Michelle Bridges is Australia’s OG fitness queen and most influential personal trainer, winning our hearts with her mix of tough love and heartwarming compassion on The Biggest Loser. She’s also a mum, and successful businesswomen behind Australia’s most trusted health and fitness program the 12WBT. Michelle is now on a mission to shift the stigma around Menopause and give us the tools to take control of our body and mindset.
In this episode Michelle encourages women to reframe menopause as a time of empowerment and wisdom, and opens up about her personal experiences with vulnerability and public scrutiny in one of the lowest points of her life. Michelle and Jess also discuss the joy of motherhood and the importance of self-love and gratitude for a healthy body.
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Host: Jessica Rowe
Guest: Michelle Bridges
Executive Producer: Nic McClure
Audio Producer: Nat Marshall
Digital Content Producer: Amy Code
The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show acknowledges the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples here today.
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