Send Nathalia a Text Message! We just got back from New York for the Brazil vs Norway FIFA World Cup round of 16 on the 4th of July weekend doing 25,000 steps in diabolical Manhattan heat. And all I could think about walking through the city was the women I saw dressed head to toe in long sleeves and pants in that heat and how many of the women I speak with every single day are doing exactly the same thing for exactly the same reason. This episode is about the kind of freedom nobody talks abo...
Jul 8
26 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! Have you ever caught yourself saying any of these? It's not that bad. I'm probably the fittest of my friends. I look good for my age. I don't mean to be vain. If you have, this episode is about what those words actually mean - and what they are slowly costing you. In this episode, I break down why it's not that bad is where extraordinary women go to live a mediocre existence, and why the most dangerous part is that it happens so slowly nobody ever notices. In thi...
Jul 1
33 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! She had tried a trainer for two to three years, Weight Watchers, tracking apps, and six week challenges. Every single time she made progress and fell right back. When she reached out she was already considering medication - not because she wanted a quick fix but because she genuinely could not see another option left. Walking into the program her biggest fear was not that it would fail. It was that she would. Loretta is a surgical podiatrist and mom of two from B...
Jun 24
27 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! Part two of our member Q&A is here - and this round gets into the stuff nobody wants to admit out loud. Coach Jen and I tackle three more real questions from inside the Powerhouse Academy community, covering everything from social media overwhelm to the family member who cannot resist a comment about your shorts. In this episode, we cover: whether social media makes fitness more motivating or more overwhelminghow to spot fitness misinformation using the same ...
Jun 17
55 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! She looked at another member's plan, decided she already knew what to do, and walked away. She had been stuck for five years. In this episode I am breaking down the real reason so many women keep collecting information, trying new plans, and ending up exactly where they started and why knowing what to do might actually be the very thing keeping you stuck. In this episode, we cover: why the fitness industry profits from making you think you are always one tip or h...
Jun 10
34 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! She was running triathlons and half marathons, working in healthcare, and still gaining weight every year. Her doctor told her it was just her age. She said no, trusted her gut, and found a different path. Sabrina is a registered nurse and clinic supervisor who has been with the Powerhouse Academy for a year. Six months into the program her house caught fire. She almost stopped. She did not and she says having the structure is what held her together through one o...
Jun 3
42 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! The perfect time to start is not coming. The kids will always be off school. Work will always get busy. There will always be a trip, a holiday, a reason to wait. In this episode I am breaking down the three things I would stop doing immediately if I wanted to feel confident and comfortable in a bikini this summer - because summer is a lot closer than you think and the cycle of waiting has to stop somewhere. In this episode, we cover: why waiting for the perfect t...
May 27
38 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! Our members sent in their questions and we answered all of them - no filter, no polish, just the honest version. In this Unfiltered and Unscripted Q&A episode, Coach Jen and I tackle four real questions from inside the Powerhouse Academy community covering everything from what we love and hate about coaching to why your kids are watching everything you do whether you realize it or not. In this episode, we cover: what our favorite and least favorite parts of c...
May 20
57 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! Jen has tried everything - Weight Watchers, macros, keto, Atkins, every fitness app on the market - for years without anything lasting. She came back from a dream vacation in Greece with almost no photos because she did not feel good enough to be in them, and that was the moment she knew something had to change. In this episode she shares how she lost 25 lbs, booked her first ever solo cruise, started dating again with a clarity she had never had before, and hit ...
May 13
32 min
Send Nathalia a Text Message! Someone paid $150,000 for Picasso's paint palette. Someone paid $6 million for Kurt Cobain's guitar. Neither of them became the artist. Sound familiar? In this episode I am breaking down why the fitness industry profits from making you feel like the right product is standing between you and your goal - and why that belief is costing you results. In this episode, we cover: why buying fitness products creates a feeling of progress without creating anywhat Tangibili...
May 6
28 min
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