by Gillian Goerzen | Sep 13, 2019 | Healthy Living, Inspiration
One of the foundations of my philosophy around health and fitness is this: It’s next to IMPOSSIBLE to create sustainable health and fitness habits if the desire to change comes from a place of body hatred or worse, disgust. But we live in a society that...
by Gillian Goerzen | Aug 20, 2019 | Healthy Living, Inspiration
I hear versions of this all the time. “I should join the gym.” “I should start running again.” “I should __________ (fill in the blank something that you did in the past that “worked” but you generally didn’t...
by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 18, 2019 | Inspiration
I’ve been re-reading Brene Brown’s Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone as part of the SuperCrew Book Club. In Chapter 6: Hold Hands with Strangers she shares some of the ideas and research around Collective...
by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 11, 2019 | Body Positive, Inspiration
Shed the weight (of body shaming) and feel truly free this summer! I hear from clients all the time that they’ll “never wear shorts” or “never swim in public” because they’re too nervous about being seen (read: judged) for their...
by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 4, 2019 | Inspiration
Newsflash: I’m not super-human. I know, it was shocking to me too, but I’m realizing that the pace I’ve kept for the past 5-years is not sustainable. I know I’m late to the party on this one. For years concerned clients, friends and family have...
by Gillian Goerzen | Jun 3, 2019 | Inspiration, Running
I saw a meme along these lines and literally laughed out loud. It’s so true! I mean sure, there are moments during any run/ workout/ sweat sesh where you’re legit loving it…but there are also some seriously MEH moments where you question your sanity...
