Episode Details

Sherry is a Montreal-based fitness and life coach, osteopath, and NSCA certified strength and conditioning specialist with over 25 years of experience helping people transform their relationship with their bodies. After surviving a life-altering accident that nearly left her paralyzed, she rebuilt not just her physical strength but her entire identity — shifting from limitation to what she calls an athletic mindset.

Through her anti-diet philosophy and work with the nervous system, she helps people break free from self-sabotage, rethink fitness, and transform from the inside out.

In this powerful conversation, Sherry shares:

• What fitness and identity meant in her early 20s after injury

• How she went from sedentary and medicated to running again

• What an “athletic mindset” really means beyond aesthetics

• Shifting from weight-loss focus to performance and capability

• The role of the nervous system in self-sabotage

• Practical ways to rebuild your relationship with your body

If you’re in your 20s dealing with body image, injury recovery, diet culture, or self-sabotage around fitness, this episode offers real hope and a better way forward.

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Connect with Sherry Shaban

Website:http://www.sherryshaban.com/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherryshaban/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/makepeacewithfoodofficial

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Sherry

1:40 - Life After the Accident & Early 20s Identity

8:15 - From “Bad Back” to Joining the Gym

15:30 - Reclaiming Movement Against Medical Advice

23:10 - What an Athletic Mindset Really Means

31:45 - Performance Over Aesthetics

40:20 - The Nervous System & Self-Sabotage

48:50 - Breaking Free from Diet Culture

57:15 - Final Advice on Rebuilding Body Relationship