ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode, Leana sits down with Brenda Antón — content creator, entrepreneur, and someone whose story is as real as it gets. Brenda opens up about growing up as one of the only Hispanic girls in a small, predominantly white town in New York, spending years shrinking her identity just to fit in, and the long journey back to herself. From her garage workouts during Covid, to moving to Florida alone at 22 with no friends and no guarantee it would work out, to now stepping into her faith and figuring out who she is outside of work — this conversation covers it all.
This one is for every woman who has ever felt like she had to be someone else to be accepted, and is slowly finding her way back to who she actually is.
Leana and Brenda get into:
→ Growing up as one of the only Hispanic girls in a privileged, predominantly white town — and spending years wanting to be anyone but herself → Going to college and finally feeling seen — but still searching for validation in all the wrong places → How Covid shut out all the noise and gave her the first real look at herself she had ever had → Starting with two 10-pound dumbbells in her garage and why that moment changed everything → The isolation period in junior year — protecting her momentum, losing her friend group, and trusting herself anyway → Starting social media as a fitness diary and getting addicted to building something real → Her life coach of five years and why having even one person believe in you is enough → Moving to Florida alone at 22 against her family’s wishes — and the tears, anxiety and self-trust it took to do it → Accomplishing everything on her vision board and still feeling empty — and how that led her to faith → What her relationship with God looks like now versus growing up Catholic going to church out of obligation → Journaling as her first way of communicating with God — and why she thinks everyone should be doing it → Where limiting beliefs actually come from — family, relationships, and the ones we create ourselves → The victim mindset, self-pity, and how to stop seeing your life from only one lens → Rejection as redirection — and why every job that turned her down was actually doing her a favour → Her breakup before the Florida move and why heartbreak is one of the most powerful catalysts for self-growth → Navigating friendships in the creator space — finding people with pure intentions and letting go of the ones without them → Jealousy and comparison as a mirror — what they are really telling you about yourself → Leaning back into her feminine energy after years of go, go, go hustle mode → What she learned at a women’s entrepreneurship conference — and why “make it exist, then make it perfect” stuck with her → The pivot she is stepping into now: owning her story, speaking more, and showing up in a whole new way → What it means to be human — and why her answer comes back to love, impact, and using your voice
“Our stories aren’t just for us. They are meant to be told, to be shared, and to serve other people.” — Brenda Antón
TOPICS DISCUSSED
00:00 Intro & Welcome — Brenda’s First Ever Podcast 01:09 Growing Up in Briarcliff Manor — Comparison, Fitting In & Shrinking Her Identity 10:14 Covid, the Garage Gym & Falling in Love with Movement 30:25 Journaling, Limiting Beliefs & Turning to Faith 01:15:09 The Waiting Period — What She Wanted in Her Next Relationship & Stepping Into Feminine Energy 01:15:09 The Women’s Conference, Entrepreneurship & The Pivot She Is Making Now 01:28:25 What It Means to Be Human
Stay connected with Leana Deeb: Instagram: @leanadeebb / @beinghumannpodcast TikTok: @leanadeebb / @beinghumannpod
Stay connected with Brenda Antón: Instagram, TikTok & YouTube: @brendaanton
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