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Unfiltered health & fitness coaching made simple
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Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In a world where every scroll is a new “health hack,” the problem is rarely a lack of information. It’s the constant stimulation, the constant urgency, and the quiet disconnection from how the human body actually regulates. In Episode 90 of Reality Check, Jess and Jill unpack the idea of finding vitality through simplicity and why your energy, sleep, mood, and metabolism often improve faster when you remove a few key stressors inste...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Ep. 89 is for the woman who keeps telling herself she will get “back on track” when life calms down. Jess and Jill break down why busy is not the problem. The problem is unrealistic expectations, all or nothing thinking, and trying to force a “peak physique” plan into a season that cannot support it. If your habits drifted for years, a 30, 60, or 90 day hail mary is not a strategy. It is a repeat of the cycle. This episode reframes ...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! This episode breaks down why needing appetite suppression to maintain fat loss is rarely a “your body is broken forever” situation. It’s usually a missing foundation problem: lost muscle, a downshifted metabolism from chronic under-fueling, poor insulin sensitivity, and zero metabolic infrastructure built while the scale was dropping. This is not an anti-GLP episode. It’s an anti-misuse episode. Jess and Jill unpack what GLP-1 agoni...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! In this episode, Jess and Jill bring on Aram Grigorian for a conversation that cuts through the noise in women’s health and fat loss culture. They get into why functional testing can be useful, but becomes a problem when it’s treated as the starting line. You’ll hear how “validation” can be psychologically helpful, while still being a pricey distraction if nutrition, training, sleep, and stress capacity are not dialed in first. They...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! The internet is arguing about the “new food pyramid,” so we pulled it up for the first time, live, on this episode to share unfiltered thoughts! In this episode, Jess and Jill give a live, coach-brain breakdown of what the updated pyramid actually emphasizes (and what people are conveniently cherry-picking for content). Spoiler: for general health guidelines, it’s far more reasonable than the outrage would suggest. We get into: - Wh...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Strategic metabolic seasons • Preparing the body • Why January cuts often make sense Dieting in January can work extremely well. The problem is most women start a deficit after months of inconsistent routines, low energy, and a body that’s already under-supported then expect results to come easily. This episode breaks down a more strategic approach: planning your year in metabolic seasons so fat loss happens when consistency is simp...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! There is a disconnect between the life many women want and the way their goals are structured day to day. Not because the goals are unrealistic, but because they are not built to account for real life, real energy, and real capacity. In this episode, Jess and Jill break down a practical framework for designing goals that align with your current season, physiology, and priorities. They explain how tools like the Wheel of Life reveal ...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Your results are shaped long before willpower ever gets a say. The food in your fridge, the rhythm of your home, the people you spend your time with, the content you absorb, and the default settings inside your own mind all influence the direction your body moves. Most women are trying to create change inside an environment that quietly pulls them back to old patterns. Jess and Jill unpack how your surroundings shape your biology an...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! There’s a gap between how strong women actually are and how they train, and that gap impacts everything from muscle development to metabolism to confidence under the bar. In this episode, Jess and Jill break down what it really means to choose a weight that challenges you and why so many women unintentionally underload their training. They get into the concept of “heavy enough,” how to gauge effort without overthinking it, and the s...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Plenty of women show up with discipline and routine, yet nothing in their body changes. This episode explains why consistency alone isn’t enough and why progress stalls when the inputs never evolve. Jess and Jill open with the emotional side of staying stuck: fear of changing what used to work, fear of eating more, fear of losing momentum. These patterns keep women repeating the same plan long after their bodies have adapted to it. ...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! So many women are stuck chasing the highest burn, checking their watches, and pushing harder… yet feeling more inflamed, more exhausted, and further from the results they want. This episode breaks down why that chase is one of the quickest ways to slow your metabolism and stall fat loss. You’ll learn why calorie burn during a workout is the smallest, least meaningful part of your metabolic output and why two people can do the same w...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Most women are overwhelmed with lab results that never actually explain why they feel exhausted, inflamed, or stuck. This episode breaks down the part everyone misses: hormonal dysfunction begins in your daily inputs long before a test can measure it. Undereating, stress-driven training, poor digestion, anxious nervous systems, and inconsistent sleep create the exact patterns labs later reflect. You’ll hear how the nervous system se...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Let’s talk about the phrase every woman has said at some point: “My metabolism is broken.” Spoiler — it’s probably not. What most women call “metabolic damage” is actually a predictable biological response to chronic inconsistency, stress, and underfueling. In this episode, Jess and Jill unpack what really happens when your body stops responding — and why most women aren’t metabolically adapted at all. They’re just stuck in patter...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Perfectionism is the biggest wellness scam women have ever bought into. We’ve been conditioned to believe health only counts when it’s flawless — perfect macros, perfect workouts, perfect sleep, perfect supplement stacks. But biology doesn’t care about perfection. It cares about predictability. In this episode, Jess and Jill deliver a reality check on why “doing it all” is the very thing keeping women stuck, exhausted, and inconsist...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! We live in a world addicted to speed -- faster results, quicker fixes, and constant stimulation. But the human body doesn’t operate on that timeline. Your brain, hormones, and metabolism are still wired for one thing: repetition over time. In this episode, Jess and Jill unpack the neurobiology of instant gratification and how the modern pursuit of “fast progress” is quietly breaking down women’s nervous systems, hormones, and sense ...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Everyone’s talking about root cause health. Yet countless women work with functional doctors, nutritionists, and hormone specialists and still feel like something’s missing. In this episode, Jess and Jill break down why even the “functional” world often falls short and how treating systems in isolation keeps women spinning their wheels. Nutrition without physiology. Training without stress context. Hormones without behavior change. ...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Most women try to change their habits by focusing on behavior without ever upgrading the identity that drives it. The brain is a prediction machine so it will always work to confirm what it already believes about who you are. In this episode, we unpack the neuroscience of identity and why true transformation comes from rewiring the self-concept that your brain operates from. You’ll learn how brain waves, emotional addiction, and the...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! This week, Jess and Jill unpack the books that shaped their lives — the mindset shifts, business lessons, and personal awakenings that built the women, coaches, and leaders they are today. From behavior change and neuroscience to money mindset and emotional intelligence, this episode is a deep dive into the books that sparked identity-level transformation. Whether you’re looking to evolve your habits, strengthen your leadershi...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! The conversation around health these days is often very polarized, but what if we looked deeper? In this episode of Reality Check with Jess & Jill, we unpack the science of allostatic load, the “wear and tear” on the body from cumulative stressors, and why it matters for the future of our children, families, communities, and ourselves. We challenge the blanket “perfectly safe” narratives that dominate headlines and explain...
Text us to let us know what you want to hear on the podcast! Scrolling TikTok for workouts and still confused about what actually works? You’re not alone and it’s no wonder most women spin their wheels when every influencer pushes a different plan. Should you be lifting heavy? Doing a “bro split”? Hitting full body every time? The truth is, the best program isn’t the one that leaves you the most sore, it’s the one that’s effective and realistic for your lifestyle. In this episode, we're break...
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