Badass Women at Any Age: 087 Building Women Up with Molly Galbraith

087 Building Women Up with Molly Galbraith

Jul 13, 2021

As a young woman, Molly struggled with insecurities. Ridiculed and bullied for various circumstances beyond her control, Molly believed early on that her acceptance was based on her image. Her time was spent chasing a number on the scale or the barbell. After 20+ years of wishing her body looked differently, she finally discovered how to stop comparing herself to and competing with other women. Since then, supporting women and being supported by them has changed every aspect of her life. Molly is the author of Strong Women Lift Each Other Up, and Co-founder of Girls Gone Strong (GGS), a worldwide health and fitness movement dedicated to helping women feel strong, confident, and empowered in their lives and their bodies. Today, the Strong Women Lift Each Other Up philosophy is woven through the fabric of the Girls Gone Strong movement. From employing and educating to featuring, collaborating with, and investing in women, GGS is dedicated to lifting up women all over the world. GGS has consulted, collaborated with, and been featured by Yale, the Olympics, Johns Hopkins, Time, People, Today, ABC, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, and more.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

Molly’s youth surrounded by insecurity, self doubt and bullying

Learning the valuable and damaging lesson of superficial acceptance

Falling in love with health and fitness

Physical and emotional stress and the self esteem roller coaster

Healing journey, improving self esteem and self worth

Steps to build resilience as well as battling society’s standards and expectations for women

Identifying our true feelings and emotions about ourselves

Learning self trust, scarcity mindset and the comparison trap

Compounding deficit and negative self esteem issues in young girls

Effects of the pandemic on girls and women

Activism and change. Intention, setting boundaries and building awareness