S4: Ep 4 - Nathalia Gorosh stands on her own.
Before I get into it, I will tell you that I have bias in this interview. I know there are two sides to most stories, but I do sort of pick sides with this one. So there. I said it.
Today I spend an hour with Natalia Gorosh, owner and founder of The Pilates Hub here in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle.
Nathalia and I aren’t friends, exactly, but I’m a patron of her business and have been for years. I know her work ethic and passion are unparalleled, and I know that her expertise in Pilates helped heal me from a huge surgery I had after the birth of my daughter. She knows her stuff and her cues and guidance were instrumental in my healing - I’ve witnessed and benefited from it. So I’m invested in her success, for sure. I knew Nathalia was pregnant and was so excited to see her become a mom - her studio was run by both her and a partner, so I knew she’d be well taken care of during her recovery from birth and maternity leave. So I was extremely surprised to see her social media when I knew she was supposed to be giving birth - instead of resting with her feet up, she was opening a brand new studio. I remember feeling really proud of her but also having so much empathy for starting a new business during that time of life. I was a mess after the birth of my daughter, and here Nathalia was, painting walls with her newborn strapped to her - what grit.
About 6 months after The Pilates Hub opened, my oldest went back to school after 6 months of homeschooling. To celebrate, a friend and I decided to do something healthy with our time and signed up with an instructor at The Hub to do private duets once a week to celebrate making it through homeschool. Many of you have probably heard my episode with my instructor Adia, but that’s another story. If you haven’t heard it, go back and listen - she’s a wellness coach and she’s amazing - but I digress. After a few sessions, I saw Nathalia at the studio and she took me through the journey she was forced to take in opening this new studio. I used the word forced in a meaningful way here - she was forced to take control of her own destiny just after Covid hit and her road has lessons for us all about trust. Both trusting a partner, but more importantly in trusting yourself.
I have to confess that as a mother, this story was really tough for me to hear. I told Nathalia that I would carry her anger for her so she could focus on being a mom and I still mean it. I think on some level, I have a primal instinct to protect new moms. My respect for Nathalia and the team at The Pilates Hub knows no bounds. This is a group of ladies who have fight in them and every time I walk into the studio, I feel her determination. I’m so proud of Nathalia for sharing her truth. May we all let our daughters see the women we can become under fire.