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Perfectly Unfinished Conversations | It's Good Enough, Let's Go!

In this special season finale, Coach Jo and Coach Kim reflect on an incredible first season, expressing deep gratitude to their listeners for their engagement and support. From day one, their mission has been to create a space for raw, unfiltered conversations about health, nutrition, and fitness—without the guilt and shame often found in the industry. They’ve tackled everything from metabolism and stress to hormones and toxic diet culture, empowering listeners to take control of their long-term health with knowledge, not quick fixes.

As they wrap up the season, the hosts explore The Metabolic Blueprint, a program they designed to create long-term success through personalized habits and sustainable strategies. They also announce a brief hiatus in the podcast to focus on personal commitments and future plans. Listeners are encouraged to stay connected via social media and their gym, Iron Lab Lacombe. If you’re ready to ditch the diet cycle and find a healthier, more balanced approach, now is the perfect time to explore personalized coaching (in-person or virtual), the Metabolic Blueprint, and start building habits that truly serve you.

Resources discussed in this episode:

• The Metabolic Blueprint

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Contact Joely Churchill and Kim Berube | Iron Lab:

• Website: IronLabLacombe.com
• Instagram: Iron.Lab.Lacombe
• Facebook: IronLabLacombe
• Coach Jo Instagram: @CoachJoChurch
• Coach Kim Instagram: @CoachKimBerube
• Course: Metabolic Blueprint

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Transcript:
Coach Jo 00:09

Welcome to Perfectly Unfinished Conversations, the Iron Lab podcast with Coach Jo…

Coach Kim 00:14

…and Coach Kim…

Coach Jo 00:15

Where you ride shotgun with us as we have raw, real, unfiltered, and unfinished conversations about trying to eat, sleep, train, and live with some integrity in a messy, imperfect life.

Coach Kim 00:27

We're all about creating a strong support system, taking radical personal responsibility, having fun, and being authentic. And one of the most common themes you're going to find in this podcast is the idea that we create positive momentum in our life, by doing what we call b-minus work.

Coach Jo 00:45

We’re making gains and getting ahead and loving life without self-sabotaging our goals by striving for perfection. We get it done by moving ahead…

Coach Kim 00:55

…before we're ready…

Coach Jo 00:56

…when we aren't feeling like it…

Coach Kim 00:58

…and without hesitation.

Coach Jo 1:00

Be sure to subscribe now on Apple or Spotify, so you don't miss a single episode. It’s good enough. Let's go.

Coach Jo 01:11

Welcome back everybody to what is a bittersweet episode of the podcast. Today is our last episode of season one, at least for now, as we take a little hiatus and before we jump into everything, we just want to take a second to say how much we appreciate all of you who have been listening, engaging and really, truly just showing up for these conversations.

Coach Kim 01:34

Yeah, we started this podcast because we wanted to open up and have real, honest conversations, yes, about health and nutrition and fitness, but also the way that we just try to fit it into a crazy, busy, average, normal life without all the extra bullshit. And so the response from you guys has really been incredible. We're so happy. We've had people reaching out, saying how much they love the episodes and how they've changed and supported the way they look at their food, and how they train and, most importantly, how they see themselves. And so that's the whole goal, right? And not just to tell people what to do, but to help them understand why their body works the way that it does.

Coach Jo 02:14

So today, as we wrap things up for now, we want to do three things. First, we want to take a look back at why we started this podcast in the very, very first place. Second, talk about how the health and fitness industry has essentially evolved because, trust us, it has again and again. And third, we'll leave you with some tools, resources and ways to keep growing even while we're on this break.

Coach Kim 02:39

And of course, we'll share what's next for us and how you can stay connected, because this isn't goodbye, it's just see you in a few months. So Jo.

Coach Jo 02:49

Alright, let's go back to the beginning. Why did we start this podcast in the first place? Kim, what was the driving force behind it?

Coach Kim 02:57

Well, for me, it was pretty simple. We wanted to offer a way, a no-barrier, way for everybody to spend time with us and get to know us and participate in these conversations that we thought were important and relevant, but also it kind of came from this place of being tired of the same old conversation in fitness and nutrition that in that space, that shaming and accusatory kind of conversation that made it seem like all you had to do was count your calories and cut carbs and do more cardio to fix your body. If you would just do it right, you would get all the results that you want. And we're going to talk about more about this in depth today, but we've been in this industry long enough to know that real health doesn't work that way. It has been drilled into us that if I just control my food and find my perfect number. Weight loss will happen. It will be effortless and come easy. And we're seeing it time and time again with our clients, that that is not always it. And so, I wanted to have deeper conversations about how to do this in a normal life, but also about metabolism and stress and hormones and strength and mindset and lifestyle, and how to incorporate all of those things and to feel like it's all worthwhile and making a dent.

Coach Jo 04:16

Yeah, and also, we wanted to help people unlearn all the toxic diet culture nonsense that they've been fed by the industry, media for years and simply just have some honest conversations about it. The guilt around food, the obsession with the scale, the idea that your worth is tied to how much you weigh. We wanted to create this safe, transparent space where people could learn, grow, laugh, and there's been lots of swears, and take action in a way that feels. Feels empowering, not restrictive.

Coach Kim 04:48

That I think, is probably the sweetest line of it. And it's been amazing to see how many of you have resonated with that message. This isn't about quick fixes or punishing your body. You there is no six weeks to six pack abs. It doesn't fucking work that way. And as long as you are on that rabbit… what do you call it?

Coach Jo 05:10

Hamster wheel!

Coach Kim 05:11

Hamster wheel, you're gonna drive yourself crazy. And that cycle alone, I have to do it perfectly in order to get resu...