Loving Myself Podcast

Uh oh...BACK AGAIN!! Season three, are you ready? Took some time off after the pageant to relac and eneded up back at square one again. Follow along on my journey to building my routine again, navigating life and balancing new relationships.

A life goal of mine come true!! Listen to this episode to hear about my long journey with running, how I got into it, how I stayed consistent and why I love it!

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and in this episode, we get heavy and deep. This is a conversation I never thought I would have, but I am grateful to have a platform like this to talk about these important topics. Although I don't share my story, the key points of this conversation are that you aren't alone and we need to learn to love better.

Nikki is SO back and she brings the fire on this episode!! I am so grateful to have her come on again for another special appearance. In this episode, Nikki talks about her experience in the social media/marketing field, and we even go down the rabbit hole of influencers and why they become successful.

March is Women's History Month, so I wanted to dedicate the episodes of this month to women in different career fields!! This first podcast episode of the month is with my cousin Kristen Marra who is a pediatric oncology nurse! On this episode, she shares her experience in college leading up to graduating and starting her job as a nurse, what inspired her to get into this field and the advice she has for people out there entering this specific occupation.

In this episode, I talk about the ups and downs of gaining weight, losing weight, gaining it all back and losing it all again. There is a sad and lonely side to losing weight that isn't talked about. The importance of this conversation is to understand the battle of losing weight and how it's not only a physical journey, but a mental one as well.

Guys!! I feel like this is one of the many cheesy lines in life that we don't take seriously or understand fully. In this episode, I will go through what it means to believe in yourself and how it can positively impact your relationship with yourself as well as the trajectory of your life.

I am shocked we haven't had this conversation sooner!! In this episode, I will talk about some of my favorite personal coping skills that are positive and healthy, and why you should find that "hobby" or "thing" that makes you happy. Learning to turn to things that can help you work through your emotions rather than suppress them is a skill we aren't taught in school, and we often learn from experience. I hope you learn something great from this episode and add it into your 2024 goals!

More special guests!! In this episode, I am joined by Priya Singh and Nick Matrongolo to talk about our 2024 goals. Honestly, I think this is my most laid back episode yet and I had so much fun filming it. The idea for the podcast started when we came back to the office in the new year and talked about our goals. We also joked about doing a podcast episode together for fun, but I had no idea what topic.... so here we are. Hope you enjoy!!

WE ARE BACK!! 2024 is bringing some great vibes and I am so excited. Instead of talking about all the amazing things we can conquer this year, I decided to talk about a topic specific to the month of January, or should I say... Dry January? This is a great time for people to reset and stop drinking or even try out not drinking and seeing if it's for them! In this episode, I'll talk about my personal experience and what lead me to have this conversation on being sober curious.

Last episode of 2023!! I am so happy to share that in this episode I will be going through my 2023 Manifestation Board I created and January and seeing what came to fruition. I am so proud of all I have accomplished this year and I hope 2024 is at least half as amazing as this year. Thank you all for always supporting!

How lucky am I to have my coworker and friend, Brandon Hackenberg in the podcast?!? In this episode, Brandon gives us the rundown on life as a professional athlete playing for Orlando MLS, the switch in his career path to sales and some of his favorite memories from his soccer career so far.

Long overdue conversation for us. In this episode, I get deep and talk about personal experiences that have shaped the way I view my body and how I am learning to overcome those harsh words. I also bring in the conversation on social media and the negative effects that can have on our body image and how we view ourselves. This is a reminder that no matter what people say, you are beautiful in every way, and I hope you learn to love who you are!

After asking the audience what you guys wanted to see more of, personal growth took the crown. I think the basis of personal growth is Self-Love. Understanding, developing and growing that relationship with yourself is the key to everything in your life falling into place.

So lucky to have a special guest on this podcast episode, my coworker and friend, Lauren D'Amico-Ozga. As you all know, I am competing in Miss NJ USA in 2024, but Lauren is also competing in a pageant as well, Mrs NJ America. In this episode, Lauren and I sit down and chit chat about pageant preparations and all the fun behind the scenes. It's great to have a friend to share these great memories with and I am so happy it's Lauren!

We've all had an experience with a Mean Girl at one point in our lives. In this episode, I'll be talking about how to grow from the Mean Girl energy, sharing personal stories, and giving my advice on how to be kind towards others. If we can take the steps to better ourselves, we also help others around us along the way.

In this episode, I will be joined by my sister, Sydney Abitanto, who will be sharing her personal experiences with college, doctorate school, and D1 athletics. She will also share her experience in a long distance relationship with her boyfriend, Owen Nassaney, who also joins in the conversation. The key points in the conversation talk about balance and how to not spread yourself too thin.

In this episode, I'll be talking about my personal experiences with anxiety and how I managed throughout the years. I'll talk about situations that lead up to me realizing when I needed to work on myself and what steps I took to get me to where I am today.

I completed the 75 Hard on October 10th! My journey for my mental health and physical health has been a crazy rollercoaster, and thankfully this challenge brought me right back on track. In this episode, I will talk about the challenge and go through some of the key points in the challenge for me. There were many benefits to this challenge in terms of habits for eating, drinking, working out, and more. I also touch upon my weight loss journeys and how it can be extremely exhausting when you have to start back at step one. Thank you guys for always listening!

Guys!! Did you hear? I'll be competing in Miss NJ USA in March of 2024! This episode will cover what the pageant is, what made me sign up for it, why I am doing it and what I hope to accomplish out of this experience. I am beyond excited to share this journey with you all!

For this episode, I am joined by my college best friend, Nicole Ocampo, and we are talking about all things "life after college". In this episode, we go over jobs, college life, and our advice to the audience on the transition. College to "Real World" is a change that isn't discussed as much as we think and it can be intimidating, scary or nerve-racking even. We hope you take away some advice from the podcast or hope that you don't feel alone in the transition.

Let's make those routines!! So important for taking control over your life. We will also touch upon decision making and how that can also impact you mentally.

The underlying theme here is... if we aren't working on ourselves, putting ourselves first, and working on the relationship we have with ourselves, then we aren't going to magically be put in a relationship!! As women, we are so powerful! We have to power to choose who we want to be with long term, so let's make sure that we aren't settling for Mr. Right Now.

So excited for our first episode together! In this episode, I will be talking about my mental health journey and how I got to where I am today. I am no expert on mental health, but hopefully sharing my experiences can help someone out there. You are never alone in this journey and we can take the steps together to start loving yourself.

Super excited for this journey to begin! First episode of Loving Myself Podcast out on September 19th at 9 AM.