Transform Your Life Podcast

Staying on track with your training and nutrition is always a chore, but during the holidays it can be downright stressful. With so many celebrations springing up, the mindless grazing and decadent cocktails can quickly add up to an ugly number on the scale. But with a little planning, there's no need to derail your progress while celebrating the season.

From cookie exchanges and parties to neighborhood gatherings and festive dinners, a game plan for the month can really help you thrive. Today's episode is a solo episode where I share my top tips to survive the holidays. 

A lifelong athlete, Sarah Jamieson spent 17 years as a competitive marathon runner, using the power of her sport to raise nearly 2 million dollars for over 57 organizations worldwide through her community initiative: RUN4ACAUSE.

Sarah is the owner of Moveolution, a Vancouver based Coaching and Consulting company which provides industry leading tools and education in movement, restoration, and preventative healthcare. Their programs and systems compliment the clinical and performance fields by using evidence-based corrective exercise, cognitive science and access to essential services to prevent injury and enhance your quality of life. Sarah is also the Creator of Daily Durability, which provides daily movement and a systematic approach to maintain and improve joint and tissue health.

Sarah holds certifications through the Functional Movement Systems, Agatsu Kettlebell Level 1, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), YogaFit Level 4 Certification, Coaching Pre and Post Natal Certification with Girls Gone Strong, GGS Level 1 (2018), Heart Rate Variability Consulting and the Onnit Academy.

Outside of her business, Sarah can often be found dabbling in BJJ, the occasional Powerlifting Meet or found hiking the trails of the Pacific Northwest with her husband and 1 year old son.

• Tell our audience a little more about who you are & what you do.

Instagram: @moveolution, @mobilityexercises

Facebook: Moveolution (business) Sarah Jamieson (personal)

Twitter: @SarahMJamieson @moveolution

Thea Lapointe has been practicing as a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) since 2010. Over the last several years, she has developed a strong reputation as a deep tissue RMT. She has a strong passion for assisting people in pursuit of pain management, rehabilitation and improvement of their overall health. Thea has taken additional courses focusing on deep tissue massage, fascial work and the Graston Technique. The combination of these skills prove to be very beneficial in facilitating and maintaining the optimal health of each and every client through Massage Therapy.

Thea is the owner and operator of "Lapointe Massage Therapy" in Southampton ON. Thea is consistently reminded by her clients that they can feel the passion that she has for her profession during their treatments.

​Outside of work, you may find Thea enjoying the serenity of horseback riding, in a yoga class or scuba diving in our local waters.

Today’s episode...

• What is fascia?

Connect with Thea:

FACEBOOK: @lapointemassagetherapy

Sara Fennell is a retired IFBB Pro figure athlete, International fitness & cover model, who has been named a Top 100 Internet Retailer for her fitness programs. She retired her 9-5, to go on and build a 6-figure fitness business in the online space and absolutely loves social media and the digital marketing world.

Her passion now, as the co-owner of PT Profits, is to help as many fitness professionals as possible grow their businesses, by enhancing their online presence.

You can find her over on her own podcast The Fulfillment Project, which has been rated Top 5 podcasts by iTunes.

In today's episode:  

• High performance habits. What do high performers do differently? How do they think & make decisions? 

Connect with Sara: 

Instagram @sara.fennell 

Facebook - www.facebook.com/Sara.Louise.Fennell/ 

The Fulfillment Project Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-fulfillment-project/id1394316555?mt=2

Canadian Fitness Business Summit - April 13th + 14th, 2019 - https://www.cfbs.ca/home

Jasmine is certified in Exercise Nutrition, as a Personal Trainer, a Fitness Nutrition Specialist and has studied and been in the field of  Human Behaviour for over 12 years. She is a Body Transformation & Mindset Success Coach. She is also the owner of Apex Physiques. Jasmine went onto study Behavioural Science and was fascinated by human behaviour.  She resigned from her 12 year government career to follow her passion of helping others reach their own physical, mental and emotional transformations

Jasmine has overcome a lot of personal mental and emotional struggles to achieve her own external and internal transformation. From overcoming binge eating, being bullied at school, self bullying, social and general anxiety. Jasmine has also successfully competed as a bikini athlete at the provincial level but now lives a lifestyle approach that allows her to live in a body she loves and lifestyle that is sustainable. Jasmine has embark on her own mental and physically transformation. From once being 220lbs she has been able to maintain her results for over 10 years. 

She firmly believes that a lifestyle happens outside of a "perfect" plan and that everyone should embrace their own journey. She also is a huge advocate of people going through their own self discovery so that they can increase their self awareness and find what they truly want and deserve in life.

Jasmine brings a unique coaching approach with her collaboration of both her passions of nutrition, training, and understanding of human behavior. She helps people identify and problem solve barriers to goals and break through limited self thinking, self sabotaging behaviours, emotional eating and other paradigms that holds people back from what they desire in life. She also enjoys educating her client's on best practices when it comes to health and fitness. She thrives seeing people come into their own by helping them to become physically, mentally, and emotionally fit.

Jasmine uses a holistic approach when it comes to helping people achieve their goals that focus on 4 main pillars of wellness. Mental fitness (psychology), physical fitness (physiology), Spiritual fitness & Nutrition.

In today’s episode...

• Why do we self-sabotage

You can connect with Jasmine:

http://www.apexphysiques.ca/

INSTAGRAM: @jazperks

Ashley Grant is a mom, wife, teacher, meditation enthusiast, and reiki master. She discovered her path as a healer after the birth of her son when she was struggling through an excruciating time of postpartum anxiety and obsessive thinking. Energy healing through reiki and chakra balancing brought things back in to focus and put her on the path to her truest calling and deepest passion – the healing of people through their souls. It took being in this place of emotional discomfort and pain for her to really step into her true essence and find her soul’s purpose. The road to true healing, authenticity and being your truest self is often a bumpy one, but it’s the most incredible and enlightening journey you will ever take. By stripping back the layers of pain – that being, the need for approval and validation, letting go of expectations, and doing what expanded her, she began to live a life full of depth, abundance, and incredible self-love. With this, she is able to show up in the world as herself, remain present, and not give a shit what anyone thinks.

In today's episode:

• Ashley's struggle with post-partum anxiety

You can connect with Ashley on

FACEBOOK @soulpurposeashleygrant

Casey Arnold is the owner and Founder of iCAN Nutrition.  

Casey attended The University of Kansas where she studied Exercise Science. She holds a number of nutrition certifications and mentorships under her education umbrella with her education from Nutritional Coaching Institute setting her apart in the field of Nutrition Coaching.

She has been in the fitness and wellness industry for over 10 years. Casey has worked with amateur, collegiate and professional athletes throughout the United States, but also has a thriving practice in helping regular people lose weight and maintain healthier lifestyles and educating trainers on the art of nutrition coaching.

Her passion is in education. Specifically those who are trying to lose weight and cannot find a sustainable solution. Casey believe's success is found within a community. No one should feel alone on their journey to optimal health. She inspires clients, athletes, coaches, and groups to live their best and most empowered life. Creating impact and unlocking the combination to success for every individual or group she works with is essential to helping them reach their goals. Casey strongly believes that success lies within education, dedication, discipline, and commitment.

Today’s episode covers: 

• What is emotional eating?

Connect with Casey

INSTAGRAM @caseytomnutrition

Today's episode is a solo episode all about getting started with counting macros & flexible dieting. 

The premise behind this way of eating is...

Instead of only eating certain 'good' or 'clean' foods and excluding everything else, which can lead to binging and massive weight regain post diet, you eat much of what you like.

You target specific macronutrient (protein, carb, fat) intakes, but your food choices are more flexible.

Personally, I love ice cream. Instead of having a crazy cheat day...when I get a craving, I simply have a single serving, satisfy my craving, and account for it in my macronutrient intake.

No 'cheat' mentality. No binge. No feeling guilty afterward. No impulse to drag myself to the treadmill to do extra cardio for the "bad" foods. 

Links mentioned in today's episode:

Jennifer Courtney-Schlauch is an entrepreneur, author, life coach, and mother of 4. Jen is passionate about working with women to help them achieve their best possible life. She has spent years working one-on-one with women in her clothing store to help them embrace their worth and see that it is not connected to their dress size, and has branched out into her coaching practice “Driven” to focus on personal growth for women.

When Jen is not visiting schools with her books she is traveling around speaking to groups of women about self-love and acceptance, and has recently given a talk at a mental health awareness event talking about her own journey with anxiety.

Jen provides one-on-one coaching services in Listowel and surrounding area, and also provides services by phone or video messaging for out-of-area clients.

Today’s episode covers: 

• How to move through the challenges of DIVORCE

You can connect with Jen on FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM 

www.jencourtney.ca

This week's episode is a recap of the powerful lessons from the first annual TEAM ANGE women's training camp. It brough together a remarkable group of women for a life-changing weekend of empowerment and growth. 

Interested in taking part in the 2019 camp? Head on over to angelahauck.com