My guest this week is incredibly humble, especially considering she literally could beat me up and also stole my man. 

Retired Marine Corps Veteran Kelsey De Santis has served her country in a variety of ways, including protecting two former US presidents as a K9 Handler, and as a martial arts instructor. 

On top of her great work in service of her country, she has fought MMA and trained with famous UFC fighters such as Amanda Nunes.

Besides this she does so much great work for veterans and in training women and children about self defense in order to give them increased capacity to feel safe in the world. 

Now, as I alluded to in the opening, Kelsey asked one of my idols (and man crushes) Justin Timberlake to the Marine Corps Ball once…AND HE WENT WITH HER. So she essentially had my dream date. 

On top of all of this she is a mom and is championing so many great causes that are important so I highly encourage you to check her out. In this chat we go into body image, the value of safety, and of course JT…plus a few other very  interesting topics. 

Here’s my chat with Retired Marine Corps Veteran Kelsey De Santis. 

You can follow Kelsey on Instagram @kelseydesantis and Twitter @kelseydesantis.