From Fitness Junkie to Embodied Health Coach - My 23-year Journey
Here you’ll learn about my path into the fitness industry - the experiences that shaped me, the evolution of my work, and the turning points that took me from a body‑transformation and competition coach to an award-winning embodied women’s health coach. This episode sets the foundation for the conversations and work that will follow.
Timestamps for this episode;
0:01 - Intro to the Podcast
2:45 - Body image and fitness in my teenage years (the 90's!)
5:20 - Becoming a Personal Trainer and dodgy weight loss advice
8:00 - You need to eat MORE in order to build muscle and lose weight (and working in a bodybuilding/powerlifting gym, Elite Physique).
9:00 - Starting bodybuilding, and realising that this was not the answer for my body image issues.
11:44 - Starting my coaching business in 2014.
14:44 - Chronic fatigue, and turning to holistic medicine
20:08 - A more spiritual path.
26:10 - Developing a whole health model for women
26:28 - Trauma and somatic therapy
32:50 - My current coaching philosophy
I hope you enjoy the episode, see you next week!