Show Notes
Holly Brooks joins us for a candid conversation about fitness, running, social media and making the huge decision to leave Manchester for Los Angeles.
We talk about her journey from calorie-deficit content to building Stronger Society, discovering a love for running, marathon training, the reality of moving abroad, loneliness and finding a new community - plus the lessons she's learned from building a career online.
Holly also shares why she believes women should focus on becoming stronger, not smaller, and why finding a form of fitness you genuinely enjoy can change everything.
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00:00 — Meet Holly Brooks 01:00 — Holly’s Early Fitness Journey 03:35 — Going Viral on TikTok 05:00 — From “Smaller” to Stronger 09:10 — How Holly Fell in Love With Running 14:25 — Why She Moved From Manchester to LA 21:00 — HYROX & Marathon Training 30:50 — The Reality of Being an Influencer 31:25 — Loneliness, Identity & Starting Over in LA 40:15 — Building Stronger Society & Her Advice
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