The Five Foot Strong Podcast

The Five Foot Strong Podcast-S03E10: What’s my Age Again?

On the season three finale of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our host, Jessica Gerlock shares her perspective on healthy aging and how it affects your physical and mental health. Jessica also recaps season three of the podcast and gives her final tip of advice on how to take care of your overall health.

Remember, whether you are five feet tall or seven feet tall, we are ALL strong in our own unique and beautiful ways. Please like, comment, subscribe, an...

The Five Foot Strong Podcast- S03E09: Women in Sports

On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our host Jessica Gerlock, discusses her excitement around the rise in popularity of professional women’s sports. Jessica talks about the impact that these strong inspiring female athletes such as Caitlyn Clarke, Simone Biles, Trinity Rodman, and more, will have on the next generation of young girls getting into sports.

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S03E08- The Five Foot Strong Podcast- Making Your Bed

On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our host Jessica Gerlock, talks about May being Mental Health Awareness Month. She also shares her reaction to the commencement speech given at The University of Texas at Austin done by Navy Admiral William H. McRaven in 2014 .

Remember, whether you are five feet tall or seven feet tall, we are ALL strong in our own unique ways. Please like, comment, share, and subscribe.

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S03E07- The Five Foot Strong Podcast: How to Manage Everyday Stress

On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our host Jessica Gerlock goes on a deep dive on how to manage everyday stress in a healthy way. She talks about stress management strategies, the mind-body connection, and how to work out specifically for you.

Remember whether you are five feet tall like Jessica, or seven feet tall, we are all strong in our own unique and beautiful ways. Please rate, comment, and share. Stay strong!

The Five Foot Strong Podcast: S03E06- Battling Body Image Struggles

On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast with host, Jessica Gerlock, we discuss battling body image struggles related to mental health including body dysmorphia. Jessica also talks about why routines are healthy, if yoga/pilates are enough, and the concept of mental toughness.

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S03E05: How Fitness and Wellness are Portrayed in Pop Culture

On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast our host Jessica Gerlock talks about the portrayal of fitness and wellness in pop culture. She discusses the impacts of social media on our mental and physical health, and how advertisers target our emotions to promote fitness/wellness products.

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The Five Foot Strong Podcast- Season 3 Episode 4- Apple Cider Vinegar

On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast with host Jessica Gerlock, Jessica discusses her personal reaction to Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar and the story behind it. Jessica also discusses other movies that are based on health and wellness such as Supersize Me, The Whale, and Inside Out.

Remember, whether you are 5 feet tall like Jessica or 7 feet tall, we are all strong in our own unique and beautiful ways. Please comment, like, and subscribe.

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S03E03- The Five Foot Strong Podcast with host Jessica Gerlock

Finding Ways to Improve your Health

On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our host, Jessica does a deepdive into Forbes.com list of ‘Five Wellness Trends to Look Out for in 2025.’

Jessica gives her opinion on the five wellness trends and ranks them from most important to least important to prioritize.

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The Five Foot Strong Podcast- Episode 2: Authenticity is One of the Greatest Strengths with guest AJ Hebert

On this week’s episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast with Jessica Gerlock, our guest is AJ Hebert. AJ is an artist and motorcycle enthusiast who has followed his passions and is authentically himself.

To the outside world, AJ may appear to have a tough exterior, but he emphasizes the importance of authenticity, encouraging others to recognize their true selves.

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Season 3 Episode 1- Setting Intentions Over Resolutions

Our host, Jessica Gerlock comes back for season three of The Five Foot Strong Podcast.

She discusses her trip last year to Malibu and the impact the California fires will do to a person's mental health. She also talks about setting intentions over resolutions for the new year and she shares the top 3 things to focus on in 2025 to improve your mental and physical strength.

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Bonus Episode 2- Season 2 of The Five Foot Strong Podcast

Embracing your Strength Through Menopause with guest Dr. Juliana Haddad-Jaskot

On this bonus episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast our host Jessica talks with our guest chiropractor Dr. Juliana Haddad-Jaskot about the superpower of aging as a woman, menopause, and how it affects women’s physical strength.

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Bonus Episode- S02E11- The Five Foot Strong Podcast

Motherhood Doesn’t Come with a Manual with guests Amanda Halpern and Jessie Benoliel

On this bonus episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, we are talking about the strength of moms everywhere with our guests, Amanda Halpern and Jessie Benoliel, the hosts of The Pregnant Bitchez Podcast.

We talk about the importance of self-care, gaining self confidence through motherhood, and Amanda and Jessie share how they prioritize their mental and physical health as both moms of two.

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The Five Foot Strong Podcast- S02E10: Strong is Beautiful

This week's episode is the season two finale episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast. Our host Jessica Gerlock, goes into detail about why women should be lifting weights. Jessica also gets into body positivity, finding balance, and she also shares her tip about how to get stronger mentally.

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The Five Foot Strong Podcast S02E09: Shana Tova: A Good Year Ahead

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast Jessica talks about staying healthy and active after you turn 30. Jessica also talks about her 15 seconds of fame on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this week with guests Natasha Lyonne and Emma Roberts, two strong and fierce women. Lastly but most importantly, since this episode falls on Rosh Hashanah the jewish new year, our host Jessica shares her truth being a strong jewish woman in today’s world with the ri...

S02E08- The Five Foot Strong Podcast: Personal Development

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, Jessica does a solo episode about looking back to see how far you've come. She also shares why it's important to speak up about mental health, and the connection between reality tv and personal development. Lastly, Jessica answer a listener’s question on who the top five famous people dead or alive would be who she would like to workout with.

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S02E07- Capturing the Beauty Within with guests Dennis and Tessa Cruz

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our guests are Dennis and Tessa Cruz, owners of DSTNCT Art Media. These two have an incredible passion for photography and fashion and their company brings the two together.

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S02E06: The Five Foot Strong Podcast- Fear is Just a Four Letter Word

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, our host Jessica Gerlock, is going solo and doing a solo episode. She shares a recap of the true meaning of being strong, her belief on fear holding you back, and shares a healthy tip on how to reduce being overwhelmed.

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The Five Foot Strong Podcast- S02E05 - Spreading Positivity Through Music with guest Kenny J. Wilkins

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we have singer, songwriter, producer, and voting member of The Recording Academy, Kenny J. Wilkins. Since childhood, Kenny always used music as an outlet for his emotions and his mental health.

In 2023, Kenny unfortunately lost his wife and since then has used his music to help him through the grieving process. Kenny has been very vocal about talking about how it's okay for men to go...

S02E04: Paving your Own Path with guest MPP Laura Smith

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we a member of the provincial parliament of Ontario. MPP Laura Smith is the MPP of Thornhill, and the parliamentary assistant for the ministry of children, community and social services. She is also a mom, a wife, and a strong women who knows who she is.

On this episode, MPP Laura Smith shares her journey into politics, her motivation of positive change, and she also shares helpful tips to any young person wanting to...

Episode 3: Knowing your Values with guest David Sazant

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we have a guest who changed his career after realizing the profession he originally chose did not align with his personal values and skills. David Sazant was a former litigator who changed his career to prioritize his happiness and now is currently a men’s therapist.

While David was working as a lawyer, he went back to school and graduated with a Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology. David’s mission now is to help men navigating ment...

Season 2 Episode 2: Tomorrow is a Lazy Person's Excuse with guest Nasheen Liu

On episode two of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we have an executive in the tech industry who really understands the "no excuses" mindset and prioritizes her physical and mental health on a weekly basis by making time for her passion for dance.

Nasheen Liu is the co-founder of The IT Media Group, a wife, and mom but even with all that Nasheen still makes time consistently to improve her mental and physical health by exploring her passion for dance and...

Episode 1: Second Chances with guest Oliver Saunders

Welcome back for Season 2 of The Five Foot Strong Podcast with host Jessica Gerlock.

On the season 2 premiere episode, our guest is Oliver Saunders. Oliver is the host of the ‘Bigger Than Us Podcast', an entrepreneur, a reality television star, the son of RHOBH's Garcelle Beauvais, and a super proud father.

Even though Oliver comes from famous parents he has had to go through many struggles to be where he is today. Oliver Saunders has a very inspiring journey of strength, struggling wi...

We’re backkk….. bigger, better, and stronger than ever. The Five Foot Strong Podcast, hosted by, Jessica Gerlock, is a health & fitness podcast where we discuss the importance of taking care of our physical and mental health, guests will share their personal journey’s of strength and we talk about tips to live a healthier lifestyle.

Whether you are five feet tall like myself or 7 feet tall, we are all strong in our own unique and beautiful ways.

New episodes will drop every Wednesday starting August 7, 2024 at 7 am EST on all podcast platforms and for season...

Episode 10- Stay Strong and Keep Moving Forward

On this week's episode we are celebrating the season finale for season one of The Five Foot Strong Podcast. Over the past 10 weeks we hope you have learnt what being strong really means. It isn't about the biggest muscles, real strength is about about how resilient you are.

Our host, Jessica, has had incredible conversations with amazing guests this season all with one thing in common, that they were all strong in their own unique ways. We heard many personal journeys of strength...

Episode 9- Finding Strength After Loss with guest Carly Cooper

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, we are talking about finding your self and learning about your inner strengths after the loss a loved one. Our guest today, tragically lost her husband 3 years ago, but since then has she has embraced the strong woman she really is. Our guest, Carly Cooper, is a life coach, an author, host of the podcast “So That Just Happened”, a mom and she recently launched her online coaching program ‘Rekindle Your Life’.

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Episode 8- Strength in Sobriety with guest David Rosenberg

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast our guest is David Rosenberg, certified sober coach and owner of DPR Mentoring. David shares his own personal struggles with addiction and how he has turned his life around. Now David helps motivate and inspire others with their sobriety journeys with his company DPR Mentoring.

If you or anyone you know are struggling with an addiction, reach out for help. You are not alone. www.dprmentoring.ca

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Episode 7: Ending the Stigma with guest the Hon. Michael Tibollo

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Episode 7 of The Five Foot Strong Podcast is available now on all podcast platforms.

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On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we have a very important and knowledgable guest in the mental health space. Michael Tibollo is the Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions in Ontario, Canada and he also represents the riding of Vaughan-Woodbridge in the Ontario Provincial Parliament. On top of all that. he is a husband, a father, and a lawyer . MPP Tibollo and...

Episode 6- Strong Moms Raise Strong Children

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast we are celebrating Mother's Day and the strength of moms with guest, Jessica's own mother, Sheila Gerlock.

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Jessica asks her mom tough questions about the strength of being a mom and how she was able to prioritize her physical/mental health when Jessica was dealing with mental illness in her teen years. Sheila shares her parenting lessons and her belief in 'you are only as happy as your least happy child.'

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Episode 5- It All Starts with You

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Episode 5 of The Five Foot Strong Podcast- It All Starts with You. On this week's episode, Jessica celebrates 10 years on her health and weight loss journey by sharing some tips she learned and also some of her unpopular opinions. Jessica also answers some listeners questions and discusses the hot or not trend of the week, fitness wearables.

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Listen to The Five Foot Strong Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcast fix. New episodes every Wednesday.

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Episode 4: Losing Weight and Gaining Confidence with guest Risa Weiner

This week on The Five Foot Strong Podcast Jessica talks to a fellow member of the 100-pound weight loss club Risa Weiner. Risa shares details about her weight loss journey, what she learned along the way, how she has been able to lose over 130 pounds and has been able to keep it off for over 12 years.

If you enjoy the podcast please like, comment, and subscribe. If you have any questions for Jessica Gerlock email 5footstrong@gmail.com and hopefully she can answer some questions...

Episode 3: Prioritizing your Physical Health with guest Laura Kestenberg

On this week's episode of The Five Foot Strong Podcast, we have a very knowledgable guest in the health and wellness industry. With over ten years of diverse experience, Laura Kestenberg is a passionate and innovative health care professional who strives to make a positive impact in the industry.

Laura shares with us how prioritizing your physical health is important at any age. She also gives a healthy tip for you to start your wellness journey, and Jessica shares her opinion on the hot...

Episode 2: Chasing Your Happiness with guest Al Gord

Jessica has a conversation about chasing your happiness with guest Al Gord. Al Gord is an artist, mental health coach and advocate, and a former educational leader for one of the largest school boards in Ontario. While working as a principal, Al re-discovered his childhood passion for art, as a way to offset some of the stresses in his career. During this time, he began to re-evaluate what was most important to him, not only from a career standpoint, but from an "enjoying life" standpoint.

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Pilot-Episode 1: What Does Being Strong Mean?

What does the adjective of being strong actually mean? What does it mean to be physically strong and what does it mean to be mentally strong? Host, Jessica Gerlock shares her journey of discovering her inner strengths through fitness and living a balanced healthy lifestyle. Jessica also gives her opinion on the current craze of weight loss drugs and shares a healthy tip for anybody wanting to make a healthy change in their lives.

New episodes of The Five Foot Strong Podcast will be released...

Are you Five Foot Strong?

The Five Foot Strong Podcast will be available April 3, 2024.

Hosted by, Jessica Gerlock, internationally certified personal trainer and author to the book, 'You Don't Make Friends with Salad: The Secret to Losing Weight and Feeling Better, with No Kale in Sight.'

The Five Foot Strong Podcast will focus on our personal strengths, physical/mental health, what makes YOU personally strong and trends in health and weight loss. Whether you are 5 feet tall like Jessica or 5 foot 11, we are all Five Foot Strong in our own unique ways.<...