What does fitness look like when we stop making it about burning calories, changing our bodies, or pushing ourselves harder?

In this episode of the Love Your Journey Podcast, Tara Jo sits down with longtime fitness professional Jessica Smith for a beautifully honest conversation about women’s fitness, body image, strength training, perimenopause, chronic illness, and learning to honour the body you’re actually living in.

Tara Jo first discovered Jessica’s workouts more than a decade ago during her own health journey, and one thing has remained consistent throughout Jessica’s work: you know your body best.

Together, they talk about the conditioning women have received around weight, exercise and what a “fit” body should look like, and why Jessica now believes fitness is a capacity, not a look.

They also explore strength training during perimenopause, muscle and bone health, changing energy and capacity, consistency over intensity, and why a pause or a season of doing less does not mean you’ve failed or have to start over.

At the heart of this conversation is one simple question:

What does my body need from me right now?

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If you want to learn more about Jessica Smith and her All Access Pass, Your Best Year Yet program, and her approach to sustainable fitness, click the links below.

You can find Jessica Smith's All Access Pass Membership here: https://www.jessicasmith.fitness/membership

Find her on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/jessicasmithtv?igsi=ZnN3cDRpODY3bmRw

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Have you ever noticed friction or unexpected shifts in your relationships or business just as you start stepping into deeper alignment? 
Come lean in and explore a deeply reflective space with me. In this episode,  I am unpacking a personal lesson around client boundaries, emotional projections, and the discomfort that often arises when we stop trying to be the "saviour" and instead invite others to turn inward.

Whether you are an entrepreneur or simply navigating human connection, this conversation is an invitation to explore the realities of emotional safety, somatic awareness, and why having honest, conscious conversations matters so much.

Key Takeaways

• Honoring Your Boundaries: Recognizing when your energy is being pushed and giving yourself permission to step into a fair, aligned exchange.
• Stepping Out of the Savior Role: Understanding why true transformation happens when we hold space rather than carrying everyone else's answers.
• Somatic Awareness: Exploring why "issues are in your tissues," how your body signals out-of-alignment dynamics, and how to gently sit with uncomfortable emotions.
• The Power of Conscious Connection: Why conflict doesn’t have to mean ghosting or shutting down, and how nervous system regulation creates safer spaces for real dialogue.

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For more than a year, Tara Jo kept hearing the same thing: This is just post-concussive syndrome. This is something you’re going to have to learn to live with.

But something inside her kept saying there had to be more.

In this episode, Tara Jo shares what led to a diagnosis of severe growth hormone deficiency after two concussions, a condition that can occur after a brain injury but isn’t always recognized.

She opens up about the kind of depletion she’s struggled to put into words, why the thought of daily injections has brought up unexpected emotions, and how memories of caring for her brother have shaped the way she’s approaching this next chapter.

More than a conversation about a diagnosis, this episode is about self-advocacy, trusting your instincts, and holding onto hope when the answers aren’t coming easily.

Tara Jo also shares the simple practices that have supported her through recovery, from changing the way she speaks to herself to using visualization and gentle mindset shifts to create more space for possibility.

If you’ve ever felt like your body wasn’t cooperating, or you’ve known deep down that something wasn’t adding up, this episode is a reminder to keep asking questions, keep listening to yourself, and remember that sometimes another piece of the puzzle is still waiting to be found.

The divine love healing collective is 50% off until August 1st. 

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After recording 11 guided somatic walking experiences, Tara Jo never imagined she’d have to press pause.

An unexpected season of caregiving changed everything, forcing her to let go of her original plans and trust that these conversations would reach people when they were meant to.

In this episode of the Love Your Journey Podcast, Tara Jo shares why she created the Walk & Talk Somatic Summer Series, how the freeze response can keep us feeling stuck, and why simple, body-based practices can help us reconnect with ourselves during life’s most overwhelming moments.

Whether you’re a caregiver, navigating uncertainty, feeling emotionally exhausted, or simply longing for a little more ease, this conversation offers gentle encouragement and practical ways to come back to your body—one step at a time.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why the nervous system responds by freezing when life feels overwhelming.
• How simple somatic practices can help you move through stress instead of staying stuck.
• The healing power of movement and community.
• Why Tara Jo believes you don’t have to wait for life to be perfect before you begin feeling better.
• The story behind the Walk & Talk Somatic Summer Series and how it evolved through an unexpected season of life.

Details about the Walk & Talk Somatic Summer Series are here :

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2 payment plan: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=12531634&action=addCart&clear=1&id=2239093

Interested in the monthly membership? Reach out to Tara Jo: [email protected] 

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Life doesn’t always go according to your plan.

In this episode of the Love Your Journey Podcast, Tara Jo shares why she’s been quieter over the past few weeks, what she’s learning from an unexpected season of supporting a loved one, and why she’s releasing her new Walk & Talk Summer Somatic Series differently than planned.

She explores why perfectionism keeps so many of us stuck, how slowing down can help us hear ourselves again, and why getting out of the mind and back into the body can change the way we move through uncertainty.

You’ll also hear about:

• The inspiration behind the Walk & Talk Summer Somatic Series.
• How simple somatic practices can help when life feels overwhelming.
• Why Tara is shifting away from one-to-one sessions and focusing on audio coaching and group experiences during this season.

If you’ve been carrying a lot, feeling overwhelmed, or waiting for the “right time” to begin something, this conversation is an invitation to take one small step forward—exactly where you are.

Resources Mentioned
Walk & Talk Summer Somatic Series-https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=12531634&action=addCart&id=2238190&clear=1

There is a payment plan available  just reach out:)  [email protected] 

Divine Love Healing Collective (members receive 50% off the series) Available for 50 percent off until end of July! 

Jessica Smith was mentioned in this episode. Here is her All Access Pass Site for fitness for all levels. https://www.jessicasmith.fitness/

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Tara Jo recorded this one from the road, driving Bailey back to the family farm, after a couple of weeks that felt like the rug got pulled out from under her. Topsy turvy, down a ditch, up a ditch, drowning one moment and jumping for joy the next.

In this episode she talks about the one thing she hears from women again and again, no matter their story: I just want to feel at peace. And what she’s learned about why peace feels so hard to hold onto, even when it’s already here.

Plus, a story from inside the Divine Love Healing Collective about a mom of five using one simple tool in her own backyard, with her kids.   

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Recording from Revelstoke, BC, with Bailey Boo by her side, Tara Jo opens this episode with an honesty, she's in the middle of one of the hardest weeks of her life, and she's bringing you into it.

With the full moon energy fresh and Mercury retrograde underway, Tara Jo shares what's been unfolding with a family member's health, the eerie echoes of her brother Cory's story, and what she's been learning in real time about how we show up for each other (and ourselves) when everything feels like too much.

This episode is about the one thing that either makes or breaks a relationship in a crisis moment: how you respond when someone you love is in emotional distress.

Tara Jo digs into why "calm down" is one of the most damaging things you can say to someone who's overwhelmed, not because the person saying it doesn't care, but because most of us were never taught what it actually looks like to hold space. She talks about nervous system capacity, why other people's inability to sit with your big emotions is not your problem, and how to find your footing again after a moment where you felt unseen.

You'll also hear about the somatic practices she's been leaning into this week, walking in nature, EFT, getting her senses grounded, and why she created the Walk and Talk Somatic Summer Series from exactly this kind of moment.
This one is for the woman who's been told she's too much. It's also for the person who wants to show up better but doesn't know how.
In this episode:

• Why telling someone to calm down activates them further (and what it triggers in the body)
• How to actually support someone in emotional distress, including the one question that changes everything
• The difference between acute overwhelm and trauma responses that keep replaying
• How to come back into your own energy after feeling dismissed or unheard
• What Tara Jo does when her mind starts spiralling, and the tools she reaches for

Mentioned in this episode:
The Walk and Talk Somatic Summer Series, a guided movement and mindfulness audio experience for when you need to process on your feet. Message Tara Jo on Instagram @loveyourjourneyinc or email [email protected] for details.

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What happens when life stacks on you, the grief, the health diagnoses, the relationships that finally had to end, and you've drifted so far outside yourself you don't know how to come back?

 In this episode, Tara Jo gets personal.
She shares what it's been like navigating the loss of her brother, a severe concussion, mold toxicity, MCAS, lupus, and more, not as a badge of honour, but as an invitation to give yourself some grace if you've been carrying more than you realize.

Tara Jo also walks you through a live body scan practice, something she does with her clients inside the Divine Love Healing Collective, so you can start to hear what your body has actually been trying to tell you. Not to fix it or push through it, just to listen.

In this episode:

• Why transitions, the expected ones and the ones that blindside you, can knock you off your path, and why that's not always a bad thing
• What it means to ride the wave of your nervous system versus getting swept under it
• Why calm 24/7 is actually kind of a myth, and what regulation really looks like
• How to know when your body needs rest versus when it's stuck in freeze
• The one thing that has made the biggest difference in Tara Jo's own healing journey

There's also a full guided body scan meditation in this episode. If you're somewhere you can close your eyes, do it along with her, and if you're driving, save it for later.

If anything comes up for you, Tara Jo would love to hear about it. What did your body tell you?

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Getting Curious About Life Again…..

Tara Jo is back on the farm with Bailey Boo and this time there’s a mystery bird stealing the show.

This episode picks up where the last one left off. If the first one was about navigating the hard stuff, this one is about what’s on the other side of it — curiosity. Not the self-help version of it. The real kind. The kind that lights something up in your body before your brain can talk you out of it.

TJ talks about what happens physically when you let yourself get genuinely curious — about a bird in a field, a vacation you haven’t booked yet, a dream someone told you was ridiculous. And why that feeling, however small, is actually the pathway back to yourself.

She also talks about the people in your life who hand you their fear every time you get excited about something. And how that’s theirs to carry, not yours.

This one’s grounding and a little bit magic. Just like the farm.

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Find your way back home. 
Recorded from the family farm in Saskatchewan, birds, wind, and all, Tara Jo woke up thinking about transitions. Health. Grief. Loss. The kind of stuff that piles up until you don’t really recognize yourself anymore.  Until finding yourself again feels like its own full-time job. So she hit record and just started talking.

This episode is about choice.  Choice in the things already in your toolbox that you’ve stopped reaching for. Using your voice when you feel like nobody’s listening anyway. Shaking your body out behind the barn when no one’s watching. Asking for help when you don’t even know what you need yet.

TJ’s been navigating her own hard season lately, and she’s not pretending otherwise.

If something in your life has been feeling off and you can’t quite name it, this one’s for you.

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