If you've ever stood in front of the mirror picking yourself apart even though you're making progress, or spent an hour staring at your check-in photos hating what you see, or compared yourself to every girl at the gym until you felt like giving up - this episode is for you.

We're sitting down with sports psychologist Gabe Rocha to talk about the mental struggles that no one wants to admit they're dealing with. The body dysmorphia that makes you feel fat even when you're the leanest you've ever been. The pressure you put on yourself to perform in the gym that actually ruins your training. The comparison trap on social media that leaves you feeling like you'll never be enough.

Kate gets vulnerable about how she used to spend an hour taking check-in photos over and over, hating every single one. How she'd avoid looking at herself in the mirror at the gym because the negative self-talk was so overwhelming. And how working with Gabe shifted everything - from the journaling exercises that helped her stop stressing about things she can't control, to the sticky notes on her mirror with affirmations she reads every morning.

We're diving into why you overthink your physique in a bulk, why you can't see your own progress even when it's there, and how to stop letting the stress of life bleed into how you feel about your body. Gabe breaks down the actual tools and strategies he uses with clients - not surface-level tips, but the real mental work that creates change.

This isn't just for competitors. This is for anyone who feels like their mind is holding them back from enjoying their fitness journey. Because the physical work is hard enough - you don't need your own thoughts working against you too.

Your mental game matters just as much as your macros 💖

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