Debra Jean Terpstra

The Women's Fittest Podcast

Health EN ↓ 174 episodes

The Women’s Fittest podcast host, Debra Jean Terpstra, is a 47-year-old, lifetime drug-free women's physique bodybuilder, coach, business owner, and single mom, delivering a balance of scientific and anecdotal health and fitness info uniquely purposed for women. Critical thinkers will find practical application on everything fitness related from healthy food relationships to contest prep. Whatever your level of knowledge Debra provides expert advice on nutrition, exercise, hormones, mental health, and more, delivered in easy to understand vernacular from a variety of evidence-based and experie...

Author

Debra Jean Terpstra

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Health

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jan 3, 2026

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Episodes

5 Behaviors that Prematurely Age 03.01.2026

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #188 5 Behaviors that Prematurely Age. This was a random episode, mostly merely observation. Take it with a grain of salt!  🎧 Listen now and let’s level up your health! Subscribe to The Women’s Fittest podcast as new episodes drop throughout the week. Your reviews are appreciated and truly mat...

10 Tips for a Productive 2026 02.01.2026

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #187 10 tips for a more productive 2026  🎧 Listen now and let’s level up your health! Subscribe to The Women’s Fittest podcast as new episodes drop every week. Your reviews are appreciated and truly matter! Thank you in advance for your efforts towards the growth of The Women’s Fittest podcast...

8 Nutrition Habits that Keep Me Lean 03.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #186 8 Nutrition Habits That Keep Me Lean (Without Extreme Dieting) Maintaining your physique doesn’t require extreme dieting or cutting out all your favorite foods. In this episode, I’m breaking down the 8 key nutrition habits I personally follow to stay lean, strong, and healthy—without feeli...

Resolutions That Stick: A Practical Guide to New Years Goals 02.01.2025

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode 185! Happy new year! Let’s tackle those resolutions with a fail-proof plan!  Support the show by subscribing!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/711555/support Subscribe to The Women’s Fittest podcast as new episodes drop every week. Your reviews are appreciated and truly matter! Thank you in advance...

The Benefits of Backward Walking & What Would Healthy Me Do? 17.11.2024

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode 184.  In this episode I share some secrets of backward walking as I’m often asked about it when I’m at the gym. I also talk about the behaviors and mindset that get you to your goal and how it’s more beneficial to focus on those presently while reflecting on what you as a person who’s already r...

5 Off Plan Diet Options to Help You Stay On Course 06.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #183!  One huge part of healing my food relationship over the last 4 years has been learning how to navigate off plan opportunities. With the holidays just around the corner (beginning with Halloween) now is the perfect time to practice learning how not to stray too far from your prescribed pla...

Healing Years of Eating Disorders 29.09.2024

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #182 Healing Years of Eating Disorders.  It’s been a minute since I’ve recorded a podcast but I’m happy to say I’m back and more focused than ever on helping y’all get healthy and fit.  In this episode I recap the last few years of final healing with my food relationship and body image issues....

Boundaries 11.04.2024

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #181 Boundaries  In this episode I share how healthy boundaries are necessary and very beneficial for your fitness goals. Especially if you’re just beginning, knowing where to insert a boundary versus following hard to stick to ultimatums could be the difference between adherence and quitting....

Roman Empire: Body Image 13.03.2024

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #180 Roman Empire. After a much needed break from social media in all forms I’m back on here sharing a trend I’ve seen quite a bit over the past several months on it about the Roman Empire.  Apparently men think about the Roman Empire quite regularly, so, the question is, what is women’s “Roman...

IFBB Pro Janessa Roy: Competing w/in a year of giving birth 04.02.2024

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #179 with IFBB Women’s Physique Pro Janessa Roy. Janessa and I became instagram friends after several voice message exchanges while she was contest prepping and faithfully listening to the podcast while getting her steps in through outdoor walks (cardio). After learning she was barely a year po...

Mythbusting Gut Health w/ Sarah Ford Bishop 10.01.2024

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #178 mythbusting gut health with Sarah Ford Bishop!  We covered a lot of your questions and concerns with this episode! I’m super grateful to Sarah for the experience she’s gained and knowledge she’s invested into this topic of gut health. So much of our health is connected to our digestive sys...

Acting On Opportunity In 2024 01.01.2024

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #177 Happy New Year 2024! Thank you so much for your continued support of the podcast! I’m excited to spend another year with y’all.  In this episode I reflect over the past year and talk about some of my goals for 2024. I know I’m not alone when I say it’s been a weird fog since 2020 and the b...

Interview w/ Leana Kaplan 11.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #176 interview with Leana Kaplan! If you don’t know her or follow her, do it now, you won’t regret it! And after this you’ll feel like her bestie!! Although Leana isn’t a pro, yet, she’s made big waves in the industry in just a few years and is a riot to follow on social media. Her gorgeous pic...

Un-Food Focusing Your Holidays and ED Recovery w/ Sarah Ford Bishop 03.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #175 with Sarah Ford Bishop! This month we are trading in Mythbusting for some honest pre-holiday reflection.  In the first part of this episode Sarah and I discuss how far we’ve both come in our respective eating disorder journeys as marked poignantly by the upcoming 2023 holiday. In doing so...

IFBB Figure Pro Autumn Cleveland on Coaching and Being Coached 28.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #174 with Autumn Cleveland IFBB Pro! Autumn is becoming more and more renown in this space as an elite coach and posing educator so this episode is a detailed discussion on coaching.     Topics Covered: How to choose your prep coach  What your prep coach cannot do Are you ready to be a prep coa...

Healing Unhealthy Food Relationships 26.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #173 Healing unhealthy food relationships. In this episode I share some tips for recovering from emotional eating. This has been a very focused journey since 2020 for myself and it’s wild to think about how far I’ve come. Most of the women I’ve encountered who are looking to change their physiq...

Interview w/ IFBB Fitness Pro Michelle Mensah 15.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #172 interview with IFBB Fitness Pro Michelle Mensah! @shellyfit_ifbbpro Recorded way back in early September, I’ve been sitting on this one, and I cannot wait to share it with y’all. Michelle (Shelly) Mensah caught my eye last year when she graced the Olympia stage in the fitness category. He...

Olympia 2023 Recap: All 6 Women's Divisions 07.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #171 Olympia 2023 Recap of all the women’s divisions, with Sarah Ford Bishop!  1. Women’s bodybuilding @mzprettymuscle  2. Wellness @franciellemattos  3. Women’s physique @iamsarahfit 3. Fitness @oksanagrishina  4. Figure @vytamin_c  6. Bikini @jenniferdorie_ifbbpro Support the show by subscrib...

Olympia 2023 Preview of All 6 Women's Divisions 30.10.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode 170 Olympia 2023 Preview of all the women’s divisions. Sarah Ford Bishop joins me for this one and we’ll be back to do a recap after this weekend! Here’s a complete written list of all the qualified olympians in every division: https://fitnessvolt.com/2023-mr-olympia-qualified-athletes/ 1. Wome...

Untracked Meals: How, Why, and When? 22.10.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #169 Untracked meals: How, Why, & When? In this episode I speak at length in reply to a clients concern of how to incorporate untracked meals in congruence with her personal specific goals. My intent with this pod is to define untracked/refeed/cheat meals and help the listeners evaluate and...

Mythbusting w/ Sarah Ford Bishop: Are Seed Oils, Red Dyes, & Artificial Sweeteners "Bad For You"?! 03.10.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #168 with Sarah Ford Bishop!  Sarah Ford Bishop is back and we are mythbusting once again for the month of October! In this episode we talk about the fear mongering of food on social media and what you actually need to look out for. Buzzwords like toxic, chemicals, “words you can’t pronounce”,...

The Evolution of Life: an Update 22.09.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #167 A lot has happened in the last couple months and I’m here talking about it today. Life is hard and nothing can prepare you for big events. And it’s so difficult to balance everything proportionately. Give yourself the time you need and then start the next thing. This is a vulnerable episod...

Interview w/ IFBB Bikini Pro India Paulino: The Stage Will Always Be There 11.09.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #166 Interview with IFBB bikini pro India Paulino! This chat was incredible to say the least. India is an unreal human being and it was such a pleasure to have been a fan for so long and to be able to watch her over the last almost decade winning, stepping away to have her son, and then come ba...

Mythbusting w/ Sarah Ford Bishop: Measures of a Good Workout, Physique Progress Markers, & Muscle Confusion 05.09.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #165 with Sarah Ford Bishop!  Sarah Ford Bishop is back and we are mythbusting once again for the month of September! In this episode we begin by talking about how to verbalize a goal and make it specific (SMART). We then delve into 3 common myths that can prevent you from reaching your goals e...

Adding “Dollars” to Your Health Bank 19.08.2023

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #164. In this episode I answer the question “How do you stay motivated”? The answer is really in the big picture. When you can’t do things consistently, it’s very tempting to say “why bother.”  But the key is to show up when you can and try to make a plan that is feasible for you to show up for...

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