Training, Purpose + Helping Others ft. Toni Jackson
Tune in for an episode with Toni Jackson on training, body image, and finding purpose and meaning through helping others 💜 Toni is an experienced powerlifter and has worked as a personal coach for the last 15 years and her perspective and insights are invaluable. Enjoy this episode and love you so much!
MEET TONI JACKSON ~
Toni is an Albermarle County native with a master's degree from UVA in Professional Counseling. In addition, she is certified as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) and Behavior Technician.
Starting in 2011, she began integrating physical fitness into her client support regimes. Toni is an experienced powerlifter and has worked as a personal coach for the past 15 years.
Toni believes that by strengthening our bodies we strengthen our minds. She works with women of all ages, backgrounds and abilities in a way that opens the door to self-empowerment.
CONNECT WITH TONI
On the web: https://www.newperspectivecville.com/
On Instagram: @newperspective_fitness and @tonijackson03
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077983983515
FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE ~
Toni’s journey from bodybuilding to powerlifting to strongman and how her perspective of fitness has evolved over time
The weights don’t care what your socioeconomic status is
Being open to listening and learning
Watching someone do the thing they thought was impossible
Getting out of our heads and out of our own way
Purpose, meaning and helping each other out
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~
VIRTUAL TRAINING WITH CAROLINE
DETAILED EPISODE BREAKDOWN ~
0:00 - 10:00 ish:
Meet Toni! and overview of today’s episode 🎉
How Toni got into weightlifting + gym life
Toni’s journey from bodybuilding to powerlifting to strongman and how her perspective of fitness has evolved over time
Having agency over the body and confidence that we can do what we set our minds to
10 - 20:00 ish:
Letting go of body dysmorphia
Each of us finding our unique version of health and vitality
Learning to love ourselves independent of what society has to say about us
The intersection between mental wellness and physical wellness
20 - 30:00 ish:
Taking a holistic approach to training
Training and resting through different seasons of life
The gym as a way to make life better
Finding balance between gym and the rest of life
Toni’s new chapter training the Charlottesville Police Department
Bridging police officers and the communities they serve
Seeing police officers as fully human
30 - 40:00 ish:
The weights don’t care what your socioeconomic status is
Being open to listening and learning
Living to lift another day vs. overshooting our weights
Watching someone do the thing they thought was impossible
Getting out of our heads and out of our own way
The power of community support ❤️🔥
Things that give Toni’s life meaning and purpose 💜
40 - 50:00 ish:
Purpose, meaning and helping each other out
How to find Toni on the interwebs!
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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Lots of love,
Caroline
