MOTHER'S DAY SERIES; A Group Discussion

In this second ever group episode Celeste has the pleasure of
talking with three IFBB Bikini Pros, moms and best friends, Robyn
Maher, Sarah Devore and Valerie Lusvardi about their personal
experiences as mothers and athletes; managing expectations,
getting the most out of their time, Having body positive &
healthy eating conversations with kids, and so much more.

Celeste kicks off the episode by having the ladies share with
listeners how they all met, how they became close friends, and
how important their common interests and friendship has been to
each other over the years.

From there the competitors share how they got started in the
sport given their various stages in the process of building their
families. Celeste then asks if the women had any changes in
mental or hormonal health postpartum that impacted their
competition prep approach, and Valerie opens up and shares her
experiences with postpartum depression and how the gym helped her
overcome her struggles.

Then, Celeste asks Robyn about the impact parenting took on her
approach to accomplishing her own personal career and fitness
goals. Sarah opens up and shares how she transitioned from being
a working mom at the cancer center at UCSD to become a stay at
home mom.

Celeste then opens the floor for the competitors to discuss a
question asked by listeners surrounding the topic of timing; how
did they know it was the right time to put competing on pause and
start a family? When is the right time to come back to competing
after having children?

From there the competitors discuss strategies they’ve learned
over the years about time management and scheduling since
starting their families and some unrealistic expectations they
may have had about motherhood before actually becoming
moms.

Robyn talks about her experiences as a single mom have affected
her personal and career goals and from there the three women
transition into an open discussion about how they approach the
topics of body image and relationships with food with their
children, as well as how they prepare meals and foods for their
families.

Celeste then asks how the competitors describe or explain the
sport to their children and the moms share valuable teaching
opportunities that bodybuilding has given them as mothers and
role models to their children.

Robyn, Sarah, and Valerie talk about working out with their
children and share experiences of their kids attending their
shows. The competitors also share insights as to how they stay
present with their families while taking time to focus on
themselves during competition prep.

Celeste then wraps up the episode by asking the competitors if
they could go back in time and change anything about their
experiences using the knowledge they have learned since starting
their journeys in competing and motherhood.
 
CONNECT WITH THE ATHLETES:
SARAH DEVORE
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sjanedevore/

ROBYN MAHER
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/slcgirl.robynmaher/


VALERIE LUSVARDI
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vavoomvscfit/

CONNECT WITH CELESTE:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/
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Episode Time Stamps:
 
[1:00] Celeste introduces the three IFBB Pros, moms and best
friends that she will be speaking with today.
 
[1:50] Celeste asks Robyn, Sarah and Valerie how they all
met.
 
[5:20] Robyn, Sarah and Valerie share how important it is for
them to have each other’s friendship as well as common
interests.
 
[6:15] Celeste asks each of the women individually about how they
got started in the sport or what influenced them to get into
bodybuilding after already having kids.
 
[9:00] Celeste opens the floor for the competitors to talk about
any changes in hormonal or mental health postpartum that impacted
their approach to prep over the years.
 
[11:00] Robyn shares how parenting impacted or influenced how she
approached her own personal goals.
 
[14:00] Celeste asks Sarah how she went about her transition from
working at the cancer center when she decided to start a
family.
 
[15:00] Valerie shares how breast feeding during prep impacted
her nutrition, training, and schedule.
 
[17:00] The competitors answer a question from the listeners on
timing: when is a good time to pause competing to have a family?
When is it the right time to compete after having kids?
 
[20:15] Celeste asks the competitors what they’ve learned about
scheduling, time management, and adapting after starting and
continuing to grow their families.
 
[27:07] Robyn, Sarah, and Valerie discuss some unrealistic
expectations they may have had about motherhood.
 
[30:08] Celeste asks the competitors if they think coaching
themselves would be easier given their schedules as moms and
athletes.
 
[32:15] Celeste asks Robyn how being a single mom has affected
her personal and business goals over the years.
 
[36:10] The conversation transitions into body image and food
relationships and Robyn, Sarah and Valerie address how they
approach those topics with their children.
 
[43:30] Celeste asks the competitors how they approach preparing
meals for their kids while they are prepping.
 
[48:35] Celeste opens the floor for the ladies to share how they
explain the sport to their kids and the teaching opportunities it
gives them.
 
[53:48] Robyn shares her approach to exercise and working out
with her children and how their interest has changed over the
years.
 
[57:00] Robyn, Sarah and Valerie talk about if they’ve had any of
their kids attend their shows.
 
[60:10] Celeste asks the ladies about their skin care routine
during pregnancy that they found beneficial.
 
[62:00] The competitors talk about how they stay present with
their kids while doing something for themselves -
competing.
 
[64:50] Celeste asks the competitors if they would go back and
change anything, using the knowledge they have now.