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The woman you’re meant to be will cost you the woman you are today. NXTSZN is the podcast for ambitious women who refuse to settle—women who are ready to embrace their full potential without compromise, guilt, or waiting for permission.
This is your space for raw conversations, unfiltered truths, and the mindset shifts you need to reinvent yourself on your terms. Whether you’re navigating career moves, motherhood, relationships, or personal growth, NXTSZN gives you the motivation, strategies, and tools to step into your power and own your next chapter.
This is your next season. Let’s make it extraordinary.
I see you and want you to know that the next chapter of your life starts now.
The woman you’re meant to be will cost you the woman you are today. NXTSZN is the podcast for ambitious women who refuse to settle—women who are ready to embrace their full potential without compromise, guilt, or waiting for permission.
This is your space for raw conversations, unfiltered truths, and the mindset shifts you need to reinvent yourself on your terms. Whether you’re navigating career moves, motherhood, relationships, or personal growth, NXTSZN gives you the motivation, strategies, and tools to step into your power and own your next chapter.
This is your next season. Let’s make it extraordinary.
Everyone glorifies extreme discipline. "Trust the process." "Do whatever it takes." "More is better." But what if that mindset is actually destroying your health?
In this eye-opening episode, Amanda sits down with her personal trainer Steph Duque - a 5x gold medal winning bodybuilder and Colombia's Person of the Year in Sport - who learned the hard way that extreme discipline comes with a devastating cost.
After a grueling 26-week competition prep, Steph didn't just win 5 gold medals. She also lost her period for over a year, watched her hair fall out, developed eating disorders, and gained 14kg in just 8 months after her victory. The "stage body" that everyone admired? It lasted just 10-12 weeks before her body crashed and demanded help.
You'll discover:
The real cost of extreme discipline on your hormones and mental health
Why "trust the process" can be dangerous (and the red flags every woman must know)
How to spot coaches who care about your whole life vs. those who just want results
The aftermath of transformation that Instagram never shows you
Why 70% of Steph's clients are overwhelmed moms who've forgotten to put themselves first
How to train and eat for longevity, not just short-term goals
This isn't anti-fitness or anti-goals. It's about finding sustainable ways to achieve what you want without sacrificing your health, relationships, or sanity in the process.
Bonus content: Steph also shares her journey from university lecturer to fitness coach, including the workplace harassment that changed everything and why boundaries are the skill they never taught us.
If you're tired of feeling like you need to be more disciplined, this episode will give you permission to find a better way - one that actually works for the long term.
Perfect for ambitious women who want to achieve their goals without burning out.