Redefine Fitness with Kelsey Wells

The Power of Keeping It Real: In Conversation with Danae Mercer


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TW: In this episode, Danae shares her story which involves her eating disorder. 

This week's episode features none other than the incredibly inspiring Danae Mercer! With more than 2.3 million followers, and recently on the cover of the UK’s Times Magazine, Danae is a beacon of positivity in the social media world and is helping to reshape the narrative around women’s bodies; promoting everything from body confidence to self-love.

In this episode Kelsey and Danae discuss everything from body image struggles, the negative impact social media is having on women (particularly young women), navigating the societal pressures of new motherhood, the dangers of social media filters, and why it's so important to remember that pretty much everything you see on social media is curated!

Danae also chats to Kelsey about her journey from journalist to influencer, and shares tangible advice for mothers of daughters when it comes to navigating fake standards of beauty online.

You won't want to miss this one!

2:55 — How Kelsey and Danae met 

7:15 - Danae’s personal relationship with fitness, health & her body 

8:50 - Impact of diet culture on Danae’s childhood 

12:00 - Powerful impact of sport

14:50 - Receiving & accepting help

15:50 - Motherhood & mindset shifts

18:20 - Danae’s advice for new mothers

21:05 - The power of keeping it real when it comes to motherhood & being a woman

22:20 - Danae on the hardest parts of pregnancy and new motherhood

27:35 - Pulling back the curtain on what you see online & combating what is real vs what isn’t

29:10 - Cover of The Time’s Magazine

30:35 - Journey from journalist to influencer

31:05 - Instagram vs Reality

32:33 - Highlight reel

37:50 - The danger of filters

44:17 - Tangible advice for mothers of daughters when it comes to navigating fake standards of beauty online 

50:12 - Removing the shame

53:00 - Struggling with self-doubt 

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