The Be Real Babe Podcast

In this amazing episode I get the chance to pick Lexa’s brain about all things Bodybuilding!

A gf sent me Lexa’s account because she knew I would love her raw and real takes in the bodybuilding space and she was absolutely correct!

Lexa’s approach to being a coach and a bodybuilder herself is so refreshing.

Focusing more on body led coaching, individualized program and a holistic, all around approach when supporting her clients so they have all of the tools available.

We talk about the toxic portions of the bodybuilding world from competition to coaching and of course we share the wins too!

Not just her wins in competing and being a coach but the improvements being seen industry wide too.

There is a lot of bad advice out there but there is equally really good advice and really good, caring coaches out there like Lexa so don’t be afraid of jumping in with a coach, just make sure to find a door as hell one like Lex!

Even if you aren’t needing a coach, her IG is a wealth of knowledge and real talk about bodybuilding and you know we love that over here 💅🏼

In today’s episode I am joined by a spicy little firecracker who is know as Grill Girl Robyn.

Robyn is known for her unreal grilling skills, her ability to inspire women to get out there and grill and her absolute zest for life 🙌🏻

But what people don’t see is what happens behind the success.

The personal trials she has faced while building her empire and the moments that nearly took her down.

Robyn experienced a soul fracture that changed her life and had her searching for answers. She felt like she was going crazy and on a downward spiral until she learned about soul fracturing.

Once she learned more it all clicked and now she’s on a path of sharing this experience so others don’t feel so alone.

She is so raw and real in this episode and I’m eternally grateful my guests come on to share the most vulnerable parts of them so you don’t feel so alone ❤️

When starting her online blog years ago, she had no idea her dreams would become her reality but no one really talks about the trials alone the way and today we change that!

In today’s episode we carry on spreading the word about Botox Injury.

In Part 6 of this series, I am joined by an amazing woman from the UK, Victoria, who barely made it through her final Botox experience.

Botox was something Victoria did semi annually for 25 years. Not once did she experience any side affects or negative outcomes in all those years until just before her 50th birthday.

Due to this fact, she decided to get a little more than her usual spots and go for a little more since she was headed on a trip soon and since she wasn’t informed truly of what happened, she did not see any issue to go ahead with the treatment.

Shortly after her apt, she stating experiencing numbness and blurred vision. Slowly more and more symptoms kept happening to the point she decided to go into the doctors.

In passing she had mentioned she had Botox & luckily this doctor knew immediately she needed to get to the hospital as she was experiencing botulism. The amount of people in the UK that know about this is very rare, so this man truly saved her life.

After 12 hours of being in the hospital, she received the anti toxin and started her recovery path.

A long one that involved being in the hospital for a week, a feeding tube for 3 months and the need for a speech theorist to learn how to talk again among other things.

Luckily Victoria was able to heal enough to still go on her trip for her birthday, she has a new found appreciation for life & was able to educate a lot of people in her area (specially in a medical school nearby) what can happen with Botox.

I’m so grateful these strong women come on the show and share their stories so less people maybe have to go through this or go through it alone ❤️

Everyone who has experienced this is more than happy to help support so make sure to ask the questions, be open to others experiences and always lead with compassion when navigating this space.

Victoria’s body was being poisoned slowly and made it very close to her lungs and heart. It’s a serious thing that can happen and we just want you to be aware. Real stories not rare stories 🫶🏻

In this amazing episode I bring a personal and fan fave Hollie G!!

We talked about mental health in season 1 and I thought it would be a great time to jump in and catch up in that area and see how she is.

As we do we catch up on life and her newest adventures like her “Coming home to self” work shop series and amazing crafty workshops too.

Then we dive into her experiences with mental health from postpartum depression and ADHD and the tools she has used to manage.

We talk about how postpartum can look so different depending on the environment and state you are in to her having insane side effects from her medications.

I always have and always will support your choices with your mental health and body butttt please please make sure you know the side effects and take them seriously so you don’t put yourself at further risk ❤️ you mamas are famous for pushing it away.

So grateful to have Holls here to celebrate 10 seasons and her like 13th? 14th? I’ve lost count episode.

In this awesome episode, I bring Jamie back on the show to catch up on hows she’s doing with her vaccine injury and politics!!

Ahhhh scary politics.

If you’ve been around long enough you know this show has had its history on being political and I actually haven’t really stopped just moved it to YouTube however, I wanted to talk to Jamie about her political experience.

Growing to in the 90s, we didn’t really hear about politics. Maybe some gov shade but not to the point kindergarteners had opinions on politicians 🤣

We both agree that we should be talking politics and we should be having the hard convos but we should not let it ruin relationships.

We’ve both gone from being more progressive and liberal in our 20s to finding ourselves aligning more with conservative values currently.

And we have to wonder if we really changed or did what a lib/con change?

Personally I’m tired of being label so many nasty titles just from the box I checked at voting time and who I feel I align closer with.

Doesn’t mean we hate anyone because we voted a certain way and we get why people say don’t talk about politics if you don’t wanna lose friends BUT WHY??

I get it but I also think we need to do some self reflection, some emotional regulation stop taking everything so personally so we can actually come together.

We are so focused on our own lens and views of the world we often forget others have wildly different views based of their knowledge/experiences and that doesn’t make anyone enemies.

But let’s talk about it. Why did we change or did we?! How did we get here and how can we get out?!

Join us in the beautiful conversation about our political awakenings!

In this episode, I bring an absolute fire cracker, Rini, on the show to share her deeply personal journey through breast implant illness, the emotional and physical challenges she faced, and the impact of societal beauty standards on her decisions.

From her initial confidence in her body to the complications that arose from surgery, Rini's story highlights the importance of informed consent and the need for support for women navigating similar experiences.

(TW child loss)

After having her amazing children and the unimaginable loss of one of her children, Rini was in the depts of grieving her child and working through her postpartum body dysmorphia while also being surrounded by perfectly sculpted when she decided to get a mommy make over.

Unknowingly though this would start a very long journey leading to a mastectomy and ongoing challenges of healing, both physically and emotionally, as she seeks to reclaim her identity and advocate for others.

We discuss the complexities of informed consent in surgery, particularly in the context of plastic surgery while exploring the risks associated with these procedures, the societal pressures surrounding beauty standards, and the journey towards self-acceptance and body positivity. Rini shares her personal experiences and insights on aging, the impact of societal expectations on women's self-image, and the importance of community support.

This beautiful conversation emphasizes the need for informed choices, self-reflection, and embracing one's natural beauty while rejecting unrealistic beauty ideals.

In the first guest episode of the season, just like I started my fall season last year I got the honour to sit down again with Torva and dive deeper into her life and experiences with mindest, manifesting, gratitude, resilience, self advocacy ALL THE FREQUENCY AND WOO WOO shit.

We start this visit with a great catch up on her medical journey with keeping cancer away this time compared to last and how they have been adjusting to life in Texas while still advocating for a better life for Canadians.

We get into the differences between doing these practices like gratitude and mindset work like checking off a box versus doing these practices with intention, patience and trust.

Wanting to control the outcome and being so focused on the goal versus the life experience and journey along the way and how that can lead to major burn out was one of my fave parts about this convo!

We also talk about how past traumas can have impacts on our current life through limiting beliefs,

the importance of authenticity over toxic positivity and the very real fear of success.

There are so many incredible nuggets in this episode I cannot list them all!! It was the perfect way to set the tone of the season. Grateful. Intentional. Impactful. 🤌🏻

HOLY SHIT BATMAN!!

Season 10 is here babes!!

I made it.

So much of my heart has gone into this show the past 4.5 years and I cannot wait to say I’ve completed 5 years and 10 seasons and just over 250 episodes by Feb 2026.

Thank you all so much for the support. I could not thank you enough!

This episode is just a typical season opener.

If you are new here that means I reveled last season, what’s to come and catch up on my life!

Just a little clip to dip my toes back into the water before I full send for the next 5 months!

Can’t wait to share the season ahead with you all ❤️

Ahhhhhhh I made it!!

Barely babes. Barely made it 😭

This season was insane. In so many amazing ways.

I am so grateful for every guest, every listen and every like 🫶🏻

Cannot believe by the end of the year I’ll hit 20K.

That blows my mind.

Thank you all so much!

Today’s episode is all about this incredible season and what’s coming next!! I go over every episode and give you a summary to what happened this season!

Taking the rest of the summer to be present in the moment and I’ll be back at the mic running my mouth and interviewing more amazing people in no time 😍

Join me for a final episode today AND have a look at the other 230 episodes if you haven’t already!

Plus there are episodes exclusive to YouTube too! All my gov shit talk, Canadians happenings & Internet insanity!

As I wrap up season 9, I figured a catch up episode to the Diddy Trial is on deck.

Now if you watch the YouTube show, you would have seen these throughout the last few months but if you haven’t…

Here is the entire Diddy Trial from my point of view, gathering the highlights from articles and just listening to others views as well to get an idea of what happened.

From jury selection, to the trial and testimonies, to the results, I put all the YouTube updates into one 3 hour episode!!

Here is the breakdown if you want to just catch up on certain parts!

3:44 Jury selection

20:36 Week 1 of trial

47:47 Week 2 of trial

1:13:45 Week 3&4 of trial

1:57:19 Week 5&6 of trial

2:31:08 Week 7 of trial & verdict

2:48:19 After trial thoughts

I guess when I asked in December 2024, if he did or didn’t do it… he did but not to the level I thought he would get that’s for sure!