119: Suzy Antonyan on Fitness, Bullying, and Self-Love

Welcome to Episode 119 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week, we are excited to welcome Suzy Antonyan on the show to learn more about her mental health experiences growing up & throughout her recent fitness journey.

To kick things off, Mason and Suzy talk about her inspiration to pursue a health transformation, working with Ilya Fedorovich and Xeela Fitness (4:52). Suzy opens up about how her weight and body-image affected her mental health throughout her childhood (7:31), before sharing the most difficult aspects of her weight-loss journey (17:13).

Mason and Suzy get into a conversation about the self-love she developed throughout her fitness and wellness process (29:51), as Suzy takes time to reflect on previous coping mechanisms she used to deal with bullying in middle and high school (32:12).

Suzy shares the story behind her fight against Sarah Farrugia and how the loss helped build her overall resilience (36:35), as the two wrap up with a conversation about Suzy’s experience walking at Miami Swim Week and her ways she is working to build self-confidence (43:29).

We talk about some serious topics on this show. We are not professionals and are not giving advice. If you or someone you know needs help, please text start to 741741 and for additional resources please visit ⁠⁠⁠LocalOptimist.com/Get-Help⁠⁠⁠

The Madhappy Podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not a replacement for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠@Madhappy⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠@LocalOptimist⁠⁠⁠

Visit us: ⁠⁠⁠Madhappy.com⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LocalOptimist.com⁠

We talk about some serious topics on this show. We are not professionals and are not giving advice. If you or someone you know needs help, please text start to 741741 and for additional resources please visit ⁠⁠LocalOptimist.com/Get-Help⁠⁠

The Madhappy Podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not a replacement for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Follow us: ⁠⁠@Madhappy⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠@LocalOptimist⁠⁠

Visit us: ⁠⁠Madhappy.com⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠LocalOptimist.com⁠