Moms Without Capes

227 | Strong as a Mother: Finding Identity, Joy, and Community with Mary Pust

Onnie Michalsky, MA, LCPC

Explore how fitness, community, and self-compassion can help moms reconnect with their identity beyond motherhood. In this episode of the Moms Without Capes Podcast, I sit down with Mary Pust, owner of FIT4MOM Billings as she shares strategies for overcoming mom guilt, setting healthy boundaries, and building supportive connections, empowering moms to prioritize their health and well-being. We also discuss how FIT4MOM helps combat isolation, fosters mental and physical strength, and promotes sustainable self-care. 

If you’ve been struggling to balance motherhood with your personal goals, this episode will inspire you to rediscover your strength and find joy in the journey. Tune in to learn practical tips for reclaiming your sense of self and thriving at every stage of motherhood.

To learn more about Mary Pust and FIT4MOM Billings, visit https://billings.fit4mom.com or follow her on social:

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Key Topics:

  • Redefining Fitness for Moms
  • Mental Wellness and Community
  • Setting Boundaries and Prioritizing Self-Care
  • Self-Compassion and Giving Yourself Grace
  • Finding Joy and the Power of Laughter 

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Onnie Michalsky (00:00.942)
Okay, I'm just gonna jump right in. for those who don't know, give us a bird's eye view of what fit for mom is.

Mary Pust (00:10.071)
So Fit for Mom is actually a nationwide company. It was started in San Diego, but Fit for Mom is a prenatal and postpartum specialized fitness. It began as just stroller strides way back in the day, 20 some years ago, as that progressed and we learned that moms, know, with children of different ages and different needs,

multiple different programs within Fit for Mom began. So things that included babies, prenatal, postpartum, and then lot of also programs that have no kids at all to appeal to those moms who are, you know, not aging out. But it is technically a company that's just built around supporting all moms in all stages of motherhood. Because as you know, once you're a mom, you're always a mom. And so it's our goal to just kind of support you.

Onnie Michalsky (01:02.85)
Yes.

Mary Pust (01:05.869)
throughout every step of the way.

Onnie Michalsky (01:09.238)
Yeah, yeah. In preparation for this podcast for this recording, I did a little research into Fit for Mom because I didn't realize it's a franchise, right? So do you? Why do you have this is on a side note of wondering why do you have a white shirt on when everybody else is a black shirt?

Mary Pust (01:15.213)
for

Mary Pust (01:25.206)
That's right!

Mary Pust (01:29.459)
in like our staff photos? it was.

Onnie Michalsky (01:34.871)
Yes. Do you have a staff here in Billings that work for you?

Mary Pust (01:40.073)
Yeah, so it was just for a contrast. was to like the white shirt was me just because I own it. I run it and then everyone else in black are support support members of my team. So some of them are instructors. Some of them are our playgroup captain. Some of them have different hands within to kind of like help different subdivisions of the company. But yeah, that it was just for contrast and because I'm the owner. Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (01:47.636)
Okay, okay.

Onnie Michalsky (01:59.403)
I got you.

Onnie Michalsky (02:04.47)
Okay. No. Okay. So that's what I thought. Like you were the owner, but then I was like confused. was like, so I did, I guess what I didn't realize is that you have a team here in buildings. Like, and cause I always think like, you're like the face of the business. in my mind, it was, you were doing everything. Like you were like meeting people on the rims to go for walks and you were meeting them at pioneer.

Mary Pust (02:15.085)
Mm-hmm.

Mary Pust (02:21.132)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (02:32.021)
You know, for the first three years it was 98 % me. And then as I had more children and as I wanted to grow, I realized that I cannot do everything on my own. And so, yeah, I just slowly but surely added people to my team to either help instruct or do the things that I already mentioned. So just so that I can continue to focus on the growth and the business and the things that matter, but

Onnie Michalsky (02:38.156)
Okay.

Onnie Michalsky (02:45.804)
Yeah, yeah.

Mary Pust (03:00.511)
also have a broader wind span because I can only take on so much as one human being.

Onnie Michalsky (03:01.838)
Sure.

Yes. No, no, that's great. Okay. So that's what that's what was confusing. But that's awesome. Okay. So part of fit, right? Part of fit for mom is the word fit. And so to you, what does fitness mean? Like to be fit?

Mary Pust (03:10.571)
Yeah, that's okay.

Mary Pust (03:20.493)
To be fit, honestly to me is are you able to live the life that you desire? So like, are you able to go out and ride a bike with your kids and keep up with your kids? Are you able to go on the hikes and the things like fitness to me is like, can you live the life that you wanna live? It does not have a particular body style or shape. It does not have an age. You know, like if you wanna

be riding a mountain bike when you're 70, then let's help you get to that goal, right? So fitness to me is really just, you moving your body and helping you allow you to do everything else that you wanna do?

Onnie Michalsky (04:00.582)
Yeah, so part of that, right, like the body part is your physical piece. How do you suppose or how do you see Fit for Mom helping women with their mental wellness as well?

Mary Pust (04:14.603)
Yeah, I mean, so as you know, as a mom, there is a lot of external influence on what you're supposed to look like, what you're supposed to be doing, what you're supposed to be teaching your kids. You know, there's just a lot and what happens is we do, kind of, A, you're so hyper-focused on this small human being that you just care about them and you just care about their needs and you do, kind of lose who you are as an individual.

And through movement, first thing, through movement, there's tons of science, you you release endorphins, you get all those good feel good hormones when you finally start moving your body and sweating and breathing. So that is an increase in endorphins for a lot of our moms who are going through hard times. But then the second part of the mental focus for us is just bringing moms together. So we understand that

you're going to be coming to class and sometimes you coming to class is literally just so you can speak to another human being that can maybe talk back to you. Right? There are stay at home moms that are just sequestered into their homes and just talking to these babies all day that can't talk to them, you know? So a huge part of fit for mom is just bringing people together so that they can see A, they're not alone, B, they're not crazy. All of these things are happening, you know, like having

Onnie Michalsky (05:18.094)
Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (05:38.35)
Sure.

Mary Pust (05:39.199)
A support system around them really allows them to actually take a deep breath and realize that they're not in it alone. I can't tell you the number of clients we've had who've come to me like months later and are like thanking me for coming off of postpartum depression, depression medications or anything like that. Just because a getting out of the house, having a purpose with your day is huge movement. And then socializing like it's

Onnie Michalsky (06:08.918)
It's the whole package. Yeah. When I was, when I first became a mom, like 24 years ago, none of my, my friends were in a whole different season. Like I was one of the first ones that had kids. I got married at 23, which really isn't that young, but it was young enough that none of, none of my peers were having kids, at least in my circle. And so I found a mom's club.

Mary Pust (06:10.041)
It's the whole package.

Thank

Onnie Michalsky (06:35.938)
Like it's a national like O S capital acronym and moms offering mom support is what that was. And that was a huge piece of it was that connection and that community. Because when you are going through motherhood, whether you're in the same season of your friends, not like having those connections and knowing that you're not alone is huge for your mental health, like to help prevent depression and all the things that could come along with having a baby and.

Mary Pust (06:45.271)
Mm-hmm.

Mary Pust (06:56.599)
Yeah. Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (07:06.21)
being in this whole season of life.

Mary Pust (07:08.609)
Yeah, no depression, anxiety. And I mean, so I started in 2019. I started right before COVID hit. And then I went through COVID, know, kept it to going. And there was, it was a huge, huge shift mentally for people throughout that entire experience. And I feel like we're finally starting to get out of that a little bit, we're in there. But yeah, I mean, we really try really hard to

Onnie Michalsky (07:31.266)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (07:36.959)
encourage and be as inclusive as possible. So we don't really ever bring up age. We don't ever bring up anything that might make you feel, you know, like those, yeah, excluded or, yeah, we just really try and ask questions and foster conversation that is universal, you know, and really uniting. I mean, obviously, like as a veteran mom, I have kids who are slightly older. It's nice to have

Onnie Michalsky (07:44.055)
No.

Excluded. Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (07:58.016)
Yeah, yeah.

Mary Pust (08:06.571)
that dynamic too of moms with multiple kids, moms with one kid, moms with, you know, like it's just gives you the wide variety. So you can learn from one another and kind of like how it used to be, right? It was, we really are a village of all these different phases of motherhood all kind of supporting one another.

Onnie Michalsky (08:11.63)
Right, right, the variety.

Onnie Michalsky (08:20.504)
Right.

Onnie Michalsky (08:24.386)
Yeah, yeah, no, that's awesome. So one of the big challenges for moms is, of course, time, like making time for exercise. So a lot of my clients struggle with, you know, not and we know that it's not really about the time it's recognizing. We make time for things that we deem as important. What strategies do you recommend for busy moms to prioritize their health without feeling guilty or without feeling like

Mary Pust (08:31.757)
Thank you.

Onnie Michalsky (08:54.306)
they should be doing something else.

Mary Pust (08:57.421)
especially with my working moms, it is really a coming up with a routine and being really strong with that, like holding strong boundaries around when you want to work out. But also a 10 minute workout is better than a zero minute workout, you know? So you might go in with great intention and have this 45 minute time block and say your kid wakes up or you get called to work or something happens.

You started it, you got 20 minutes in, like you just need to be like awesome. That was great, you know, but at least setting that boundary to be like I'm going to get movement in today. If you're a morning person, choose the morning. If your mornings are already super stressful, because studies show that, especially with children, the mornings are the most stressful time of the day. So if that is not your thing and you want to do it during lunch or in the evening, like.

Onnie Michalsky (09:40.3)
Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (09:47.042)
Yes, I can cont- I can cont- I I

Mary Pust (09:56.023)
just pick a time that works best for you, have a strong boundary around that and just move at that time. Like I said, 10 minutes is better than nothing. 15 minutes is great. And the more you do it, the more you feel better and the more you wanna keep doing it. So the hardest part is getting started. then once you're... Exactly. Right. But then also a big piece of that is accountability.

Onnie Michalsky (10:03.33)
No.

Onnie Michalsky (10:14.894)
Yes, I was going say an object in motion stays in motion, but it's like getting it in motion.

Mary Pust (10:24.791)
having somebody to keep you accountable. So whether you are at a gym and you have a group of other moms or people around you, you hire a personal trainer or you just really sit down and have a very serious conversation with your spouse or people in your life to be like, hey, I need you to keep me accountable. I need you to like check in, see how I'm doing. You know, like you need somebody to keep you accountable along the way. Cause if you're like me, I am not self motivated.

Onnie Michalsky (10:48.706)
Yeah.

Yes.

Mary Pust (10:51.949)
I need that group. I need group fitness. I'm not a very good individual motivator. So, yep.

Onnie Michalsky (10:58.52)
Yeah, yeah. So can you share with us a bit about the history of Fit for Mom and like how you came to be involved in it and how it has helped you like rediscover yourself beyond just a mom.

Mary Pust (11:12.513)
Yeah, no. So as I said earlier, for Mom is a nationwide company. And when I had my first son, my husband at the time was a travel nurse. And so we were moving every three or four months. And so I was very secluded alone. First time mom just moving to all these random spots, right? It was wonderful, but also again, very secluded. I found Fit for Mom when I moved to Raleigh. And I basically told my husband, I was like, I'm going.

It's mommy and me, I need people. So I actually attended and was a member at a Fit for Mama in Raleigh, North Carolina, in which when I was doing that, I was like, man, this is wonderful. My background is in sports medicine. My background is in this dynamic in a way. It would be really cool to kind of bring that into my life now with having a kid and going through postpartum. So when I was there, I began teaching for them.

Onnie Michalsky (11:42.882)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (12:10.327)
got my like group fitness certifications, did all of my stuff and taught there. And then when we finally moved out to Billings, kind of called this place home. We're not from here, but we came here. We called this place home. It really was kind of like a come, not a come to Jesus, but I am definitely somebody who likes to read signs and listen to the universe. And it was just like, I was really sad at home. I had no friends. I had a baby. I was pregnant with my second. I was like,

really missed that when I was in North Carolina. I was like, I'm just going to start this. I'm just going to do it. You know, I feel like this is the right thing to do. And yeah, so I started it when I was pregnant with my second kid and I was like, let's give it a go. I don't know. Let's see it. But yeah, I know. mean, through that time, it's been five plus years now. But I mean, I've just, I started again all by myself teaching three, four days a week.

Onnie Michalsky (12:47.672)
No!

Mary Pust (13:09.057)
We now have eight, 10 classes a week, multiple programs. I'm not doing them all. But yeah, through that time, we've just built some amazing relationships within the moms. then also, as you know, we have different events and different speakers throughout the year. So I've really tried to partner with a ton of pelvic floor PTs and doulas and midwives and OBs and nutritionists.

Onnie Michalsky (13:13.496)
And you're not doing them all.

Mary Pust (13:38.985)
Anyone and everyone, lactation consultants, that's a huge one. Anything and everyone that I feel like my moms are either always talking about or feel referencing for. So it is, I do feel like it is a really amazing, really fun group. I, no, what's your question?

Onnie Michalsky (13:42.318)
Sure.

Onnie Michalsky (13:47.757)
Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (13:55.926)
And is there, I'm sorry, go ahead, go ahead.

No, I was going to say, how has it helped you with your own identity? Yeah. With your own identity.

Mary Pust (14:05.261)
who I am. Yeah, well, mean, pre-kids, my identity was my career, right? I went to school, I got my master's. So I was an athletic trainer. So I went, I got my master's, I moved to North Carolina and I worked for a hospital out there with their sports medicine department. And my husband became a travel nurse and there's not a travel AT. So I kind of did, I floated around in this limbo of

Onnie Michalsky (14:12.992)
Yeah. Were you a sports therapist?

Onnie Michalsky (14:18.914)
Okay.

Mary Pust (14:34.967)
Who should I be? What should I do? I can't really go to my career traveling. So in that time, I played with different elements of health and fitness. Like I became a wellness coach. I got certified in group fitness. I just kept, I think for me, I've always wanted, I thrive in community. I thrive with movement and team building kind of thing. So fitness, anything related to that just really intrigues me.

Onnie Michalsky (15:02.392)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (15:05.005)
But no, Through Fit for Mom, it definitely has made me grow. knowing my value is more than the small box of this one career, right? Like I am capable of doing so much more and helping people in so many different ways. Not just this very stereotypical like athlete, but I like going to the moms and the general population and everyone and everyone.

Onnie Michalsky (15:14.35)
Right.

Onnie Michalsky (15:26.637)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (15:31.401)
No, so I think for me, it's just really opened my eyes to knowing that my potential is limitless, right? I can, if I really am truly passionate about it, I can do anything. So, and I do have an amazing husband who supports me and allows me to do all of this crazy stuff. But he's always, you know, kind of seen that in me. He's like, if you put your mind to it, you can do anything. So.

Onnie Michalsky (15:38.914)
Right, yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (15:50.286)
you

Mary Pust (16:00.033)
do it, you know? So yeah, no, it's just been a really amazing, it's just been really fun. Like I look back on my last five years and I have like no regrets and I just feel like it's only just begun. Does that make any sense? Like I feel like I'm just starting to grow. So yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (16:00.95)
Right? Right?

Onnie Michalsky (16:13.698)
Right, yes.

Onnie Michalsky (16:17.742)
How many Fit for Mom chapters are there? Is it just nationwide or international? Where's the stamp?

Mary Pust (16:25.66)
It is nationwide. I think we have a little over 200 locations right now. We do have a few in Canada and I believe a handful in Europe as well. But international is that just began, I believe a year or two ago. So most is still within the United States. And there are definitely pockets of fit for moms where

Onnie Michalsky (16:41.356)
Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (16:47.852)
Right.

Mary Pust (16:50.089)
Obviously sunny 70 degree California outdoor classes all year round is wonderful.

Onnie Michalsky (16:55.084)
Yeah. Not happening here in Montana.

Mary Pust (16:59.629)
Now there's a little more dynamic and weather is a huge thing part of that. we, I mean, we meet all year long. We just make it different, figure it out.

Onnie Michalsky (17:04.888)
Mm-hmm.

Onnie Michalsky (17:10.476)
Yeah, yeah. So with so much pressure on moms like to do it all. And how do you set healthy boundaries? You mentioned boundaries a little bit ago, but how do you set them within like your work in your home and your family life?

Mary Pust (17:26.217)
I'm still working on that. No, I feel like it is a constant shuffle, especially when my kids are younger. So my youngest just turned two. So I feel like I'm finally out of really young kid needs. So I can finally get back to some more rituals. But for me, my biggest balance is A, we have a family calendar and my husband sees my like married, you know, must haves.

Onnie Michalsky (17:27.67)
Yes, work in progress.

Onnie Michalsky (17:37.345)
Okay.

Onnie Michalsky (17:41.742)
Hehehehehe

Mary Pust (17:56.205)
I do very strictly try and stick to a couple, you know, my time throughout the day to sit down and work, whether it's doing something like this or anything. But honestly, it's really just, I have to sit back and be present with my kids at certain times. Like I, no phones, no electronics from four to seven, right? Like this is like dinner kid time. And then outside of that, a few hours in the middle of the day for work.

Onnie Michalsky (18:18.456)
Yeah, okay.

Mary Pust (18:25.781)
And then if I feel like I still need to catch up on stuff, it's like bedtime, late, whatever. But I always prioritize my fitness in the morning, some work time in the middle of the day, family time when everyone's home. And then if there's something not checked off my list that I still need to do it, it's whenever that time comes.

Onnie Michalsky (18:45.12)
Right. Yeah. Yeah. So it sounds like you've got some pretty like some routines going.

Mary Pust (18:49.983)
Yeah, there are things that are non-negotiable and there are things that are like, okay, we can lean on that one today. So do I allow my children to watch a little more screens than I previously would have believed as a mother? I would, yes. it is, I need to get things done sometimes and yeah, yeah, I just do my best and I just have to forgive myself and pray.

Onnie Michalsky (18:53.73)
No.

Onnie Michalsky (18:57.452)
Yeah, yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (19:03.118)
I think you speak for many of us, Mary.

Onnie Michalsky (19:12.275)
Yes.

Yeah.

That was, yes, well, that was going to be my next, my next question was what role does self-compassion play in your, in your journey?

Mary Pust (19:19.597)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (19:27.381)
Yeah, it's huge, huge. You know, as an entrepreneur, there's a never ending list of things to do and a never ending list of people to reach out to or check in on. And I can't do it all the time. And for a really long time, like that used to get me down and I would just get so burnt out constantly. And I do, I just have to really sit down and prioritize almost every day. Like these are must.

do's and these are like would be great if I got done and anything outside of that I just have to like give myself grace and peace and be like you did your best and we'll get to it tomorrow and I mean I even say that to my mom's every day you know I'm like you showed up whether you did as much as you did or you you know what I mean like just please give yourself grace give yourself time and patience like there is a time and a place for everything and you just need to like

Onnie Michalsky (19:57.941)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (20:23.937)
be present, in the moment, listen to your body, listen to your kids, listen to your mental space. Just give yourself some grace because I know that you are all doing the most that you can possibly do and the best that you can do. So you just have to just be like, this is what I got. This is what I got right now and it's gonna work and it's gonna work.

Onnie Michalsky (20:40.704)
Yeah, yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (20:45.026)
Yeah, it's so important. So important giving yourself grace and just treating yourself with that kindness. Yeah. So Mary, any final advice that you would like to give to moms who may be struggling with feeling connected or feeling like they've lost their sense of self?

Mary Pust (20:46.701)
Okay.

Mary Pust (20:50.295)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (21:01.997)
Bye!

Great piece of advice. I would just, I think being outside is huge. I think being outside and being as present with yourself as possible to truly understand what you are, because maybe who you were 10 years ago is not who you are today. And like, you know, trying to get back into all of the things you were doing 10 years ago is not always the right answer.

So I think it's really just finding time to be in nature, finding time to be alone with yourself is really important to then truly decide on what is important to you and who are you and who do you wanna become. And then making sure.

Onnie Michalsky (21:47.086)
Right.

Onnie Michalsky (21:51.352)
Yeah, to get to know yourself, you have to spend time with yourself. Yeah.

Mary Pust (21:54.797)
You have to spend time with yourself to know yourself and then surrounding yourself with people that align with that, know, surrounding yourself with people who want to support you in your goals and your dreams or those hobbies that you like or yeah, it's again, spend time with yourself, figure out who you are, were ever evolving, especially with children you were ever evolving. And then just

Onnie Michalsky (22:18.414)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (22:22.231)
holding hard boundaries on the things that you truly cherish and care about and you want to continue. for me, fitness, faith, family are my three. But just giving yourself grace for not being perfect, figuring out who you are now, and then surrounding yourself with people who will hold you accountable and kind of lead you into that next phase of wherever you are in life.

will then help you come out of your shell again, right? And laugh. I encourage everyone to laugh. You need to laugh. So listen to some comedies, put on a comedian, go to a show, giggle with your best friends, have a drink and giggle, talk about old stories. You need to laugh. Because we take life so seriously. Yeah, we take life so seriously sometimes. And sometimes you just need to like, just laugh, let it go.

Onnie Michalsky (22:58.072)
Right.

Onnie Michalsky (23:10.96)
It's the best medicine.

Onnie Michalsky (23:18.882)
Yeah, agreed. Agreed. So on that note, what do you do for fun? How do you laugh and have fun?

Mary Pust (23:20.289)
Yeah, so now I hope.

What I do for fun How do I laugh my husband's hilarious I married a comedian for a reason No, he's not really a comedian, but I think he's hilarious We do we do what listen to a lot of comedic either podcasts or Netflix shows But I do I really enjoy playing soccer I play on a adult rec league here in town and that's

Onnie Michalsky (23:31.0)
you

Mary Pust (23:52.545)
kind of like one of my fun social outlets that I am not in charge of, which is like, you know, I just show up and I do it I leave and it's wonderful. I play soccer, I hang out with my kids. With Fit for Mom, we have like a mom's night out every month. We also have a book club every month. I do my best always at mom's night. I try to go to book club, but just, and we do something fun.

Onnie Michalsky (24:01.432)
Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (24:11.427)
Yeah.

Mary Pust (24:21.087)
every month, it's something different, rock climbing, axe throwing, making candle, you know what mean? Like going to bingo, doing something. So that's kind of like just like a really fun, playful, constantly learning and having fun with my friends is something I get to do every month. So yeah, find a group of friends, go hang out, go have some fun.

Onnie Michalsky (24:28.236)
Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (24:37.164)
Yeah, yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (24:43.208)
Yeah. Speaking of books, do you have a book that you recommend?

Mary Pust (24:50.349)
So most of the books I read are fictional because it's a way for me to turn my brain off. But one book that I have read recently that really speaks to I think who I am and how I live my life is The Alchemist. It's actually an older book and the author is Paulo, how do you say his last name? It's like Paulo, Paulo, Paulo.

Onnie Michalsky (25:07.949)
Okay.

Onnie Michalsky (25:16.96)
Yeah, I know what you're talking about. Do you know Heather Estes? I won't I won't include this in the thing, but that's one of her favorite books, too.

Mary Pust (25:24.077)
Yeah, anywho, I read that book and it is so true. It's all about finding your purpose and following your purpose in life and reading signs that are coming to you. And I can't tell you how many times in my life I have been doing something and I don't know where to go. like, I, you know, God gives me a sign or I keep having conversations related to one topic and I'm like, huh, maybe I should ask on that. You know,

Onnie Michalsky (25:31.042)
Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (25:50.043)
Pay attention.

Mary Pust (25:53.293)
So it is, I love that book. It's all about just listening to your heart, following signs, putting your head down, know, like working on things, but also just listening to what the world is trying to tell you and then becoming your truest self. So yeah, I really enjoyed that one. That one was great.

Onnie Michalsky (26:04.63)
Yeah.

Onnie Michalsky (26:10.444)
Yeah, okay. Where can listeners find you?

Mary Pust (26:14.925)
So, Fit for Mom, you can find us on our website. We do have a local website. We also have social media. So we have Instagram and Facebook. Those are usually the two easiest ways. You can also...

Onnie Michalsky (26:27.16)
What's your handle? What's your handle on Instagram?

Mary Pust (26:29.975)
Fit for Mom Billings. So since there's so many Fit for Moms, just make sure you type in Billings. Fit for Mom Billings on both Instagram and Facebook, and then even my website, it's the same thing, billings.fitformom.com. Otherwise, you can email me directly at just my name, so marypustt at fitformom.com is another way to email me and get in contact with me as well.

Onnie Michalsky (26:55.19)
Awesome. So I will put all of Mary's information in the show notes of today's episode. Mary, thank you so much for joining us and sharing with us all of your wisdom.

Mary Pust (27:04.151)
Thanks, Ani. Thanks for having me.


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