by Gillian Goerzen | May 15, 2017 | Body Positive, Inspiration
The other day I was chatting with a group of women around the topics of body love, self-compassion & health. In hushed tones one of them shyly asked me, “can I love my body…and still want to lose weight?” She asked me as though it was some dirty...
by Gillian Goerzen | May 9, 2017 | Inspiration
I can’t say this enough. There is truly no one right way to be healthy & fit. One of my missions is to change the current fitness paradigm. I want to move it away from a hard and fast “one size fits all” fashion-centric approach – where we...
by Gillian Goerzen | May 3, 2017 | Inspiration
Do you ever find yourself trapped in “if this, then…” thinking? I was chatting with someone the other day about clothes shopping and she said she refused to buy new clothes until she committed to her fitness plan for 3-months without exception. Now...
by Gillian Goerzen | Apr 4, 2017 | Inspiration
Do you ever feel like you’re missing some BIG SECRET to motivation. Why is it that some people seem so incredibly motivated and some days it feels like you’re just surviving? This fascinates me too – as a human & as a coach. Which is why any time...
by Gillian Goerzen | Apr 4, 2017 | Inspiration
What if you’re already “there.” You know…”there” that elusive place you’re working towards with your health & fitness. We all have one…but I believe that “there” is sucking the JOY out of your life. Let...
by Gillian Goerzen | Apr 2, 2017 | Fitness, Inspiration
Fitness tends to be quite timeline focused. Hey, it’s part of SMART goal setting and an important one. But when we get too focused on a timeline we can get caught up in the rush of achievement and (I think) miss the point. Running always captures me this way. At races...