The Five Foot Strong Podcast

The Five Foot Strong Podcast- S03E05: How Fitness and Wellness are Portrayed in Pop Culture On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast our host Jessica Gerlock talks about the portrayal of fitness and wellness in pop culture. She discusses the impacts of social media on our mental and physical health, and how advertisers target our emotions to promote fitness/wellness products. Please...

The Five Foot Strong Podcast- Season 3 Episode 4- Apple Cider Vinegar On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast with host Jessica Gerlock, Jessica discusses her personal reaction to Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar and the story behind it. Jessica also discusses other movies that are based on health and wellness such as Supersize Me, The Whale, and Inside Out. Remember, whether you are 5...

S03E03- The Five Foot Strong Podcast with host Jessica Gerlock Finding Ways to Improve your Health On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our host, Jessica does a deepdive into Forbes.com list of ‘Five Wellness Trends to Look Out for in 2025.’ Jessica gives her opinion on the five wellness trends and ranks them from most important to least important to prioritize. Please like, com...

The Five Foot Strong Podcast- Episode 2: Authenticity is One of the Greatest Strengths with guest AJ Hebert On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast with Jessica Gerlock, our guest is AJ Hebert. AJ is an artist and motorcycle enthusiast who has followed his passions and is authentically himself. To the outside world, AJ may appear to have a tough exterior, but he emphasizes the impor...

The Five Foot Strong Podcast- Season 3 Episode 1- Setting Intentions Over Resolutions Our host, Jessica Gerlock comes back for season three of The Five Foot Strong Podcast. She discusses her trip last year to Malibu and the impact the California fires will do to a person's mental health. She also talks about setting intentions over resolutions for the new year and she shares the top 3 things to fo...

Bonus Episode 2- Season 2 of The Five Foot Strong Podcast Embracing your Strength Through Menopause with guest Dr. Juliana Haddad-Jaskot On this bonus episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast our host Jessica talks with our guest chiropractor Dr. Juliana Haddad-Jaskot about the superpower of aging as a woman, menopause, and how it affects women’s physical strength. Check out this episode of The Fiv...

Bonus Episode- S02E11- The Five Foot Strong Podcast Motherhood Doesn’t Come with a Manual with guests Amanda Halpern and Jessie Benoliel On this bonus episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, we are talking about the strength of moms everywhere with our guests, Amanda Halpern and Jessie Benoliel, the hosts of The Pregnant Bitchez Podcast. We talk about the importance of self-care, gaining self con...

The Five Foot Strong Podcast- S02E10: Strong is Beautiful This week's episode is the season two finale episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast. Our host Jessica Gerlock, goes into detail about why women should be lifting weights. Jessica also gets into body positivity, finding balance, and she also shares her tip about how to get stronger mentally. Check out this episode of The Five Foot Strong Po...

The Five Foot Strong Podcast S02E09: Shana Tova: A Good Year Ahead On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast Jessica talks about staying healthy and active after you turn 30. Jessica also talks about her 15 seconds of fame on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this week with guests Natasha Lyonne and Emma Roberts, two strong and fierce women. Lastly but most importantly, since th...

S02E08- The Five Foot Strong Podcast: Personal Development On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, Jessica does a solo episode about looking back to see how far you've come. She also shares why it's important to speak up about mental health, and the connection between reality tv and personal development. Lastly, Jessica answer a listener’s question on who the top five famous people...

S02E07- Capturing the Beauty Within with guests Dennis and Tessa Cruz On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our guests are Dennis and Tessa Cruz, owners of DSTNCT Art Media. These two have an incredible passion for photography and fashion and their company brings the two together. Check out this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast and please like, comment, and subscrib...

S02E06: The Five Foot Strong Podcast- Fear is Just a Four Letter Word On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our host Jessica Gerlock, is going solo and doing a solo episode. She shares a recap of the true meaning of being strong, her belief on fear holding you back, and shares a healthy tip on how to reduce being overwhelmed. Check out this episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast...

The Five Foot Strong Podcast- S02E05 - Spreading Positivity Through Music with guest Kenny J. Wilkins On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we have singer, songwriter, producer, and voting member of The Recording Academy, Kenny J. Wilkins. Since childhood, Kenny always used music as an outlet for his emotions and his mental health. In 2023, Kenny unfortunately lost his wife and si...

S02E04: Paving your Own Path with guest MPP Laura Smith On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we a member of the provincial parliament of Ontario. MPP Laura Smith is the MPP of Thornhill, and the parliamentary assistant for the ministry of children, community and social services. She is also a mom, a wife, and a strong women who knows who she is. On this episode, MPP Laura Smith s...

Episode 3: Knowing your Values with guest David Sazant On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we have a guest who changed his career after realizing the profession he originally chose did not align with his personal values and skills. David Sazant was a former litigator who changed his career to prioritize his happiness and now is currently a men’s therapist. While David was workin...

Season 2 Episode 2: Tomorrow is a Lazy Person's Excuse with guest Nasheen Liu On episode two of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we have an executive in the tech industry who really understands the "no excuses" mindset and prioritizes her physical and mental health on a weekly basis by making time for her passion for dance. Nasheen Liu is the co-founder of The IT Media Group, a wife, and mom but even...

Episode 1: Second Chances with guest Oliver Saunders Welcome back for Season 2 of The Five Foot Strong Podcast with host Jessica Gerlock. On the season 2 premiere episode, our guest is Oliver Saunders. Oliver is the host of the ‘Bigger Than Us Podcast', an entrepreneur, a reality television star, the son of RHOBH 's Garcelle Beauvais, and a super proud father. Even though Oliver comes from famous...

We’re backkk….. bigger, better, and stronger than ever. The Five Foot Strong Podcast, hosted by, Jessica Gerlock, is a health & fitness podcast where we discuss the importance of taking care of our physical and mental health, guests will share their personal journey’s of strength and we talk about tips to live a healthier lifestyle. Whether you are five feet tall like myself or 7 feet tall, we...

Episode 10- Stay Strong and Keep Moving Forward On this week's episode we are celebrating the season finale for season one of The Five Foot Strong Podcast. Over the past 10 weeks we hope you have learnt what being strong really means. It isn't about the biggest muscles, real strength is about about how resilient you are. Our host, Jessica, has had incredible conversations with amazing guests this...

Episode 9- Finding Strength After Loss with guest Carly Cooper On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, we are talking about finding your self and learning about your inner strengths after the loss a loved one. Our guest today, tragically lost her husband 3 years ago, but since then has she has embraced the strong woman she really is. Our guest, Carly Cooper, is a life coach, an aut...

Episode 8- Strength in Sobriety with guest David Rosenberg On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast our guest is David Rosenberg, certified sober coach and owner of DPR Mentoring. David shares his own personal struggles with addiction and how he has turned his life around. Now David helps motivate and inspire others with their sobriety journeys with his company DPR Mentoring. If you...

Episode 7: Ending the Stigma with guest the Hon. Michael Tibollo . Episode 7 of The Five Foot Strong Podcast is available now on all podcast platforms. . On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we have a very important and knowledgable guest in the mental health space. Michael Tibollo is the Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in Ontario, Canada and he also represents...

Episode 6- Strong Moms Raise Strong Children On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we are celebrating Mother's Day and the strength of moms with guest, Jessica's own mother, Sheila Gerlock. . Jessica asks her mom tough questions about the strength of being a mom and how she was able to prioritize her physical/mental health when Jessica was dealing with mental illness in her teen y...

Episode 5- It All Starts with You . Episode 5 of The Five Foot Strong Podcast- It All Starts with You. On this week's episode, Jessica celebrates 10 years on her health and weight loss journey by sharing some tips she learned and also some of her unpopular opinions. Jessica also answers some listeners questions and discusses the hot or not trend of the week, fitness wearables. . Listen to The Five...

Episode 4: Losing Weight and Gaining Confidence with guest Risa Weiner This week on The Five Foot Strong Podcast Jessica talks to a fellow member of the 100-pound weight loss club Risa Weiner. Risa shares details about her weight loss journey, what she learned along the way, how she has been able to lose over 130 pounds and has been able to keep it off for over 12 years. If you enjoy the podcast p...