The Divergent Fitness Podcast

In this episode, I discuss setting events, what they are and how being aware of and working with them can help you create lifelong healthy behavior changes.

In this episode, Emily and I discuss trauma, how it changes your body, and why a trauma-informed personal trainer is a must when you are searching for someone safe enough to walk this journey with you.

In this episode, we discuss the number one strategy for having a mindset that will facilitate sustainable and psychologically healthy behavior change.

In this episode, Mark Bransky and I discuss the current state of the fitness industry, how our relationship with fitness has evolved over time, and what it really means to be healthy in every domain of life.

In this episode, we discuss the implications of the aesthetics driven fitness industry, the alienation of larger bodied people, and the best tools to begin a fitness journey that is truly sustainable.

In this episode, I share my top three strategies for being consistent in your health behaviors for life. Teaching my clients to value consistency over intensity has been transformative in their lives.

In this episode, I make an argument for the benefits of weightlifting that have more to do with the psychological benefits versus the exaggerated societal focus of body recomposition.

In this episode, my colleague and fellow mom Angela Tam joins us for a conversation about food rules, what they are, whether or not they are helpful, and how using the model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can support us to move towards our values more effectively and with self-compassion.

The book I mentioned “The Dance of Anger” can be found here.

Check out @divergentfitnessca to see pictures of Cora and see her journey from two ends of the spectrum to find her way to true self-acceptance in the middle.

Click below to access Jaime and Katie's free e-book on gym and fitness anxiety. Get Out of Your Head and Into the Gym

You can find Andrea Perone @themomlete on IG and learn more about her #RENEW program (starting Feb 21st) here.

In this episode, we learn from Morgan Shepherd about her journey to finding the right kind of fitness goals that work for her. She also shares her FEED method for working with clients as a transformational nutrition coach.

In this episode, I discuss body image with Chauntae Gold, behavior nutrition coach, and how transitioning to performance based lifting sports healed her relationship with food and exercise.

In this episode, I apply behavior chain hacking to the target behavior of meal-prepping so that it can be applied to your life easily. I also recorded this episode via video and put it on Youtube so feel free to find it there where you can view the visuals as well.

What is intuitive eating? Can I make progress on fitness goals while eating intuitively? Does intuitive eating just allow me to eat five cupcakes whenever I want to?

In this episode, we discuss behavior chains and how understanding and hacking them is the difference between being successful in your goals or not.

In this episode, we discuss motivation, its definition and its significance (or lack thereof) while on a fitness journey.

In this episode, we discuss the endlessly frustrating issue of feeling like progress is slow or non-existent and how to move forward so that you don't give up.

In this episode, we discuss the behavior analytic concept of shaping, and how learning proper use of this tool can get you to finally master those New Years Resolutions.

In this episode, we discuss behavior chaining, reframing, and making fun/deliciousness a regular part of your fitness journey.

In this episode, we discuss reframing, pairing and other behavior analytic strategies which are supportive to successful behavior change.

In this episode, we discuss more strategies for aligning your environment in a way that effortlessly supports your goals.

In this episode, we discuss three strategies for both increasing and decreasing behaviors to get you started moving towards your goals in a way that is both personally valuable to you as well as effective.

In this episode, we discuss the value of self-acceptance and how this plays into a fitness journey focused at least in part on self-improvement.

In this episode, we discuss values and strategies to identify those most meaningful, so that you can start creating goals based on what matters to you.

In the last episode, we discussed the value of desensitization processes to facilitate value oriented living related specifically to fitness goals. In this episode, we discuss the topic in relation to our role as parents and showing up in the world with the tools to support others in a way we value.

In this episode, we discuss the value of desensitization as a way of working towards our goals and how this is one of the single biggest determining factors of ability to make progress.

In this episode, we discuss the value of process goals when moving towards a desired outcome and the importance of the identification and implementation of system support when attempting to achieve a goal.

In this episode, we discuss potential body image issues in kids, how to talk to them about body neutrality and body diversity, and how weightlifting and other strength sports can provide fitness opportunities for those with all body types.

In this episode, we discuss the value of fitness and how systems work can make the path of least resistance be the path that also leads you toward your goals.