How Passion, Honesty & Self-Acceptance Transform Everything

Trust and Believe with Shaun T

Alex Coloreo

Health & Fitness, Family, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Weight Loss, Gay, Self Care, Self Improvement, Fitness, Parenting, Family Life, Wellness, Education, Nutrition, Self Help, Shaun T, Lgbtq, Twins

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In this episode of T Is for Transformation, we get real about how discovering a passion can lead to a whole new level of growth - especially when it’s fueled by community and connection. Shaun opens up about the joy of group exercise and how its energy can light a fire in your soul. But even passion has its limits. Shaun shares how being overextended led to burnout, and the tools he uses now to set boundaries, stay grounded, and pursue his goals without losing himself in the process. From learning to have a healthy relationship with food to embracing self-acceptance, this episode dives deep into what it means to grow mentally, emotionally, and physically.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Teas for Transformation.
0:08.8	We are digging a little deeper today.
0:12.0	I wanted to start out this episode by just telling you a little story that you may already know a little bit.
0:17.8	But it's more about why I absolutely love group exercise. And I'll say
0:24.7	this, and it might be some people that snub their nose at me, but I'm just being honest. So,
0:31.0	the first fitness job that I ever had was a group exercise instructor. I absolutely loved it. I absolutely loved
0:39.6	going into a room and having 30 to 50 people come in and us all moving together with some music.
0:50.2	And I know most of you have probably been to a wedding and the electric slide or some, you know, line dance comes on. And I know most of you have probably been to a wedding. And the electric slide or some,
0:55.8	you know, line dance comes on. And it's so much easier to go out when there's a group of people
1:02.3	to do a line dance. Whereas when the music is on by itself, a lot of people have that
1:08.7	nervous feeling of, well, I don't really know what moves to do, so I'm not
1:15.2	going to go dance, right? Or they say, I need some alcohol. I need a couple of drinks in me
1:19.8	before they do it with that, because they need that comfort. One of the things I loved and still
1:24.3	love about group exercise, and this is why you have to come to my events. You have to
1:30.8	come. You just have to come. Go to dig deeper nation.com. When people are moving together in a room
1:37.3	where it's full of music and the energy is exciting, while the workout is tough or, you know, if it's dance, it's more fun,
1:47.1	there's something about the endorphin lift that happens that cannot be duplicated anywhere else.
1:56.0	I see some of the most amazing classes on Instagram. I remember years ago when I started seeing this
2:03.8	class that was taught in Atlanta with the cinder blocks and they were doing like steps on cinder
2:10.1	blocks. I was like, oh my gosh, I'd never gotten a chance to go to that class. But some of my
2:14.8	friends would go and I would see people. I'm like, oh my gosh, this is so great. And then I would see cycling classes that were so
2:20.3	energetic and fun. Now, mind you, I had already been teaching probably 20 years by the time I saw
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