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HERself

61. HERstory: Nina (Balkanina) on Gentle Parenting, Influencer Life, and Body Confidence

HERself

Abby and Amy

Best Self, Parenting, Opportunity, Purpose, Kids & Family, Grow, Future, Real, Honest, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Comparison, Health & Fitness, Vulnerable, Education

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

We're SO excited for this one. Nina ( @balkanina ) is on HERself today, sharing her taking on everything from gentle parenting, to influencer life, to body confidence. Nina leads her community in such an authentic way- she is going to share her take on things while also sharing vulnerable and imperfect moments along the way. She brought the same energy onto our podcast as we got to know her even better. MEET NINA Nina’s Gentle Parenting Resources Let’s connect! HERself PATREON HERSELF I...

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The best part of my job is connecting with incredible women.

0:03.0

I can't even begin to tell you how amazing my community is.

0:06.0

Talking to my followers through messages and connecting with them on a personal level

0:11.0

is the most rewarding thing that has come out of this.

0:14.3

These women are so kind and loving and many have given me incredible advice, stories of loss,

0:20.4

stories of gain.

0:21.9

Some have challenged me and many have made me want to be better.

0:28.7

I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:35.0

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:39.0

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions

0:42.0

and always being willing to grow with a

0:44.1

purpose. We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and

0:49.4

triumphs we all face. Every woman listening gets an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

1:00.6

Excited for this one today. We have Bonina, also known as Belkinina and Nina.

1:06.6

Nina and I became Instagram friends. And then back in March, she actually shared an episode of Herself Podcast on her famous Sunday Confessions.

1:17.4

I remember watching her story and I loved how funny she was and what she shared, so I'm really

1:22.4

excited for

1:23.1

listeners to get to know her better. But let's start by having you introduce

1:28.6

yourself for us, Nina. Thank you so much Amy and Abby for inviting me. I'm seriously so excited. I feel like I'm talking to celebrities right now.

1:38.0

I'm so humbled to be sitting here with you guys being interviewed by you two who have

1:44.7

interviewed like amazing women. So my name is Benina and everyone in my life

1:49.6

calls me Nina and I'm the face behind Balcanina on Instagram and also Balcanina the blog.

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