Episode #61
From Post-It Note to Peloton: Kirsten Ferguson on Betting on Yourself
Some guests make you giddy before they even sit down, and Kirsten Ferguson is one of them. Kirsten is a Peloton instructor, a mom of two girls, a marathoner (Chicago is coming up fast, and she's got a bib for New York too), and now an author. Her story is the perfect blend of the two sides of this podcast. In this episode, Kirsten takes us back to the beginning: from working in the NFL, to a fertility journey that led her to fall in love with fitness during the hardest season of her life, to walking into a SoulCycle audition as the oldest person in the room. Then came the pandemic, a divorce, a dusty Peloton bike, and a post-it note on her "war room" wall that said she wanted to be a Peloton instructor. (Manifesting tip: be specific. She got the job, just not on the bike she was picturing. And she had hated running her whole life.) We talk about: Feeling like something was missing after finally becoming a mom, and why that doesn't make you ungrateful Going from "I hate running" to hip surgery to the NYC Marathon, and mile 20 (Sam relates far too well) How she makes it all work: weekly family planning sessions, asking for help, letting go of doing it perfectly, and protecting her training time as a non-negotiable Her new children's book, From A to Z, This is Me , which she wrote with her daughters to help girls feel seen and celebrate what makes them different (out November 10 , pre-order now!) Why perfection is boring, the Ratchet Moms Club, and her "feel it, drop the story, and keep going" mantra Rapid fire: her Saturday morning workout, her holy vs. hood playlist, and breakfast for dinner If you've ever felt a pull toward more and didn't know how you'd get there, this one's for you. Pre-order From A to Z, This is Me https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H5Y31X3Q?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Follow Kirsten on Instagram @iamkirstenferguson Email us at wswd.podcast@gmail.com Instagram @wswwdpod
