Episode 53: From Stuck to Strong: Identity, Wellness & Small Habits That Change Everything with Wendy Hushon
In this episode of Unleash the Ultimate You: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Body, Gordon sits down with wellness coach and entrepreneur Wendy Hushon, founder of Up Level Wellness.
Wendy shares her personal journey from struggling with her health after pregnancy to building a thriving wellness company dedicated to helping people transform from the inside out. Together, Gordon and Wendy discuss identity shifts, nervous system regulation, body image, GLP-1 medications, mindset, breathwork, and why lasting success comes from small, consistent actions—not extreme transformations.
If you've ever found yourself starting over every Monday, feeling stuck despite your success in other areas of life, or struggling to maintain healthy habits, this episode is for you.
In This Episode
✅ Identity-Based Change
✅ Breaking the Cycle of Starting Over
✅ Nervous System Regulation & Stress Management
✅ Breathwork & Mindfulness
✅ Parenting, Technology & Modern Life
✅ GLP-1 Medications & Weight Loss
✅ Body Dysmorphia & Self-Image
✅ Consistency vs. Perfection
✅ Small Habits That Create Massive Results
✅ Building Community & Accountability
Timestamps
0:00 – Introduction to Wendy Hushon and Up Level Wellness
0:35 – Wendy's personal transformation story
2:30 – How Up Level Wellness was created
3:10 – Building a team of wellness professionals
4:48 – Identity shifts and lasting transformation
5:08 – Understanding nervous system overload
7:26 – The importance of slowing down and breathing
8:45 – Parenting and technology challenges
11:25 – Why we're overscheduled and overstimulated
12:53 – Beliefs, identity, and personal growth
13:44 – A powerful client transformation story
16:07 – The Eight Dimensions of Wellness
16:38 – Matching clients with the right coach
18:17 – GLP-1 medications and mindset work
20:35 – Body dysmorphia and rapid weight loss
22:29 – Gordon's experience with ephedrine and anxiety
23:19 – Why people regain lost weight
25:52 – Handling setbacks without self-sabotage
28:03 – Consistency over perfection
29:30 – Meditation, breathwork, and stress management
30:23 – Human connection in a technology-driven world
32:25 – Growing Up Level Wellness
33:54 – Wendy's ideal client
35:22 – Wendy's vision for the future
37:08 – Collaboration vs. competition
38:17 – Wendy's life-changing advice
39:00 – Small habits that create momentum
41:06 – Where to find Wendy
42:14 – Closing thoughts
Memorable Quotes
"People can lose weight, but they can't keep it off in the same identity as the person who gained it."
"It's not about perfection. It's about consistency."
"We don't have to overhaul everything in our life in order to create change."
"Start with one small thing and do it every day until it becomes part of who you are."
About Wendy Hushon
Wendy Hushon is the founder of Up Level Wellness, a wellness coaching company dedicated to helping individuals create lasting transformation through mindset, nutrition, movement, stress management, and personal growth.
After her own health transformation, Wendy developed a passion for helping others break free from cycles of frustration, overwhelm, and self-sabotage by focusing on sustainable habits and identity-based change.
Through coaching, education, community, and accountability, Wendy and her team help clients build healthier lives from the inside out.
Connect with Wendy
🌐 Website: Up Level Wellness
📘 Facebook: Wendy Hushon
👥 Facebook Group: From Stuck to Strong: Mastering Your Healthy Lifestyle
📄 Media Kit:
Wendy Hushon Media Kit
Connect with Gordon Brodecki & Garage Fitness
🌐 Garage Fitness
📘 Facebook - Gordon Brodecki
📸 Instagram - Garage Fitness
🎙️ Podcast: Unleash the Ultimate You: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Body
Growth Challenge
This week's challenge:
Take 5 minutes today and identify one habit you've been avoiding.
Not ten habits.
Not a complete life overhaul.
Just one.
Then ask yourself:
"What is the smallest action I can take today to become the type of person I want to be?"
Repeat that action every day for the next seven days.
Small actions create momentum.
Momentum creates identity.
Identity creates transformation.
Call to Action
If this episode helped you, please:
⭐ Follow the podcast
⭐ Leave a review
⭐ Share this episode with a friend
⭐ Tag Gordon and Wendy on social media and let us know your biggest takeaway
Your support helps us continue bringing inspiring conversations that help people transform their mindset, body, and life.
Remember:
Change your mindset. Change your body. Change your life. 💪🔥
Subscribe & Listen
🎧 Apple Podcasts
🎧 Spotify
🎧 Audible Podcasts
🎧 Libsyn
