154. Massy Arias, Trainer & Wellness Coach
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Massy Arias knew she was destined to do big things from a young age. Coming into her own after arriving in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic at 13, she braved #hurdlemoment after #hurdlemoment, including a stage IV cancer diagnosis for her brother, abusive relationships, and devastating depression. For eight months, she barely left her Brooklyn bedroom, feeling entirely lost. An intervention with her family and friends led to her embracing a more active lifestyle, with trips to the gym (+ time on the elliptical) resulting in a more dedicated, consistent fitness routine. Through the discovery of bodybuilding — which she said contributed to severe body dysmorphia — she learned that her big goal was to help find a healthy approach to fitness, empowering others to find happiness through movement.
And so, she began to construct her empire — diving into certifications and social media. Fast forward to today, the new mom offers up fitness plans and inspiration to her millions of Instagram followers and works with well-known clientele, all pieces to the puzzle of building her brand. Amped to finally bring this conversation to the feed.
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| 0:00.0 | Life is not a race. Life is a marathon and you tackle it every single day once step at a time |
| 0:20.8 | Hello, hello, hello, Emily about here. You are listening to episode one |
| 0:26.2 | 54 of hurdle a wellness focus podcast works it down with inspiring individuals to talk about their big wins |
| 0:33.2 | tough moments and everything in between on the show |
| 0:36.8 | What you can expect a vulnerability motivation and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes and CEOs to |
| 0:43.8 | aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions my mission is simple to inspire you to be your best |
| 0:50.9 | self-move with intention and of course have some fun along the way |
| 0:56.2 | Today I am so amped to be chatting with trainer and wellness coach mossy arias |
| 1:02.1 | I have been following mossy for cash some time now |
| 1:05.2 | So I was super interested to have this conversation with her and learn about her black story which without a doubt |
| 1:11.6 | man has a lot of hurdles and today's episode she goes into a whole lot of detail getting into all of it |
| 1:19.1 | About her coming to the US from the Dominican Republic at age 13 dealing with being bullied in school |
| 1:25.7 | Navigating abusive relationships and also her brother's stage for cancer diagnosis |
| 1:32.0 | She also shares about the hurdle moment that got her in to fitness slipping into a deep depression |
| 1:38.3 | That had her barely leaving her bedroom for eight months |
| 1:42.3 | Learning how to exercise change everything for mossy inspiring her to not only get strong physically |
| 1:48.8 | But also mentally now today the new mom lives in Los Angeles |
| 1:54.1 | And she offers up fitness plans and inspiration to her millions of social media followers |
| 1:59.9 | Feeling more fulfilled and excited for both life and her career than she ever imagined |
| 2:06.8 | There were so many things I loved about hearing from mossy today |
| 2:09.9 | First of all her resilience her strength |
| 2:11.9 | I mean, there were points in the conversation where I had more questions |
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