Let’s talk about sex FitMama! Get ready for this interview with one of my faves! Alexa Martinez is a sex, love, and relationship by design coach and sex coach business mentor on a mission to reform sex education and sexuality expression across the globe. She helps liberate people when it comes to their sexual expression and helps them discover what their sexual desires are and achieve these and their other desires in life as a whole. Alexa helps a wide range of people and uses multiple modalitie...
Jul 23, 2020•44 min•Ep. 110
Kim Anami, a sex and relationship coach and vaginal weightlifter, discusses the true power of sex and the benefits that come with being A Well-Fu*ked Woman. According to Kim, there is an epidemic of sexually unfulfilled females in modern times . These women express this as feelings of anger, frustration, depression, and behaviors like overeating. Sex is the greatest resource for rejuvenation and vitality. It improves one’s energy levels and mood. A woman’s marriage, relationship with her partner...
Jul 15, 2020•53 min•Ep. 109
Be prepared to get excited in this episode (I did!) Today I talk about edging yourself towards orgasms and the many benefits to doing so. Not only the orgasm itself but also all the “foreplay” that can go into it, solo or with others. In this episode, I talk a lot about body image and some new ways to look at the things we see in the mirror. Some new thought patterns and habit patterns can take you to new places with unconditionally accepting your body, loving it from the inside out, and outside...
Jul 01, 2020•38 min•Ep. 108
This episode with Marni Wasserman will inspire you and encourage you to dream big for your birth experience and stay the course when things aren’t going according to plan. Marni takes us through her the end of her pregnancy and shares her home childbirth experience and the unexpected ways that things panned out just as she had hoped for. It’s natural for us as moms to give our power over to the doctors, nurses or midwives when it comes to crunch time in our birthing journey, but Marni shares can...
Jun 18, 2020•52 min•Ep. 107
Dr. Jordan Robertson had 3 miscarriages before she got was able to carry her first baby to full term and it was devastating, to say the least. She saw countless others go through similar experiences and as she started learning more about miscarriage and hormones she got clarity and started finding solutions for herself and her patients. As a Naturopathic doctor and clinician who is focused on synthesizing the research that is available in women’s health and implementing it with those who need it...
Jun 10, 2020•50 min•Ep. 106
Episode 105: What’s a Doula with Christa Ardelean This week’s episode will leave you feeling empowered about birthing. Pregnant women are consistently bombarded with fear messaging about the pain and suffering they are about to embark upon through labor, delivery, and raising children. Christa Ardelean is a birth, sibling, and postpartum Doula and a childbirth educator. She is an advocate of empowered birth planning. Christa differentiates between the pain vs. the suffering we can experience on ...
May 28, 2020•56 min•Ep. 105
This week’s packed episode features Jenn Pike, a Functional Nutritionist and Medical Exercise Specialist who shares with us her simplicity style wisdom, sharing with us how being healthy and fit does not have to be complicated. Jenn shares the value of knowing what week of your cycle you’re in and how you can modify your lifestyle and behaviors from week to week to support performance, health, and recovery. Jenn’s brilliant Synced program will have you feeling grounded, connected and clear on wh...
May 21, 2020•45 min•Ep. 104
This episode will have you asking some good questions about how you really feel when you eat. Before, during, and after. Dr. Kim Bretz, ND is a Naturopathic Doctor in Canada who is a passionate international public speaker and consultant on gastrointestinal health. As someone who knows the pain of “IBS” and irritable bowels, I know the pain one can go through when it feels like anything you eat makes you bloated, sick, or constipated, or worse, running to every bathroom. Kim talked about how eat...
May 14, 2020•47 min•Ep. 103
Jummee Park, a spiritual feeder and medicine woman, shares the basics of what a chakra is and explains which colors are associated with each chakra. Root Chakra – Red Sacral Chakra – Orange Solar Plexus Chakra – Yellow Heart Chakra – Green Throat Chakra – Blue Third Eye Chakra – Purple Crown Chakra – Neutral We dive deeply into this episode into the Root Chakra, the foundation, the all-important energy center that deals with the matters of safety. All aspects of life whether it comes to love, fe...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 102
Our purpose, motivation, clarity, and direction in life are being confronted more than ever before during these unprecedented pandemic times. This week’s guest, one of the women I admire most on this planet, Dr. Meghan Walker, talks to us about her personal motivations, how she’s keeping her family healthy and ready for anything, her checklist of self-care behaviors that keep her grounded, as well as how she tapped into her own clear sense of purpose to step up in these uncertain times to provid...
Apr 30, 2020•53 min•Ep. 101
Welcome to our 100th Episode! In this episode, I invited my husband Chris on to have some open chats about the evolution of myself as Jen, wife, mother, and FitMama, particularly the last 15 years we’ve been together. I thanked him publicly for his strength, support, and for always creating such safety and love in my life such that I could blossom and fulfill my purpose. Chris is straightforward as always, he shares honest reflections and truths that I know you will gain wisdom from. I shared op...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 100
FitMama, this episode is steamy and eye-popping! Tune in to hear my shares from tantra and my suggestions for ways you can connect more deeply with yourself and your “person.” Safety is the key to pleasure IMO and I share all the details about why and how in this episode. My man has made me feel so safe and I am so grateful for him! We are wired as women to open up ONLY when we feel safe, let me help you with this! I share some intimate personal details about my experiences and also share the la...
Apr 06, 2020•44 min•Ep. 99
This week’s episode is interrupting normal content with THE focus of the times, the coronavirus and all things related. Lisa, a TCM practitioner shares her experience thinking she had the virus and was quarantined for 9 days. She has worked with thousands of patients over the last two decades and shares with us what she did when she thought she had it and what we can all do to prevent contracting the virus. From talking about whether hot or cold therapy is best, to treatments relating to movemen...
Mar 24, 2020•51 min•Ep. 98
What I learned at our Tantra Yoga Retreat Part 1of 2 Tantra is the art of conscious loving. My husband and I recently went on a retreat weekend to learn this art in more detail and it was very sexy. Being present was definitely one of the biggest takeaways and it seems so simple...yet is profound. Today I dive right into howTantra really is about bringing a deeper, more present connection to your partnership or partnerships, whoever and however that works for you in your life. It's about being t...
Mar 09, 2020•48 min•Ep. 97
I am so grateful this week’s guest, Chana Ross is joining me. She is a pelvic health physiotherapist, owner of Vital Physiotherapy. She is an inspiration when it comes to helping women with everything related to their pelvic health. As we dive into the discussion about pain, incontinence, prolapse and other core happenings around pregnancy and postpartum, we will learn more what a Pelvic health physiotherapist is all about. Additionally, women who are suffering from pelvic pain or issues related...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 96
This week I go really deep into a place I haven't been before with this intimate episode of what being a FitMama means to me right now. Courage. Clarity. Confrontation. And then diving in even deeper to see what’s really going on. What is the FEELING behind what your daily actions are about? What motivates you to skip the gym or go? What motivates you to say yes or no? What motivates you to shop or run or gossip. What’s the FEELING that you’re chasing? I encourage you to open to how it could be ...
Feb 12, 2020•42 min•Ep. 95
This episode will give you a peek into the life and experience of Marni Wasserman with her current pregnancy, how she got to where she is now as a co-host to one of the most downloaded podcasts in the health space. Marni is a Real Food and Real Life Nutritionist and Podcast Co-Host of The Ultimate Health Podcast . Her life is rooted in healthy eating and healthy living. She is also the author of Fermenting for Dummies and Plant-Based Diet for Dummies. In this episode, we will talk about trusting...
Jan 28, 2020•53 min•Ep. 94
In this week’s episode, I tackle common questions I get when it comes to fasting. Who is it for and who isn’t it for? How do you do it? What is intermittent fasting? I talk about this and more around self-experimentation and practicing the practice of fasting that our bodies as humans were designed for. Find it hard to fast even 12 hours overnight? It might mean something about your blood sugar and I give recommendations that might remedy this for you. Fasting (periods of time not eating) change...
Jan 15, 2020•33 min•Ep. 93
This episode will have you feeling excited to live more courageously FitMama! I Interview Maggie and we get into the details of living a courageous life. Maggie is the mother of two boys and she shares her story with us in this episode. Maggie helps people live courageously through her Empowerment Sessions as well as her Personal Wellness Journal . We talk about how her son was tested for ASD and through nutrition and gut healing protocols, she was able to help him start talking and meeting his ...
Jan 08, 2020•49 min•Ep. 92
Daily Routines for the 2020 WIN Hey FitMama as we embark on a new decade we can look back and see that the last one flew by and so much happened! I jump into all these clichés and New Year’s Resolution talk in this episode and give you a focus around ROUTINES. My TWO Day Goal Getting sheet sets you up for success and I recommend creating a DAILY ROUTINE that you are excited about. I talk about when to focus but also when NOT to focus. What happy fun positive habits can you incorporate into your ...
Jan 01, 2020•40 min•Ep. 91
How you think, feel and behave in relationship to money. This is your money mindset. It’s a relationship. Every interaction with money is like a relationship with a person. We talk about how our relationship with money is directly affecting our health. We all have money stories. Come tune in. We talk about scarcity and what happens behind the scenes that we don’t always know about – and then how these experiences and stories shape us. What our first experiences around earning money imprint on us...
Dec 24, 2019•50 min•Ep. 90
This episode is chalk full of incredible dialogue about relationships, communication, and mindset! We dive deep FitMama. Dr. Shyamala has so many great explanations, examples, and evidence she shares around the idea of high-performance relationships, what they are and how to have them in your life. Would you say your relationships can be considered “high performance?” Dr. Shyamala from Kiru Wellness is not only a registered psychotherapist but she is also a registered couple and family therapist...
Dec 16, 2019•53 min•Ep. 89
FitMama, I jump into this one head first asking where in your life you are wanting to take a stand for yourself. I truly believe we are not taught to do this and not taught that it is ok to stand for what we truly believe in, or what’s best for ourselves. I was always worrying what other people would think of me if stood up for something I believed in and that held me back. Now, as a mom, wife, friend, community member, and entrepreneur, more than ever I am finding this to be a need. Setting bou...
Dec 04, 2019•29 min•Ep. 88
This week’s guest is Nikki Bergen, Pilates teacher and creator of The Belle Method and the Bump Method. We talk about societal pressures for moms and women, and how she went from being a dancer to being a international sought after fitness expert focused on safe, effective core workouts during pregnancy and postpartum. She begins her Pilates work with teaching women how to deeply activate their core and breathe properly. Nikki explains what “hug the baby breath” is. She describes how the tension...
Nov 15, 2019•47 min•Ep. 87
I chat about the where, when, how, what, who and WHY in this episode all designed to help you with your own personal busy mom workout schedule. I share the 3 most important things and discuss them in detail, things such as: What does a home workout involve? How do I choose strength or cardio, which one is better? What other aerobic things can I do, I hate running? Why makes HIIT so effective and how do I fit that in? I ask you, what motivates you, and we go into your WHY. Dig deep with me FitMam...
Oct 29, 2019•37 min•Ep. 86
What an honor to have with me on this podcast, Dr. Marisol, Naturopathic Doctorand poop expert helps us understand the role of the gut, hormones and overall health in this detailed episode. She shares with us the ancient practice of using a Castor Oil Pack and she goes into all the benefits of Castor Oil topically and the use of her organic cotton flannel mask and body wrap. I myself have done the packs almost every day for 90 days now and can tell you honestly that I have noticed incredible ben...
Oct 19, 2019•54 min•Ep. 85
This week I share my acronym PESTS for the things that stand in our way from our best in this life. Whether it’s our fitness routine (or lack thereof), food choices or the way we spend our days to our relationships and to how we show up in this world. We set a plan, we have a backup, we tell our husband/wife/friend to wake us up, support us, we end up not sleeping well, the kids have the flu, our alarm didn’t go off and of course, we have a work deadline…. I’m getting stressed imagining this sce...
Oct 11, 2019•47 min•Ep. 84
Dr. Shalini Bhat is dedicated functional medicine professional with a decade of experience in the health and wellness field. She is the founder of the The Movement Boutique in Toronto , a next generation wellness clinic and designer of programs that are designed to help people achieve optimal wellness through moving, feeling and looking better. She has designed a workout method, a treatment method using acupuncture, fascial release and nutrition, and now has three functional medicine programs in...
Oct 02, 2019•51 min•Ep. 83
This week I am diving into the diet culture and what exactly it is. So many of us don’t realize how we are perpetuating and playing into this idea that “thin is in” or “overweight is unhealthy.” When I looked up weight-ism, I found this definition: “This bias, judgment, stigma, prejudice, and discrimination toward individuals based on their size, shape, or weight is known as weightism. Most of the research regarding weightism has been conducted on obesity and overweight individuals because of th...
Sep 18, 2019•32 min•Ep. 82
Get Perspective FitMama! This is what I have been talking about lately with so many FitMamas I work with. What you tell yourself makes a huge difference and I go into details how. These are some Weak/Weasel words Dave Asprey of Bulletproof movement says: Can’t Need Bad Try I have to say I wholeheartedly agree Stop using these words FitMama!! This episode I go into Will power again and how it’s like a muscle. Train it! I go into how. Things do get easier – create routines! Keep your eye on the bi...
Sep 12, 2019•41 min•Ep. 81
