134. Victoria Browne On Entering Her Wrecking Ball Era & Staying Out of the People Pleasing Trap

Victoria Browne is known for keeping it real all around on social media, which is incredibly refreshing in an online world of filters & FaceTune. Although showing up authentically has always been part of her brand, navigating her own personal evolution in front of millions has been challenging at times. If you love following Victoria, you’re about to get to know her on another level in this episode as we explore how she went from a former D-1 athlete to Ted Talk speaker and content creator who has amassed over 1.5 million followers on social media. She's also the voice behind the Real Pod podcast, and you can check out our episode on her show as well! 

Victoria became widely known after exposing the rampant use of filters on social media and to this day sheds light on the mental harm it can cause when we’re comparing ourselves to unrealistic expectations. Having her own story of feeding into that narrative, she’s a role model for so many women to embrace your body exactly the way it is, and how you can change your relationship with your body to be more positive. 

With transparency and relatability being at the top of the list of things we love about her, the topics she shares on her page are constantly evolving along with her. On today's episode, we’re learning how Victoria is entering her wrecking ball era and being even more unapologetically herself. Victoria shares her experience as an athlete in relation to her struggles with binge eating and perfectionism, how she’s currently trying to overcome people-pleasing, how she navigates tough conversations with friends and maintains her long-distance female friendships, and what success looks like for her now.

I want to feel more confidence and assurance and abundance in my own life so that I'm not as affected by what other people are doing.  - Victoria Browne

What We Talk About:

  • Going to an event at Sofia Vergara's house

  • Striving for perfectionism as a D1 athlete & struggling with performance anxiety

  • When she had the realization of having an eating disorder 

  • Finding the confidence to ask for help & breaking the stigma of therapy

  • How being an athlete influenced her confidence

  • Exposing filters on social media

  • The pressure of overthinking content we post on social media

  • Tips for staying out of the people pleasing trap

  • Navigating the loneliness of long distance female friendships

  • How to have tough conversations with friends

  • What Victoria is focusing on now for her future


Everything I do is really rooted in being true to myself. I'm so grateful for that because even if I don't feel like showing up online, that is my content for the day, describing why I'm not feeling good. I think I'm able to continue to evolve, and I hope my platform continues to look different. - Victoria Browne

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