Guest Interview with Sarah Merrifield - EP 019
Introducing Sarah Merrifield creator of the Liberated Fitness Playbook
I found Sarah on IG when Jameela Jamil shouted her out. I was beginning my playbook for playing the game of life so when I saw your Liberated Fitness Playbook, I immediately became a fan. Sarah is a certified personal trainer, nutritionist, and yoga instructor. When she works with clients she tailors a unique plan to achieve their personal goals getting their whole lifestyle on point.
Sarah’s Story
Sarah started a relationship with fitness in an unhealthy way at the age of 14. She developed orthorexia and compulsive exercising. She suffered through her college years. Later she became socially isolated and realized that fitness was taking over her life. Sarah decided to take a different track and get certified in fitness. She discovered her niche in helping others get out of unhealthy fitness and nutrition habits.
Sarah tells us that orthorexia is an obsession with healthy eating and the quality of food. She also tells us that fitness should be 5% of your life.
The Everyday Heroine Characteristics
- Favorite super heroine is Serena Williams.
- She goes against the status-quo to make the world a better place with activism for animal rights, social justice, vegan, using social justice against modern fitness industry to dismantle diet culture and fat phobia
- Answers her call to greatness with communication, writing, poet, blogging, activism, human connection – skills and talents.
- Works toward self-mastery 10,000 hours in the same domain – Bi-lingual in Spanish, fitness, mental health, positive psychology
- Has the freedom to explore her passion & purpose in a way that inspires women’s leadership – Started her own business to be her own boss. Being a role model for others.
- Must earn notable accomplishments – two Bachelor’s Degrees in fashion merchandising and Spanish, certified in personal training, group training, nutrition and 200 hours in yoga. Published writer and poet. Speaks Spanish fluently. Travel around the world. Honored and awarded for activism. Created her business from scratch on her own. Overcame an eating disorder and created Liberated Fitness to help others healing their relationship to food and exercise.
- Shows evidence of transformation – Giving clients the tools to work through stressful situations so that can stay in a healthy place. As she helps her clients, they help her learn and grow as well.
Practicing Peace
Sarah is Buddhist and takes her meditation practice into her everyday meditative state.
Three Pillars to Holistic Wellness
- Stabilize your mental health
- Establish a healthy routine (discover intuitive eating and movement)
- Transform your mindset (unlearn diet culture and fatphobia and relearn radical self-love)
Contact Sarah
Here is Sarah's website: https://www.merri.fit/
And here is the link to info on her program that we discussed: https://www.merri.fit/liberated-fitness-playbook
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