0:55 – Jessie’s Annual Birthday Sale is on NOW!
2:18 – Jessie introduces our special guest and topic for the day!
3:15 – Carrie explains how her profession evolved as she grew an in-person gym space and community
7:49 – Carrie takes us through her journey from becoming aware of her body, through disordered eating and exercise compulsion, to finding strength training to help heal her body image
15:58 – What made Carrie change her mantra AWAY from “every woman needs to lift to feel better”
18:10 – What Carrie did when her oldest son approached her with an interest in strength-training – and how it ultimately got her back in the gym, herself
21:00 – How Carrie returned to strength training with the truly neutral and nonjudgmental coaching style she needs in this season
24:07 – Why Carrie would choose neutrality ANY day of the week – and processing her previous body shame that she thought, at the time, was care
28:31 – Carrie relives her recent first-time experience wearing a sports bra as a shirt in the gym without attaching any meaning or judgment to it – at the age of 44
30:06 – The loneliness of disordered eating, and how community can help heal
33:53 – On finding just the tiniest bit of self-compassion, and allowing space for yourself to make mistakes
34:59 – What we hope for people who are listening today
37:28 – Episode wrap up