197 - Wonder Woman Status After Unfathomable Loss and Pain with Kiki Hurwitt

Be You Podcast

Momma Bear, mental health/wellness advocate, mid-life athlete (53), NASM Certified Behavior Change Coach, 25+ career in corporate risk management.

After being diagnosed as prediabetic with high cholesterol and other poor health markers in early 2021, Kiki embarked on a transformation health journey that took her deep within exploring dark corners that had been long ignored and needed healing. Her gritty journey resulted in a physical weight loss of 47 pounds and a newfound confidence in a body builders’ gym doing deadlifts and pull ups at 53! But most importantly, she found courage to share her voice, give air to deep trauma, wrap herself in a community of dynamic and like-minded women, and ultimately find her light… maybe for the first time!

Show Notes:

[4:02] - After her story, you will look at life differently, be inspired, and become even more grateful for the people in your life.

[10:32] - The interview with Kiki begins. Learn about her name and why Kiki suits her.

[14:58] - Kiki was married to her dream guy and he died suddenly in the 90s.

[18:47] - Extreme grief is radioactive. People don’t know how to carry it with you.

[22:23] - 18 months after her husband’s death, Kiki became extremely ill. We carry grief in our lungs and the infection attacked her there.

[29:49] - Through this experience, Kiki learned the power of visualizing.

[33:52] - Kiki describes what happened while she was in a sudden coma as a single mom to a new community.

[40:17] - After going through these major life events, she decided to take her life back.

[45:49] - When you see someone showing off their looks and sharing things that they are proud of, you don’t know their whole story.

[48:38] - Kiki’s weight journey was impacted by her past. Her career in the corporate world drove her to not take care of herself.

[51:13] - Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 created an expectation of no boundaries and no separation between home and work life.

[53:45] - Kiki met her husband online and has been happily married for 15 years. Her bonus daughter is a holistic health coach.

[60:46] - She describes the beginning of her health and fitness journey and leaving her corporate job.

[65:50] - In the program that has really changed her life, she has done a lot of mindset work.

[68:22] - Kiki describes the experience of going through an unsafe relationship.

[71:50] - She felt so much shame that she started to self-harm.

[77:00] - What is co-creation? In Kiki’s situation, her trauma drew in a relationship that matched her vibration.

[81:18] - A good thing that came out of this horrible situation is the connection she made with his ex-wife.

[87:47] - She began to build a healthy relationship with herself.

[91:04] - Jill didn’t realize how much she was avoiding health and wellness conversations.

[93:40] - “When the pain of staying where I was got so great, that was when I was ready to change. And it was work. And I needed help.”

[96:33] - Around self-love and taking care of herself, there was no trust.

[100:16] - Jill and Kiki talk about recent “ah-ha” moments.

[102:18] - Do the thing that builds trust and keep showing up.

I know there was something in this episode that you were meant to hear. Let me know what that is. Thank you for being here today with me on our healing journeys.