There She Goes Taking Life One Step at a Time - with Traci Kasper

What if the life you want starts with one small step?

In this episode of There She Goes, I sit down with Traci Kasper, founder of One Small Step Walks, a community rooted in intentional movement, connection, and growth.

After navigating an autoimmune diagnosis and years of not feeling like herself, Traci began rebuilding her life through small, consistent changes that transformed not just her health, but her mindset.

This conversation is your reminder that you don’t need a dramatic reinvention to change your life, just the courage to take the next step.

We talk about:
 ✨ Turning personal challenges into purpose
 ✨ Why consistency > perfection (and how to actually live that)
 ✨ Redefining movement through walking, dancing, and joy
 ✨ Building community through shared experiences
 ✨ And the power of choosing yourself, one step at a time

We also share some fun moments from Antarctica plunges to Disney walks to bonding over the Jonas Brothers.

And we officially declare “One Step at a Time” by Jordin Sparks as this episode's mantra 🎶💖

⏱️ Timestamps

0:44 Welcome + Traci’s personal story
1:30 One Small Step Walks + mission
3:41 Navigating an autoimmune diagnosis
4:11 Progress over perfection
5:01 Mindful eating + impact on health
8:11 Consistency + “one step at a time” mindset
12:13 Turning obstacles into growth
13:41 The walking community + social impact
15:41 Mental + physical benefits of walking together
16:35 Building community through movement
17:00 Monthly walks in Orange County
19:54 Staying consistent despite obstacles
23:16 Walk sponsorship opportunities
27:03 Antarctica trip for her 40th birthday
34:21 Concert memories + Disney connection
41:16 The power of perseverance + small steps
41:33 “One Step at a Time” by Jordin Sparks 🎶
42:11 How to join + connect with Traci

💌 One Small Step Walk Sponsor Opportunity

If you loved Traci’s story and want to join her free walking community, follow her on Instagram @onesmallstepwalks to stay up to date on upcoming walks:

If you want to take this one step further (😉 pun intended), you can become a walk sponsor!

Traci is offering There She Goes (TSG) listeners 10% off sponsor packages when you mention the podcast. Reach out to Traci and mention TSG to enjoy your discounted sponsor package 💖

🎧 Songs Mentioned

One Step at a Time – Jordin Sparks 🎶

Listen to this song and all the songs mentioned in the podcast on the official There She Goes playlist: a curated, evolving soundtrack for your walks, your journaling sessions, your brave decisions, and your main character moments 💌

💖 Connect with Traci

Instagram: @onesmallstepwalks

Follow @thereshegoesclub for updates and community events.

Join the There She Goes Club to activate joy, fun, and wonder back into your life.

Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:00

It does not matter what you're going through. It does not matter what you've been through. You can make a change, and you just need to take one small step.

SPEAKER_00 0:13

Welcome to the There She Goes podcast. I'm your host, Grecia Ruiz, and I can't wait to dive into everyday stories where we find the magic in the mundane. This podcast is inspired by real stories, tiny steps, and brave women. For so long, I was looking for permission in songs, stories, and other people to trust myself, follow my dreams, and take the leap. If this podcast can be that tiny spark of permission for you, then here we go. Welcome, Tracy, to the There She Goes podcast. I'm so excited to have you here today. So excited to be here. Thank you so much for having me. I can't believe that you nudged me and said, Hey, can I be on this podcast before the podcast even existed? So thank you for wanting to be here and for trusting the vision of There She Goes before it took a life of its own.

SPEAKER_01 1:11

I mean, I'm I'm a fan of yours and have got to know you over the past year, and I just love everything about you. So there was no doubt in my mind.

SPEAKER_00 1:21

Thank you. Um, so Tracy, I just quickly wanted to introduce you to the audience and then talk a little bit about how we met and then get into your story. So Tracy is the founder of One Small Step Walks, a movement for women who choose growth on purpose. She is a wellness leader, community builder, and passionate advocate for intentional living. You're known for turning personal challenges into momentum and helping women take one small step at a time toward who they are becoming. Welcome to the show.

SPEAKER_01 1:55

Thank you.

SPEAKER_00 1:57

I can't wait to hear a little bit more about exactly what you just said, which is turning your personal challenges into momentum. So we met, as you mentioned, uh, we actually met a year ago, a little bit over a year ago now, February 2025, at a Galantine's event. For me, that was my very first women's uh event, empowerment event. And my very first impression of you was you were in crutches. So I didn't know what that was all about. And I know that that's a huge part of your journey because uh just a few months later, you dunked into the freezing waters of Antarctica during a cruise, which I got to see on your social media. So just talk to me a bit up a little bit about that, what got you to that point? Um, and yeah, just your overall health journey that looks like.

SPEAKER_01 2:48

Um, going to that event was kind of crazy because I had no idea what I was going to. My friend Erin, who was like, hey, you want to come to this thing with me? And I actually had a free weekend. So I jumped in the car because I couldn't drive at the time. Like you said, I was on crutches. And we went. I had no expectations, and it ended up being one of the my favorite events that I've ever been to. So yeah, so that was that event. But if we rewind a few years, um my health journey started I don't even know how many years ago now, like seven, eight-ish, let's say. Um, and I wasn't feeling good. I wasn't treating my body well, I wasn't moving my body, and I got diagnosed with an autoimmune, and I had no idea what it was. Um, everybody kept saying I needed to change the way I ate, and I was refusing to do that. So it took me two years before I even like took the first step. And once I finally changed the way that I ate, it was like the skies had parted, and I didn't realize how accustomed to not feeling good I was. I just I just felt like crap all the time. And so I realized that it doesn't matter what you've been through, it doesn't matter what you're going through or how old you are, your body is not designed to feel bad. I mean, I've been through like so many traumas and just had my 41st birthday and so many different things. And if I properly fuel my body and move my body, there's like nothing that comes my way that I can't conquer in a nutshell.

SPEAKER_00 4:48

Yeah. What for you, what does it look like to fuel your body, you know, to nourish your body correctly, to move, to incorporate movement. What does that look like for you?

SPEAKER_01 5:01

Well, so it was a journey trying to figure that out because everyone's body is different. And I found for my body that gluten and dairy do not agree with me. And at the time, that's all I was eating: grilled cheese, quesadillas, pizza, like the best, right? And I'm not the not saying like everyone needs to avoid those things, they're definitely delicious, but maybe not for every meal every single day. Um, and that's what I was doing. And so once I started avoiding those things and just watching what I ate in the way of ingredients, I'm really big on the less ingredients, the better. Um, eating fresh food. Um and everything that has to do with my journey, whether it's movement or food, it's progress over perfection. No one's gonna be perfect, and you don't want to be perfect. You're gonna have some falls, you're gonna have some ups, you're gonna have some downs. It's when you move away from those things. Like if you have a quote unquote bad meal, your whole day and your whole journey is not over. Move on, make a better choice next time. Also, you don't want to deprive yourself of anything. So there's a balance.

SPEAKER_00 6:41

Restriction, yeah. The the restriction, I think the word came out when you said deprive yourself of anything. That's a hard balance of figuring out what's really working and what you really do need to cut out of your diet, right? Because it is part of how your specific body works versus not going overboard. Um, and I think that's something I've had to learn too. So I really resonate with that. I've I'm going through my own health journey. Uh, for me, what that looks like is PCOS, figuring out that I have polycystic ovarian syndrome and understanding what that all entails. So I won't get super into that, but point is one of the many things I've tried is gluten-free, dairy-free. It seems I may or may not need to do the full gluten-free, dairy-free, but dairy has seemed to affect me more than gluten does. So it's very interesting. Um, and I do encourage that, like experimenting with what does work for you and what doesn't. Um, because like you said, every body is different. Even if you have, even if you also have PCOS, that doesn't mean it's gonna be the exact same joint. Right. So I really love what you said about you know, progress over perfection. And I actually heard you say this in another podcast. Um, I actually plan to ask you this is a perfect question, is that I actually struggle myself with consistency and with discipline. And so I want to hear a little bit more about what it looks like to be consistent over being perfect and how this looks like practically for you.

SPEAKER_01 8:11

Oh, so consistency has been a huge part of my journey, and it's honestly taking one step at a time. And I don't think we said yeah, right. The name of my walking community is called one small step, and it's really because everything, every part of my journey has just taken one small step, and you do one thing at a time, and you master that one thing, and then you add in another thing if you want to. So, like for me, I started going on walks, and that just drastically changed my health. I didn't need to do CrossFit, I didn't need to be in the gym for six hours a day. I just started going on walks, and it was, I would start with one mile, and then when I felt, okay, I think I can do two miles, and then you just you take those those little steps. So that's what it looked like for movement, but for for foods, I'm just gonna use water as an example because that's something that a lot of people struggle with, myself included. Cheers. Um if you're just if you're drinking one cup of water a day, do two cups of water and do that for seven days straight. See how you feel. If you're still struggling, just do it for another seven days. It's just those little steps.

SPEAKER_00 9:54

I love that. I think I actually heard that too. Something about you know, an ounce doesn't sound like a lot, but that's actually also why it's helpful because you can do an ounce, you can do another ounce, right? So it works both ways, right?

SPEAKER_01 10:07

Exactly.

SPEAKER_00 10:09

To that point, actually, you know, that was another question that I wanted to ask you is so I'm again, I struggle with consistency and discipline, I also struggle with exercise, but I do really like walking and I love dancing. So those are two exercises, and I say it like this because that's where the cushion's coming from, where I really do enjoy it. However, um, you know, and I'm way more likely to stick to it. Like I just bought myself a walking pad because I'm like, okay, path of least resistance, it's at home, you know, it'll get me to do it. But for those who might be listening who don't think that walking or dancing or other forms of exercise, you know, are quote unquote good enough or count as good exercise, how do you debunk that that myth?

SPEAKER_01 10:52

Well, side note first, I love that you brought up dancing because when I met you at the Galantines event, you and your mom were dancing so much, and I was like, they are so fun. Like, I I just love it. And you're a good dancer, so do it. Um, and exercise does not have to be gym, walking, like anything like that. Dancing is huge. If you're out there moving, if you have a trampoline, jump on the trampoline. I mean, that is that is hard. I tried to do that a few years ago, and I was like, I'm not a kid anymore. Um, but honestly, it's just like the food, it's whatever will work for you, whatever you like doing. If you like doing walking and then walk. If you like going to CrossFit, go to CrossFit. But the just the bet the biggest part about everything that I've said is on those days, there's two things actually. On those days where you don't feel like it and you're tired or you're grumpy or you know, something is just ticking you off, do it anyway. I mean, if you're sick, you definitely need to listen to your body and rest. But if it's just like, I don't feel like it, do it anyway, because that is where growth happens. And then the other part of it is if you if you mess up, if you eat something that you think is is not great, if you skip a week in the gym, just get up and go back. Like it's not over. Tomorrow's a new day. Just get back because those two things, that is where consistency builds, and that is where growth happens.

SPEAKER_00 12:57

That's so important. I think I'm the kind of person that I've always had a tendency for perfectionism, which is actually counterproductive to progress and to growth, because it actually makes you procrastinate and well, and if it wasn't perfect, then let me just start all over maybe you know, next week or so it's also a way to just not do it. And this podcast actually is not a movement item, but it is an it is a way for me to learn consistency and sticking with it week after week, like you said. So, you know, there's gonna be up weeks, downweeks, etc. I'm gonna feel all sorts of ways, but consistency is huge. And hey, maybe my consistency in the podcast will lead to consistency in other areas of my life. Exactly. It'll show you that you can do it. Yeah, hopefully.

SPEAKER_01 13:46

Yeah, after the the excitement um subsides, and you're like, oh, this feels like work now, which this never will. Um again, that's where you just gotta you gotta push through it.

SPEAKER_00 14:01

Yep. Agreed. So I'm curious as to what made you passionate about leading this movement, and yes, pun and tempo.

SPEAKER_01 14:16

Well, it was so it was a big part of my journey where I refused to move at all. I would not go on a walk. And you know, it was actually during COVID when um I moved closer to my family, and there really wasn't anything else to do. And so I started walking with them, and it was um like a very easy path, and um because I was walking with people and you're talking, it doesn't feel like you're really doing anything. But the benefits of walking go beyond exercise and just beyond physical movement because it's so good for your brain, it's good for your heart, it's good for your lungs, getting out there, getting the sunshine if you live in Southern California. Um, and it just can be so beneficial. So I wanted to create a space where other people, even if they have people to walk with, maybe this will motivate them one day. Or we also go walking on the beach, so it's a great view, and you're talking, so it doesn't feel like you're doing anything, but you're really helping your health and your body. Um, so that's kind of our it all stemmed from. And I just love helping others um feel their best.

SPEAKER_00 16:05

I really love what this is about because I mentioned earlier, I think for me or for others, you might think, oh, well, walking is walking, it's not you know, how beneficial could it be, or how much exercise am I really getting in? And I love that you are validating that these small steps make the big changes. And even if it's just the walking and you consistently walk, there really is so much benefits to it. So thank you for validating that. I really appreciate that myself, and I know others will do. So I'd love to hear a little bit more. Now let's dig a little bit deeper into one small step walks. I want to learn a little bit about what it looks like. How can people join in on a walk? Where are they located? I know we talked about SoCal, so yes, only here can you walk in February and March on the beach, right? But you know, so I'd love to hear a little bit more about it and how people can plug in.

SPEAKER_01 17:06

Of course. So I'm located in Orange County. So at this time, I have one monthly walk. It's the first Saturday of every month, and the location is different every single time. So you get a new view. It starts at nine o'clock, and you're out by 10:15, 10:30. So you get in, you have a great time, and then you can go and do whatever you need to do. It doesn't take up your whole day. Um, and every walk I post about on my Instagram, it's at one small step walks. Walks is plural, no spaces. Um, so I'll post the location and any information needed on my walk and as well as the registration. Um, it's on Eventbrite. At this time, it's on Eventbrite. And so you just sign up and show up, go on a walk, and then go about your day.

SPEAKER_00 18:07

How fun! And it's completely free, completely free, amazing. Yeah, I'm sure that I can't wait. I haven't gone on a walk myself, but I did see your March walk, and that's a little bit closer to me. So I'm also in Southern California, but we're a little bit maybe a little bit of a drive away. But I really want to make it out. First Saturday of every month, right? Yes, yes, perfect. So I would love to hear a little bit too more about what it looks like to be on these walks. Like, tell me what these walks have been like. You actually mentioned, and this is I think important, is rain or shine. So I do love that you mentioned that it actually rained on your very first walk. So it actually rained on New Year's Day here in Southern California. It rained on New Year's Day, and it actually set the tone for the rest of the year. I actually made a whole video about how my husband and I debated whether or not we should go out like we planned, because the event we were going to was outdoors, and we did, and we ended up dancing in the rain with our umbrella, right? So I already took that for this year of this year is gonna be all about dancing in the rain. Like, what do we do when it rains? We grab an umbrella. So it rained on your first walk. Tell me about it. Tell me how it went, and what does it look like to show up consistently rain or shine?

SPEAKER_01 19:25

That was crazy. So I never think about rain. I'm like, I'm in Southern California, it rains like four days a year. And so I plan the walk coming up to the walk. Everybody's like, like, it's gonna rain, it's gonna rain. And I'm like, no, you're crazy. It's not gonna rain on my walking day. Um, so I'm watching the weather like every hour it's changing. And in the morning, I check it, it's clear. So I give the the the all let's go. We all show up. Right when I show up, it starts sprinkling like really softly. So we show up, my friend brought her two kids, and we had a really good turnout. We're walking, we walked at a um a park this time, and it starts raining, and then it starts raining harder, and then it starts raining even harder. We were soaked that at one point in the middle of the walk, we took cover to wait it out, and people were like jumping in the puddles. I mean, everybody was such a good sport. I felt so bad because everybody was soaking wet, we didn't have umbrellas, like it was. But that's kind of my style is you just show up because we didn't die, and we had a great time. Now we'll look back in that and laugh and think, oh my god, we all walked in the pouring down rain, and what a first walk for one small stepwalks.

SPEAKER_00 21:05

Seriously, seriously, crazy, and I think you said there were even kids there, too, right? So full cards, everybody.

SPEAKER_01 21:12

Oh, they loved it.

SPEAKER_00 21:14

That's what's so fun. I love that you're also validating the whole consistency over perfection, and yes, you probably had this vision. We live in Southern California and it rains, so how could you have expected your very first day to rain? But you sounds like you made the most of it. It sounds like it was very fun, and and if anything, I actually think people took away more because they got to go on a walk in the rain than had it been a regular day.

SPEAKER_01 21:42

Yeah, absolutely. You're you're so right. And um, and like you were mentioning, like, yeah, my friend brought her kids, so it's it's for everybody. It's um men are in are welcome. They haven't come yet, but It's very inclusive for all fitness levels. Whether you're just starting out, you'll be okay walking with us. Or if you're training for a marathon, this will be like a little stroll out for you. But I wanted to make it so that everyone was included and it was just an inclusive atmosphere. Um just being there, people that you would never have imagined connect with each other. Um, they make business connections, they make um friendships, and it's just it's just so fun when we're there to move our bodies, you get so much more out of it.

SPEAKER_00 22:48

Yeah. I love that you said that. That was actually going to be another question is that beyond the walking, right? Beyond one small stepwalks, it's not just a movement, it is actually a community. And so I think what you just mentioned is validating that you don't just go on the walk. And yes, of course, you get the benefits in and of itself of walking, but you're not walking alone, you're walking with others. So, what does that community aspect feel and look like for one small stepwalk?

SPEAKER_01 23:17

Yeah, I mean, it's it's a very positive environment. We there's people that come that have injuries, um, and everybody is just so supportive of each other. Um, yeah, children come and they can keep up, and almost we're slowing them down. Um but it's it's just it's really fun. It's very low-key. Wear whatever you want to wear, whatever you're comfortable in. Um, and you come, you have a good time, and you get the health benefits of it.

SPEAKER_00 23:59

Thank you, Tracy. Well, um, so for those of you listening, I did mention that the walks are completely free. However, if you are, especially if you're like a health or wellness type of brand and you are inspired by the story and would love to sponsor one of these walks, Tracy does offer sponsorship packages. And she graciously uh has offered our there she goes, listeners, 10% off of those sponsored packages if you mentioned the podcast. So make sure to check out the details in the show notes. It'll also be on the episode newsletter. So if you want to take this one step further, pun intended, that's one way that you could do that. Tracy, did you have anything to say about uh your sponsorship packages or what that might look like?

SPEAKER_01 24:46

Yeah, so the sponsors, um, they are just for any business really who is looking for visibility, looking for to get their product out there, their service out there. Um, you contact me. I have all different types of options. I've never offered a discount code, so this is a a first. Um so just mention this podcast when you reach out to me. Um, and you'll get 10% off the um the monetary options. You get visibility on my Instagram, then at the walk, we can do um, we can either highlight your service, or if you have a sample that you want to give out to all the walkers, I'll do swag bags for everybody. Um, and just a couple of examples of what I've done. I've I've had some trail mix that someone has made from scratch to to give to me. I've had therapists give me um discount codes. We at one of the recent walks, we did like a 10-minute stretch because someone has like a uh stretching and gym facility. Um, and so I mean that the options are really endless. It's however you want to highlight your business and you get extra visibility, and then the walkers get something out of it too.

SPEAKER_00 26:08

Amazing. Look at that. Another perk of going on these walks, you guys. You're gonna want to go on this walk, get your swag bags, get your stretch. Hey, and then you never know who you're gonna meet along the way to like to you even said that some people have made business connections, that's really cool, and then actually unexpected because that's not something you know that that's what you expect when you're going on this walks, and that's the beauty of communion, right?

SPEAKER_01 26:32

Yeah, no, I didn't I didn't even realize it, but like as I'm walking, I hear people behind me or in front of me, and they're like, Oh yeah, okay, we'll connect tomorrow. And I'm like, Cool.

SPEAKER_00 26:44

How cool that happened because of you, and you got to have yeah, you got to pay it forward that way. I love that it's growing beyond even what you might have expected it to do.

SPEAKER_01 26:55

It really has.

SPEAKER_00 26:58

So I want to talk a little bit about you as a person and get a little fun, talk a little bit about your interests because let's start with the roping it back to the beginning. I mentioned that you were in crutches and yet you are over here dunking into the freezing waters of Antarctica. So just tell me about what made you want to go to Antarctica in the first place. You know, it's not necessarily everyone's, you know, first travel location or bucket list items. Really? And I feel like well, some, yes, but I think it really speaks to your sense of adventure. So tell me a little bit about that, why you chose it, yeah, and what that was like.

SPEAKER_01 27:39

Why I chose it, you know, I don't I don't even know. It was to celebrate my 40th birthday. I wanted to do something epic. And I mean, Antarctica seems pretty epic to me. Only I think like one percent of the population or less than that get to go down there. And it's like no other place in the entire world. It's it's completely like there's no developments, like there's not even like bathrooms out there. Like, so when you leave the cruise ship, I was on a cruise ship, you're only out there for like an hour or so, and you're going on a hike or or whatever it is that they have set up for you, and it's pretty crazy. But yeah, part of that was a polar plunge, and like you said, I was on crutches, and that was not planned. I had planned this trip like a year and a half in advance, and the uh I had surgery on my leg in December, and the cruise was in March, and it was pretty extensive surgery on my leg, so I couldn't walk on it and I couldn't drive. But my doctor cleared me to jump in the freezing cold waters of Antarctica, so they when I was going to do it, I had to go downstairs, and so I had um amazing crew members of the cruise ship help me down the stairs, and they're like asking me questions like, can you swim and can you walk? And it didn't matter what they asked me, I said yes because I wanted to do it. I'm gonna go on this blunge. Don't recommend that, please. Don't follow my lead on that. I mean, I was fine, I was fine, but um then you jump in and there's people at all angles to make sure you're safe. Um, I was worried about sharks, but there are no sharks in Antarctica unless they get lost.

SPEAKER_00 29:44

Oh, sharks is ugh, no, I'm super terrified.

SPEAKER_01 29:48

Um, but I mean it's fine. Then you get out. Then if you want, the the ship gives you a shot of alcohol to warm you up. I just had like some hot drink, ran to my room, took a hot shower, and I was fine. And I was like, I just did that.

SPEAKER_02 30:07

I just did that vacation.

SPEAKER_01 30:09

How long is it? Um the entire trip was 11, no, was two weeks. So you go in and out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and and then you fly from Argentina down to the very tip bottom of Argentina called Ushuaia. And that is where all the Antarctica cruises leave from because it's like the lowest point. Um and then I was on a cruise for 11 days and then came back.

SPEAKER_00 30:44

Oh my gosh. I know you said you only had an hour to actually get off the boat and and do whatever you needed to do in Antarctica. Did you how long itself was the plunge? Was it like 30 seconds? Was it a minute?

SPEAKER_01 30:56

How so it's funny that you asked that because I had someone video it for me. And um I was looking at the video and I was texting my sister afterwards, and she wanted me to send it to her, and I was like, I have to edit it, it's too long. I like thought it was 10 minutes long of me walking down the stairs and like jumping in the water and then jumping out. The entire thing from walking down the stairs to getting back up the stairs was a minute and a half.

SPEAKER_00 31:26

Oh my god. And it was in the water for a minute and a half.

SPEAKER_01 31:32

I was in the water for like five seconds max.

SPEAKER_00 31:36

Oh, did it feel like like um a bunch of needles all over your body, or what did it feel like?

SPEAKER_01 31:43

No, so it just felt very, very, very, very, very cold, but it did not hurt. Um wow. I think I think I might have gone into a tiny bit of shock because my brain stopped working because I had to climb a ladder to get out, and I like didn't know how to do that. I was like, help, help. And so then they came to help me.

SPEAKER_00 32:05

Wait, wait, what?

SPEAKER_01 32:07

Yeah, yeah. But even then, it was still only a minute and a half.

SPEAKER_00 32:13

No, that's that's still super adventurous. Are you do you ever do cold plunges, or have you ever done a cold plunge before that?

SPEAKER_01 32:20

I actually love cold plunges, and I know sometimes they get a bad rap um with women and with doing them at certain times, but to me, I get so many, so many like endorphins from doing it. And it's also kind of like it's I have this mindset now that I'm like, it's a challenge and I'm gonna win. And I mean, I'm I'm only in it for like two, three minutes max. Um, but I I actually love it. Okay. I'm insane, so there's that too.

SPEAKER_00 32:59

No, well, I mean, that's why I was asking because I'm like, well, you said it didn't hurt, and you know, but it's like someone that might want to do it and has never done a cold plunge, it might hurt. So I think it might be because your body, maybe, who knows, is maybe more accustomed to the extreme like changes in temperature.

SPEAKER_01 33:16

Well, so everybody that was there, it didn't hurt them either. But something um a very important piece of this is we were in bathing suits. You were not in a wetsuit or anything that like everybody would expect, except for me, on top of my bathing suit was an aerial onesie, because they take pictures of you, and so now I'm in this big old aerial onesie, and it's it was a fun time.

SPEAKER_00 33:46

How fun! Yeah, I mean it looked fun, and and look, what an epic 40th birthday. You did achieve what you were looking for.

SPEAKER_01 33:53

Yeah, yeah, it was it was anyone that is even remotely considering going there, I would absolutely go. I I don't think it would be fun to do with kids or as a kid, so maybe don't bring the kids or wait until they're older. Um, but if you're ever even thinking about it, just do it. It's so awesome.

SPEAKER_00 34:23

I get to say you're like that 1% of the population that got to go to Antarctica. So yeah, how fun. Well, um going to something a little more mainstream than Antarctica. I'm super curious about your music tastes because you and I also connected. So yes, we met at the Galantines event. Yes, like we were, you know, following each other on socials, but I think I don't know what it was, at least it was for me. It like really sparked when we both found out we were at the Jonas Brothers concert last year. We're like, you're a Joe Bro fan, you're a Joe Bro fan. And both of us, like, I feel like both of us were like, we weren't, but now we are. So talk to me about that.

SPEAKER_01 35:04

There was something that happened at that concert to both of us. I don't know what it was. There was like something in the water, but I was like, I was like, they're okay, you know, I enjoy their music, but after that concert, I am like Mrs. Joe bro. Like, all I can't get enough and just love their music, their whatever they're doing, and so yeah, I love boy bands though, and so that it kind of tricks.

SPEAKER_00 35:32

Okay. What other boy bands did you like before like Joe Bros?

SPEAKER_01 35:36

Well, InSync will always be number one. Hashtag millennial. Um, and then of course there's Baxtery Boys that I learned to love because InSync is still not back together yet, but they will be. They will be, okay? Okay. Um, so InSync, Baxtery Boys. There's a there was like back in the day a little bit of O Town and 98 degrees, and you know, a few other ones. But those are the big ones. And now Jonas Brothers is right up there for us.

SPEAKER_00 36:14

That is so funny. Like you said, I don't know what it was. We drank the Kool-Aid. You guys, I Nick, Joe, Kevin, there's something about your rebrand. I don't know, but you did it, boys. I did like them growing up. You are doing it. I like them growing up, um, because I'm a big Disney fan, which was the last question I wanted to ask you is about Disney too. Um, so I mean, it's not like I wasn't a fan, it just it it just was like, oh, amongst every other Disney Channel or Disney star. And now they've kind of rebranded, I guess I would say outside of Disney, which so that was really fun to see. It's like, oh, okay, what are who who are they like as adults? And yeah, it's just we happened to go to that same exact concert, and both of us just like star struck like never before.

SPEAKER_01 36:56

Yeah, yeah, they they've grown up also, and they grew up quite nicely.

SPEAKER_00 37:04

Yes, they did. Was it like uh they aged aged well like final? Oh my gosh. Yes, so you are also an orange county uh girl. So we talked about this. We showed these earlier, these are my little concha Disney ears. I'm like, what LA doctors over here, and me wearing my sweet bread conchas representing my Mexican-American heritage here. But we also really connected, we talked about Joe Bros, but we connected over Disney too. It's just you know, I'm a big Disney fan and I'm a SoCal girl, so I grew up with Disneyland, and legitimately, this is for me one of those things where I don't love exercise, but all of a sudden I'm at Disney and I walk 20,000 steps. Like, explain to me that I'll go to Europe and I'll walk 20,000 steps. So yeah, talk to me about Disney, how that impacted you too, like throughout your life growing up, and then what that looks like for from an exercise perspective. Oh, and will we ever be able to see uh one small steps walking Disney? That is a great idea.

SPEAKER_02 38:16

That is a great idea.

SPEAKER_01 38:19

So I have actually done walks within by myself within Disneyland because you know, in the middle of my health journey, I did uh 75 hard. And so I would go, I was a pass holder, and so I would go to Disney and I'd tell my friends, hey, I'll be back in 45 minutes. I'm just gonna go walk around. And when you're trying to go on a walk, Disneyland is surprisingly small. And so yes, like only when you're on a walk.

SPEAKER_00 38:53

Any other time it is it's like far it's the far reaches of the galaxies.

SPEAKER_01 39:00

Literally, it's it's huge, but so I would love to do a walk in Disneyland. Um, but growing up, I did not get to go very much. Like for the first like 20 years of my life, I probably went a handful of times. And because we grew up in I grew up in LA County, a little bit in the valley, um, and it was too far away. So I grew up going to Six Flags, which is not a comparison at all.

SPEAKER_00 39:30

Um good for adventurous rides for sure. For those thrill rides, you get your thrill.

SPEAKER_01 39:35

Yeah, yeah, I cannot do those anymore. Um, but so as an adult, once I moved down to Orange County, and I'm like, I'm getting a pass, I've wanted one, and so I had one on and off, and then now I've had one for the past couple years. But I did have to take a break when I had surgery because I couldn't walk, I couldn't go, I couldn't do anything. Let me tell you, I was tired of waiting and I went to Disneyland on crutches for a couple months. That is not for the week.

SPEAKER_00 40:10

Not recommended.

SPEAKER_01 40:12

Oh, do not recommend. But I'm like, I want to go, so I don't care. And it was it was a lot.

SPEAKER_00 40:22

That's you know, a testament to why you should keep up with your walking and just your health journey in general, like what you just said. It's so that you can this is what it's about. It's it's about doing the things you like, it's about getting to go to Disney and not feeling tired. It's about, you know, if you have kids or grandkids or nieces or nephews, being able to have enough energy to play with them. And so, yeah, I think that's a perfect segue, actually, to talk about why, yeah, why this community exists. And okay, seriously, now I'm smelling uh there she goes, one small step walks, like collaboration Disney walk. I don't know. I really like this idea. Boom, you heard it here first. I don't know, right? So I would love to know uh if you had just one, you know, if if listeners could take just one main key takeaway from your conversation with me today, what would it be?

SPEAKER_01 41:16

I love that question. And my answer to that is always it does not matter what you're going through, it does not matter what you've been through. You can make a change, and you just need to take one small step.

SPEAKER_00 41:33

Beautiful. Please tell me you've heard the song One Step at a Time by Jordan Sparks.

SPEAKER_01 41:40

Um, I am a Jordan fan. I can't think of it off the top of my head, but I'm sure I heard of it. I'm gonna go listen to it right when we're done.

SPEAKER_00 41:47

That needs to be your mantra, your soundtrack. One step at a time. Do do do do do do do do do. Okay, next walk. Please, if I am going on this walk, I need to hear this song play in the background. Yes. I can't like as soon as you talked about your community, my brain.

SPEAKER_01 42:06

I'll take a I'll take a break from the Joe Bro songs and we'll play that song.

SPEAKER_00 42:11

And it's a throwback, so it works out. The throwbacks are all coming back. So yes. All right, Trice Live. Where yeah, where can people connect with you?

SPEAKER_01 42:24

Um, so on Instagram is the best place. It's uh one small step walks. Walks is plural and there's no spaces. Um, that is where I post about the last walk, the next walk, and all information that you need. And that's where you can DM me if you have any questions.

SPEAKER_00 42:45

Thank you so much, Tracy, for your time today for hopping on this show. I can't wait to see where your walking community takes you and where this takes us. I'm so excited. So make sure to check out Tracy's One Small Step Walks community, connect with her, and make sure to take your own small steps. Till next time. Thank you for listening to this week's episode of the There She Goes podcast. If this episode resonated with you, here's how you can be part of it. Subscribe, share it with a friend, or leave a review. Your reviews don't just mean a lot, they help the community grow and reach other women who could be served by these conversations. I created this podcast to connect with women on this journey. So please reach out. I'm a real person. DM me on Instagram at There SheGoesClub or reply to my emails. I can't wait to celebrate your own There She Goes moments. Until next Thursday, let's see where she goes next.