I Choose Me
Health & Wellness Podcasts
My whole life, I cared so much about what other people thought, about other people’s approval, and then one day I looked in the mirror and realized I didn’t like the person looking back at me. That’s when I said to myself, “I Choose Me.” So I created I Choose Me as a platform to share stories about the dark times, about mental health, and about transformation. If I had known that other girls were going through the same things, it would have been a lot easier for me to make different choices — and I don’t want any more girls to be lost like that. My name is Nadine Leopold and I Choose Me.
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Health & Wellness Podcasts
Description:
My whole life, I cared so much about what other people thought, about other people’s approval, and then one day I looked in the mirror and realized I didn’t like the person looking back at me. That’s when I said to myself, “I Choose Me.” So I created I Choose Me as a platform to share stories about the dark times, about mental health, and about transformation. If I had known that other girls were going through the same things, it would have been a lot easier for me to make different choices — and I don’t want any more girls to be lost like that. My name is Nadine Leopold and I Choose Me.
Language:
English
Website:
https://i-choose-me.captivate.fm
Episodes
13. Testing Positive for COVID-19 + My Pandemic Experience
8/24/2020
Things have been crazy the past few weeks — I tested positive for the coronavirus a while back and I’ve been in quarantine for quite some time. Once I got better, borders opened, and regulations eased a little bit, I spent some time traveling and visiting family and friends — safely, of course. I wanted to speak about the pandemic, how I’ve dealt with it, and what I think everyone can do for a time like this. Resources: Connect with me on Instagram: @NadineLeopold...
Duration:00:12:53
12. Body Image + My Modeling Journey
7/13/2020
When young girls write to me on Instagram, a lot of them want to know what I think about body image and how that relates to my experience modeling. So, today, I share my modeling journey — the good, the bad, and the ugly — and explore how that influenced some of my thoughts about bodies. Resources: Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadineleopold/ (@NadineLeopold) I Choose Me is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)
Duration:00:23:42
11. We Can Do Better: A Conversation on Racism + #BlackLivesMatter with Nadia Araujo
7/6/2020
Today’s guest has an incredible life story and she has accomplished so so much in her life, but she had to navigate a world and industry full of racism to do it. Nadia Araujo starts an open conversation about how she’s experienced racism over the years, how she thinks everyone can be better, and how racism manifests in the modeling industry. If you don’t experience racism in your life, you can’t just ignore the topic and try to go through the rest of your life blind. Being silent is being...
Duration:00:34:19
10. Divorce: Perspective for Kids + Advice for Parents
6/29/2020
While I originally created this show to speak to young girls, I was excited to discover that I also have a lot of parents listening. I think it’s so important for parents to hear about the struggles that so many of their children go through, often silently. Today, I’m going to address an area where these things really intersect: divorce. There’s a lot to consider during and after a divorce, both as parents and as kids. There’s a lot that kids don’t see, and vice versa. So, I want to share my...
Duration:00:15:01
9. Jenna Zoe, Purpose, + Human Design
6/22/2020
After last week’s episode about purpose, I sat down with my friend Jenna Zoe to look at the topic from a new lens. Jenna specializes in Human Design, a new system of self-discovery helping reconnect people to who they came to be. And what I love so much about her work is that it focuses onde-conditioning, or unlearning who you were told to be so that you can be who you truly are as a person. The way Jenna explains things helps me look at life differently, and I hope she does the same for...
Duration:00:33:14
8. Pursuing Purpose
6/15/2020
There’s one question I get asked more than just about anything else: “How do I find my purpose?” People see my life on Instagram and see where I’m at now, but they don’t see the years I spent struggling with questions just like that. That’s part of the reason I wanted to start this show — to lay the realities of life bare on the table so that we can talk about these things that everyone grapples with but no one wants to talk about. Resources: Connect with me on Instagram:...
Duration:00:18:44
7. You Can Create Your Own Happiness
6/1/2020
Since starting the show, I’ve had a lot of girls reach out to me with questions about bullying. I actually experienced a lot of bullying as a kid, I had to move schools at one point and ultimately dropped out when I was 17, but I honestly can’t imagine how much harder it must be to grow up in an era of social media. I don’t think it’s going to surprise anyone to learn that kids can be brutal to each other, mostly due to a lack of awareness and development more than genuine malice, and the...
Duration:00:20:22
6. You Are Much, Much Stronger Than You Think You Are: Sharing Your Stories of Abuse
5/25/2020
After last week’s episode, I had so many young women reaching out to me and sharing their own stories of abuse. Today, I’m sharing some of those stories, as well as the advice that these women would give to their younger selves. Almost every girl you know or will meet has experienced abuse in one form or another, and it’s not given nearly the attention it should be — we’re talking about something that affects nearly 51% of the population here (and that’s not even counting all of the men and...
Duration:00:17:21
5. It’s Not You
5/18/2020
On this show, I want to share the kinds of stories that most people never hear, that many people may never be able to safely share at all or can only whisper in private conversations with their best friend. I think these stories are important because, when we don’t share them, too many of us end up unknowingly following the same scripts — and too many young girls end up feeling alone, isolated, and scared. Today’s guest is one of my best friends, and her story is as raw, vulnerable, and...
Duration:00:53:35
4. Our First Listener Q+A!
5/4/2020
Since launching the show, I’ve been receiving a lot of questions on Instagram and by email—and I love it! It’s so powerful to know that people are listening, and it’s even more powerful that we’re able to connect on this deeper level. So, today, I’m going to answer some of your questions, and I plan to continue doing these Q&A episodes regularly. So, if you have any questions you’d like answered or a story you’d like to share, please reach out to me on Instagram:...
Duration:00:26:04
3. What Looks Healthy for You
4/27/2020
Today we have our first guest on the show! I am so happy and so grateful because Bridget was the person who I heard share their story about their relationship with food and their body. She is the person who inspired me to speak out about my eating disorder and I wouldn’t be where I am today without her. Resources: Connect with Bridget: http://www.instagram.com/bridgetmalcolm (@BridgetMalcolm) Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadineleopold/ (@NadineLeopold) I Choose Me...
Duration:00:34:12
2. Understanding, Admitting, and Processing the Struggle
4/20/2020
In one way or another, everyone grows up telling themselves a story about their body — a story that is reinforced through social media, through pop culture, through our parents’ and friends’ expectations. So it’s no wonder that nearly every girl ends up struggling with their relationship to food and their body at some point while they’re growing up, and social media is just magnifying the pressure that young adults feel to look and act a certain way. I want you to know that you’re not alone....
Duration:00:21:50
1. How It Started
4/13/2020
When I first started opening up about the crappy experiences I went through from the ages of 14 to 25, my DMs were flooded with young girls sharing their own pain. This is such a defining period of your life, and many of us go through extreme hardship, but it’s not something we speak about very often — but we SHOULD be sharing how these years transform us, the good and the bad. If I had heard other girls share their stories with me when I was younger, I might have been able to make some...
Duration:00:16:43
0. Creating a Platform to Share Stories + Support a Generation of Young Women
3/30/2020
My name is Nadine Leopold and I have been working as a model for over 10 years. I have walked on runways, I’ve done magazine covers, and I’ve worked for Victora’s Secret. But there’s so much more to my story than you will see on Instagram. My whole life, I was so focused on making other people happy and doing what I was “supposed to do” that I completely lost myself. I cared so much about what other people thought, I cared so much about other people’s approval, and then one day I looked in...
Duration:00:04:41