The Monika A. Mazur Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with Kate, a certified hand specialist, private practice owner, and single mother of two daughters, to discuss the journey we have been on together through fitness coaching, performance coaching, and business mentorship. When Kate first came to me, she had the clinical expertise and work ethic to build something of her own, but like many professionals, she was spending...

In this episode, my client Leonor shares how she quadrupled her daily steps and built a consistent lifting routine using a focused, short-term challenge. By moving away from an all-or-nothing approach and staying committed through a demanding season of work travel, she broke through a long-term slump. As a busy human resources executive navigating perimenopause and an intense travel schedule, find...

What makes someone leave a perfectly good life and start over? When Tim invited me onto his podcast to talk about personal branding, the conversation quickly turned into something much bigger. We spent 90 minutes talking about the decisions behind the life I’ve built, the risks I was willing to take, and why I often chose a path that made very little sense to the people around me. We talked about...

In this interview for an upcoming book, Monika shares the side of her life people rarely see online. The conversation covers the private and rarely discussed parts behind building confidence, discipline, independence, and success: growing up in Poland, family dynamics, especially with her parents, moving to the United States alone at 21, navigating immigration, financial issues, bodybuilding, rela...

Stephanie first trained with me from 2009 to 2013, then spent years in endurance running and triathlon, completing 18 marathons and an Ironman. Her training required 3 hours a day of cardio, high mileage, pace, and performance. After becoming a mom and continuing her demanding career, that approach no longer fit her life. In this episode, we talk about how she returned to training with me and tran...

Almarie has been in my world since 2008, when she worked at the front desk of the gym where I had just started as a trainer. Over the years she built a career in health, first as an EMT and now as a certified health coach. When we started working together through business mentorship, she had the knowledge and experience to help people, but the way she was communicating about her work was not refle...

In this episode, I sit down with Lana, an Airbnb property manager and real estate investor who was juggling 10 properties without documented systems, answering owner messages at all hours, and carrying the entire business in her head. She was competent and driven, yet her days felt reactive because there was no structure holding it together. We break down the exact shifts that changed that. Lana m...

Darlene spent months watching BBM before joining. She was already active with yoga and barre, but strength training felt intimidating and lifting heavy weights felt like something meant for other people. She also felt pressure to have everything perfectly lined up before starting, including her schedule, her nutrition, and her confidence. We sit down and talk about what changed once she committed...

In this episode, I sit down with a 49-year old mom of 3 and a busy professional- Cristina. She had a full home gym and years of on-and-off effort, but no real results. With double hip replacements, she was thinking seriously about her long-term mobility and whether her body would keep up with the life she wanted. She joined BBM for structure and accountability, with the goal of training in a way t...

What if pregnancy wasn’t a reason to pause your training but a reason to get more structured? In this episode, I sit down with Dawn. After three years away from consistent training following the birth of her first daughter, she committed to a structured BBM plan. Four weeks later, she found out she was pregnant. Instead of pulling back, she protected the routine she had just built. She upgraded to...

Soraya grew up dancing, then lost herself in motherhood. Four kids, a demanding job, and years of putting herself last. When she finally tried to come back to fitness, she started jogging because it felt simple. But her joints hurt, her blood pressure was high, her clothes fit tighter every year, and she kept hiding in oversized layers. She was jogging and even did races, but nothing about her bod...

If you borrowed my performance rules for one week, what would happen? This solo episode breaks down the exact rules, standards, and habits I use privately to stay grounded, focused, and high-performing- the part of my life no one sees. I walk you through the simple, decisive behaviors that set my mental tone before the day even starts, the way I prepare my surroundings the night before to eliminat...

In this episode, I take you inside the decisions that shaped the last decade of my life- the moves, the closures, the rebuilds, and the returns but through the lens that actually matters: how I create results on demand, and how I guide my clients through the same level of execution. I talk about the exact signs that told me a chapter had reached its limit. The way I prepare for transitions so my l...

If you’ve been feeling the pull to make a change but can’t tell if it’s fear, timing, or something deeper- this episode will give you clarity. I share the story behind my move from Connecticut to Boston: ending a long-term relationship, leaving my house, and rebuilding my life from a place of calm certainty, not chaos. This isn’t about escape. It’s about knowing when something has run its course a...

In this episode, I sit down with Mindy, a mom of two girls who joined BBM just before turning 40, after years of a sporadic, “all or nothing” fitness cycle. She came in determined to build strength the right way and set a powerful example for her daughters. Now? She’s a completely new woman. We talk about: * What it took to move past the “all or nothing” pattern and finally show up consistently. *...

In this episode, Lisa- a BBM and business coaching client and I sit down for a raw, unfiltered conversation about our past lives in bodybuilding. Long before we worked together, Lisa was the girlfriend of my first boss- a competitor I once admired from afar. Years later, I followed the same path. We both lived through the extreme, obsessive side of competing and the long recovery that followed. We...

In this episode, you’re listening to a full, unedited recording of a one-time performance coaching session with my client Chantelle. She came into the session with specific questions about her life and career- feeling stuck in her job, underpaid without a formal degree, and navigating new financial pressure after her husband was laid off. During her 3-month leave from work, she was splitting her t...

In this episode, I sit down with Lindsay — a client who had been active and exercising for years, spoke on stages, and traveled often for work. She was already fit and healthy, but it felt frivolous and vain to want an aesthetic body — until my content helped her see there’s nothing wrong with aiming higher. With a clear intention to look and feel her best for her wedding — which happened just a m...

In this episode, I sit down with Jessica, a professional organizer for successful families. She ran a busy business and trained with me in BBM, but her progress stalled. She’d book an occasional coaching session, leave with a list, then get stuck in overwhelm- avoiding the work, skipping workouts, and losing momentum in her business. When she shifted from one-off sessions to weekly performance coa...

Carlinne wasn’t new to fitness. She was already active, but stuck bouncing between workouts, second-guessing herself, and not seeing the kind of changes she actually wanted. In just 5 weeks inside BBM, everything shifted. Her body changed. Her confidence grew. And for the first time, she followed through without obsession. We talk about: • Why she wasn’t getting results despite working out • The s...

In this episode, I sit down with Tia- my longtime client and friend- for an unfiltered conversation about rebuilding your life from the inside out. Tia went from cleaning houses for $15/hour and feeling invisible… to running two businesses, raising her rates, and building a life that feels like hers. This is not a glow-up overnight story. This is what it looks like to stop living for everyone else...

In this episode, I sit down with Miriam. Before BBM, she had spent years doing gym classes and following generic fitness programs. She wasn’t out of shape, but she wasn’t getting the results she wanted either. It wasn’t until she committed to structured strength training with BBM that things finally started to shift. Miriam opens up about what it took to rebuild herself- physically and mentally- a...

In this episode, I sit down with Carla. She’s been around the BBM community for years- watching the posts, listening to the podcast, cheering others on, but not fully in. As a single mom working two jobs, she didn’t have the capacity to put herself first. And I never pushed her. But I always knew that when she was ready, she’d show up fully. That shift happened recently, not from guilt or pressure...

This episode is a little different, because I’m the one being interviewed. Clara (my long-time fitness client and now performance and business coaching client) and her husband Iggy invited me onto their podcast, and we got into the parts of my story I don’t usually talk about publicly. From arriving in the U.S. as an au pair with no plan and no connections… to building a coaching business that sup...

If you feel like you should be further along, but you’re overwhelmed, scattered, or second-guessing everything, you’re not alone. In this solo episode, I break down the three patterns I see most often in high-achieving adults who feel stuck: • lack of confidence • lack of focus • and weak boundaries. We’ll talk about what confidence actually looks like (no affirmations required), how to stop leaki...