I started following her at about 36. She was a bit younger than me obviously but I really liked her content. She seemed down to earth and normal back then. I bought some of her crappy activewear which literally fell apart after a few months and I used some of the workouts from her e-book (which I borrowed from someone, I never actually bought the content). I drink her pink powder tit and it did nothing. And then I fell pregnant and stopped watching her for a while and I could no longer do the crazy sweaty shredder workouts. After a few weeks, I checked back in and to my surprise she had revealed she was pregnant, too. It was actually quite exciting because I figured I could subscribe back to her channel and go through the journey and watch hers. This is where the disconnect began.
Her wanting a completely intervention free birth did not resonate with me, but at the same time, childbirth is extremely personal and I completely respected her decision. I did start questioning her when it appeared that neither she nor her baby were doing so well and yet she was absolutely adamant to stick to the original plan. I suspected it was very much to uphold an image both externally and internally. It didnāt sit well.
I found her birth vlog very confronting and I was mildly disgusted by her portrayal of the medical staff that were there to help her. When I had my baby, I had nothing but absolute respect, awe and gratitude for the wonderful doctors and nurses that worked tirelessly to ensure I had a safe delivery of my baby. But her vlog consisted of her bouncing up and down on her fitness ball moaning about how everyone was trying to sabotage her perfect holistic natural birth.
This was the beginning of the end. I do agree that after she had Fox, she became a different person and absolutely intolerable. That on top of all of the scandals, the money grabbing, the Kurt shaming, the constant silencing and deleting (myself included when I questioned how sheād failed to proofread her stupid app in the theee years it took to develop), spelt the end.
in all the years I followed her, it is as though she was emotionally and intellectually stunted. She has not grown as a person. Sheās immature. The bipoc controversy and her response was sickeningly juvenile.