Neda J
"Stefanie has created such a positive impact in my life allowing me to develop a much healthier relationship with food. ive dieted my entire life always being known as the "bigger one" and being hyperfocused on losing weight. This is the first time in my life where i truly have not been restricting the foods i eat and ive never felt healthier!! im able to look forward to meals and eat foods that make me feel good rather than focusing on the idea that everything i ingest must be low carb. Stefanie has helped to reshape my thoughts and the ability to have control over my reactions which is something i didnt realize would have such an impact to my overall health and wellness. I type this as i eat a big bowl of oatmeal FULL of carbs with zero worries or fears that I'll be gaining weight which I'd consider to be such a big win in my life. "
Raina F
"Beginning coaching with Stefanie was probably one of the best things I could have done for myself.
I am the most comfortable and confident in my own skin, as I can ever remember being. I am re-creating my reality in order to not carry on past beliefs and behaviours.
Through learning to enjoy food and find what works for me, building positive behaviours to last, improving body image and finally, breaking previous negative thought cycles
From this comes overall health and true enjoyment in life and I am ever so appreciative for the safe space she holds in the health and wellness industry"
Jerold C
"When I came to Stefanie, I was in the process of recovery from a back injury and needed to work with someone who not only knew how to coach me in my technique, but also had experience performing those very same lifts. Stefanie checked both boxes and more as I found that she was also knowledgeable in physical therapy and offered modifications to assist me in my recovery. With Stefanie, I was able to gain my strength back and set a new PR. As luck would have it, I had another injury and with the help of Stefanie I was able to make yet another recovery and set a higher PR. She is not only very knowledgeable, but she also loves all things lifting and brings that enthusiasm to each session. This made it easy for me to stay motivated and keep up with her programming. Stefanie also taught me how to set my own programs and what things I should be focusing on when looking to improve my technique. This really stood out to me as it meant that she wasn’t just there for my money and rather than make me dependent on her coaching, focused on setting me up to be able to properly lift on my own. You can’t go wrong in choosing to work with Stefanie."
Sean C
"Stefanie has helped me by allowing me to focus on lifting weights and becoming stronger by handling the thinking and planning for me. Along with helping me build good habits around other important aspects of health like sleeping, eating, and morning routine. Thanks to her I'm the strongest and most consistent I've ever been!"
Sonia H
When I started working with Stefanie, I was looking for workout routine guidance. Right from the start working with her was
very rewarding. She taught me a variety of exercises mixed with nutrition advice that has helped me get stronger.
Stefanie helped me reclaim my confidence.
Stefanie is always very friendly and professional and she has a special way to motivate you. Her sessions are fun and dynamic and time just flies by.
I feel more confident thanks to Stefanie! Her passion for fitness and wellbeing is contagious!"
Dan B
"I used to weigh myself every morning like clockwork. I told Stefanie weighing myself didn’t affect me mentally.
I eventually decided to try her approach & ditched the scale. I started to not have the anxiety, I didn’t know I had when there was no morning weigh in.
No more….“I should have ate an extra meal, I’m only up X LBS, that’s why I missed that lift”
“I shouldn’t have had that yoke now that I’m cutting”
Since ditching the scale,
I have less demand to control life & know how things will turn out.
I still have goals, yet they are performance based. “
Andrej J
My year long journey with Stefanie as a personal trainer was truly one of the most positively impactful experiences in my adult life. The years before COVID I had faced and tried to address mental health and body image issues with varying levels of success. Coming out of COVID my mental health was in the gutter, I gained over 50 pounds, and was desperate to change something.
During my first couple sessions with Stefanie, I could tell that this experience is different compared to other trainers I’ve had in the past. There was a genuine care, empathy, and connection in a way I could only attribute to someone who has dealt and/or is continuously battling many of the issues I was expressing.
The months following was a learning experience, not just in the gym, but in my mentality to approach many problems in life. Approaches to fitness, life, and work were all connected by the same underlying philosophies and these were topics I would discuss with Stefanie regularly. Some examples for me personally were:
Understanding triggers that start negative thought cycles (e.g. Sleep and managing energy levels on weekends).
Acceptance in failure. Failure is a part of life and things are more productive when viewed in trends / trajectories.
There is no “fix” to your feelings and emotions. Life has ups and downs and its about understanding techniques that help you acknowledge your current state and how to stabilize.
Loving yourself for who you are and for things you do to put you in the right direction.
Food was another focus for Stefanie and I. There was much learned in listening to my hunger levels, and acknowledging/accepting the moments where you intentionally don’t listen to those hunger levels. The focus was not strict, rather it helped create a sustainable foundation for eating while being flexible enough to handle social environments and personal cravings.
Finally when it came to the gym, it felt amazing having Stefanie by my side pushing me through my power lifting journey. Stefanie taught me to listen to my body and be flexible in workout composition while acknowledging that results take time and are most reliably achieved with consistency. It was a pleasure setting PR after PR with Stefanie and getting to the strongest state that I’ve ever been.
During my time with Stefanie and after finishing with training, I’ll be the first to admit that not all things were positive. There are ups and downs in life that pull you along for the ride. However, where I found the true value of my experience with Stefanie was how I handled these life events. Being able to acknowledge when life is rough, stabilize the situation, and get yourself back in a productive state are all things that I learned and refined during my journey with Stefanie.
I would highly recommend Stefanie as a trainer for anyone who is looking to make real long term change in the way they approach life and are willing to break out of their comfort zone to do so.
Nic F
Working with stef from a trainer's perspective was invaluable. I have known Stef for about five years, as I too was a trainer when I first started at goodlife. Stef was a good role model while I was a trainer. I wanted to work with Stef to see how she works with her clients; so I could improve how I work with my clients as well as to see how she programs her own strength training.
I gained a lot of training and trainer wisdom working with Stef.
one aspect that has nothing to do with strength training that I admire is her ability for empathy compassion and her ability to help you on relationships that you might have with food exercise sleep to help bring more self-awareness to what you're doing. I'm a trainer and I don't think there are many good trainers out there let alone great trainers, Stef would be one of the trainers most people would get a lot of value out of in more than one way then just exercise.
Wes T
"From day one working with stefanie, I was learning new things like best form, nutrition and habit forming!
Stefanie has made me more confident in both the gym and in my regular day! I feel so confident in the gym trying to do more on my own and improving upon my form. Outside the gym, I feel more confident in my everyday life."
Kim L
"Stefanie exceeded my expectations of what I was hoping for from a trainer. Her knowledge, diligence and dedication to helping me improve made me feel like we were a team. She is personable and full of energy, and was a joy to train with. To be honest, I was a bit skeptical at first about paying for training, but Stefanie made me happy I did! "
Jessica K
"Before working with stefanie, I felt like I was in a never-ending cycle and knew I needed a change that would help me long-term.
Stefanie helped me get into the habit of being really thoughtful with what I ate and why. It was such an eye-opening experience.
I credit Stefanie 100% with the fact that I know thoroughly enjoy working out and being active. I prefer weight training over anything and now have all the fundamentals and base knowledge to feel confident in walking into a gym and going straight for the weights. Stefanie truly helped me shift my mind set and attitude."