True Grit Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with my friend, campaign mentor, and fellow cancer-ass-kicker, Cara Schulz —US Air Force veteran, three-time elected city council member, herbalist, and functional nutrition coach—to talk about what it really looks like to choose life when everything in your body (and on your medical chart) is stacked against you. Cara shares the story of being dismissed by doctors, pus...

The holidays don’t have to be the season where your fitness goals go to die. In this special holiday episode of Savor: A Season of Ease , Kalish breaks down a refreshingly realistic approach to staying active during the busiest (and often most stressful) time of year. Instead of preaching discipline or perfection, she invites you to look at your actual life, your actual energy, and your actual sch...

In this episode, Kalish Morrow gets “a little crunchy” as she challenges the cultural narrative that aging automatically means decline. She calls out the false acceptance many people adopt — chalking up fatigue, pain, and low energy to “just getting older” — when in reality, much of it stems from lifestyle choices, not inevitability. Kalish shares personal insights from her experiences with autoim...

You can Google every workout. You can follow every fitfluencer. You can download every $12 app. But if you’re still stuck — starting over, hitting plateaus, or feeling lost in the noise — maybe it’s not more information you need. Maybe it’s reflection, accountability, and guidance. In this solo episode of True Grit , host Kalish Morrow breaks down when it’s truly time to invest in a coach — and wh...

Teacher-turned-trainer Heather Anderson shares how she went from public school English to holistic fitness, why “pink baby weights” won’t change your body, and how strength training supports women—especially 40+—through perimenopause and beyond. We talk orthorexia recovery, the limits of cardio classes, HRT + lifestyle, finding a practitioner who listens, and building real confidence by getting st...

In this solo episode of True Grit , host Kalish Morrow breaks down the misunderstood macronutrient that fuels everything from your metabolism and muscle to your mindset: protein . Forget the fad diets, bogus skinny supplements, and confusing science talk—Kalish keeps it real and practical, explaining why most people think they’re eating enough protein but aren’t even close. She dives into: How pro...

What does it really take to earn your wings, lead under pressure, and stay grounded through war, marriage, and life after service? In this episode of True Grit , I sit down with my husband — Doug “NeSTR” Morrow , Naval Academy graduate, F/A-18F Super Hornet Weapons System Officer, and Top Gun-trained instructor — for an unfiltered look at discipline, humility, and building a legacy that lasts beyo...

What if getting older didn’t mean falling apart? In this first full episode of True Grit, Kalish lays out the heart of her coaching philosophy: muscle is the fountain of youth, the pain relief you’ve been begging for, and the answer to a slowing metabolism. She shares how lifting changed everything in her own health story and why your mindset is the missing link in lasting transformation. It’s tim...

In the debut episode, Kalish Morrow shares how True Grit was born—from her personal battles with autoimmune diseases and cancer to her transformation into a coach driven to help others live with strength, purpose, and authenticity. She reflects on the lessons learned through failure, resilience, and reinvention—from the campaign trail to the gym—and how those experiences shaped her mission to help...