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Ariadna Juarez Talks All: Pageants, Rainbow Baby, Motherhood, Business Owner, CHISME & MORE!!!
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Alan Eist
Um, I think I just won my taxes. Yeah, I just switched to H and R Block in about one minute. All I had to do was drag and drop last year's return into H and R Block, and bam. My information is automatically there so I.
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Elianna Juarez
Don'T have to go digging around for all my old papers to switch. Nope. Sounds like we just leveled up our tax game.
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Alan Eist
Switching to H and R Block is easy. Just drag and drop your last return. It's better with block. What is up, everyone? I'm your host, Alan Eist, and this is Noche de Pendejadas, your favorite podcast turn talk show. And on the yo trago a two influencers favoritos para platicar y po siblementes al solar super emocides de escuchar. So without any further ado, please help me welcome my guest tonight. Elianna Juarez. Hello. Hello.
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Elianna Juarez
I'm so happy to be here. I feel like it's been on the works for such a long time, and I'm so happy it's finally happening. Like, I can't believe it's here, you know?
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Alan Eist
I can't believe it's actually happening. You guys, we were talking off camera how this has literally been a long time in the making. Yo amigas paros episodos. But if you really go back and, like, check out when I had reached out to you. It's been a long time. 2022. And I was like, hola, comostas me encantaria the time. Oh, my God. Yes. I'm not from la. Pero a trip out there. I'll hit you up. And a couple years later, you guys, she was like, hola, Los Angeles. I'm filming on a Sunday today. It's super bowl weekend. I was literally talking to her, you guys, off of camera, because I was butchering the out out of. Your name was silent. It's such a unique name. You had me practicing, you guys, literally, for at least, like, five minutes before we started filming. And do you struggle a lot with people, like, always butchering it?
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah, so my mom actually got it from a book, and I'm just so used to everyone always messing up my name. I feel like when somebody starts stuttering, I'm like, yeah, that's me. I'm always. I'm already so used to it. So people usually call me Ari, and I think it's easier and it saves us some stress.
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Alan Eist
No, literally, you guys, because she had me stressing over here, like, oh, my God, how you raise. How are you growing up? Or just kind of situating and preparing.
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Elianna Juarez
Fuecacilo mismo.
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Alan Eist
Sumpokito mass del momento ketana de camijasque maletas papas.
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Elianna Juarez
Tons. And I was like, no, no, no, no. Oh, my God. Okay.
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Alan Eist
And you guys were all learning at the same level?
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah. Everyone in my class was also, like, barely getting to know English because.
- [09:42]
Alan Eist
Sentence, when I was in first grade, they were learning how to write sentences. I'm like, is that what we're talking about? I'm like, are we in church school? They religious back then? You know, if you guys know, you guys know. Can Mexico. You guys. You have stuff. We dios in the parade. And I was so tripped out when the teacher would be like, I'm like, well, girl, you know, like, I don't know what you mean to this day. Like, I think about it. And I was like, wow. Like, sentence is such, like, an easy thing to grasp. Wow. You know what I mean? You know? And el m, as you know, all the other kids at your age, did you learn English really quick or was it something you struggled with?
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah, I think I did. I was still in, like, pretty much all Spanish classes up until, I think, second grade and then second grade.
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Alan Eist
Would you kind of consider yourself more of a mommy's girl?
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Elianna Juarez
For sure, yeah. I love my dad with all my heart. Like, makes me emotional every time I talk about him.
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Alan Eist
Way, like, yo quiero yanelo, that emotional part of a dad, you know, and not feel emotionally connected. Do you feel like it affected you in any way?
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Elianna Juarez
I don't think so. I feel like since I never knew I had to have it, you know, I never knew my dad had to be there.
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Alan Eist
Those, like, things of, like, damn, like, I gotta be extra on everything. I gotta make sure. Did you feel that pressure growing up?
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Elianna Juarez
All the time. I feel like, like, till now that I'm no longer home.
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Alan Eist
If you're struggling with your mental health, you can spend hours browsing online forums, scrolling social media, and reading expert advice to help you feel better. But while all these resources can be a good starting point, there's no replacement for real human relationships. It takes a real person to understand your human experience. So don't rely on generic advice online or on social media. Instead, use Alma to find a person who understands all the things that make you you. That's why Alma makes it easy to connect with an expert therapist, A real person who can listen, understand, and support you through all your specific challenges. When you browse their online directory, you can filter by the qualities that matter to you. Then book a 15 minute consultation with the therapist you're interested in seeing. Unlike other online therapy platforms that match you with the first available person, you can find someone you connect with on a personal level and see real improvements in your mental health with their support. Uste estaben amigas. The rough couple of months. Que pasado que parapia. Dealing with grief is really hard and confusing. Quesado the momento. I feel like my grieving process would have been smoother, but it's never too late to start therapy. Better with people, better with Alma. Visit hello Alma.com Allan to get started and schedule a free consultation today. That's hello a lma.com a l a n that is hello alma.com Allan this episode of Nocho de Pendejadas is brought to you by booking.com booking. Yeah, every time I use booking.com to find a place to stay in the U.S. i know they'll have exactly what I'm looking for. They have a huge variety of options from hotels to vacation rentals. And I know I can find exactly what I'm looking for. I found booking.com to have something for everyone. I'm so excited because me and Danny have found the perfect, perfect hotel for our New York trip on booking.com mana de marso and contramos uno telemigas that is walking distance from all their favorite theaters so we can see a musical a day if we want. Me and Danny are huge Broadway fans and we also made sure that our hotel was very spacious. About New York hotels, they tend to be very small. The space we needed y poiam ente un hotel that brought the vibes to us. I'm so excited that we were able to find the Perfect Hotel on booking.com in oppos to show you guys which one we ended up going with. No matter who you are, Booking.com helps you find the stay. That's ridiculously right for you. Find exactly what you're booking for on booking.com booking. Yeah. Do you know, do you feel like you were popular? The outcast. Middle school, high school.
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Elianna Juarez
In elementary, in fourth grade, Class mouse. So I was a class mouse is a collegiate high school. So college while you're in high school. So I graduated with my associate's degree. So that's when I was like, oh, maybe I am a little smarter.
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Alan Eist
Wait, you graduated from high school with your associate's degree?
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah, I actually graduated it for my associate's degree before high school. Like a week before. Yeah. So it was like. I remember when it was. We were the first generation in that high School. And when we were leaving middle school, nobody wanted to go to that school because it was, like, lame school. Like, no sports.
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Alan Eist
Like the nerds.
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah. It was like, oh, no, I'd rather go play soccer in my high school. Whatever. Nobody wanted to go there. But by the time we graduated, they were like, oh, my God, I should have done that. Because now, like, gratis, like, you're in. Like, I was, like, 15, 16 in a college campus.
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Alan Eist
Yeah.
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah. So after high school, I did get, like, a full ride. I was gonna go to school for broadcasting. Like, to be on tv, to be like. And all that, you know, that was, like, my goal. But that's when I started social media. So.
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Alan Eist
I knew there was a school by us, like, growing up. It was called, like, Middle College, Lehman Middle College, Aqui. And it was literally igual mente comotules, like, Ivan. And it was high school. And I think our middle college was out of college, too. Campus building on the. Those high school students. But a lot of people hated it because, again, like you said, the school dances. Did you enjoy it, or did you feel like you missed out?
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Elianna Juarez
I did enjoy it. I do feel like the first, like, two years were very hard. Like, this is so boring. I missed out on something because I wasn't planning to do sports in high school. Either way, like, now I'm like, I'm so glad I did that, because it's a smart decision as an adult. As a kid, you're like, oh, I don't care about that stuff right now.
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Alan Eist
Like, someone that's a teenager, you're like, no way. That's crazy. Did you guys have, like, a prom or no?
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Elianna Juarez
We did have, like, a very, like, small prom.
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Alan Eist
Like, 20 people out. It's all just dinner.
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah. Like, nobody wanted to go because it was, like, the first. First prom ever. Because we were, like, the first generation to graduate from the high school. So nobody wanted to go. Nobody was, like, excited for it. It wasn't, like, in a big place or anything. It was, like, very little. But we did have one.
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Alan Eist
That was when you started getting into pageants. So, you know what sparked your interest in getting into the pageant world? Tell us a little bit more about that.
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Elianna Juarez
So I feel like it all started. Yeah, they know, like, the whole system and everything, you know.
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Alan Eist
For pageants, there's a lot of expectations. Maybe a lot of those expectations at the time felt a little bit unrealistic. Did you feel like any of the expectations or the training were a little bit too much for you, or did you feel like no yo say puedo yamonos.
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Elianna Juarez
I think at the time, it was very much like, you know, so social media simply, you know, like, being a content creator, you have, like, an image to take care of.
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Alan Eist
Do you feel like in Smomento, it created almost like insecurities? You're like, oh, yono me miraba mal de mio de mi cuerpo de mi physical. Was there ever times where, like, you felt like you became insecure for whatever reason because of the pageant world?
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Elianna Juarez
Maybe it was mostly my weight because of my mom.
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Alan Eist
Was it, like, a month's worth of preparation.
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Elianna Juarez
Timelines? I feel like the first one I had, like, maybe like, a six months to prepare.
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Alan Eist
What do you think was like, the hardest and easiest part about preparing for, like, I think the easiest part for.
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Elianna Juarez
Me is that whenever I'm in front of a camera, like, I show out, you know, like. Like, I can only do so much, you know? But I do feel like something that helped me was that my first ever pageant, my runner up was, like, twice my size. She was super tall, so everyone thought that she was going to win. And whenever I ended up winning, everyone was saying.
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Alan Eist
El Tito, or would you win, like, a cash prize? Or what was, like, the benefits of winning?
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Elianna Juarez
Some of the ones that I did, they were city pageants, so they would take you on to, like, you had, like, an automatic pass, like the state pageant or, like the. The world packet pageant, like, different levels. You says.
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Alan Eist
That'S crazy, you know? You know, but I do know, like, the Miss Universe, you know, for commercials. Was that because of the certames?
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah. So when I won my first pageant, I actually started doing commercials. There were, like, small commercials, like, for dealerships and stuff, like, around there.
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Alan Eist
And then you were going to, like, middle college, you know, juggle everything.
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah, I feel like during that time of my life. Of my life.
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Alan Eist
She was like, your mom. That's crazy. At 14 years old, you know, and you're like, wow. But it must be something that you're super proud about, your own radio show at 14.
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Elianna Juarez
During my pageant little era, they looked up to me, you know, So I feel like as a content creator, that's pretty much what you are. You're, like, an inspiration to people. You're like a role model to people.
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Elianna Juarez
See for makeup tutorial, at the time, it was just like, like a pink cut crease or something.
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Alan Eist
You know, that makeup tutorial, I feel like that was the time to be alive though, because I feel like we go back to like almost the same time. I don't know, maybe. No, wait, how old are you right now?
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Elianna Juarez
I'm 24.
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Alan Eist
Oh, so you started social media way before me because. Or did. Or maybe at the same time.
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Elianna Juarez
What year did you start?
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Alan Eist
I started in like 2015.
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Elianna Juarez
Me too.
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Alan Eist
Okay, okay. I'm just older maybe. Well, no, not maybe. I am older. I'm like, I said esto. Do you remember the moment like, that you were like, oh my God, like y. I said esto like a full time job. Do you remember, like a moment, maybe your first big paycheck? You know, the moment where you're like, oh, I'm blowing up at the time.
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Elianna Juarez
Also, I don't know if you were like, but at the time, Estaban, like popping like the El tag de la banda or tag or your breakup songs? Yeah, yeah, like a playlist and stuff. Makeup tutorials. I don't know if I just sucked that makeup or what, but those videos were doing better than the makeup tutorials My prom makeup look, it was like a pink, like, literally cut, crease, whatever. I don't know. And that was the moment when I was like, oh, my God. Because Beauty bird commented. It was like the first, like. Because she was popping at the time and it was like the first, like, big influencer. And I was like, oh, my God, I'm being noticed. You know, that to me was a lot because I had never seen that money before social media. So, like, they were like, stop doing dumb, you know, Like, I remember it so vividly and I, like, still keep it to my heart because I, like, I feel like my dad saying that motivated me so much more to keep going. Yeah. Because I was like, I'm going to prove you wrong and I'm going to. Cuz especially like a Mexican, like, machista dad. He doesn't know that you can make money this way, you know?
- [38:16]
Alan Eist
Do you remember when he told you when he finally saw you making a living out of this n, he was.
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Elianna Juarez
Just like, like, sorry, I doubted you kind of thing, you know, like. Like, even. We didn't even know YouTube paid and stuff at the time. You know, it was like, barely. You barely starting to hear about people saying, like, all making money through this and, like, seeing people buy cars and houses from YouTube money.
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Alan Eist
You know, your certa me pageants. Do you feel like your dad was also supportive or was there family or just friends wouldn't support you with your pageants?
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Elianna Juarez
You know, when I started pageants, it was like, a really weird time with my family because even though I had, like, a lot of personal growth. Growth. My primas didn't think that my primas, like.
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Alan Eist
Did you ever doubt yourself? Like, what am I doing wrong to have people in my life?
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Elianna Juarez
Not like, I'm gonna hold this against you. I've always just been really good at letting things go. And I feel like.
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Alan Eist
That you were just living your life.
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Elianna Juarez
Yeah, that I wasn't doing anything to hurt them or to affect them. Them.
- [41:40]
Alan Eist
That they came back and. And were like, mira, I'm sorry. You know, we were young or have they ever.
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Elianna Juarez
It just came to a point where I was like, okay, Kerala.
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Alan Eist
Like, in a positive way or a negative way? That's crazy. No, I would have done that. I'm like, I would have been like, no, no, no. Why not? But I feel like that is, you know, very valid on your end. Prominent and tuvida on the. You were succeeding in reaching success that you grew up with. The people that you loved weren't supporting for you or ruined rooting for you, it really was like hard for you to be like, damn. And they were kind of more like backup, like, all right, like, it's just our daughters. If you're struggling with your mental health, you can spend hours browsing online forums, scrolling social media and reading expert advice to help you feel better. But while all these resources can be a good starting point, there's no replacement for real human relationships. It takes a real person to understand your human experience. So don't rely on generic advice online or on social media. Instead, use Alma to find a person who understands all the things that make you you. That's why Alma makes it easy to connect with an expert therapist, a real person who can listen, understand and support you through all your specific challenges. When you browse their online directory, you can filter by the qualities that matter to you, then book a free 15 minute consultation with the therapist you're interested. Unlike other online therapy platforms that match you with the first available person, you can find someone you connect with on a personal level and see real improvements in your mental health with their support. Uste estaben amigas the rough couple of months dealing with grief is really hard and confusing. I feel like my grieving process would have been smoother, but it's never too late to start therapy. Better with people, better with Alma. Visit hello Alma.com Allen to get started and schedule a free consultation today. That's hello a l M a dot com A l a N that is hello alma dot com Allen this episode of Noche de Pendejadas is brought to you by booking.com booking. Booking. Yeah. Every time I use booking.com to find a place to stay in the US I know they'll have exactly what I'm looking for. They have a huge variety of options from hotels to vacation rentals and I know I can find exactly what I'm looking for. I found booking.com to have something for everyone. I'm so excited because me and Danny have found the perfect hotel for our New york trip on booking.com sinos aviances joy dani tenemos planes that is walking distance from all their favorite theaters so we can see a musical a day if we want. Me and Danny are huge Broadway fans and we also made sure that our hotel was very spacious. Amigas about New York hotels, they tend to be very small. Had the space we needed that brought the voice vibes to us. I'm so excited that we were able to find the Perfect Hotel on booking.com inoper to show you guys which one we ended up Going with no matter who you are, Booking.com helps you find the stay. That's ridiculously right for you. Find exactly what you're booking for on booking.com booking. Yeah.
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Elianna Juarez
Quito. We were always like on and off.
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Alan Eist
You move to Mexico, how did they react?
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Elianna Juarez
I was booking flights like every two weeks ago. Visit, visit him because he didn't have papers.
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Alan Eist
You know, those first couple months or maybe those first couple years, you know, the transition of. You had a miscarriage, which is something you know, you have not opened up about. If you feel comfortable going through a miscarriage, okay, as excited for your other pregnancies, what did you do to cope? Or if you didn't cope with it as easily, you becoming a first time mom has gone through something similar momentos, you know, uno duda realization of like, you know what? Maybe he made me go through this very scary. You know what I mean? Or was it like a smooth pregnancy?
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Elianna Juarez
You could never imagine to feel that like type of love and that type of admiration for some. I don't know, it's just such a. You can't explain it, you just have to feel it.
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Alan Eist
But I have a lot of friends, you know, that I grew up kind. I grew up in Santa Ana, you guys. And not too long ago, you know, we went out clubbing and. And I was like. And I'm like, dude, like I didn't think about that. Yo boy salgo me dependente. So it is like a really like quick like mind change. They always say as soon as you give birth to mindset cambia completamente. Yo penzo que tambien el. Being a first time mom comes with a lot of struggles, especially al mente at the beginning, you know, at whatever time, you know, to adjust to. At the beginning of becoming a mom.
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Elianna Juarez
I think more than anything it was those late nights because.
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Alan Eist
From, you know, being in a relationship, you know, were you guys married at the time already or no?
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Elianna Juarez
No.
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Alan Eist
Or do you feel like.
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Elianna Juarez
Niho.
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Alan Eist
Like this? Our next chapter.
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Elianna Juarez
Papas papa.
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Alan Eist
Oh, you have to, you know, continue not just be a mom, but you also have to be a partner. And how was that pregnancy overall?
- [74:11]
Elianna Juarez
Yes. Perona celebracia Grasso.
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Alan Eist
After giving birth. And that's postpartum depression. Know of postpartum, Postpartum.
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Elianna Juarez
I don't feel like I got postpartum depression, but I got like the baby blues where it's obvious, cuz you have like this level of hormones and then you give birth and they're like to the floor, you know. So it's Like a whole, like, postpartum depression.
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Alan Eist
Is that birth control, right? Yes. I'm like, no. And I know that one exactly. Because. Because of the mommy shaming. Did you suffer a lot from mommy shaming or just having to live up to people's expectations on motherhood online?
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Elianna Juarez
I feel like everyone feels so entitled when you're a mom. Like, everyone feels like it has to be done this way and do this and this, you know? Like, everyone just feels like their way to be a mother is the correct way. Are my kids broken? Like, what am I doing wrong? Am I a bad mom? Am I not doing something like, I should be or anything? Like, but it's like, that's the worst part, that you feel like your kids are going to be perfect. You feel like you're going to be the perfect mom. You feel like your life is going to look like flowers and butterflies every time, but it's not going to. So I always wanted to post that to my followers. Followers. See, I hate in social media, when you become a mom, it becomes like 20 times worse. And it's so bad because you as a mom are already going through so much. Like, you don't need all that, you know? Like, and everyone just needs to know how to mind their own business. Oh, my God. My kid does that too.
- [83:20]
Alan Eist
Me too.
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Elianna Juarez
Girl, why are you not posting? Like, post this? Like, people need to see this. Because I. I be feeling like my kids are broken all the time, and it's just not real.
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Alan Eist
I feel like a lot of the time, too. The people that talk, did you get that a lot?
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Elianna Juarez
All the time. Like, like, they don't even know what being a mom is. Like, you have no idea. Like, if I post, I'm tired. Tired. Like, people be like, oh, well, why did you have kids? I'm like, what do you mean? Like, not because I'm tired means I didn't want to have kids. Like, having kids is tiring, period. Like, even if you love your kids, you're still gonna be tired. That's like, going to work doesn't mean you don't love your job, but you're. You still get tired of going to work, you know? And that's the thing with being a mom. It's not like you can take a break. Like, no. Like, you can't be sick because who's gonna take care of the kids, you know? And I feel like ever since I became a mom, I don't even get sick anymore because I don't have time to get sick. And they're funny. You know, I feel like every stage has its beautiful moments because when they're tallers, I mean, when they're babies, cuz they're babies. When they're tallers, cuz they're tallers, you know, like every part of it is just so beautiful in its own way. And it just sucks that it goes by so fast because when you're a mom, time flies because you're busy all the time. Like, you're literally always running behind those kids. So they say, like, the days are long but the years are short. And that's literally it. Because now that my daughter's turning 3, like on Tuesday on, I'm like, where did time go? Like, I can remember yesterday I was like sitting like crying because they were both like just crying their like hearts out, you know. But it's. I don't know. Everything about being a mom is so beautiful. But it's hard. Like, don't forget that it's hard. People need to tell you being a mom is hard because that's why so many people have kids and then not want them anymore. You have to know from the beginning what you're getting yourself into. So being a mom is hard. And you can't take breaks.
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Alan Eist
You really can't. And I feel like every difficult. I wait, don't go in with that mindset of like, it's gonna be hard, you know, it's gonna be a struggle, but it's gonna be rewarding. But I can tell that. Go in with like, oh, I got this. Like, I'm gonna be better parents than my parents. Like, I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna do that. And it's like, wait, no, it's done. Fussy.
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Elianna Juarez
You know how there's a lot of parents who are like, I'm never handing my kid an iPad. My kid is never gonna watch a screen. And then they have kids.
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Alan Eist
Boom.
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Elianna Juarez
That's literally me. Because like there's so many parents are like, like, why do you give them screens? Blah, blah, blah. Well, you just need a moment of silence. You're going to give them whatever they. You need them to be quiet, you know, because you just like. But you don't understand it until you have them, you know? And props to everyone who does say that and goes through with it. Because girl, I could never, I could never. Because sometimes my kids just need to take a damn iPad and leave me alone for like a second, you know.
- [86:33]
Alan Eist
I feel like I'd be a type of parent to give them the iPad all day. I really feel like that's why God has not even put that pensamiento becoming a parent in my head. You know what's so funny though? I feel like I don't have that pensa miento. But lately I will have convos with, you know, my boyfriend. You know, we've been together for almost 10 years and we're pushing almost 30. You know that on the, everyone around us is creating families, you know, are creating, you know, they're having their kids, we're seeing their, their kids grow up and we're like, oh my God, I remember when they were like a chamaquillo. Now they're like almost like 14, 13, whatever it is. And I talked to my boyfriend, I'm like, damn, babe. Like, are we missing out? But then I also tell him, I'm like, you know what? Like, maybe we are missing out, but maybe our life is. We don't need a kid in our life. You know what I mean? Like, maybe that's not what we are destined to be like yo pieces, you know what I mean? Like, that's why you have a lot of bad parents, because a lot of people think ISO nowhere near that. You know what I mean? It's a lot of things that go through with being a parent. And like you said, it's not easy, but it's super rewarding. Being a mom is hard, but not only are you a mom, you're a wife, you know, you're a content creator, you're a business owner, which we'll talk about that a little bit at the end. How do you balance all of that?
- [88:06]
Elianna Juarez
I think more than like wanting to balance it, it's like for my sanity, you know, I feel like being a stay at home mom is so much harder than a person who actually goes out to work. Because when you go out to work, you get a break from the kids, you know, but when you're working from home too, that's even harder because you're working and you're still dealing with the kids while you're working. So to me, I really just need to work in order to, to keep myself sane. Because if I don't work, I feel like I'm going crazy with the kids. So, you know, that's what I feel like.
- [89:15]
Alan Eist
Let's say even if you don't become a billionaire, where they inherit all this money, but they're going to see that their parents were hustlers, their parents were siempre bus candol, you know, sus eggs in a basket or how much they're working and it really does shift a kid's view of like, oh, you know what to get it, you know.
- [89:45]
Elianna Juarez
Yeah, I feel like that's also a big part of it. Like I want my kids to grow up and be able to save. My mom did this, you know, and I'm proud of my mom because she did this. And my dad, like I look up to my dad cuz he knows how to do this, he's done this or that. And I always like, like I always talk about it. I'm like, everything you do now is for your kids and they're looking up to you. No, no, it's not my sisters, it's my.
- [90:29]
Alan Eist
About you moving back to the U.S. you know, Mexico for a couple years. And how did you guys make that decision as a family? Family.
- [90:50]
Elianna Juarez
Ultimately it got to a point when we were living in Mexico that everything got really hard. I feel like when I stopped doing social media in the back of his head, he knew one day he was gonna have no option but to le.
- [93:15]
Alan Eist
Was it hard for him to adjust to the new lifestyle?
- [93:46]
Elianna Juarez
You see like a bigger picture. You know.
- [94:18]
Alan Eist
We'Ve talked about being a mom, being a businesswoman, you know, your Pilates studios. Congratulations, dude. Just like showing them your journey.
- [95:44]
Elianna Juarez
Like every now and never like I was really not like consistent or, or anything. So I didn't even know like how many people would actually reply and stuff. But I got so many messages that people wanted to buy it. So I was like, okay. So I made like a post on Etsy and I was like, okay, I'll just post the teas. Keep in mind we had like zero money at all, was doing like the whole build out and everything, you know. And then before I knew it like it was like blowing up. My phone was blowing up. So keep in mind like literally walking back and forth. Everyone was so shook. I was so shook too because I was like, there's no way. So that happened. So in order to fulfill the environment that I needed, they just started selling like dumb, you know, like anything. So I was like, I'm not gonna keep like selling my followers like things that isn't working anymore, you know. So that's when I was my husband. He was.
- [98:21]
Alan Eist
Yeah, that's crazy. That's smart.
- [98:57]
Elianna Juarez
Autonomous.
- [100:19]
Alan Eist
Cuz you were proud of your results.
- [100:45]
Elianna Juarez
Ramos.
- [100:49]
Alan Eist
You opened up your Pilates studio.
- [101:12]
Elianna Juarez
She just feels so gratification afterwards. And I realized that there wasn't any pretty Pilates studios in my area. Like Princess Pilates vibes, you know. And I would see on Tick Tock like all these really nice studios, very gym. Like, yeah. So I was like, I want to start a new business. And I had been thinking about starting a new business for a long time, but nothing made sense, you know, So I. Whenever I. That idea came to my mind, I posted on my story one day and I was like, I'm so tempted to open a Princess Pilates studio. And when I posted it, I just knew I had to go through with it because once I post, I did it because I was like, once I posted, there's no going back. We're going to hold me accountable, you know.
- [102:16]
Alan Eist
Sounds so easy, you know, but I feel like a lot of people don't understand that it's a lot of work and a lot of time that goes into creating. Especially like a actual, actual, like place, you know, like it's different from an online store or what were like, you know, bumps in the road that you guys had to go through when it came to opening up the studio.
- [103:20]
Elianna Juarez
Brick and mortar to start with, you know, so it's so different. But the city was such a. I feel like that was like the biggest problem for me because the city is very specific. If the reception is this big, you have to have two restrooms, like, versus, like, if it's a two more square feet, you only need one. Or you need water fountains if it's over 20.
- [103:35]
Alan Eist
Like, they're that detailed.
- [103:37]
Elianna Juarez
Yeah. Like, yeah. I literally wanted to put up a wall and they were like, no, it's too far back, so it allows more people to come in. So you need a second bathroom. And I was like, there's no way I'm building a second bathroom because that's so expensive and also going to take me so much longer to open. And I wanted to open in January because it's like the peak time to like open like fitness centers because of like the New Year's resolutions and stuff. So I was like, there's no way. So we had to end up moving the wall back up and then like changing like the whole rearrangement. And like, it's just like a whole process to get like city permits.
- [104:19]
Alan Eist
Like time. You had a timeline.
- [104:24]
Elianna Juarez
La.
- [104:43]
Alan Eist
So aesthetic. Yeah.
- [104:44]
Elianna Juarez
And the crazy thing is that, well, we had the grand opening on January 12th. We had like 400 people show up. Like a lot of people showed up. My followers. Followers. Like my. My followers. You know, I'm just so grateful for them. So that was also like a big part because.
- [105:10]
Alan Eist
You were like sold out on classes first weekend.
- [105:13]
Elianna Juarez
Yeah, they were all wait listed. They were all completely full with like Everything, everything was complete. There was like four or five people waiting per class. And the first day we opened, like the girls who came to the grand opening, since it was like a very aesthetic, like Instagram worthy studio people, a lot of content creators came and started recording. Everyone who posted a video went viral, everyone, they had like 500, 000 views, stuff like that. So. And I was, I was like, oh my God, that is so funny. Yeah. And I was like, that's so weird. And I was, I just like everyone just bursted out laughing and I was like, oh my God, I'm really like the boss.
- [106:25]
Alan Eist
But that must feel so good, no?
- [106:27]
Elianna Juarez
It does, yeah. I feel really like really achieved. I guess the whole process of like seeing like how it started to how I left the host, like transformed everything. It's just such like a, like I did that shit type of feeling, you know.
- [106:38]
Alan Eist
I feel like going back to how hard it is to run a business, you know, even you not being the instructor, like basically that you have to show up and it is like a constant. Like just having a business is not just like letting it run on its own. You have to be actively like in it.
- [107:14]
Elianna Juarez
You have to deal with the bad customers, with the good ones, with everyone. Also the fact that like I still have to pay like salaries, you know, and grant and everything. So you still have to pay out of pocket. But I do feel like it's a very big blessing that I was able to open it up with my own money. Like I didn't have to get out like a investors investor or like a business loan or any, anything. So pretty much like.
- [109:02]
Alan Eist
Very soon in a city near you, there's going to be a pop up with a little bit of the Pilates studio. Being a business owner comes with a lot of things. It's not for everyone, you know, but for anyone at home, what tips or what piece of advice can you give anyone watching at home right now? Because it really is real, you know, I feel like no hace mos cosas por que el miedo verda. We don't take that leap of faith por el miedo and you know, just whatever. Making it a little bit about me, you know. Por munchos anos. I'm a DACA recipient and I've always have known about advanced parole, but I've always been so scared of even submitting paperwork or even going through because I was always very much like whatever reason, you know, just the fear and I know these fears, but I really did tell myself I was like, you know what for so many years, I didn't go through with this specific thing because I was scared. And, you know, even though I'm still scared now, I'm like, you know what? No way. Mirror me pare porque que tales. You know, it goes through. What if I am able to go, what if? The paperwork's too.
- [111:54]
Elianna Juarez
What ifs?
- [111:55]
Alan Eist
What ifs? Yeah, you know what I mean? Because I literally was like, abes no semos argo porque what if? What if? But what if all that negative shit that you're thinking is not what happens?
- [112:04]
Elianna Juarez
What if everything goes well, whatever, everything.
- [112:06]
Alan Eist
Goes good, and then you become successful, but then you won't be able to reach that success or that satisfaction because you never took that leap of faith. So I really do think it's a piece of advice. Advice that you just gave applies not.
- [112:17]
Elianna Juarez
Just to business, even content creation, everything. Like, even if you are wanting to, like, upload content, like, put your heart into it, like, really take your time into editing. Take your time just doing everything you want to accomplish and, like, put your heart into it, like, plan things out. What if, you know, what if What? But what if you do it? What if you just start and do it?
- [112:53]
Alan Eist
What if you do it and it actually goes good? Because that happens a lot of the time. Nos nos momentos bonitos po miedos. So if you guys take anything from the podcast.
- [113:26]
Elianna Juarez
You have to make it happen. Like, you can't just, like, be saying, I want this.
- [113:42]
Alan Eist
And then also, don't get discouraged by a setback, you guys, you know, you go take that leap of faith, whatever reason, you know, no setbacks. That being said, amigas with the question, I always end up with that being as a mom, as a business owner, as a creative. Where do you see yourself in the next five years to cheer you on? With that being said, thank you so much for being here with us social medias as well as down below. So you guys can go ahead and follow her and her journey on our social medias, any future episodes. And once again, thank you so much for being here. Thank you guys so much for listening and we'll see you guys in the next one. Bye, guys. Yay. You did so good.