Transcript
Buckle up, y 'all. I'm getting raw and vulnerable
in this one. So the funny thing about being one
of those people that works online is you're always
concerned about the line between privacy and
being transparent. I'm kind of going to skirt
that line a little bit today. You guys would
not believe how many... I guess at this point
it'd be hours of audio that I have never made
public. I record a lot. I record a lot, a lot.
For my bloggy friend show, for the new podcast
I'm launching later this year, and especially
for this one, the More Movement Please podcast,
which, by the way, hi, welcome. If you're new
here, welcome to More Movement Please, the podcast
where I hope to inspire you to move your body
more. I'm famous Ashley Grant, and at least that's
what I call myself on the interwebs. The funny
thing is, with every episode that I release of
my various podcasts, my goal has always been
the same. I'm trying to get my brand out there.
One post, one podcast episode, one Instagram
reel, one item at a time. One piece of content
at a time. And there's a lot of stuff that gets
recorded or written or produced and never goes
live. And I was listening to a content creator
that I follow, and she broke down in tears talking
about how there are times that she wants to share
stuff, but she gets so scared to because of some
of the hate that comes to her. And it's very
scary to be raw and honest with people. fearing
like, is this going to help anybody? Am I just
whining online? Am I just one of those people
that's complaining all the time and all that
jazz? And I guess the reason that I'm feeling
the way that I'm feeling this morning is last
week I got called out by one of my gym mates
because I was complaining a lot. And the truth
is I was. Last week I complained more than I
have in a long time. And I was just having a
really rough mental health week as sometimes
happens. And. I don't know, I guess for some
reason, the way that she said what she said,
it struck a chord with me and it really I've
been thinking about it nonstop ever since. I
mean, it's been almost four days since she said
what she said, and I can't get it out of my head.
And it's it's got me thinking about a lot of
things about how like, you know, I sometimes
will allow myself to get in the weeds. I will
allow myself to get in my head. And I think that's
also something that's happening even with this
podcast. I'm. Sometimes feeling a little bit
lost and sometimes feeling about a little bit
raw and vulnerable and trying to figure out how
much do you share? How far do you go? What at
what point are you still being helpful? And at
what point are you just the annoying girl that
winds on the Internet? So that's kind of where
I'm at today, what I'm feeling. And I just kind
of wanted to talk about it. There's a lot of
times that I will record something and I'll think,
oh, this is going to be. helpful to the person
like me who, you know, is just getting started
and needs to hear it. But then there are other
pieces of audio that I create where I'm like,
no one's going to give a crap about this. And
I guess I kind of just wanted to check in with
y 'all and kind of ask for some feedback. Are
you enjoying what I'm sharing? Is there something
I'm missing? Is there something that you wish
I was talking about? I know that I have done
some Q &As. I've done two interviews now with
my amazing instructor, Rhonda Good, and I've
shared those episodes and they get a lot of good
feedback. I've done voice notes with industry
experts and doctors and I've got more coming.
But I kind of just wanted to check in and see
what y 'all want, what you want to hear. The
whole goal whenever I started this was sort of
to be a... an audio diary of what it's like to
be a woman in her 40s trying to finally get fit
for the first time. That is still what I want
to be the main message is, you know, that you
can do it too and that I am rooting for you.
I want this to be a movement of movement. I've
said that from the beginning. But I am curious
if there's something I'm not sharing here that
y 'all want to hear. So do me a favor, hit me
up. If you go to famousashleygrant .com backslash
feedback, you'll see a form there and you can
fill it out and just kind of tell me what you
think about the More Movement Please podcast.
I would absolutely love to hear from you. And
if you want to be on the show, if you want to
share your journey of what you're going through,
if you're willing to be raw and vulnerable like
I've been, I would love to hear from you too.
Famousashleygrant .com backslash fitness. You'll
find a form there where you can. submit some
audio that could end up on a future episode.
Or if you're an industry pro and you want to
share your tips with the world about how to get
in shape after 40, I would love to hear from
y 'all too. Famousastrogram .com backslash fitness.
If you want to share a voice note of your journey
or a tip. And if you want to tell me what you
think of the show, again, I really want to hear
back from y 'all. Famousastrogram .com backslash
feedback. I look forward to hearing from everyone.
I'll do my best to not complain as much. I will
try to look at the positives because, I mean,
the fact that I can move my body is a positive.
I'm trying really hard to look at the benefits
of life, the good things about life. And like
I said, last week was a rough one. I really struggled
with the mental health, but I'm trying to. Make
it a new week. Make it a better week. And hopefully
it will be productive and filled with an abundance
of joy. And I do appreciate every single person
who listens to this podcast. I appreciate every
person who has sent in feedback so far. Every
like, every share, everything y 'all do to spread
the word about this show is helpful. I've been
very fortunate that I've gotten some work out
of it. I've gotten... I got nominated for an
award and this week the voting goes live. And
so I'll be sharing that on social media. And
I just I I really do appreciate every single
listen. You guys aren't just numbers to me. So,
yeah, that's really all I've got for you guys
today. I really would love to hear back from
you guys until next time. Onwards and upwards,
my friends. Have you worked out today?