EFR 043: From Eating Disorders to Professional Bikini Competitor with Emily Duncan

It is very rare when our guest can trace their trigger moment all the way back to early childhood. Emily Duncan's came at about age 8 when her dance instructor made a comment about her body type that sent her down a dark spiral of eating disorders, body dysmorphia and spent years trying to find a healthy balance and relationship with food again. Emily found an immense source of help and internal motivation once she started strength training. From there she became a professional bikini competitor, competing in over a dozen shows and even taking first place in her class in 2016 at the NPC Jr. USA National Championships. This episode can be summarized by this amazing quote from Emily: "Don't rely on the energy of the outside world to fuel you. Find out what makes YOU strong and what makes YOU awesome, and run with it." Emily lives a life ever forward through TENACITY - in fact it is her apparel line - and you will find an abundance of it in this episode and in her story. Emily is a Bodybuilding.com , PESciecne and Gymshark athlete. Emily has an amazing and empowering podcast of her own, EmBody Radio , and can be found all over social media under "em_dunc". *NEW SPONSOR* We are SUPER excited to partner with Audible , our source of choice for audio books. For a FREE 30-day trial, head to AudibleTrial.com/everforward and download your favorite book to listen to at any time (after listening to the latest EF Radio episode of course). Organifi has been in my personal daily supplement rotation for years now and, as of late, has been a proud sponsor of the Ever Forward Radio podcast and mission. Please head over to www.Organifi.com and try any of their amazing products (we are partial to the Green Juice) and enter "everforward" at checkout to receive 20% off your entire order. Also, if time is of the essence and you want to fuel your body with a high-quality, fresh never frozen meal then please try www.Freshly.com and use promo code "everforward" for $40 off your entire initial order! Freshly delivers delicious meals that are 100% gluten-free in 100% biodegradable and recyclable containers.