Audrey Svongwa is a powerlifter, mother, and community leader. She has competed internationally, teaches workshops to youth on powerlifting and strength, and is a partner with Lift4life to expand access to more people in Harare.Por Cassie Ammen

One of the benefits of pushing the edges of our comfort zone is that it brings to light the things we tell ourselves that often are in the subconscious running on autopilot. Its not that the sport creates it, but it creates the opening for our awareness. This can be educational, but also be intimidating and scary to start confronting those feelings…

This week I spoke with Kayla, and her winding rode of falling in love with Tahitian dancing and writing at a young age and being a competitive dancer, then re-disovering her passions and her voice through her divorce. A theme in all of these interviews has been one of tackling negative self talk and self doubt, and going after things even when you …

Michael Jin is an athlete, coach, and all around good person. He grew up in Dallas, Texas, the son of Korean immigrants, and studied exercise science and is now pursuing a Masters degree in Sports administration. Michael is also the Jr. Bench National Champion for 2018, and secured a spot on the USA Junior World Team going to Tokyo. - We talk about…

I sit down with Mitch Buyson to discuss powerlifting, food photography, self development and defining success. There is a worksheet to compliment this episode on www.fitness-journeys.comPor Cassie Ammen