Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women

This is my birthday month. It is also the one year anniversary of my mom's death. And I have a lot to say.

This past year has been the most significant year of my entire life. The highest highs and the lowest lows all stacked on top of each other, sometimes in the same week, sometimes in the same day. Grief that got heavier the further away I got from it. Guilt I carried like a jacket I could not take off. A complicated relationship I had to learn how to grieve twice. And wins I almost felt too guilty to celebrate out loud.

But something shifted. A sunset walk. A moment. And everything started to make sense in a way it had not for a whole year.

This episode is personal. It is raw. It is not scripted. It is me at 37 sharing what 36 beat into me and what I am carrying forward. And if you have ever been in the messy middle of something really hard while also trying to keep showing up, this one is for you.

What's Discussed:

(1:41) Why grief gets heavier the further away you get from it and not lighter like everyone says it will

(5:03) The guilt, the shame, and what it felt like to carry a complicated love for a whole year

(7:35) Why forgiving herself was so much harder than forgiving her mom and what finally got her there

(10:00) The sunset walk that changed everything and the moment she finally understood why she does what she does

(17:58) Why she refuses to dim her shine even when life is also really hard and why you should not either

(19:03) The wins from the last year she is celebrating out loud because her mom would have wanted her to

(25:26) Five lessons from 36 going into 37 that she had to learn the hard way

(31:34) What she is leaving behind at 37 and what she is finally ready to bring in

If you are going through a loss, a complicated relationship, a heavy season, or you just need someone to remind you that you are allowed to feel it all and still keep going, this one is for you. 

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Resources Mentioned:

Macronutrient Guide: Want a simple place to start fuelling for the body you're building? Grab Broad’s FREE Macronutrient Guide: The Balanced Plate Blueprint at https://www.broads.app/macronutrient-guide.

Check out more from Tara LaFerrara:

Website: www.taralaferrara.com

Instagram: @taralaferrara

YouTube: @TaraLaferrara

Tiktok: @taralaferrara

Nutrition is where a lot of women quietly lose their damn minds.

You’re working out. You’re trying to be consistent. You care about your health. But then life gets busy, your meals get random, cravings hit, the weekend shows up, someone brings food to a party, and suddenly you’re back in that same loop of “I’ll restart Monday.”

Gurl, that is exhausting.

In this episode, I’m answering your nutrition questions without the boring “eat cleaner and try harder” speech. We’re talking about macro tracking, body composition, restriction, busy weeks, workout fuel, weekends, social situations, cravings, and why getting support might be the move if you’re tired of fighting the same food battle every week.

If you’re tired of starting over every Monday or battling cravings like they’re a character flaw, this conversation is your reminder that nutrition does not have to be perfect to work. It needs to stop making you miserable long enough for you to actually stick with it.

What’s Discussed:

03:00 Do you actually need to track macros to see results?

18:55 What matters more for body composition: workouts or nutrition?

24:17 Why cutting everything out keeps backfiring

27:55 How to eat better when life gets busy and meals start getting random

32:35 What to eat around workouts so you stop training on fumes

38:03 Why weekends keep turning into a free-for-all

42:17 How to handle social situations without making your plate a whole thing

47:06 Why getting support is not the same as failing

Join us live on Monday, June 15 at 5pm CST and you'll get a special discount on BroadsCOACH BUILD if you sign up for the Summer Cohort on the call. Save your spot now at: broads.app/body-recomp-webinar

Find out more from Broads:

Website: broads.app

Instagram: @broads.podcast @broads.app

Check More Resources:

Macronutrient Guide: Want a simple place to start fuelling for the body you're building? Grab Broad’s FREE Macronutrient Guide: The Balanced Plate Blueprint at broads.app/macronutrient-guide.

Gym Starter Guide: Ready to stop waiting for "someday"? Download the free guide at broads.app/gym-starter-guide 

Check out more from Tara LaFerrara:

Website: taralaferrara.com

Instagram: @taralaferrara

YouTube: @TaraLaferrara

TikTok: @taralaferrara

You already know what to do. You know you should lift, you know you should walk, you know protein matters. The information was never the problem. So why do you keep falling off the second life gets busy, and why does it feel like the only thing standing between you and consistency is more discipline you cannot seem to build?

Here is the truth most women never hear: it was never just about discipline. I sat down with Jordan Syatt, strength and nutrition coach to Gary Vaynerchuk and a five time world record powerlifter, to talk about the real reason women cannot stay consistent, and it comes down to a "perfectionism" trap that quietly gives you permission to quit every time you fall short.

We also get into why walking is one of the most underrated things you can do for your body, the blood markers that tell you more about your health than the scale ever will, and his honest take on motivation, GLP-1s, and what it actually takes to stop starting over.If you’re tired of starting over and finally want to build a sustainable road to fitness that’ll snowball to consistency and habits, this episode is for you. 

What's Discussed:

(01:06) Why a short calorie tracking window can change how you eat.

(07:29) Why walking is the most underrated thing you can do for your long term health.

(13:05) Why your blood work tells you more about your health than the scale.

(17:25) The DEXA scan problem and why body fat numbers do more harm than good.

(23:51) Renaming "maintenance" to "momentum" and why holding your results is its own skill.

(29:13) The "perfectionism" trap and why it is the real reason you cannot stay consistent.

(32:24) Motivation versus discipline and why you actually need both. 

(40:07) The truth about GLP-1s beyond weight loss.

Join us live on Monday, June 15 at 5pm CST and you'll get a special discount on BroadsCOACH BUILD if you sign up for the Summer Cohort on the call. Save your spot now at: broads.app/body-recomp-webinar

Find out more from Broads:

Website: broads.app

Instagram: @broads.podcast @broads.app

Check More Resources:

Macronutrient Guide: Want a simple place to start fuelling for the body you're building? Grab Broad’s FREE Macronutrient Guide: The Balanced Plate Blueprint at broads.app/macronutrient-guide.

Gym Starter Guide: Ready to stop waiting for "someday"? Download the free guide at broads.app/gym-starter-guide 

Check out more from Tara LaFerrara:

Website: taralaferrara.com

Instagram: @taralaferrara

YouTube: @TaraLaferrara

TikTok: @taralaferrara

Check out more from Jordan Syatt:

Website: syattfitness.com 

YouTube: @jordansyatt 

Instagram: @syattfitness

Facebook: Jordan Syatt

TikTok: @syattfitness 

Podcast: The Jordan Syatt Podcast

Somewhere in your mid-30s, training can quietly stop feeling like something you choose and start feeling like something you owe. The workouts are still happening, the effort is still there, but the spark that used to make movement feel exciting has gone missing, and most women have no idea how to get it back.

I dive deeper into this in this week's episode of Broads, where I take you behind the scenes of my journey in competing at APEX for the second time and what choosing a real performance goal did to my relationship with training. I also talked about what getting 4th place twice taught me more than a podium finish would have, the difference between training to control your body and training to trust it, and why pursuing strength in your late 30s is one of the most genuinely rebellious things you can do.

What's Discussed:

02:07) The 150 meters from the finish line: what competing at APEX actually feels like.

(05:54) Why my relationship with athletics got complicated and how APEX feels different.

(08:14) The biggest thing missing for women in fitness right now.

(09:31) Why pursuing strength in your late 30s is genuinely rebellious.

(25:13) What getting 4th place twice actually taught me about progress.

Find out more from Broads:

Website: broads.app

Instagram: @broads.podcast @broads.app

Check More Resources:

Macronutrient Guide: Want a simple place to start fuelling for the body you're building? Grab Broad’s FREE Macronutrient Guide: The Balanced Plate Blueprint at broads.app/macronutrient-guide.

Check out more from Tara LaFerrara:

Website: taralaferrara.com

Instagram: @taralaferrara

YouTube: @TaraLaferrara

TikTok: @taralaferrara

You have been treating your hair the same way diet culture taught you to treat your body. Something feels off, so you add another product, another step, or another routine you saw online. And just like with food and fitness, more is almost never the answer.

Shandi Nichelle has been touching hair for 20 years and she has one question she asks every woman who sits in her chair. What are you using and who told you to buy it? Because almost every hair problem she sees comes back to the same thing: women are solving a problem they have not correctly diagnosed yet.

Shandi Nichelle is a hairstylist, hair educator, and founder of FREEWELL, a clean hair care brand built around the idea that your hair needs less than you think. In this episode, Shandi breaks down the five types of hair damage most active women are dealing with without knowing it, why the habits that feel responsible are often the ones causing the most harm, and what it actually takes to get your hair healthy without overhauling your life.

If you have ever felt like nothing you try is working, this episode is going to tell you exactly why.

What's Discussed:

(1:49) The biggest hair myth Shandi wants to kill for good

(3:50) Why the slick back bun is quietly receding your hairline

(7:09) What healthy hair actually means and why most products fake it

(9:01) The five types of hair damage and the surprising new one on the rise

(18:11) Why over-washing is the first thing Shandi identifies in every active woman

(23:45) What dry shampoo is actually doing to your scalp

(26:44) Why scalp health is simpler than the industry wants you to think

(36:53) The protocol Shandi gives every woman before she buys another product

(40:27) The one ingredient your hair needs more than any treatment you can buy

(42:00) How Power Gloss was born out of training for a triathlon

(48:18) How often you actually need to use it and where to keep it so you remember

(49:52) Where to find Shandi and what is coming June 1st

Find more from Broads:

Website: broads.app

Instagram: @broads.podcast @broads.app

Check out more from Tara LaFerrara:

Website: taralaferrara.com

Instagram: @taralaferrara

YouTube: @TaraLaferrara

TikTok: @taralaferrara

Check out more from Shandi Nichelle:

Website: livefreewell.com 

Facebook: FreewellInstagram: @livefreewell