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Mauri Wingate

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♡ a self-love quest ⋙ mindset, mental health, memories✨
♡ wife, mama, bff/mentor/creator: @girlsempowermentexperience
𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤 ⇣

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Are you willing to bet on yourself?

To risk doing things differently. To get uncomfortable. To challenge the beliefs and habits that have kept you playing it safe, even when deep down you know they’re no longer working?

Sometimes the way we’ve always done things is the very thing keeping us stuck.

Finding a new confidence means being willing to try something different before you feel ready. To question what you’ve always believed about your body, your health, your worth and who you are.

It takes courage to step into the unknown.

But what if that discomfort is where something better begins?

We loved this conversation with Mauri Wingate @maurihelena last night on our live stream substack as we explored Midlife: Body, Image & Health.

This season isn’t about fixing ourselves. Maybe it’s about learning to see ourselves with more grace and confidence.

Comment MAURI and we’ll send you the link to the full conversation.

#TheUnfilteredLife #Midlife #BodyImage #WomensHealth #UnfilteredConversations by @maurihelena

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What an honor to sit down with @maurihelena last night for our first Substack Unfiltered Conversation LIVE Stream.

We explored body image, self-worth and the pressures we carry from childhood into midlife.

Mauri shared her deeply personal journey through anorexia, anxiety, addiction and perfectionism, and how she transformed her pain into purpose by helping the next generation of girls build confidence, resilience and a healthier relationship with themselves.

We unpack the importance of modeling self-love and how movement, nourishment, community and self-awareness can help us reconnect with our bodies.

We also explore the courage it takes to step outside our comfort zones, the power of vulnerability and why healing isn’t about silencing every negative thought, but learning not to let those thoughts lead.

A conversation about embracing who we are, becoming who we want to be, and remembering that change begins with the next tiny, right step.

It was a great one.

Comment MAURI for the link to watch / listen.

#livestream #unfilteredlife #unfilteredconversations #realtalk by @maurihelena

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We are so excited to launch monthly Unfiltered Conversation LIVE STREAM on our Substack.

Our first livestream is October 13, from 7 – 8pm PST, and we’re bringing the same theme from of our in-person conversation this month to the screen:
Midlife: Body, Image & Health

Joining us for this honest and Unfiltered Conversation is Mauri Wingate @maurihelena founder of Girls emPOWERment Experience.

Mauri’s own story is a powerful part of why she does this work. At just 13 years old, she was hospitalized at UCLA for anorexia, anxiety and depression. Out of that incredibly difficult chapter came a realization: she wanted to give girls more than physical strength. She wanted to give them the tools she had spent years learning for herself - and a safe space where they could tell the truth.

As recently featured in SouthBay Magazine Mauri said, “I want to share what I’ve learned about self-love and confidence with other girls.”

We can’t wait to sit down with her and talk honestly about what it means to navigate our relationships with our bodies, health and identity through midlife and what we can pass on to the next generation.

SAVE THE DATE and join us October 13, 7–8 PM pst.
LIVE on Substack.

Comment MAURI for the link to join us next Tuesday evening.

📷 @ssydney.summerss @earthslight_photography
#substack #unfilteredconversations #unfilteredlife #body #realtalk by @maurihelena

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I’m so deeply honored & humbled by this.

If my younger self could see me in this year’s women’s edition of @oursouthbay magazine, especially in the company of such extraordinary women, in my hometown community, she simply would not, could not believe it.

But the whole reason I am in this magazine is BECAUSE of my younger self.

I am forever grateful for her, to her, & for the blessed broken road that led me here.

My life now is beyond my wildest dream & answered prayers, & the way @tanya.monaghan used her incredible, undeniable gifts to share my story of how I turned pain into purpose, challenges into resiliency, intuition into alignment + authenticity, is just beyond.

To be seen by Tanya is such a blessing - to know her is to adore, admire, revere & love her - to be the muse of her using HER gifts is just the ultimate.✨

You can read her stunning words & reflection of me & the road to @girlsempowermentexperience now in @oursouthbay magazine, virtually & in hard copy.

My gratitude for you is ♾️ endless, Tanya. I’m so, so thankful the universe brought us to each other through two different seasons of my life!🙏🏽

My gratitude for & to be of service in this community, my sweet little home town is ♾️.

My gratitude for life is overwhelming, every day, ♾️.

🦋 keep going keep going keep going. by @maurihelena

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I created girls emPOWERment experience from my experience as an 8th grader with an eating disorder, anxiety, & perfectionism.

At the time, I clung to control because I felt so out of control & I didn’t have the tools to cope with how hard life felt as a tween.

The thing is, life will always be hard, we just need to know that we can do hard things & that we have the skills - the confidence - to go *through* those hard things.🦋

And allow them to GROW US 🌱 into even more resilient, embodied versions of our authentic, true selves.✨🦄

I remember looking at the barred windows at the mental hospital when I was 13 thinking, “I’m going to get out of here & when I do I’m going to help other girls like me.”

It’s been over 20 years since then & my mission remains the same, albeit evolved from there since being on my own self love journey 💫 from girl to woman, maiden to mother:

🌟to give girls a space to discover + fully be themselves,
🌟to know their super power is being their true self,
🌟 learn how to feel it to heal it,
🌟cope with life on life’s terms through movement, mindfulness, mindset + mental health,
🌟 learn & practice confidence, courage, connection, & creativity,
🌟 & to embody self love as their foundation for life:
sharing their feelings + experiences, all of the challenges, struggles & pain they go through,
🌟amongst a sisterhood that listens, sees, supports them & relates with one another, while also lifting each other up & reminding each other of WHO WE ARE!⚡️

This is a one of a kind space where girls develop lifelong tools, skills, & friendships.

This is a space for girls to know that they are always in control of themselves, what they believe, how they react & how to flow 🌊 through life & live out their dreams + visions.✨

Space is limited for this one, only a few spots left — if you hear the call, we’d love to welcome you to join us for this lifechanging // life saving experience.

It’s the deepest honor & privilege to be here with you, on this journey, together.🦋

All of my love + gratitude,
💖Mauri by @maurihelena

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15 days ago

a women’s healing wellness retreat on a ranch with horses - say less - I understand this assignment.✨🐴

my inherited-from-my-husband sarcasm aside, *healing with horses* with the magical, wonderful, inspiring, healing, incredible @alchemy_collective_ x @halfhalthooligan was just absolutely extraordinary this weekend at @winplacehome 💖🙏🏽

It is beyond my wildest dreams that I get to be amongst amazing women like this, helping bring each other’s dreams + visions to life while helping others along their journeys.🦋🙏🏽

@winplacehome is an exceptionally special place - you feel it the moment you walk amongst the magical horses there, surrounded by rolling hills & a co-regulated energy you can’t deny.✨

What they do with & for horses (& humans) is nothing short of remarkable, & the women behind it are the salt of the earth. I can’t wait to continue supporting their mission & for future collaborations with my @girlsempowermentexperience gals, women, & more.💫

@winplacehome takes retired race horses & works with them to give them their next chapters in life, all the while creating an experience of nervous system co-regulation between humans & horses.✨🐴💫

the walk to my little nook where I got to lead the women 😍✨

imagine yoga, flow, breath, body, dancing, movement, meditation, healing here😍✨🐴🙏🏽💫

the gangs all here - @melindagonzalezlove @melodygodfred @sheshereto with me even when you’re not with me💖🙏🏽💫🦋

Kaya’s art & @sheshereto ‘s art with me, for me, for them💖🙏🏽

mini horse visits during stretching & final meditation 🥹✨🙏🏽💖

this card just blew over with the wind😍✨🙏🏽 of course we can @melodygodfred 💖

the wind also blew these cards over (+ the authenticity 🌈 card literally FLEW to @lcabrera10 @therevecollective mat!!)

@lcabrera10 @therevecollective thank you for connecting me with @alchemy_collective_ and so many other EXTRAordinary women through the Rêve!!🤎♾️we are SO lucky to have each other & to create such magic together through our dreams🥹✨🙏🏽

the co-regulating//🪞 exercise we did here with @halfhalthooligan was unique + SO powerful ✨🙏🏽😍🐴

a whimsical dream💫

love these women so much. so so honored & grateful to also co by @maurihelena

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19 days ago

my younger self would never believe this is my life.✨🦋

that I get to lead women just back to being themselves.

through movement, breath, body, laughter, music, mind, sisterhood, soul.💫

to see & be seen is just the ultimate gift.🙏🏽

to be in these rooms is the privilege of a lifetime.

my gratitude + thanks to all of the women who see me, hold me, lift me up, let me lead, bring me into their dream spaces & share their dreams with mine… it’s just endless & overflowing.♾️

it’s all because of the seeds that were planted when I was just a little girl with big dreams about changing the world.

a girl who somehow knew her pain would be used for purpose.

that’s the thing about challenges - they’re alway here FOR us. we can’t always see it in the moment, but if we can trust it, if we can know that it’s always leading us to EXACTLY what we want - to even GREATER & more beautiful than we can imagine - life will be sweeter & more blessed than even your biggest visions.✨

keep dreaming, dreamers. as my sister @melodygodfred says: you are the dreamer, and you are the dream.♾️
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next up:✨
• healing with horses - today with @winplacehome x @alchemy_collective_ x @theunfilteredlifeco
• rêve welcome collective no. 5 - oct 26 with @therevecollective x @strandsection
• mama/women’s group - 2x a week, every week with @abitobritt x @shwallycompany x @shwallyhome
• 1:1 sesh - always @girlsempowermentexperience

✨dm or comment below to connect & begin🦋 by @maurihelena

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21 days ago

🚨To all athletes/gym owners/fitness community leaders who have chosen to take on ATHX as we plant our roots in North America — we’re just 45 days out from ATHX Games Los Angeles! ⏱️

If you’ve joined us at any stop on the ATHX Takeover series: thank you! You’ve helped us introduce a new style of competing to new communities, and now it’s time to keep building.

If you’re still looking for opportunities to get your hands on an ATHX workout before Los Angeles on November 7th, there are plenty left. I’ve linked the upcoming stops below.

I want to challenge LA to help us take ATHX beyond the events we’re hosting.

Your gym. Your training partners. Your community.

That’s how we show up in a big way.

If you have the space and resources to put a group of any size through an ATHX-style workout, do it — and let me know. I’ll make sure you have the marketing resources you need, and where possible, some gear from our sponsors to give people a little something extra for being willing to try something new.

WHERE TO FIND ATHX NEXT:
* 9/26 Saturday — @theyardgym__culvercity
* 9/29 Tuesday — @caitlyn.moyer Recovery Social
* 10/3 Saturday — @theyardgym_westhollywood
* 10/3 Saturday — @crossfitsouthbay
* 10/10 Saturday — @bricklosangeles ATHX Affiliate
* 10/10 Saturday — @theyard_costamesa
* 10/17 Saturday — @torrance_training_lab
* 10/17 Saturday @theyardgym_sanjuancapistrano
* 10/17 Saturday — @tyg__oceanside
* 10/24 Saturday — @theyardgym_normalheights
* 10/24 Saturday — @theyardgym_pacificbeach
* 10/31 Saturday — @zone7fitnesscenter

Sign up to compete. Use code “ATHXROSALIE10” for a discount. Sign up to volunteer, get a full adidas kit (shirt, shorts, and sneakers)

It’s GO time!!! by @maurihelena

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24 days ago

ATHX x Fitstop Hermosa Beach

Members got to experience an ATHX-style workout firsthand and they showed up ready to work!

Huge thank you to everyone who came out, pushed hard, and made it such a fun community workout. @l.a.vidacoffee @the.source.cafe for slinging ☕️coffees & 🌯 burritos post workout!

Be on the lookout for our next ATHX takeover — try a new gym, meet some cool people and see what you’re capable of!

DM if your gym is ready to take on ATHX! taken in Fitstop Hermosa Beach by @maurihelena

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this group is what every 5 year old girl needs to begin her life with an unshakeable foundation of confidence, self esteem, self love + sisterhood, the unbreakable courage + strength to be her self, love her self, follow her heart & dreams.💫

when I was in college, I remember being in a psychology class learning about all of the signs + symptoms in 5 year olds that would predict challenges that would appear later in life & thinking WHY AREN’T we teaching positive coping skills + mental health in kindergarten?!🤯

now that I have my own daughter at this age, I see how invaluable movement, mindfulness, mindset + mental health skills are for her right NOW but also for her to carry with her as her inner voice and GO-TO for the rest of her life.✨🦋🙏🏽

imagine learning about how movement is medicine as a 5 year old. about the power of your self talk, mindset + how energy works as a kindergartener. about meditation, breathwork, visualization, & regulating your nervous system. how to trust your self + your intuition (I didn’t even know what my intuition was then!) about collaboration, talking about your feelings + experiences & being fully seen + supported while also truly supporting…

there’s all this + more (plus sunshine ☀️ & nature🌱) in our weekly group beginning next Wednesday after @grounded.homeschool (another EXTRAORDINARY program you MUST check out if I’m speaking your language at all here)

this is not a class. it’s a life-changing experience (trust me, I’ve seen it in my own girl after just ONE WEEK of @girlsempowermentexperience camp) that your daughter will carry with her forever.🦋💪🏽

—— link in bio to enroll✨ by @maurihelena

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earlier this month we celebrated 11 years of truth-telling, open heart-baring, facing our fears-leaping, by following our hearts + souls when it didn’t make sense to anyone - not even to us.💖♾️

in a matter of 24 hours our entire lives changed in a moment, & although we climbed more mountains & went through another metamorphosis (or a few 😅), we could never have imagined all of the blessings, miracles, adventures, lessons, & how insanely beautiful + blessed our lives would become.

that’s the thing about storms, you may know a rainbow is coming, but you actually have no idea how beautiful the rainbow on the other side will be.

but if you can trust it, if you can accept, surrender, & just take the next brave, inspired step, life will show you something more magical than you can even see in your wildest dreams.

what if it all works out better than you can imagine?✨🦋

—— every year I share little excerpts from the 2 chapters I wrote about the 2 days that changed everything for us, in my book about my story, our story, that one day you’ll all be able to read. I just have to keep taking small steps.🙏🏽💫 by @maurihelena

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For a crystal lovin, 111 angel number wearin gal, alllll the little details✨matter to me. Everything is energy, & I immediately know if a place is the vibe or not - especially based on the people I interact with in said place. I wouldn’t consider myself high maintenance but I would also consider myself boujee (in the best ways) 😅😂: I love me some Aesop products, a cute & perfectly curated product line. But the most important detail of all is authenticity > everything.

What I love most about @fulbrightdental is how they embody kindness + community in & out of their office; the way they share their abundance so freely - whether it’s gifting @hifiespresso for an entire morning to whoever walks in, @goodboybobcoffee bevs tomorrow for the @therevecollective , supporting small businesses through so many other platforms, featuring other artisans + creators from the South Bay in their practices, and most of all through their powerful love & genuine care for everyone they interact with. Kindness is free & they give it out abundantly. As our friends at @hifiespresso say: BE GOOD, and they do!!! And yes, the lemon water, weighted blankies & essential oils don’t hurt. 😉✨🙏🏽

It’s the perfect time to visit Fulbright - let em know I sent ya & let me know how it goes for you!🧡😬 taken in Fulbright Dental by @maurihelena

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