Some not so healthy habits she has dealt with and continues to work through.

Some amazing break throughs on self acceptance.

And learning to see value not cost, especially when it comes to our health and fitness.

Coach Reid put on an injury prevention/working out with injuries clinic this past weekend for our members at Formidable Strength and Conditioning.

This is something he is so passionate about helping people with. Not just the physical pain, but giving them tools to help heal themselves and understand themselves better. Lots of dealing with injuries and pain, is mind set and how we think about how selves and how we related to our injuries or pain.

Today's podcast is all about the mindsets and mental frameworks that will allow us to thrive. These things work for injuries in the gym but also apply to so many other aspects of our lives.

So we invite you to grab your favorite (healthy) beverage and enjoy!

What are the little miracles in your life, about you or those around you that you don't fully acknowledge? What would happen if you sent more time sitting in those miracles?

What would happen if you changed some of the narratives in your head from:

"I don't think I can do this" "I know I can't do this"

into something that opens the door of possibility.

You create your world everyday you wake up whether you're conscious of it or not. There is a lot of power in that.

And understand the power in what he is doing... Creating habits! And habits are so so important in setting up the lives we want, especially when it comes to health and fitness.

If your a part of it, thanks for being you. If you are looking for somewhere to be a part of something bigger and start moving towards a better healthier you, come talk with us!

This creates frustration and can make our workouts not as fun or effective. And ultimately if the goal is long term health and wellness you've got to enjoy what your doing AND feel like your making progress.

In todays episode we talk about spending time to make sure these two things are aligned and how to make changes if they aren't.

Sometimes growth is easy and comes fast, other times its really difficult and hard. You can't avoid that and it's actually part of it.

Knowing what the journey of growth actually looks like helps us better navigate and deal with the wide array of feelings we get as we continually go through this cycle we call "growth".

Are they helping you move forward or keeping you stuck? We’ll explore why mindset matters more than motivation, and how a single narrative shift can open the door to lasting change.

We often brush off self-love as fluff—but what if it's actually the foundation of lasting strength, both inside and out?

You’ll hear:

• Why the Western world struggles with self-acceptance
• A reframing practice to shift judgment into self-awareness
• How one journaling habit can reveal your inner patterns
• Why mental health impacts every rep, habit, and choice we make

This isn’t a pep talk—it’s a real conversation about building a mindset that actually supports your goals.

“You’ve got to live with you for the rest of your life—let’s make that relationship a good one.”

Fast forward nearly 20 years, and Katie is about to turn 39. She’s a mom of two, a gym owner, a coach, and healthier than she’s ever been. But the journey hasn’t been easy—or simple.

In this raw and unfiltered episode, Katie opens up about her full health story:

• What it felt like to hit rock bottom at 250 pounds
• How she swung between extremes of binge eating, exercise addiction, and obsession with the scale
• The painful judgment she faced at every stage of her journey
• The moment she decided to fight for something better
• And the lessons she’s learned about what real health actually means

This isn’t a story about perfection—it’s a story about persistence, about rewriting the narrative you’ve been handed, and about finding strength that goes beyond the mirror.

If you’ve ever been told “you can’t,” if you’ve ever felt stuck, or if you’ve wondered whether it’s too late to change—this episode is for you.

👉 Hit play and let Katie’s journey remind you: It’s never too late to believe in yourself, to fight for better, and to write your own story.

We get caught up in out emotions and the "heaviness" of the moment and this is a great way to get out of that and see the situation with a lot more clarity.

Its and incredible simple tool you can use for helping you be content with where you're at and propelling your progress forward. It relates to your health and fitness and every other aspect of your life as well.

If you interested in joining let us know!

When you take ownership of the problem you are able to take control of the outcome instead of waiting for someone or something to change or fix it for you.

Listen in today to hear a simple way to help silence that voice when it becomes a little to mean. The key is action.

With nearly 15 years of experience helping people with their nutrition this is her one non-negotiable.

It's nothing ground breaking, and nothing fancy. And it costs nothing and has the lowest barrier to entry possible.... Walk more!

Your fitness routine should be fun. It should be something you look forward to. Something that makes you happy. Keep. It. Simple.

And why having somewhere you can go where people have a growth mindset is so important in helping us cultivate our own.

The more we win the more likely we are to win. The more we lose the more likely we are to lose. What's important is here is not how anyone outside of ourselves perceives what "winning" or "losing" is. What matters is how we identify with the outcomes.

If we feel like we "win" at things we're going to be way more successful at sticking with them. If we feel like we "lose" at things we're going to be way more likely to give up.

And when it comes to health and fitness, consistency over the long term is the most important thing. Period.

We're trained to always be looking for shortcuts in life and ways to be more efficient. But anytime we try those shortcuts, they usually end up in traffic jams.

Focus less on how long you'll live and more on how long you can do the things that making living worth it.

The message is simple. Who inspires you? How many people in your life help inspire you? How much motivation do you find from them?

Keep as much motivation in your life as you can. It's what helps when things get tough.

We also talk about when they do happen, what to do. The answer is simple, keep working out. Not through the pain, that's where having good guidance from a coach or trainer is paramount. But you can't lose your habit, because that's the most important thing of all.

Things happen slowly, and then all at once.

There's a certain amount of momentum we need to get going until we really start seeing big results. So trust the process and don't give up to early.

Cost is $100 dollars for the month.

But many of us forget or don't realize all the content we consume also forms "who we are". Our thoughts and mindset by and large are formed by all the information and content we "consume" through the day.

Music, podcasts, news, commercials, TV, social media feeds, coworkers, friends and family.

We are what we eat AND our mindset reflects what content we let in. Junk in equals junk out.

We all have those negative thoughts or voices in our head. The ones, that doubt and ridicule us. That tell us we can't do something, or we aren't good enough.

The best cure for this is ACTION.

Join us today as we talked about the injuries and obstacles Katie has overcome in her fitness journey. We all struggle, that's a common theme. And Success isn't a straight path forward and often times starting it is the hardest damn part.

And no matter where you're at, there's going to be setbacks. That's normal and should be expected.

The outcomes are not what define success, its the inputs. This way no matter what's going on outside our control we can still be successful.

When we focus on the right things, wins stack up, momentum builds and external success starts to manifest.

The biggest danger is not trying something because we won't be "good at it" or for many people, not starting their fitness journey until they get in shape, or fix an injury or lose a little weight.

Being healthy is all about doing. And it doesn't have to look or even feel good at first. And it might not. That's how it's suppose to be. But rep after rep it'll get better... and so will you. You just have to start.

And how when we understand it's usually the uncomfortable things we don't like that lead to progress and growth. And in that light, we can find (sometimes) a little more gratitude for the hard things in life.

When we wait to start trying to achieve our fitness goals it makes starting the next day even harder. We're scared of starting and maybe failing, and we forget that every day we wait it gets harder and harder.

Now's the time to start and we are here to help!

But every time you push through discomfort, you're casting a vote for your stronger, more resilient self. Want to build confidence, resilience, and agency? Practice doing hard things on purpose.

Not sure where to start? Find a gym community where coaches and peers make doing hard things easier and more fun. Accountability, support, and consistency make all the difference.

We do things at work for our bosses and coworkers. We do things at home for our kids and our spouses.

And then when we do things for ourselves we usually resort to "relaxing" with screens; TV, social media, and endless scrolling.

There are plenty of understandable reasons for this. But the problem is that "relaxing" with those things doesn't actually do anything to help our mental and physical health.

In this episode we try to help you re-frame what taking time for yourself means, and how it will actually make you more able than ever to help other people.