MOTHER'S DAY SERIES FT. INDIA PAULINO

In this episode host Celeste Rains- Turk connects with IFBB
Bikini pro India Paulino for a special Mother’s Day series
episode. India is a holder of 15 professional championships with
3 Arnold Wins as Ms Bikini International and multiple
Olympia appearances. She is the podcast host for RAW and travels
as a speaker while running her online training business. India
focuses her work on personal development coaching and conscious
parenting.

India talks about her personal development rituals and the
importance of doing self-exploratory work. Her personal
development was inspired by going through her own experiences and
dark places. She explains the importance of getting to know
yourself your perspective changes and begin to be insightful
about our self.

She reflects on the importance of gratitude and accepting your
worth. She states that through personal development we are not
losing ourselves but shedding the parts we had originally built
to protect our self in the past. Her work focuses on the
importance of recognizing reactions to situations and knowing
when to reach out for help. 

The theme of self-exploration and personal development continues
as India reflects on being a mother and how she experiences
motherhood. India explains the importance of taking care of
yourself mentally, physical, spiritually and emotionally.

She states, “Motherhood brings up a lot of our old stuff.” She
mentions how she dealt with emotions during her pregnancy even
when her birth plans did not go as she had originally planned.
India talks about her unplanned birth story and how she coped
with the last-minute changes to her initially well thought out
plan for birth. Indian emphasizes the importance on taking time
to process and reflect, mentally and physically. 

As a parent, India explains her natural approach to parenting.
India states that her and Whitney were ready to have a child, so
it was time to step away from the stage to focus on family. She
had no issues getting pregnant after years of competing at such a
prestigious level.

In an inspiring journey from competitor to new mother, India
discussed her approach about postpartum and not putting stress on
herself to lose the weight. India stresses the importance of
talking to your doctors.

To be careful because the body is in a different state. To not
feel pressured to look a certain way and more to focus on
honoring yourself while creating healthy boundaries through your
process. India restates the importance of focusing on mental
health first and not to hurt yourself to obtain a body type if
your mental health isn’t there.

India shares her insights on parents and the connection between
your child and yourself, while also respecting your child’s
unique self. Her conscious parenting style focuses on self
reflection and identifying triggers to remove our Ego while
responding to the child’s needs.

Respect is something she mentions frequently and understanding
that your child should be encouraged to live their life in a way
free from preconceived expectations of the parents. India
reiterates her emphasis on raising her son in a natural
way.

She explains the differences in plant-based diets and veganism.
She was met with minimal resistance and skeptics when she
expressed raising her child vegan. The importance is about eating
from a variety of sources and education about proper
nutrients. 

While being a businesswoman, athlete, and mother India explains
how she balances her schedule by prioritizing tasks and executing
them. India states that the important aspect is scheduling time
for yourself and self-care. She explains about the importance of
asking for help and not feeling like everything has to be done at
once. 

She concludes the episode by reflecting on her 3 time Ms. Bikini
International title and the unreal experience of being able to
accomplish so much through her career. She alludes to a special
upcoming announcement in the next few months, yet India doesn’t
have a definitive plan in place currently for competing.

India expresses her opinions on sponsorships and how having a
title, winnings or certain athletic standings doesn’t guarantee
income or fame. India expresses her happiness regarding her
achievements and that all the hard work was worth it, but that
the title wasn’t magically life changing for her. 

Ultimately in the industry, it is important how you represent
yourself. India explains her views on being a good role model and
establishing a unique brand for yourself not to rely on your
looks or athletic shape to make you successful in the industry.
If you want to make a career through the industry then you need
to begin well before you achieve a title. She reiterates that an
athlete should wait for a winning or title to begin something
they are passionate about. 

The episode concludes with India’s feelings about the look of
bikini. She believes the look of bikini has changed and became
very different compared to when it first started. She expands on
the timeline of bikini and how the sport has evolved over the
years including new competitors entering the sport as the
physique evolves.

India reflects on her years of competing and her experiences as
the sport has changed into what it is today. In this inspiring,
motivating and heart felt episode, India reflects on her journey
to help encourage, motivate and assist woman through their own
personal development journey and path to self-love and
acceptance. 

CONNECT WITH
INDIA:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/indiapaulino/

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZj2n_-Yz-ceDahWRahmrLw

EMAIL: coach@indiapaulino.com

CONNECT WITH CELESTE:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/
WEBSITE: WWW.CELESTIAL.FIT

EPISODE TIME STAMPS
[2:12] Prestage Ritual
[3:30] Personal development/ daily 
[7:37] Inspired personal development 
[10:00] Identifying triggers 
[15:14] The most important aspect in accepting your goals and
results 
[17:10] Self Worth and self awareness 
[19:54] Being the best Mom she can be 
[23:50] Becoming a Doula through pregnancy 
[25:15] Birth Story 
[31:44] Birth process and reflect 
[32:30] What inspired a home birth 
[35:00] Stepping away from the stage to start family 
[37:25] Ready to start a family
[37:50] No complications getting pregnancy 
[38:24] Coming back from unhealthy training and coaches
[44:15] Eating enough and postpartum weight loss
[44:51] Post partum journey and reflection  
 
[46:00] Personal training through Push app
[47:40] Why we need to stop Mom shaming
[50:35] Breast feeding 
[55:00] Conscious parenting
[1:00:29] The social disconnect between parent and
child 
[1:03:32] Relationship with your partner as being a conscious
parent
[1:07:16] Push back as raising her child vegan
[1:11:31] Setting yourself up for success 
[1:12:00] India’s passion for animals and her special needs
animals
[1:16:24] Ms Bikini International reflection
[1:22:47] Making a career out of bodybuilding 
[1:26:00] Current state of bikini
[1:32:00] Where people can connect with her