I was literally like nine months already and I was
like I'm not gonna make it we'rejust gonna have to wait for the
light like oh yeah, because youknow, once that light turn,
green honey.
They don't play games theydon't like, and it was a super
long street and I was just like,not at this point, like.

Speaker 1 (49:44):
I can't wobble all the way across the street um, oh
, this has been so much fun.
Yeah, girl, the end of ninemonths.
I was like, oh my god.

Speaker 2 (49:55):
I'm gonna catch a cramp if I walk too fast.

Speaker 1 (50:03):
Oh my gosh, if y'all are not inspired by I don't know
what else.
Samantha has to say, but I'llask her because she's worked
with so so, so many women andI'm sure she's kind of heard it
all.
So, if, if somebody has to hearone thing and I feel almost
silly asking this becausethere's so much information out

(50:24):
there about, like motivation andjust start here and just do
this but really talking fromyour personal experience, what
is the one thing that usuallysomeone has to hear to be like,
okay, at least give this anothertry, let me, let me just try

(50:45):
this one thing.
Let me I don't know if it'sstart over or like pick up the
wellness inspiration again, likewhat's that one thing you think
?

Speaker 2 (50:57):
that they are deserving that they are worthy.
I feel like we just feel likewe should feel this way, or it's
just not for us.
Like oh, she started a thingfor me.
Like oh, she started so longago, that's why she feels great,
I didn't.
I'm not gonna have the sameexperience.
Like don't put yourself in thatbox.

(51:18):
Like know, that you are worthy,you are deserving and you are
capable of anything.
And I think people forget andthey just kind of feel like the
norm should be them in pain ornot getting the achievements or
the goals that they're trying toreach.
No, you are deserving ofeverything and I think just

(51:38):
remind yourself of thatconstantly.
For me that's the beginning andyour why is so important Like I
know everyone says that.
And your why is so importantLike I know everyone says that
but just really writing it downand understanding, like psyching
yourself out, because a lot oftimes we doubt ourselves, but
it's just like you got to talk,like you already have achieved
this, like you are that girl,you are that person.

(52:00):
That is like I'm going to getit, I'm deserving of it, I'm
worthy of it.
Like talking in that way willhelp you move forward and again
being around the right peopleand seeing the positives out of
your experiences, because a lotof times we don't do that.
We just see like, oh, I failed,that's it.
Take some.

(52:21):
There's something that came outof that experience.
I know it's hard to find, butfind it, even if it's one thing,
take it with you.
Remind yourself that you'reworthy, that you are deserving
of this lifestyle, of feelingthis way, of living this way, Um
, cause we don't remindourselves enough of those things
.
So I think there's reallystarting there, cause I feel

(52:43):
like, yes, you can start workingout and all this and it's just
like, but once you getdiscouraged or once you miss one
workout, you like go down thisrabbit hole of like, oh, but I
think again, reminding yourselfof these things and just
starting slow, like if someone'sgetting back into fitness, like
, don't kill yourself, go forthat 20 minute walk first, 15

(53:04):
minutes of sunlight can dotremendous work on your mental
wellness.
So not overdoing it, startthere.
Then do an at-home workout, goto a class like start slow.
Walking is free, the summer'shere, take your butt outside get
some sun into your beautifulface.

(53:25):
Listen to a podcast or a songthat makes you happy, like,
start right there, start there.
Also, add in some journaling,write down things, see things.
Those are the small steps Iwould say, because I'm a person
I've been working out for 15years or more and sometimes I'm
like I don't want to do thisright now.

(53:46):
I said that yesterday, I don'twant to do this right now, but
the point is is that I alreadyhave discipline.
Motivation is not isnon-existent.
It was non-existent.

Speaker 1 (53:56):
Yes, yeah, so that's really the time.

Speaker 2 (53:59):
It's not.
It's just like.
I know what it's going to dofor me Doesn't mean I still want
to do it, but I'm going to doit anyway because I've
disciplined myself enough tounderstand that it's a priority
for me and I need it.
You will get there.
Some people just work onmotivation.
For me, it's literallydiscipline at this point.
So, but you have to get thereand that's okay.

(54:20):
You will get there.
It's going to take time.
Don't bash yourself throughoutthe journey.
Listen to those small moments.
Celebrate those small victoriesthat I didn't show up for
myself today, that I did writein my journal, that I did say
I'm deserving Like.
Those things are important.
Those small things motivate youand push you into a routine
that will take you to your endgoal.

(54:42):
But I think, just trying todive into it, I'm going to work
out five days a week.
I'm going to listen podcast.
I'm gonna like, slowly butsurely, move yourself in that
direction.
That's what I tell my clientsand that's for me.
It's not about I want to lose 20pounds.
It's what type of lifestyleyou're trying to live, what
happens after you lose the 20pounds.

(55:03):
You know what, what I mean.
So this is not just like, oh, Ijust want to lose 20 pounds and
that's it.
No, you're learning a routine,a lifestyle that you're trying
to involve into yourself.
Like this is not.
Like oh yeah, okay, that's it.
Let me go back to my old self.
Like this is something you wantto have for the rest of your

(55:26):
life.
So how do I implement that?
Little by little.
This is not like 20 pounds,that's it.
No, I want this as my lifestyleand I've created that
throughout the years.
It didn't take me two months todo that.
It took me a while to do that,and that's why I'm here right
now.
So I think, remembering thatit's just not 20 pounds, that's
it.
Like no, there's so much morethan that and you're going to

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learn that throughout yourjourney.

Speaker 1 (55:51):
So beautiful.
I'm laughing because I was liketwo wellness girlies never even
touched on weight loss.

Speaker 2 (56:00):
And like you bring it up.

Speaker 1 (56:02):
And it's because of this same reason that Samantha
has said and not, that weightloss is not important.
That's not what I'm trying tosay here.
It's so much deeper than that.
So when you figure out your whyI I'm all for a good physical
goal like, yes, I want a perkybubbly, but um sure.

Speaker 2 (56:23):
And that's part of it .

Speaker 1 (56:24):
Everybody does and I work hard towards that, but at
the same time, the why is somuch deeper.
That's like for fun.
So I invite you to look forthat deeper goal that will keep
you motivated and interested inthis lifestyle when you meet
whatever physical goal it isthat you want when you see that

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number on the scale.
If that's what you're going for, or your clothes, or whatever
it is, it has to be deeper thanthat and I hope that you saw
that in this conversation, whereit was a lot of talk about
mindset and building habits andtaking it slow and looking at
your small wins, and that iswhat's going to keep you here,
because it's not always exciting.

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It's not always fun, you're notalways super motivated, but that
bigger why will help you keepmoving?
Maybe not as fast as you wantto, but it'll let you continue
to go up one more step to putone more foot in front of that
other foot.

Speaker 2 (57:27):
Absolutely, totally agree with you.
And again, that weight loss,all that happens, it happens
automatically.
You know what I mean.
That's why I don't even brushon it, because if you are doing
what you need to do for yourself, it will automatically happen.
That's not that's for me.
That's always like, yeah, okay,that's going to happen, but how
do I keep you on this?
As for a lifestyle for yourself, that's, that's the main goal

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that I have for my clients andfor the people that are on in my
social channels, like I wantyou to have this as a lifestyle.
Um, so I yeah, we didn't eventalk about it.

Speaker 1 (58:02):
I thought it was so funny.
Um, samantha, thank you so muchfor being here.
Thank you for your time, ofcourse, Best of luck with
delivery and baby girl.
Thank you, yay.
How can we support you in themeantime?
How can we support you now,after you're back from maternity
leave?
How can people get in contactwith you?

Speaker 2 (58:25):
Oh, absolutely.
I mean, how can I help you guys?
It really is my question.
So, in terms of physicalfitness nutrition, you're not
sure where to start.
You feel like there's just somuch noise in terms of
supplementation or differentfoods.
Like, feel free to reach out tome.
I love helping my community andI will give you as many

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resources as you need.
I always love to talk about theproducts that I use, that I
community and I will give you asmany resources as you need.
I always love to talk about theproducts that I use, that I
trust that I only use because alot of the times in our spaces
you'll see people usingdifferent things all the time
and I feel like consistency iskey and you showing the trust
that you have on certainproducts and certain services

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that you use is really important.
So if anyone has questionsabout that, they can follow me
on social media.
So my Instagram and TikTok isthe same handle, so so S-O
underscore Manti, M-A-N-T-I.
Again, shoot me a DM.
I also have different things onmy bio, so if you guys want to
just check out that, I also havean email list where I will be

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sending more information andresources and different events.
I do.
I love to do different events.
I'm seeing as I'm going throughthis journey.
It could be lonely sometimesfor women, especially after and

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postpartum not understandingtheir bodies, not understanding
there's a lot of routine that isbeing disrupted.
So I just feel like reallyshedding light on that and
having community where you cantalk and get resources is really
important.
So I have an email list.
I have different links thatthey can choose from.

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I love to answer DMs, so justthose are the ways you can
contact me and, of course, Ihave my fitness platform that is
also available on my page,which you get seven days for
free If you guys want to try itout.
It's very focused on strengthtraining and HIIT style, so high
intensity interval training.

Speaker 1 (01:00:31):
Fun and all this information is going to be in
the show notes, so it's easy andclickable.
Yeah, perfect.
Thank you so much again.
Yes, of course.
This was so fun.
Yes, of course.

Speaker 2 (01:00:46):
I'm sure we impacted someone.
Even if it was one person, Ihope we did so.

Speaker 1 (01:00:50):
Let's just show up for themselves and let them know
.
Thank you so much samantha.