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About the Episode
Mindy discusses what she learned about herself, the health and beauty industry, and self-love during her long-time career in the sports and fitness model industry. Mindy confesses the moment she realized this industry that she had helped develop was not serving her community the way she had initially perceived. She recognized that looking like a superhero on the outside and asking your body to be its best physical self, does not necessarily translate to inner confidence or self-love. After a traumatic event Mindy realized it was necessary to course correct and choose an alternative way to act in the world. Mindy shares ways she has found true inner acceptance, and why it is important for the whole self. We discuss the three factors to premature aging, and how a water fast may be one way to reduce the impact on our body and skin.

Guest Bio:
Mindy Heather Blackstien, together with her husband Jeffrey Kippel, are pioneers in the fitness and bodybuilding world having helped to spearhead these niche cultures. They created the World Natural Sports Organization (WNSO), founded The FAME Agency, produced the FAME World Tour, created Fit Connections with Robert Kennedy, and published FAME Magazine. As a result, people from all backgrounds, experience levels, age groups and ethnicities successfully transformed into bodybuilders, fitness models and athletes. Many went on to become top influencers, cover models, sponsored athletes, world champions and stars.

Despite this, and after running FAME for about a decade, Mindy came to the realization that being FIT goes beyond appearance. Just because someone looks like a superhero, doesn’t mean they feel like one. Being a solutionary, she chose to discover how to fill this void and course correct. Fueled by a vision, she immersed herself in empowerment education, mentored under leaders in their field and set the intent to discover the people, products and philosophies that could truly help others love better how they think, function and feel.

As a result, she became a whole life coach, Thai yoga massage instructor, metaphysical minister, and non-surgical surgeon along the way. Currently Mindy has a show on the Doc STAR TV network. She co-created Rethink Fitness, a masterclass and certification course for personal trainers, and is set to travel the world to deliver it. She sits on the Board of Advisors for The Social Universe (TSU). She just authored a book with her husband —The Ridiculous Adventures of Serbinand — that is both humourous and empowering. And, she is developing a gamified movement to help anyone self-love and self-heal.

Links
Instagram: @heymindheart
Website: heymindheart.com
Website: rethinkFIT.social
Website: serbinand.com

About Your Host Michelle Rosetta (Clinical Herbalist and Owner of BEE23 Natural Beauty)
Michelle is a mother of four with over 20 years of experience in the health and beauty industry, inspired by her own sensitivities to synthetic ingredients in personal care products and a deep need to be good to the environment we share this world with. She has served customers stretching around the world with her all natural non-toxic BEE23 Natural Beauty line of products, specializing in maturing skin, eczema and sensitive skin issues. As a Clinical Herbalist she works to support our natural beauty not only from the outside but from the inside-out focusing on reducing internal inflammation. She enjoys freelance writing encompassing tips for positive and ‘green’ skin care health to the deeply emotional, philosophical and energetic relationship we have with our physical aesthetic, while reconciling this with the love of self which lies far deeper than reaching for the latest cosmetic cream.

Links for Michelle
www.bee23.ca
Instagram @hottybalm
Instagram @michelle_rosetta
https://www.facebook.com/HottyBalm

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Credits: Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau.