Unfiltered Fit Life
Ever wish you had a fit and straightforward BFF with over 15 years of experience to help you filter through all the information regarding fitness, nutrition and life? That’s exactly what you’ll get when you listen to the Unfiltered Fit Life Podcast. Join Former Bikini Olympia Champion, mom of 2, and fitness coach Nathalia Melo each week as she shares fitness, nutrition and life tips to help busy working moms simplify their fitness journey so they can learn easy and simple strategies on how to lose weight and feel sexy AF. After helping over 5000 busy working moms, Nathalia has found the blueprint to fitness, nutrition and life success, which she will be sharing in this podcast: actionable tips that will help busy working moms be more present at work and at home. This show is for you if you realize that nothing good comes from your comfort zone and are ready to challenge yourself to achieve great things. Follow Unfiltered Fit Life wherever you are listening to join us each week for a splash of sass, humor and a whole lotta of truth.
Episodes
Most people think hiring a coach is as simple as finding someone who is fit and knows their stuff.
But there are three things nobody talks about and missing even one of them can make the whole experience fall flat.
In this episode, I am sharing the three non-negotiables I look for before hiring anyone and what I have learned after spending close to $250,000 on coaching across business, fitness, and person...
What happens when you have been in fitness your whole life but suddenly nothing works anymore?
In this episode, I sit down with Jessica, a longtime member who came back to Powerhouse Academy after divorce, chronic stress, and years of feeling stuck in survival mode.
At 46, traveling internationally, raising two teenagers, and navigating a new relationship, Jessica did not need another extreme plan.
She nee...
Most women think confidence comes after the results. After the weight loss. After they finally “feel ready.”
In this Unfiltered and Unscripted episode, I sit down with Coach Jen — head coach at Powerhouse Academy and licensed counselor — to unpack what confidence actually is.
We talk about:
• why confidence isn’t about motivation or vibes
• how lack of follow-through slowly erodes self-trust
...
What happens when conversations about women’s rights get complicated?
In this episode, I sit down with Yasmine Mohammed — author of Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims — to talk about her lived experience growing up in a fundamentalist Islamic household in Canada.
She shares what it was like being forced into hijab as a child, navigating abuse, being taken to Egypt against her will, and eventu...
What does my nose job have to do with your fitness journey?
A lot more than you think.
In this episode, I talk about invisible struggles—the kind no one else sees, but you live with every single day. I share how living with a deviated septum quietly impacted my sleep, energy, confidence, motherhood, and work in ways even the people closest to me didn’t fully understand.
And why this is exactly how fit...
What happens when you’ve done everything right and nothing works?
In this raw and honest conversation, I sit down with Shayda, a physiotherapist, mom of two, and healthcare professional who spent years stuck in a cycle of trying, failing, and blaming herself.
Despite her background in healthcare, Shayda found herself overwhelmed, unhappy in her body, mentally exhausted, and constantly chasing the next sol...
January is supposed to feel like a fresh start. For many women, it feels like the breaking point.
In this unfiltered and unscripted episode, Coach Jen and I talk about why New Year’s resolutions fall apart so quickly and why trying to do more only leads to burnout, frustration, and quitting.
We break down why women come into January already exhausted, why extreme plans backfire, and why trying to live lik...
If you feel like you are doing everything right but still not seeing results, this episode is for you.
I talk about why more cardio, cutting carbs, tracking calories, or chasing the next strategy is not fixing the problem, especially for high-achieving women who are used to being competent in every area of life.
This episode dives into the real reason progress stalls. Behavior. I explain how ego, fear of ...
Traveling exposed a major flaw in most fitness advice.
In this episode, I explain how traveling made me a better fitness coach and why traditional fitness plans break down the moment routines, gyms, and food options change.
I cover five lessons travel has taught me about staying fit while traveling, including:
• how to navigate food availability in different countries
• how to train with limited g...
In today’s episode, I’m calling out fitness and wellness trends that need to be left in 2025.
I’ve been seeing the same ideas recycled online, often by people who sound confident but are making fat loss more confusing than it needs to be. These trends don’t help women get results, they distract them from the basics that actually work.
In this episode, I cover:
• why calorie deficits still matter
•...
In today’s episode, I sit down with Heather, former professional athlete, long-time college coach, and one of our amazing Powerhouse Academy members, to talk about the moment everything shifted for her.
After months of confusion, bloating, frustration, and trying to “figure it out” on her own, Heather reached a point where nothing felt right. She had the discipline. She had the athletic background. But h...
The holidays can feel like a pressure cooker, especially for women. More planning, more obligations, more emotional labor, and somehow less time to take care of yourself.
In this week's Unfiltered and Unscripted episode, I am joined by Coach Jen to talk about the real reason women feel overwhelmed during the holidays and why it shows up as burnout, stress eating, skipped workouts, and that familiar ...
This week, I’m talking with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt, a cardiac anesthesiologist, professor, entrepreneur, and mom of four, whose story every overwhelmed woman will relate to.
For years, Sasha was doing everything for everyone…and completely losing herself in the process.
On the outside, she was “fine.”
Inside, she was burned out, lonely, exhausted, and carrying the weight of everyone else’s expectations.
I...
So many women hit December and decide to take a break from their goals because they are overwhelmed, tired, stretched thin, and hoping January will magically feel easier. I know that feeling well. But waiting for the perfect moment is the very thing that keeps you stuck.
In this episode I talk about the truth behind the January fantasy and why nothing changes unless something changes now. I break down th...
This week, I’m talking with Haleigh, a mom of three who spent years hiding behind her kids in photos and avoiding full-body pictures because she didn’t like the way she looked. On the outside, she kept saying she was “fine.” But when we peeled back the layers, she realized she wasn’t fine at all.
Inside this episode, Haleigh and I talk through:
• The moment she realized her weight was creeping back t...
Every holiday season, women fall into the same pattern:
“I’ll get back on track in January.”
“I already messed up, so I’ll just start over later.”
If that’s you, this episode is your wake-up call.
Coach Jen and I break down the holiday all-or-nothing mindset — how it forms, how it shows up in your daily choices, and why it keeps you stuck in the same cycle year after year. This has nothing to do with w...
You’ve said it before: “I know what to do, why can’t I just do it?”
This one’s for you.
In this episode, I talk about what’s really behind that frustration — the false belief that you’re lazy or undisciplined when in reality, your life has just changed.
Here’s what I dive into:
- The difference between knowing what to do and knowing how to do it
- Why your old college routine doesn’t work anymore
- How unr...
If you’ve ever felt like life, motherhood, hormones, and everyone else’s needs come before your own — this episode is going to hit.
Today I’m talking with Beth Feracco — strength coach, mom, wife, former alcoholic — who hit rock bottom, walked herself into an AA meeting, and rebuilt her entire life in her 40s.
We get into:
- The exact “one decision” that made her get sober
- How fitness became the anchor th...
If you’ve ever been told a pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day, that carbs make you fat, or that you must do fasted cardio to see results — this one’s for you.
In this episode, I sit down with exercise scientist James Krieger to unpack what’s real, what’s outdated, and what actually matters for lasting results.
We cover:
- The real number of calories muscle burns (it’s not 50 per pound)
- Why “slow meta...
If you’ve ever felt like you have to be perfect to see results — this conversation is for you.
Sabrina is a full-time working mom in clinical research with two kids, a demanding schedule, and a high-achiever mindset. She joined Powerhouse Academy after realizing what used to work just wasn’t working anymore.
In this episode, we talk about how she learned to stop chasing perfection and start building consi...
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