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Approaching my 31st birthday, I did a lot of reflecting…and what came up wasn't a list of things I "added" to have some of the most transformative years of my life. It was a list of things I let go of. In this episode I'm sharing the 10 things I had to let go of or quit that had the highest ROI in becoming the woman I am today: someone who feels genuinely incredible in her fitness and her body, her career, her relationships, and her relationship with herself… simultaneously. These aren't abstract concepts. They're the real, specific beliefs, behaviors, and patterns I had to shed so I could become the woman I truly wanted to be. If you're a woman who wants a lot from your body, your career, your relationships, your life, this one is for you. Sometimes growth isn't about adding more. It's about clearing the room so what's next can come in. This episode is brought to you by AX3 Life. AX3 Bio-Pure Astaxanthin is a daily longevity supplement that fights oxidative stress and inflammation at the cellular level, supporting your brain, skin, joints, muscles, and recovery from the inside out. AX3 absorbs 3x better than ordinary astaxanthin and was validated in an NIH-funded longevity study. I take it every day and I'm not going back. Get 20% off your first order at ax3.life with code EMBODY Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no further than FENIX ATHLETICA, where we fuse science and soul for life-long transformation (inside AND out). Follow me on Instagram Follow EMBody Radio on Instagram

We made it to the finale of The Full Package series! So far, we've named the paradox, dismantled false consistency, validated the coaching experiences that let you down, and walked through the real mechanics of strategic training and nutrition. Today we bring it all home. This episode is about what the other side actually looks like… not as a vague inspiration board, but as a specific, real, liveable version of your life. We're going through five before-and-after scenarios that I see play out with my clients over and over. We're also getting into the real timeline of what changes and when: what to expect in each initial stage, where you'll start feeling it before you see it, and when stacked consistency starts producing results that actually hold. And before we close, I'm busting the three beliefs I see keeping the most capable women stuck the longest. And by the end of this episode, I don't think you'll believe them anymore either. If you've been here for all five episodes and you can feel the gap between where you are and who you're describing, this is your sign. Not to think about it more but to do something about it. The decision is the only thing standing between you and her. For the high-achieving hot girls that want to recover better, support glowier skin, and promote longevity through better cellular health, get up to 39% off Mitopure Gummies with code EMDUNC and make wellness easier than ever. Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no further than FENIX ATHLETICA, where we fuse science and soul for life-long transformation (inside AND out). Follow me on Instagram Follow EMBody Radio on Instagram

300 episodes. 9 years. And for this one, we're flipping the script! Chris is hijacking the podcast and hosting, and I'm in the guest chair for the first time. This felt like the perfect way to mark a milestone of one of my favorite parts of my job. The podcast will turn nine years old this summer, and looking back at who I was when I recorded episode one versus who I am sitting here at episode 300 is… a lot. Chris asks me the questions I usually ask other people, and naturally, it gets deep fast (including some of the most honest thoughts I've probably ever shared about the fitness industry). Here's what we get into: What I believed about my purpose 9 years ago that was completely wrong, and why I'm grateful it was The shadow side of being "10 toes down" and how bodybuilding taught me to recognize my edge before I fly over it How I transitioned from competitor identity to high-standard lifestyle fitness (and why it took 3 full years) Self-awareness: where it started, how social media criticism shaped it, and the difference between healthy self-questioning and keeping yourself small In-groups and why niche communities are powerful until they forget they overlap The body positivity over-correction that silenced great fat loss coaches and gave the microphone to terrible ones Why fitness professionals who use fat people as clickbait are bad at marketing (and bad at their jobs) The "skinny tok" trend and how over-correction in the fitness space helped it play out in our specific niche Do people actually want to change, or do they want to feel like the kind of person who wants to change? The "chocolate chip in the cookie of the world" and why you don't have to change the world to change lives First and foremost: thank you. Whether you've been here since 2017 or you just found the show, thank you for making this possible. 300 episodes in nine years. I haven't been perfect, but I've been consistently consistent. And if there's one thing I can encourage you to do: if you have something you love, something you're passionate about, something you think you can make an impact doing, just go do it. It would be an insult to me and however many hours you've spent listening to this show if you didn't. -- This episode is brought to you by AX3 Life. AX3 Bio-Pure Astaxanthin is a daily longevity supplement that fights oxidative stress and inflammation at the cellular level, supporting your brain, skin, joints, muscles, and recovery from the inside out. AX3 absorbs 3x better than ordinary astaxanthin and was validated in an NIH-funded longevity study. I take it every day and I'm not going back. Get 20% off your first order at ax3.life with code EMBODY Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no further than FENIX ATHLETICA, where we fuse science and soul for life-long transformation (inside AND out). Follow me on Instagram Follow EMBody Radio on Instagram

We're back with everyone's favorite guest! Chris is on the show again, and this time we went deep on something we haven't talked about in a while: fitness. Not just the training-and-macros side, but what fitness actually builds in you as a person. Because here's one thing I FIRMLY believe: if you're doing fitness right, it carries over into every other area of your life. Your career, your relationships, your resilience, how you show up when things get hard. This episode is raw, unfiltered, and honestly one of the most real conversations Chris and I have ever had on the show. We get into some hot-take territory: the "halo effect" and why physical attractiveness actually matters for influence, why being offended usually says more about you than the person who offended you, what it really takes to go from "okay" fitness to exceptional fitness, and why most people quit right when things are supposed to feel the hardest. We cover a lot of ground: The underdog benefits of pursuing fitness at a high level, and why it's a crash course in learning how to overcome hard things Why "it's the challenges you choose that prepare you for the ones you don't" The halo effect: how physical attractiveness unconsciously shapes how people perceive and receive you, and why that's not just cultural, it's in part human nature My experience gaining 70+ pounds from breast implant illness and how people treated me completely differently The difference between wanting the idea of a result vs. wanting it badly enough to change who you are Why social media has warped people's perception of what exceptional fitness actually requires The case for starting with a "sprint" period and how it builds trust, motivation, and momentum Why you can't eat intuitively if your intuition is broken The "million dollar body goals on a minimum wage mindset" problem Identity change: why changing what you do isn't enough, who you are has to change too I also get really personal in this one about my mom… watching her go through cancer, hip replacements, broken bones, and an incredibly demanding job, and still getting up at 4am every single morning to take care of herself at a high level. That's where my resilience comes from. That's the example I had. And I think everyone needs that reminder that even when you can't see the results changing, choosing to make no choices is choosing to go backwards. This one's gonna fire you up. Share it with your group chat, your gym partner, your friend who needs the push. - For the high-achieving hot girls that want to recover better, support glowier skin, and promote longevity through better cellular health, get up to 39% off Mitopure Gummies with code EMDUNC and make wellness easier than ever. Fitness, health, and holistic wellness for $22/month Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no further than FENIX ATHLETICA, where we fuse science and soul for life-long transformation (inside AND out). Follow me on Instagram Follow EMBody Radio on Instagram

You know "the" woman. You've seen her at the gym, at work, maybe online. Her body is incredible, her career is thriving, she goes out to a beautiful steak dinner and doesn't make a production out of what she orders, and none of it seems to burden her. It just seems like who she is. In this episode, I'm breaking down the real gap between that woman and where you are right now, and it's not genetics, it's not time, and it's not even discipline. It's identity. And identity is built by actions, not the other way around. We're going deep on what it actually means to train strategically versus just work out, including progressive overload, periodization, why 3-4 well-designed sessions will outperform 5-6 days of winging it, and why your training data deserves the same respect as your business KPIs. On the nutrition side, we're getting into why precision isn't punishment, the macro tracking reframe that changes everything (hint: it's a data tool, not a disorder), and the concept I've built my coaching around for over 10 years: the priming phase. If you've been eating less and less and seeing fewer and fewer results, this is the most important thing you'll hear: your body doesn't need a harder deficit. It needs a reset. And that reset starts with eating more. We close with the identity piece, because above-average physiques require above-average actions, consistently, not temporarily. And the women who get and keep their results aren't the ones who suffered the most. They're the ones who decided, at some point, that the woman they wanted to become was no longer optional. If you've been listening to this series and you can feel that gap between where you are and who you want to be, DM me on Instagram. Let's close it. This episode is brought to you by AX3 Life. AX3 Bio-Pure Astaxanthin is a daily longevity supplement that fights oxidative stress and inflammation at the cellular level, supporting your brain, skin, joints, muscles, and recovery from the inside out. AX3 absorbs 3x better than ordinary astaxanthin and was validated in an NIH-funded longevity study. I take it every day and I'm not going back. Get 20% off your first order at ax3.life with code EMBODY Interested in a luxury 1:1 online health coaching experience? Look no further than FENIX ATHLETICA, where we fuse science and soul for life-long transformation (inside AND out). Follow me on Instagram Follow EMBody Radio on Instagram