The Five Foot Strong Podcast

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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