Living in Alignment ⓖ

Trauma-informed Fitness with Alicia Putinski

Ghada B Khalifeh Episode 50

Fitness is often thought of as HIIT studios, boxing gyms, cross fit boot camps, but fitness can also be used to help heal the body by taking a safe, mindful, trauma informed approach. In our episode today, we have guest expert Alicia Putinski who is going to introduce us to trauma- informed fitness approach, walks us through her own journey and healing nervous system, her growth as a fitness professional and the impact on her clients and overall wellbeing. 

Alicia is a  trauma- informed life coach and personal trainer with over a decade of experience in the health and fitness industry.

[Episode notes]

  • What made Alicia step away from fitness 
  • Types of Trauma and how it present itself in a body 
  •  How to sense where someone's nervous system is that day 
  • What’s it like to part ways with resistance training
  • The cost or sacrifice made  and the reward
  • How Trauma healing change Alicia’s  health and fitness philosophy 
  • Strength Training , stress hormones and nervous system
  • What Trauma healing taught Alicia about body image
  • How to embrace spiritually our womanhood
  • The wrong way for someone with trauma to approach fitness
  • Fitness programs should you consider when looking for healing 

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