Today we’d like to introduce you to Brandy Herrington.
Brandy, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
Growing up, I always felt I had to constantly prove myself. I never felt I was worthy of love, happiness and inner peace unless I earned it. Starting with earning the love of my parents, I placed unnecessary pressure on myself at an early age. I had to graduate with a 4.0; I served as class president for all four years of high school; I had to be the best on every team I played on. I stretched myself very thin, trying to maintain the facade of being the perfect kid.
This compelling need to continuously prove myself and earn love carried over to when I entered the dating world. I gave pieces of heart away, trying to earn the love of those I was never meant to be with. I had my heart unnecessarily broken by those who were never meant to have my heart.
After spending my whole life trying to earn love and deem myself worthy, one of the worst things that happened to a young woman: my father committed suicide. Fighting my way through one of the most devastating heartbreaks I had faced up to that point, I finally was starting to see how backward my way of thinking had been and how self-absorbed I was living my life.
When I was so obsessed with all my heartbreaks, do you know whose heart I was breaking all this time? My Heavenly Father’s. Every time I belittled myself as a person, as I felt I wasn’t measuring up, I rejected how He crafted me and made my heart. Every time I placed the value of someone else’s opinion of me over how God sees me, I was essentially creating a false idol that clouded my decision-making and tainted my faith. Every time I felt the need to earn someone’s love or prove myself, I forgot how I already have all the love I need from God and He wishes I didn’t feel the need to try so hard. He just wanted me to be me.
As I worked on my faith through personal development books, I felt my faith grew stronger and my love story with God deepen. However, I knew I needed something physical, something tangible to develop as well. Therein lies the beginning of my weightlifting journey. The working of my physical muscles is a tangible reminder for me with what I am trying to achieve with my spiritual muscles. The most sacred time for me is when I am in a gym as I am constantly developing myself and my relationship with God through the acts of discipline, dedication, loyalty, obedience and faith.
I know my story is not unique and several other women feel this way, so I began becoming vulnerable, open and honest with my platform, Weighting In Faith. I hope my story and the journey can help others who have felt the need to prove themself.
Life is hard enough, the last thing you need to do is constantly worry about proving yourself to others. Because I am very passionate about this platform, it has become my mission to help inspire one person at a time to let go of their old way of thinking and become the very best and happiest version of themselves through faith and fitness.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I wish I could say I have remained strong and confident in my platform and my own healing as I continue to develop and grow into the very best version of myself. It is very easy to get back into the old way of thinking that I am not good enough; I am not making a difference, nobody cares and no one is listening to me.
I have to catch myself from slipping into the old way of thinking by reminding myself, I am not doing this to serve others or get noticed or get praises from other people. Rather, I am doing this to serve God, and it is He who will get the right people lined up. He knows who needs to hear my story and will orchestrate us getting connected when the timing is right.
Weighting In Faith – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
I am an online fitness coach that helps my tribe become the very best and happiest versions of themself through faith and fitness.
The critical key that sets me apart from so many other influencers and fitness trainers is the connection I make with faith and fitness. I challenge others to grow their spiritual muscles first and foremost. Once that foundation has been set, the tangible act of working our physical muscles becomes a more sacred experience by cultivating the skills of discipline, dedication, loyalty, obedience and faith.
It is no wonder, by honing in on these skills, all facets of our lives will improve, including romantic relationships, friendships, careers, truly everything. To help in the facilitation of working on our physical muscles, I have a unique educational background where I am a certified physician assistant as well as a personal trainer. With my training, I am able to provide customized meal plans and workout plans.
Most of my work is done through my Facebook community, where I make daily posts and have weekly Q&A sessions. I also have weekly meetings with my clients where we discuss the things they did well the previous week and things they are hoping to improve upon the upcoming week.
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
My proudest moment is having an old classmate reach out to me on Instagram. She wrote me a message saying she was following along with my journey and was inspired to complete a program of her own.
This was so important to me because it reminded me that God is working through me to reach people in ways I may not see or realize.
Contact Info:
- Phone: 5632495983
- Email: weightinginfaith@gmail.com
- Instagram: @Brandy_girl34
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeightingInFaith
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