EP744 - Radical Ownership, Weight Loss Reality, No Victim Mentality
The Brad Jensen Show
Brad Jensen
4.9 • 792 Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
https://www.instagram.com/shaygrounded/In this episode of The Brad Jensen Show, I sat down with Shay, known as Shaygrounded on Instagram and TikTok.
Shay is currently on a weight loss journey that started at nearly 400 pounds. She's already down over 30 pounds, but that's not the most impressive part of her story.
What made me want to bring her on the show is the stance she has taken from day one. Radical accountability. Radical ownership. No excuses. No blame. No victim mentality.
In a world where it's easy to point fingers at genetics, society, trauma, the system, or the body positivity movement, Shay has done something different. She has publicly said, "I am responsible for where I am."
And that hasn't made everyone happy.
Some within the body positivity space have pushed back on her message because she refuses to play the victim. She doesn't blame anyone else for being in the position she's in. She owns it. Fully.
Not only that, she started documenting her journey publicly on Instagram and TikTok to hold herself accountable. She shares the wins. The struggles. The hard truths. The uncomfortable realizations. All of it.
It's a breath of fresh air.
Other creators have taken notice. And for good reason. Because ownership is powerful. And as you guys know, victims never win.
Shay is the furthest thing from a victim.
In this conversation we talk about:
- What it actually feels like to top out at almost 400 pounds
- Why radical ownership changed everything for her
- The backlash she has received for refusing to blame anyone else
- Using social media as an accountability tool instead of a highlight reel
- The mindset shifts required to create real, sustainable change
- Why brutal honesty is one of the most underrated transformation tools
This episode will challenge you. It will empower you. And most importantly, it will force you to look in the mirror and ask yourself where you might still be outsourcing responsibility in your own life.
If you are serious about changing your body, your mindset, or your life, this one is for you.
Own your shit. Change your life.
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| 0:00.0 | You are now listening to the Brad Jensen show with Health and Mindset Optimization podcast. |
| 0:04.6 | Let's show. |
| 0:27.5 | Today I'm thrilled to have Shailin on the show. |
| 0:32.2 | She, I found her randomly through Instagram and she's got a TikTok and an Instagram and really I wanted |
| 0:39.3 | her on because I wanted somebody real life in the trenches where she's at to share like |
| 0:48.0 | you've taken a really empowering stance in my opinion of your own health and a lot of personal accountability that |
| 0:56.5 | I think a lot of people immensely struggle with. |
| 0:59.8 | So thank you for coming on the show. |
| 1:01.6 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:03.2 | I'm so excited. |
| 1:04.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:06.2 | Okay. |
| 1:06.8 | So give us a little background on like where are you at your weight loss journey? |
| 1:11.9 | Where did you start? |
| 1:14.4 | And how old are you kids? |
| 1:16.1 | The whole works. |
| 1:16.9 | Of course. |
| 1:17.7 | I am 27. |
| 1:19.6 | One could argue I have been on a weight loss journey or struggling with my weight my whole |
| 1:23.8 | life. |
| 1:25.1 | Just like trying to figure it out, trying to find the missing piece, |
| 1:28.2 | trying to, you know, wait for somebody to come save me. I was stuck in my own head. In September, |
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