Hey Hey FitMama! Today I bring you the brilliant mind behind the podcast “A Cup of Dri, Adriana Mastronardi! In this chat we don’t just talk about tracking macros (though we do…the what, how, when, why of it all) but we talking about feeling sexy as women as we age and how what we eat and what we do with our minds, bodies and spirits all relate to feeling that sexy vibe. We talk about routines and how morning workouts allow us to stay consistent with the things that make us feel good daily one d...
Dec 18, 2024•44 min
Hey Hey FitMama! Today I have a brief solo episode to share with you the concept of NEAT (non exercise activity thermogenesis). What is it? How does it help us? How can we get more? What are some examples of NEAT and how do we incorporate these into our lives for the many health benefits associated!? I share it all in today’s show. Have questions? Tag me on Instagram and ask me! Please share this episode with a FitMama in your life!! And rate and review right in the App! Thank you!! Please send ...
Dec 05, 2024•19 min
FitMama! If you are pregnant and may have a c-section (1 in 3 births end in this surgery) or you know someone who is or has had one, tune in now and share! Do not hesitate to pass this episode along or listen multiple times! Janette Yee ( @askjeanette on Instagram ) is spilling all the goods with us in this episode to help prepare and heal from this physical injury in the best way possible. Janette Yee is a Perinatal Athletic Therapist whose goal is to completely redefine the current state of pu...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min
FitMama, I am so excited today to bring you one of my all time fave humans, author, coach, mom and my friend, Marni Wasserman of The Ultimate Baby Podcast with Marni Wasserman . Marni is a wealth of information and we talk about how we both used to be vegetarians, how her understanding and implementation of nutritional practices has changed since she was a vegan and vegetarian chef and baker. We talk about picky eaters and baby’s first foods and important things to think about when making meals ...
Oct 09, 2024•48 min
As an extension of last episode (What I do in a Day) I take you through my current supplements and things I take in addition to my food and exercise that I talked about last episode. I share what I am doing in my current day to day and how things may change depending on the day. This does not provide any medical recommendations and it’s a must that you confer with your health practitioner before taking anything I recommend. I want you to hear what I take so that you can get a better understandin...
Sep 17, 2024•42 min
FitMama!! This episode brings you a glimpse into my life! I share my fitness and nutrition and recovery with you today. I share what works for me with my current life situation, my previous back injury and how it has influenced my fitness, mindset and health habits over the last 10 years since my injury. In this episode, my main goal is for you to consider how things in your life are set up and how incorporating fitness and healthy habits can fit into your daily life. What are some non-negotiabl...
Sep 11, 2024•53 min
Today you’re in for a great episode with Kate Laird of Love Your Body Fitness. A boutique gym for live and online workouts that will remind you how good it feels to be you! Kate just endured a double hip replacement surgery and we talk about recovery (from birth or surgery!), pelvic health, safe core fitness, mindset and so much more! Definitely visit her on Instagram at @loveyourbody_fitness and @lybfitness_online And tell her you heard this episode for 2 weeks free!! Please send me a note jen@...
Aug 27, 2024•49 min
FitMama, this is a treat today to have the Confident Teen Coach, Kristi Simons . This conversation will get you thinking and offer you some insight into your child or teen, as well as yourself! So often we don’t know how to help our kids because we weren't taught the tools to help ourselves growing up. We talk emotional regulation, how to slow down and connect to ourselves and how we can support our kids in their regulatory capacity. Kristi shares incredible tips, tools and support on her podcas...
Jul 24, 2024•38 min
Hi there FitMama, I am so excited to talk to you about one of my fave topics which has been under some scrutiny in the last years regarding habit change and it’s Motivation! It is a big topic and one that I go into at many angles. I share tips and ideas around getting to your “Why,” which is the deep driver for your motivation. Motivation is an inside job. Today on the Work IN to your Workout, I explore this concept in depth. What is your motivation? What inspires you? This is the first line of ...
Jul 09, 2024•49 min
Hey Hey FitMama, I have an amazing guest for you today; parenting and relationship coach, Diane Sorensen! Diane had gone on a personal development journey over 20 years ago when her daughter’s mental health crisis had her looking at things differently. This opened up a whole new world to Diane that led her to become a coach and certified hypnotherapists to help her clients the way she knew would work. From the inside out. In this episode, Diane shares her wisdom on what’s happening when we resor...
Jun 25, 2024•53 min
Hey Hey FitMama, I have been having so many questions from my DMs asking about how to stop cravings for habits and foods that we want to stop doing. How do we stop! Well, managing cravings is easier than you think. It needs to start with wanting to change something that isn't working for you. Spending too much money? Eating foods that are not serving you? Drinking too much? Skipping workouts? I know, I know, it's tempting, but you know how much better you will feel when you don’t give in. I go i...
Jun 06, 2024•44 min
Hey Hey FitMama, I am so grateful to bring you my incredibly inspiring and informative interview with international keynote speaker, Erin Stafford. Erin shares with us what the Type A trap is and how to avoid burnout. This is a very real situation to consider when striving and driving forward in this life we live as FitMamas! Erin has an assessment in the book, which is also available on her website here to have a clear view whether you may be headed towards burnout. And these are not all things...
May 22, 2024•48 min
Hey Hey FitMama, today I am sharing some facts and opinions comparing and contrasting therapy and coaching. Have you ever worked with a coach or therapist? I share some benefits to each modality and how I have used both at different times for different purposes. I love the work I do with my clients as a coach and I share some ways we work together to support your goals! Please send me a note jen@fitmamaforever.com and Come find me on Instagram! Let me know what topics on the podcast you want to ...
May 14, 2024•36 min
FitMama! On today’s episode I have the brilliant Dr. Jen Newell. Dr. Jen is a seasoned skin strategist who adores addressing dermatological concerns. She offers next level support for patients by resolving their skin issues from both the inside out and the outside in. In addition, she wants to obliterate the mainstream habit of marketing beauty by preying on women’s insecurities. Creating bespoke care plans for every unique patient is her happy place. Moreover, she loves witnessing how a change ...
May 01, 2024•1 hr
Hey FitMama! I am here for you today with some real talk on habits and behaviors in our regular routine and looking at: What are they and how do they affect us (Shopping, drinking, gambling, coffee, procrastinating etc) Are they giving or taking from us? (Which one more?) Do they serve us? Maybe they did in the past but they no longer do. Take stock. When it comes to how we spend our time “working,” or “escaping,” or “self-care,” or “mom time,” or “wife time,” what are we doing that feels like w...
Apr 24, 2024•49 min
Hey FitMama! I am super excited to bring you one of my fave teachers and practitioners on this planet and that is Laurie Anne Briere! Laurie Anne is a somatic practitioner, Transforming Touch® therapist, and student of Somatic Experiencing®. Her mission is to support humans in reconnecting with the body’s primary language, the language of sensation and emotion, so they can expand their nervous system capacity, cultivate a felt sense of safety, and experience more joy and presence. She trusts tha...
Apr 16, 2024•51 min
FitMama, Hola! I have spent more than half of last month traveling and in this episode, I share my experiences and my story of traveling around the world with my kids when they were 2&4 years old. We shared all our pics and still continue to on our instagram @theoliverstravel where you can find our pics from Taj Mahal, Melbourne, Sydney for New Year’s Fireworks, the Northern Australia beaches of Noosa, the wine region of Marlborough, New Zealand and Dubai before hitting Portugal and Spain an...
Apr 09, 2024•38 min
FitMama, I have a treat for you today! I brought on the brilliant minds behind The Dirty Laundry Podcast, Co-Hosts Amanda Silver and Alex Howard are talking about all things separation and divorce. With a strong belief in ditching the stigma and bringing information to the masses, they are on a mission to normalize separation and bring some levity to this difficult process. We did just that in today’s interview with laughs, stories, serious talk and awareness about this often (and unnecessarily)...
Apr 03, 2024•58 min
Hey FitMama, I am excited this week to bring you my interview with Dr. Hasan Merali, pediatric emergency medicine doctor and father. We covered lots of topics from his new book: Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas, which is all about secrets from the science of toddlers for a happier, more successful way of life. While this sounds funny and adorable (and it is, just read the book) it also really makes you understand how the ways of a toddler are to be emulated for a truly healthful life. The...
Mar 19, 2024•59 min
Hey Hey FitMama you’re in for a treat this week. I have my friend Elysia Rotaru, Actor, Producer and Voice over artist. She is so talented and while has been at it for so long she’s just getting started in her career as a Mom of a 2, almost 3 year old. She is a wise, experienced woman in entertainment and also parenting consciously while finding her way in Fitness and health in her full life! Born to Romanian immigrants and raised with help from her grandmother, Elysia Rotaru always had a love f...
Mar 12, 2024•55 min
Hey FitMama! This week I have a very special guest on the podcast, my very own FitMama!! It’s the first time I have interviewed my mom on my pod and she’s visiting me in LA from Toronto so I took the opportunity to do so. This week I have been doing live 60 minute breathwork sessions with her and she has been loving it! We got so caught up talking about other things we didn’t include her breath work experience but I will get a clip of her and share with you on socials, so follow me @lovejenolive...
Mar 05, 2024•46 min
Hey FitMama, This week I am so grateful and excited to have an amazing guest on the show, Alla Shashkina, a running coach, fellow trauma informed breathwork facilitator and breath science practitioner. As you already know, I love breathwork, the science behind it and even taping my mouth to sleep (iykyk)! Alla and I have a great chat about what she means by The Quiet Run and why she created it. I love what she stands for and I know for a fact that being out in nature, while running or walking ha...
Feb 27, 2024•53 min
Hey Hey FitMama, This week I am bringing to you some nervous system regulation wisdom! Jump into this episode for my tips and tools to get out of the sympathetic dominance many of us find ourselves in day to day and spend more time hanging out in your parasympathetic mode (rest and digest), why? Because it feels so much better! We can actually respond instead of react to things in our life from a place of calm. As well, I give you some ideas on how to calm your nervous system and prepare it to a...
Feb 21, 2024•38 min
Hey FitMama, I’m back this week with a solo episode all about how to hold space, not only for others, but for yourself as well. Often we are at maximum capacity in our time, energy and money available to give to others and yet we expect ourselves to be there for everyone and we end up giving from an empty cup. This can be so easy to do and I feel like it’s easier now than ever. Life doesn’t seem to let up and if we let it, home, work, kids, family, bills, friends, kid commitments and other dutie...
Feb 14, 2024•42 min
In this week’s episode I dive deeper into where I have been the last few years mentally, emotionally, relationally etc. I go into detail about the dark time in my life I have just come out, how I went through the stages of grief, what helped me both stay alive through this, and what eventually helped me come out the other side. I share my experience with somatic therapy which I will dive deeper into in a future episode, which led me to be even more focused on breathwork as a primary modality in ...
Feb 07, 2024•51 min
Hey Hey FitMama, I am back! This week’s episode is a solo cast with me, Jen Oliver sharing what’s been going on since our last episode aired over 3 years ago. It’s been quite the ride! I share some of my personal journey, what I have been going through and where I am heading. I recap The Love FitMama Way book and what it means to me to be a FitMama. FitMama is a mindset. This episode shares some of the Innercise to your Exercise that I recommend to all my clients, listeners, readers and communit...
Jan 30, 2024•40 min
This week’s episode features someone who I know you will love! Our guest is Dr. Michelle Peris, ND! This amazing FitMama has 2 kiddos of her own and is changing the narrative for how we approach our health. Dr. Michelle Peris is the founder of a women’s community health initiative called The Wild Collective . This community medicine initiative involves women coming together as sisters in self-care! They discuss topics like their menstrual cycles, digestion, detoxification, mental health and so m...
Sep 18, 2020•45 min•Ep. 114
This episode is loaded with nuggets of wisdom for women at all stages of motherhood and for those who don’t have children but still have a vagina! Join Kate Roddy and I as we chat Vaginal Self-Care and all the mind-body aspects of taking care of your own vagina. Kate Roddy is a veteran orthopedic and pelvic floor physiotherapist and creator of The Kegel Release Curve . Kate is the mama to two of her own and has much experience and wisdom she is imparting in this episode. Kate believes that blood...
Sep 10, 2020•47 min•Ep. 113
Hi, Fit Mama our guest on the podcast episode is Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken, ND , author of Create Calm: The Professionals Guide to Overcoming Anxiety . For Dr. Aitken , anxiety is not a fact but a response or reaction that occurs naturally to help and protect us. It should not be a permanent state, but a transient state. There are some things that people are anxious about that don’t go away which may give rise to a recurring anxiety state. We tend to get caught with our anxiety when we personaliz...
Aug 19, 2020•46 min•Ep. 112
Jenn Sadai is a Canadian author and advocate using her talents and life experiences to inspire and empower women. Jenn discusses her book about self-love and body image entitled the Cottage Cheese Thighs . She shared her long struggles with body weight, eating disorders, and self-esteem. For her, the scale played too much factor in how she was living her life until she finally let go obsessing with it. It changed her mentally, which was freeing even if it did not change her body. She accepted he...
Aug 11, 2020•32 min•Ep. 111
