Rosie Mercado was the girl with self-esteem issues, but through inner work, she has turned her life around and reinvented herself through self-love and gratitude. She was a plus-size model that underwent a 240-pound weight loss journey, where her story went viral. Rosie was named 2019 PEOPLE magazine en Español's "Top 25 Most Powerful Latinas". On REBIRTH, Rosie shares powerful life lessons she learned on self-worth, self-love, vulnerability, healthy relationships and responding to negativity with love.
Key Takeaways
- What's it like being a Latina plus-size model?
- How does Rosie respond to the negativity that she gets on social media?
- Oftentimes, people are going through their own struggles and that's why they're lashing out at you.
- JR shares the story of a man who kept staring at him at that pharmacy. When he confronted the man, he realized he had to check himself.
- How did Rosie get a positive outlook on life?
- Rosie was married and divorced three times. She had to look inward to understand what was truly going on.
- You can't force someone to love you or respect you.
- You have to love yourself first. You can't get what you don't have.
- Rosie shares how she met her current husband.
- How do Rosie and her husband manage conflict?
- There have been times where Rosie has poured out her own story and people on social media or in the audience were laughing at her.
- "Your past doesn't dictate your future"
- Rosie recognizes that she was not a perfect parent and had to apologize to her children about it.
- "Love yourself enough to say no thank you. Don't let fear guide you."
Continue On Your Journey
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