Listen in on my condensed story of my 15-year withstanding relationship with food, dieting, body dysmorphia, body shaming, eating disordered behavior, and so much more when it comes to the ROOT of who I am as a human being, and how my experiences have shaped the woman and the coach that I show up to be today.

4:20: Introduction

9:10: Childhood/Family Roles

13:10: Teen years: Dire desire to be thin

18:45: First exposure to diet culture

23:20: Enjoyment for eating

24:55: Life-shattering news

26:05: Coping with binging and purging

29:30: Freshman Freedom & Freshman 15

31:20: Losing myself in dark times

33:55: The ones who showed love

35:30: Meeting James

40:05: First Career out of college

41:45: Leaving the classroom

42:50 Aspiring CF regionals athlete & history w/ CF

44:00: 2015 new goals, new sights

46:37 : Working with a nutrition coach, prioritizing recovery

47:40: Moving back home, re-focusing goals & priorities

46:00: Re-calibrating strictness with food & fitness

48:05: Alone time, healing, hearing myself   

54:40: My human and coach superpowers

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It’s beyond the physical embodiment of health or physical beauty.

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CD FITNESS is a collective that builds strength and confidence through holistic health and fitness.  It begins with a conscious awareness of the individual’s identity, and is combined the innate fire—that every woman has woven into every fiber of her body—to pursue greatness with diligence.

Sarah is the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at her alma mater, Loyola Academy.  Sarah also coaches CrossFit, as well as individual athletes who have qualified for national competitions, and some Masters athletes who have competed at Worlds at her home gym, CrossFit Illumine.  Listen in on how she juggles to strike a balance in her life in several areas such as food, training, and recovery through training and coaching.

Follow her @_sarahsquats & @_sarahsquats_squad

CD-FIT.COM is now LIVE

Listen in on this announcement episode of how Founder & Head Coach Cheryl De Guzman's idea of CD FITNESS came to fruition, and be sure to check out the CD FITNESS website, which is now live at CD-FIT.COM

Special thanks to 222 Digital Marketing Chicago (@222digitalmarketing) for the site design, and to Ashley Menardo (@ashleymenardo) for the logo design.

Be sure to follow Coach Cheryl (@cheryldeguzy) and CD FITNESS (@cdfitness.chi) on INSTAGRAM & follow along for new episodes on the CD FITNESS PODCAST.

Hear how April's journey through a childhood battle with asthma and an unexpected 50-pound gain after having her daughter actually pushed her towards a craving for intense exercise, running marathon races, and overcoming each of the new challenges that come her way. From being a single parent, going through a young divorce, all while excelling in her career as a project manager in IT, she shares that sometimes the best "medicine" come from quality time with loved ones, achieving new fitness goals, and simple laughter.

Mary Guzman articulates a detailed unfolding of her years as a lifelong athlete, a mother of two, and at rising up and falling back down in the mountainous obstacles of life.  Mary's balance between her career as an attorney along with keeping her physical and mental health in good standings has not always been easy, but she continues to carry a sheer determination to always be a better version of herself even when it means having to take a step back, or to slow down, in order to rise back up again.

Laura Snyder is a former roller derby athlete and Cross Country runner, but has now re-centered her life around her family of 5, her fitness goals in CrossFit, teaching WERQ dance classes, and her career in Mental Health nursing.

Go follow Laura, and her vibrant personality and spontaneous family adventures on IG @ljsnyder

Listen in on how Dr. Gabriela Ludeman became a Doctor of Chiropractic, offers insight on recovery and injury prevention as well as a safe approach to fitness training during a pregnancy.

Michelle made a major lifestyle change with CrossFit training and nutrition, and continues to excel at her visions for the life she chooses to live.  Follow Michelle @michellemariep on Instagram

Aiming to share inspiring, transformative stories of women from a wide array of identities and experiences, yet all of whom have the conscious, diligent attitude towards physical fitness and overall determination to succeed in their lives.  Follow me on IG: @cheryldeguzy @cdfitness.chi