Unfiltered Fit Life

Send Nathalia a Text Message! We just got back from New York for the Brazil vs Norway FIFA World Cup round of 16 on the 4th of July weekend doing 25,000 steps in diabolical Manhattan heat. And all I could think about walking through the city was the women I saw dressed head to toe in long sleeves and pants in that heat and how many of the women I speak with every single day are doing exactly the s...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! Have you ever caught yourself saying any of these? It's not that bad. I'm probably the fittest of my friends. I look good for my age. I don't mean to be vain. If you have, this episode is about what those words actually mean - and what they are slowly costing you. In this episode, I break down why it's not that bad is where extraordinary women go t...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! She had tried a trainer for two to three years, Weight Watchers, tracking apps, and six week challenges. Every single time she made progress and fell right back. When she reached out she was already considering medication - not because she wanted a quick fix but because she genuinely could not see another option left. Walking into the program her biggest fear was not...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! Part two of our member Q&A is here - and this round gets into the stuff nobody wants to admit out loud. Coach Jen and I tackle three more real questions from inside the Powerhouse Academy community, covering everything from social media overwhelm to the family member who cannot resist a comment about your shorts. In this episode, we cover: whether social media mak...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! She looked at another member's plan, decided she already knew what to do, and walked away. She had been stuck for five years. In this episode I am breaking down the real reason so many women keep collecting information, trying new plans, and ending up exactly where they started and why knowing what to do might actually be the very thing keeping you stuck. In this...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! She was running triathlons and half marathons, working in healthcare, and still gaining weight every year. Her doctor told her it was just her age. She said no, trusted her gut, and found a different path. Sabrina is a registered nurse and clinic supervisor who has been with the Powerhouse Academy for a year. Six months into the program her house caught fire. She almo...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! The perfect time to start is not coming. The kids will always be off school. Work will always get busy. There will always be a trip, a holiday, a reason to wait. In this episode I am breaking down the three things I would stop doing immediately if I wanted to feel confident and comfortable in a bikini this summer - because summer is a lot closer than you think and the...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! Our members sent in their questions and we answered all of them - no filter, no polish, just the honest version. In this Unfiltered and Unscripted Q&A episode, Coach Jen and I tackle four real questions from inside the Powerhouse Academy community covering everything from what we love and hate about coaching to why your kids are watching everything you do whether...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! Jen has tried everything - Weight Watchers, macros, keto, Atkins, every fitness app on the market - for years without anything lasting. She came back from a dream vacation in Greece with almost no photos because she did not feel good enough to be in them, and that was the moment she knew something had to change. In this episode she shares how she lost 25 lbs, booked h...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! Someone paid $150,000 for Picasso's paint palette. Someone paid $6 million for Kurt Cobain's guitar. Neither of them became the artist. Sound familiar? In this episode I am breaking down why the fitness industry profits from making you feel like the right product is standing between you and your goal - and why that belief is costing you results. In this epis...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! She had done a competition. She knew what to do. She traveled constantly for work, was raising a son on her own, and every time she hit a goal she watched it fall apart within weeks. Jen is a 38-year-old single mom in marketing who travels two to three times a month. This episode is the story of what finally changed - including the week her relationship ended the same...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! If you have ever hit your goal and then watched it fall apart - this episode explains exactly why and what to actually do about it. In this episode I am sharing three opinions on health, fitness, and nutrition that come from nearly two decades of working with high-performing women. These are not hot takes for attention. They are patterns I see every single day that th...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! She was working out five days a week, lifting heavy, eating home cooked meals. Doing everything she had always done. And gaining weight anyway. Heather is 52, in perimenopause, the first female captain at her police department, and a Powerhouse Academy member. After gaining 15 pounds that would not budge no matter what she tried, she was starting to accept that this w...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! If you have ever felt like you were too much, too complicated, or not worth the effort - this episode is for you. Coach Jen and I break down the pattern we see over and over with the women we work with: guilt that makes women act like they are a burden in their own relationships, stop investing in themselves, and slowly disappear from their own lives. In this episode,...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! If you have ever been told you have to eat before you train, that peptides will fix your injuries, or that women need a completely different approach to fitness than men, this episode is going to change the way you think. Dr. Allan Bacon is a doctor turned evidence-based fitness coach, and he is not holding back. In this episode, we cover: why there is no research sup...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! She is a dentist, a swimmer, a half marathon runner, and a member of a national dental council. And she stopped feeling like she deserved to be in the room. In this episode, I sit down with Katie, a Powerhouse Academy member, and we get into the real story behind what happens when a high achieving woman stops feeling comfortable in her body and what changed when she f...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! If you have ever been asked what you are taking or told it must be nice to have time to work out, this episode is for you. We break down why women get judged when they start prioritizing their health, fitness, and routines and what is actually behind those comments. In this episode, we cover: why women make passive aggressive comments about your body and habits how pr...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! LinkedIn data says women's path to the C-suite is narrowing. Senior leadership hires are falling. And the corporate world is giving you all the politically correct reasons why. But there is a piece of the puzzle nobody is talking about. And I am going to say it. In this episode, I am sharing what I see after working with over 5,000 women in leadership - the real,...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! Most people think hiring a coach is as simple as finding someone who is fit and knows their stuff. But there are three things nobody talks about and missing even one of them can make the whole experience fall flat. In this episode, I am sharing the three non-negotiables I look for before hiring anyone and what I have learned after spending close to $250,000 on coachin...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! What happens when you have been in fitness your whole life but suddenly nothing works anymore? In this episode, I sit down with Jessica, a longtime member who came back to Powerhouse Academy after divorce, chronic stress, and years of feeling stuck in survival mode. At 46, traveling internationally, raising two teenagers, and navigating a new relationship, Jessica did...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! Most women think confidence comes after the results. After the weight loss. After they finally “feel ready.” In this Unfiltered and Unscripted episode, I sit down with Coach Jen  — head coach at Powerhouse Academy and licensed counselor — to unpack what confidence actually is. We talk about: • why confidence isn’t about motivation or vibes • how lack of follow-through...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! What happens when conversations about women’s rights get complicated? In this episode, I sit down with Yasmine Mohammed — author of Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims — to talk about her lived experience growing up in a fundamentalist Islamic household in Canada. She shares what it was like being forced into hijab as a child, navigating abuse, being taken...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! What does my nose job have to do with your fitness journey? A lot more than you think. In this episode, I talk about invisible struggles—the kind no one else sees, but you live with every single day. I share how living with a deviated septum quietly impacted my sleep, energy, confidence, motherhood, and work in ways even the people closest to me didn’t fully understan...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! What happens when you’ve done everything right and nothing works? In this raw and honest conversation, I sit down with Shayda, a physiotherapist, mom of two, and healthcare professional who spent years stuck in a cycle of trying, failing, and blaming herself. Despite her background in healthcare, Shayda found herself overwhelmed, unhappy in her body, mentally exhauste...

Send Nathalia a Text Message! January is supposed to feel like a fresh start. For many women, it feels like the breaking point. In this unfiltered and unscripted episode, Coach Jen and I talk about why New Year’s resolutions fall apart so quickly and why trying to do more only leads to burnout, frustration, and quitting. We break down why women come into January already exhausted, why extreme plan...