our founder - maggie palermo

Hello my fellow Goddesses!!

I'm Maggie, the girlie behind this whole thang.

From a young age, I loved being a leader ~hello integrated kindergarten~! While the other kids were going to school for a half day, I went for the full day, and proudly did my best to be a model for the others in my class with behavioral struggles. I must've taken that to heart, because as I grew older, I was always seeking ways to do more and inspire others. I explored sports, the arts, and just about any extra curricular activity I could enroll in. Graduating high school, I was a member of fifteen after school clubs, and proudly showed up for my two part time jobs. I excelled in school, and loved learning - and still do! When I enrolled at Hofstra University (ROLL PRIDE) I was pursuing a dual degree; BS in Biomedical Engineering and BA in Theater Arts. I thought I had it all figured out; I'd chase my dreams of being an actress for 5 years, and if I didn't get 'discovered', I'd humbly settle into a comfortable life of building prosthetics.

Well, like most plans built by a 17 year old, life didn't happen that way.

I worked multiple jobs while balancing taking extra credits each semester and running a few clubs. I was so caught up in the "achieving", I forgot to think about my own needs. My health suffered - I ended up hospitalized and needing an emergency procedure the week before finals my Junior year. Wake up call? Nope, not yet. After graduating, the student loans kicked in, some family dynamics came to play, and I buried myself in work. I went YEARS working multiple jobs, 80+ hour work weeks, and became quite the workaholic. I ignored the signs from my body, and kept piling more onto my plate. I thought "If I just keep working harder, I'll finally catch a break".

I survived multiple rounds of burnout, a few abusive relationships, and some jarringly sudden losses of loved ones. I got really good at holding it together on the outside, while inside the world was on fire. I know what it's like to struggle trying to smile through the pain, suffocate under financial pressure, and lose sight of the truth; viewing myself through the lens of those who say I'm lesser. 

I know how quickly a tough day can turn into weeks, months, even years.

Luckily, along the way, I fell in love with boxing, and became a group fitness instructor and personal trainer. From there, I learned health is more than diet and exercise, and got my Nutrition and Holistic Health Coaching Certification through the Institute for Integrated Nutrition. After many more bumps in the road, a lot of self doubt, uncomfortable truths, and some SERIOUS effort, I slowly started to build a life I am proud of. I always thought to have a great life, you had to be born into one, or drive yourself into the dirt to prove you deserve it. Quite frankly, that's flat out wrong.

I now know to live a great life, you can't accept a complacent one, and I work harder on myself than I do at any job. I actively pursue ways to reach outside my comfort zone and lean into authenticity. Even more than my education and certifications, life experience taught me the lessons that I now teach women all over the world.

That's the (condensed) story of MY Magnificent Life, so tell me: how do you want to write YOURS?