Why Connectors Change the World with Marta Rose Thorpe

What happens when you spend your whole life connecting people, telling their stories, and showing up for your community? This week I sat down with my longtime friend Marta Rose Thorpe, a lifelong magazine publisher, marketing connector, and dedicated volunteer, to talk about the throughline of her career: communityMarta opens up about the entrepreneurial spirit she inherited from her artist mother and  we dig into the messy, real stuff too! We’re both recovering people-pleasers!The heart of this episode is our conversation about health and aging well and why weight lifting (not just cardio) is the real secret to burning fat!  We also talk about Marta's magazine empire, and her upcoming mother-son bucket-list trip to Ireland.About Marta Rose Thorpe: Marta is a lifelong magazine publisher and marketing connector who has spent her career bringing neighbors and neighborhoods together spanning the Florida panhandle.  She currently publishes PCB Living and a growing family of hyper-local monthly magazines, all rooted in her love of highlighting local people, businesses, and events.Episode Highlights: [2:33] How We First Met[4:01] Years of Volunteering Together and Building Community Through Events[6:49] Recovering People-Pleasers: Learning to Balance Service and Self-Care[8:08] Choosing Family First and the Cost of Always Saying Yes[8:47] Accepting That Not Everyone Will Like You[17:14] Why Weight Training Is the Best Fat Burner[31:05] The Importance of Building Relationships Over Chasing Success[41:00] Encouragement to Be Sweet to Yourself and OthersBig Thanks To Our Sponsors:Buffalo Rock Pepsi: https://www.buffalorock.com/locations/panama-cityHoliday Beach Mechanical: https://www.holidaybeachmechanical.comAmor Boutique: https://amorboutiquepc.comGypsy Willow: https://gypsywillowretail.comTeam Patriot LLC: https://teampatriotllc.comElysian Med Spa: https://elysianpcb.comShore House Furniture: www.ShoreHouseFurniture.com Let's Stay Connected! Follow along @MyHappyAssLife on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and YouTube so you never miss an episode.Presented by ADF Media. Be sweet, y'all!