Survivor Star Parvati Shallow Shares Swimsuit Photo “Feeling Vibrant”

1. Perils of Fame

Shallow says the trappings of fame and money overwhelmed her after winning Survivor. “From as early as I can remember, I’ve lived for adventure and experience– discovering what I’m capable of and pushing past my limits,” she says. “When Survivor showed up in my life, I went for it three times. At 25, I won the game and the million-dollar check that went with it. Returning home, without a plan or support system to help me re-integrate into non-reality TV life, I was lost. I had an excess of money and no sense of self. I fell into a fast-paced, Hollywood party crowd and numbed out with alcohol and luxury. From the outside, my life looked delightful. But, I felt like an empty shell.”

2. Life Coach

Shallow started her own coaching company to try and help others. “Now that I am a mom, my deepest driving desire is to model faith and self-trust, to show up with courage and a knowing that everything in life—even the hard stuff—is happening to help us grow into who we’re meant to be,” she says. “This is why I started PS Coaching. I know that when people take the time to get to know themselves, build self-trust and move toward their dreams with courage — the world will become a more fun and loving place to be.”

3. Helping Others

Shallow encourages a holistic approach to helping clients. “I help people to re-establish their most important relationship—their relationship to self—so that they can create their most joyful lives and know that they can handle anything that shows up along the way,” she says. “We work on three levels: body, mind, and soul. Each aspect of ourselves requires a different type of support and understanding. I combine my own personal life experience with my formal training in yoga, meditation, energy healing, and self-development to personalize programs that support individuals and groups on every level of being.”

4. Recruited By Survivor

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Shallow says Survivor went after her and not vice versa. “I actually got recruited,” she says. “I tried out for The Amazing Race with a girlfriend of mine. And they remembered me from finals. So they called me and asked if I wanted to do Survivor and so I just made a tape and went through the finals and went through tons of interviews.”

5. Stereotyped As the Flirty Girl

Shallow thinks her abilities were underestimated when she went on the show, and used it to her advantage. “I think I got stereotyped as being the ditzy, sorority girl or something,” she says. “Like the flirty, cute girl. I knew that was kind of going to be my little niche when I got there. I figured that out once I landed on the island. But I knew personally that I'm a lot tougher and a lot stronger and a lot smarter than a lot of people think. So I kind of used, actually, that stereotype to my advantage and was able to fly a little bit under the radar and be underestimated. And that's what got me so far, I think, in the game.”

Genevieve Parisi first made waves last year, when she appeared as a contestant on The Bachelor. She then appeared on last year’s Bachelor In Paradise. Ever since then, her social media following has grown. Parisi just shared a new set of photos from Lido Key on Instagram this week. In them, she posed by the water in a blue swimsuit. She captioned the post, “Give me a clear ocean and a pair of goggles (not pictured) and I’m the happiest ever 🏊🏼‍♀️” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Genevieve Parisi stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Took Time For Herself

In an interview with BachelorNation.com, Parisi talked about her experience on The Bachelor. She says that she had to take some time with her loved ones to recover. “It was honestly hard coming back from filming, especially for a few weeks. But seeing my family, being with my friends, and getting rest were the best things I could’ve done. I took time for myself and that’s how I got back into everything.”

2. She’s Grown

Parisi says that being on The Bachelor has helped her grow as a person. She tells BachelorNation.com that being on the show has helped with her mental health and wellbeing. “The biggest thing I learned about myself from the experience is that I’m very emotionally strong. I’ve struggled with anxiety and being on the show tested my patience and my anxiety. But seeing how I got through it made me really proud of myself.”

3. She Wants To Inspire Others

Parisi wanted to use her time on The Bachelor to inspire others. She says that she wanted to encourage others to stand up for themselves as she did. “I just hope that I gave people some confidence to stick up for themselves. I did my best to do that the entire time on the show. I was myself and stood up for myself and my friends when I felt like it was the right thing to do.”

4. She’s More Vulnerable

Parisi tells BachelorNation.com that she knows what she wants in a relationship, and knows what she has to do to get it. “On the show, I realized that I need to be better about opening up, being vulnerable, and letting my walls down. So since getting back from ‘The Bachelor,’ I haven’t done much dating since I’ve been back but I have been more open. That’s really what I learned from the experience is that I need to be more open or I’m not going to get anywhere when it comes to a relationship.”

5. She Swims

Parisi spends a lot of time outside. One thing she likes to do is go swimming. She and her fellow Bachelor contestant Rachel Recchia shared this Instagram collaboration of the two of them in a pool. Parisi captioned the post, “Actual Paradise.” She also shared these pool photos, captioning them, “Pool or hot tub?”

1. Hard To Leave

Spradlin-Wolfe was thrilled to return for Survivor: Winners at War, but admits it was a lot harder to go away for a period of time. “So last time coming on, I was coming out of a messy divorce,” she says. “Twenty-eight years old. Single. Independent. I owned a couple of bridal salons. And since the game, I got remarried, which I'd never thought I would do. But honestly, in the game, that gave me some clarity that it was something I did want to do. So I got remarried and then had three kids about as fast as is humanly possible. So they're all within 26 months of each other. So now I have a 3, 4, and 5-year-old. And my life is sweet, honestly. It's just so good. So it was hard to leave.”

2. Survivor Vs Natural Childbirth

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Spradlin-Wolfe says going through childbirth toughened her up for Survivor. “I think I am completely the same and totally different at the same time,” she says. “I mean, I have a lot of the same attributes that I think made me good the first time. And this time around, I think I know how to grind way harder than I did last time. I mean, having three babies in three years was beyond anything I had experienced. A whole new tired. Natural childbirth. You just want to die. And so if I had to do Survivor or natural childbirth again, that would be a tossup.”

3. Strong Woman

Spradlin-Wolfe is proud to be a role model for women. “My mom was strong in that she would help me load a couch into the back of her truck without complaining in 100-degree weather,” she says. “My dad was a coach and gone a lot, so we sort of learned to be resourceful as women in the Spradlin family, as there wasn’t a man around to ask for help from. My dad taught me to never, ever quit. I don’t know a lot about parenting yet, but I’ve heard that actions speak louder than words, so I’m hoping that if I’m strong, my daughter will be strong. Is that how it works?”

4. San Antonio, Texas

Spradlin-Wolfe loves living in San Antonio, Texas. “I love that San Antonio has everything you could ever want or need and then some,” she says. “I love that San Antonio is small enough that I bump into friends while frequenting old ‘standbys,’ but big enough that there’s always a new boutique or coffee shop to try when I have the energy to venture out. San Antonio just feels easy to me—homey, really—which is good because it’s my home!”

5. Self-Confidence As a Contestant

Spradlin-Wolfe is working on her self-confidence. “I naturally don't like to praise myself, and so it's hard for me,” she says. “I think I tend to underplay myself, which, I think, would be a disservice to myself in this moment, because I think underestimating how people see me would be a mistake, so I have to be honest. And I think that they think I'm pretty legit. I'm sure that I'm on the list of names of some people that people are worried about. So if I can get through those first few days, I can get in there. If they don't come gunning for me, I'll be alright, maybe.”