226: Overcoming Abuse, Depression, and Poverty to Become the Most Influential Hispanic in Wellness Today with Ingrid Macher
Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill
Natalie Jill
4.8 • 607 Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2020
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Ingrid was raised by a mom who was abusive physically and emotionally (Ingrid has forgiven her mom, afterall her mom herself was raped at age 3! )
Ingrid's youth was far from easy. Abusive upbringing, raped at age 14, And then depressed and suicidal even trying to take her own life! At 19 she had an a opportunity to immigrate to America and she saw this as her ticket to escape!
Holding three jobs (cleaning, washing details and working in retail), going to college and raising a daughter as a single mom she still found a way to finish top of her class. But not without constant struggle and hardship!
When hurricane George hit, puerto rico she saw an opportunity to move to miami. Speaking with VERY little english, daughter in tow, she boarded a plane and headed for Miami
Still paycheck to paycheck there were so many nights she went to bed with an empty stomach so she could feed her daughter. When she finally turned to god and surrendered, her now husband Jeff came into her life. Ingrid finally felt like she she could breathe.
Little did Ingrid know then that her true journey was just beginning!
There would be a 50lb weight gain, a deadly asthma diagnosis, and the 2008 crash where her husband's income disappeared overnight!
Ingrid made a promise to god.” If you give me an opportunity to live and see my baby grow and to be with my husband I will give my life to you!”
She got a Clear message that night to focus on her health and that everything would change.
Today, Ingrid Macher is the most influential Hispanic in the field of nutrition and healthy living in the United States and Latin America. She is the brainpower behind Burn20, Shes a Social media phenomenon and her message reaches more than 70 million women weekly through her Facebook page. She is a businesswoman, a philanthropist, a writer, speaker, cancer survivor, mother and wife. Her main message is based on serving through her products and services to help millions of Latinos around the world to have a healthier and happier lifestyle.
Join in today and learn exactly how Ingrid Macher LEVELED UP creating everything from nothing!
On this episode, you will learn:
- How Ingrid began to share her story online
- How passion and persistence can help you overcome anything
- Why your past does not dictate your future and the mindset needed
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Natalie Jill, fat loss expert turned lifestyle and high performance coach. |
| 0:07.7 | When odds are stacked against us, how do we shift and create everything from nothing? |
| 0:12.2 | How do we level up when we aren't feeling it yet or have had a big setback? |
| 0:15.6 | And how do we adjust quickly when life throws us major curveballs? |
| 0:20.1 | On this podcast, I do what I do best, taking complicated |
| 0:24.1 | information that is relevant to us now and breaking it down simply with actionable steps |
| 0:30.1 | you can implement to level up your own life. I also regularly interview some of the most |
| 0:35.1 | inspiring and courageous men and women on the planet who at their |
| 0:38.7 | worst learn how to achieve success greater than they ever dreamed possible. Leveling up, |
| 0:44.3 | creating everything from nothing. If you are new here, I encourage you to go back and listen |
| 0:49.3 | from episode one for the full transformative experience. |
| 1:00.0 | Originally from Columbia, with dreams of being famous and in front of the camera, |
| 1:03.9 | Ingrid was raised by a mom who is abusive physically and emotionally. |
| 1:06.0 | Now, Ingrid's forgiven her mom. |
| 1:09.3 | After all, her mom herself was raped at just the age of three. |
| 1:12.7 | Ingrid's youth was far from easy, abusive upbringing, |
| 1:19.8 | raped herself at age 14, and then depressed and suicidal. At 19, she had an opportunity to immigrate to America, and she saw this as her ticket to escape. Holding three jobs, cleaning, washing dishes, |
| 1:25.9 | and working in retail, going to college and raising |
| 1:28.8 | a daughter as a single mom, she still found a way to finish top of her class, but not |
| 1:34.7 | without constant struggle and hardship. |
| 1:37.0 | When Hurricane George hit, Puerto Rico, she saw an opportunity to move to Miami, speaking |
| 1:42.1 | with very little English, daughter in tow, she boarded a |
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