What's up, Badi Bees? I'm Brianna, mom, wife, serial entrepreneur, and host of the badass basic bitch podcast.

Each week, I sit down with a seemingly ordinary woman who's doing extraordinary

things and I get to share her story with you. So let's go. Buckle up as we're going to get

real and dive into the shit nobody talks about. Welcome to the Batty B Club. We've lost scope

that our body is meant to change. We're not supposed to baby or not, you know, be who we were five years ago. I'm not just talking about aging, but you are not the same person you were yesterday, let alone five years ago. And quite frankly, you're not supposed to be in the best shape of your life at all time.

Understand fitness is just one thing on the plate. And if you're dealing with a very demanding

job or family situation, then fitness doesn't have to come off the plate, but it doesn't need

to be the main priority. And that's okay. Welcome back to another episode of badass basic bitch. On today's episode we have with us,

Suzanne Vita Batesnelli, who is a leader, changemaker, and coach whose philosophy is heavily

rooted in the concept of mind over matter. She is the founder and CEO of the U, which is a full service virtual gym

and has a blog, badass and beautiful. Today we are going to be talking about the mind and body

connection and becoming our own best motivators. So thank you so much for being with us today. Why don't you tell us a little bit more

about yourself? Sure. Absolutely. Thank you for having me. Happy to be here. So yes, I am the founder and

CEO of the U. We are a digital wellness platform that focuses on making people feel seen and realizing that they matter.

We use fitness as a vehicle to achieve that.

And we're most interested in what happens in people's lives outside of the gym, so to speak.

So what happens when they get fit and strong, how that empowers them to tackle other areas of their lives.

Cool. How did you find yourself on this path?

Yeah. So I, on one hand, it might seem intuitive. I used to dance professionally. So I was, I've always been a mover.

However, it wasn't a natural segue into the fitness world. I ended up in

corporate America. I was in the publishing industry for a while. And, you know, the kind of nine to

five sitting at a desk all day started to wear on my own body. But more importantly, it was in that

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