152. Emily Skye, Fitness Trainer & Expert @EmilySkyeFit
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2021
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Emily Skye wants women everywhere to know that they are not alone in their struggles. Today, I’m catching up with the fitness trainer who reaches 14 million via her app (and more than 2.5 million on Instagram) for the show. The Australian-born mom-of-two talks to me about her upbringing and the #hurdlemoments that came in her teenage years resulting in anxiety and depression. She details a few abusive relationships that made her question her value, and gets honest about trying to end her life around age 18. She talks about how that experience made her determined to help those with similar struggles, eventually inspiring her journey into the fitness industry and the creation of her online programming.
With her outstanding reach, being such a public person comes with a fair amount of criticism. We chat about that today and how she manages unsolicited feedback. Plus: The individuals who inspire HER to be better so that she can be more present, both online and with her family. We also talk about life as a mom (just nine months ago she had her second baby on her bathroom floor!) and what she’s looking forward to in the coming months including the recent launch of her fit post-pregnancy program.
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We do talk about some sensitive topics in today’s episode. If you or someone you know have similar thoughts of self-harm or are struggling, you can always reach out to me over DM or email, it’s emily@hurdle.us. The national suicide helpline (800) 273-8255.
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| 0:00.0 | you cannot please every single person. And if you try to, you're only sacrificing your own happiness. |
| 0:20.5 | Hey everyone, Emily Abadi here bringing you episode 152 of Hurtle. A wellness focus podcast |
| 0:27.6 | where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about their big ones, tough moments, |
| 0:32.8 | and everything in between. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, |
| 0:38.4 | and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes and CEOs to aspiring entrepreneurs |
| 0:44.7 | and what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple. To inspire you to be your |
| 0:50.9 | best self-move with intention and have some fun along the way. Today I am chatting with Emily |
| 0:58.4 | Skye. She is a personal trainer known to her more than 2.5 million Instagram followers as Emily |
| 1:06.2 | Skye fit. In our chat today, she gets really open and honest, talking to me about growing up in |
| 1:12.9 | Australia and the Hurtle moments that came with her teenage years, including a few abusive |
| 1:18.9 | relationships that ultimately made her question her value. Skye gets real about trying to enter |
| 1:25.0 | life around age 18 and how that experience made her determined to help those with similar |
| 1:30.7 | struggles, eventually empowering her journey into the fitness industry and creating her online |
| 1:35.6 | programming. As I mentioned, she's now got more than a couple million followers on Instagram, |
| 1:39.7 | but her online community is greater than 14 million women. And with that level of exposure, |
| 1:46.1 | as I'm sure you can imagine, it comes with a fair amount of criticism. So we talk about that |
| 1:51.5 | today. We talk about how she handles the naysayers and the individuals who inspire her to be better so |
| 1:57.4 | that she can be more present both online and with her family. We also talk about her life as a mother |
| 2:02.9 | of two. She actually recently had her second baby on her bathroom for, and she also shares what |
| 2:08.9 | she's looking forward to in the coming months, including the recent launch of her fit post pregnancy |
| 2:16.0 | program. As I mentioned, we do talk about some sensitive topics in today's episode. So if you or |
| 2:20.1 | someone you know have had similar thoughts of self harm or are struggling, you can always reach |
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