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Strong Like a Mother

Welcome to Strong Like a Mother—the podcast for moms who refuse to settle and are ready to prioritize their health, build strength, and thrive in the beautiful chaos of motherhood. I’m Tiffany Wickes, your host, fitness coach, and mom to seven wild and wonderful kids. Each episode, we’ll dive into practical tips, expert advice, and real talk about balancing fitness, family, and fun. Together, we’ll crush your goals, grow stronger every day, and prove that motherhood and muscle go hand in hand. Let’s

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161. What If This Is as Healthy as My Body Gets?...

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2026/10/05

What happens when you’re doing all the “right” things for your health, but your body isn’t responding the way you expected? For many women, especially in their 40s, changes in hormones, blood sugar, and body composition can make reaching fitness goals more complicated than simply adjusting nutrition or exercising harder.In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, Tiffany gets personal about her ongoing struggle with blood sugar regulation, her recent blood work, and her efforts to understand how

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160. Travel, Fitness & Nutrition: How to Stay Healthy...

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2026/09/28

Travel can be an exciting break from your normal routine, but it can also make staying consistent with your health and fitness feel a little more complicated. Different foods, disrupted schedules, long flights, less access to a gym, and the temptation to put your healthy habits on hold can easily turn a trip into an all-or-nothing situation.In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, Tiffany Wickes shares how she approaches travel, fitness, and nutrition without letting the change in routine derail her

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159. How to Feed Your Family Healthy Without the...

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2026/09/21

Feeding a family—especially a big one—can feel overwhelming. Between picky eaters, busy schedules, sports, school, snacks, and the constant question of “What are we having for dinner?”, it can be easy to believe that healthy family nutrition requires hours of meal prep and elaborate recipes.In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, Tiffany Wickes breaks down how she feeds a family of nine, including seven kids, with an emphasis on whole, nutrient-dense foods without making mealtimes complicated or

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158. 10 Fitness Terms You Need to Know (But Nobody...

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2026/09/14

Have you ever heard a fitness term and thought, “Wait… what does that actually mean?”The fitness world is full of terminology that gets thrown around like everyone should already know what it means—progressive overload, hypertrophy, zone 2, RPE, mobility, metabolic conditioning, and more. But when these terms aren't explained, it can be difficult to know what they actually mean, why they matter, or whether you should even be paying attention to them.In this episode of Strong Like a Mother,

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157. Post-Ultra Body Composition: What’s Next for...

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2026/09/07

What happens to your body after spending 10 months training for an ultra marathon?In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, Tiffany takes a look at her current body composition after completing her ultra marathon and breaks down how she got here. From months of endurance training and fueling for performance to the physical demands of training as a busy mom of seven, she shares what changed in her body along the way—and what she learned from the experience.Now that the race is behind her, Tiffany’s

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156. Why I Ditched My Wearable Fitness Tracker

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2026/08/31

What happens when the numbers meant to help you understand your body start to define how you feel about it?In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, Tiffany shares why she decided to ditch her fitness wearables and step away from constantly tracking her health and fitness data. For years, metrics like recovery scores, sleep data, calories burned, heart rate, and daily activity offered insight into how she was doing—but she began to realize she was giving those numbers more authority than her own

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155. I Ran An Ultramarathon - Here's How it Went

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2026/08/24

What does it take to train for and complete an ultramarathon? It took 10 months of training, plenty of patience, a whole lot of mental toughness—and the determination to keep going even when a calf injury threatened to derail Tiffany's plans.In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, Tiffany takes you behind the scenes of her journey to the ultramarathon starting line and ultimately across the finish line. She shares what it was like to train for months while managing an injury, how she worked

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154. From the Archives: Why Mountain Ultra Runners...

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2026/08/17

Tiffany is preparing for a race this weekend so were resharing this episode about road marathons!Road marathons create lean, wiry bodies. Mountain ultras? Think sturdy, muscular, and resilient. In this episode, I unpack why trail and mountain ultra runners often carry more muscle than road marathoners—and how you can use those principles (variety, load, time under tension) to build a stronger, more capable body. I’m also sharing the first look at my own plan to train for a 50-mile mountain ultra,

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12:34

153. The Boring Truth About Getting Healthy: 5 Things...

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2026/08/10

The Boring Truth About Getting Healthy: 5 Things That Actually WorkGetting healthy doesn't have to mean following the latest diet, trying a new workout every week, or completely overhauling your life. In fact, some of the things that make the biggest difference are surprisingly simple—and honestly, a little boring.In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, Tiffany shares five simple habits that can help you build a healthier, stronger life. From eating the same nutritious meals and tracking your

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152. Cortisol + Strength Program: Balance Cortisol,...

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2026/08/03

Stress isn't just something you feel—it can have a significant impact on your energy, metabolism, muscle growth, and overall health. That's why understanding the connection between cortisol and strength training is so important, especially for busy moms.In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, Tiffany breaks down the FASTer Way Cortisol & Strength program and explains how a balanced approach to fitness can help women build lean muscle, improve recovery, and support healthy hormone

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151. Faith, Fitness & Motherhood: The Strength to...

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2026/07/27

In this personal episode, Tiffany shares a memorable parenting experience that reminded her just how important it is to care for both her physical and spiritual health. As she reflects on the situation, she explains how her faith in God and the strength she had built through years of prioritizing fitness helped her respond with confidence and resilience.Tiffany talks about how staying healthy isn't just about reaching fitness goals—it's about being physically capable when your family needs

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150. Vaginal Estrogen 101: What Every Woman Should Know

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2026/07/20

Vaginal estrogen is one of the safest, most effective, and most underutilized treatments for the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. In this episode of Strong Like a Mother, we explore why declining estrogen affects not only vaginal tissues but also the urinary tract and the vaginal microbiome. You'll learn how low-dose vaginal estrogen helps restore healthy Lactobacillus bacteria, maintain an optimal vaginal pH, and strengthen the tissues that support vaginal and bladder health.We also

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149. Live Health Coaching on the Podcast

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2026/07/13

We have an exciting update to share with our amazing community. Moving forward, Tiffany will be bringing live health coaching directly to the podcast, giving listeners the opportunity to call in and ask their questions in real time. Whether you're looking for guidance on nutrition, dieting, strength training, building sustainable healthy habits, navigating healthy relationships, or tackling other wellness challenges, Tiffany will offer practical advice, encouragement, and expert insights to

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148. Is Running Bad for Women and Fat Loss?

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2026/07/06

In today's episode, we're tackling one of the biggest questions women ask when they're trying to lose body fat: Is running actually bad for weight loss?You've probably heard conflicting advice. Some people swear by running to burn calories, while others claim it spikes cortisol, causes muscle loss, and makes fat loss harder—especially for women. So what's the truth?In this episode, we're cutting through the noise. The reality is that running isn't inherently good

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147. Why Consistency Matters Most When Life Gets Hard

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2026/06/29

Life is never going to slow down. There will always be stressful seasons—moving, motherhood, demanding jobs, family responsibilities, vacations, illnesses, and unexpected challenges. In this episode, I talk about one of the biggest patterns I see with my coaching clients: treating life's chaos as a reason to abandon their health goals.The truth is, stressful seasons are when your healthy habits matter the most. Nutrition, movement, strength training, sleep, and recovery aren't things you

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146. Body Composition vs. Weight Loss: Why Your...

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2026/06/22

If you've ever felt frustrated because you're working hard but not seeing the results you want, this episode is for you. Today, I'm breaking down the difference between weight loss, fat loss, and body composition—and why understanding that difference can completely change how you approach your nutrition and training.One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is choosing workouts that don't align with their actual goals. If your goal is to build muscle and improve body

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145. Pregnant Again? What My Body Looked Like After a...

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2026/06/15

A week and a half after completing my first mountain marathon, I received a surprising comment on social media asking if I was pregnant. While the question made me laugh, it opened the door to an important conversation about recovery, body image, and what actually happens to the body after a major endurance event.In this episode, I break down the physiology behind post-race weight fluctuations, water retention, inflammation, glycogen restoration, and why many women mistakenly assume they've

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144. Peptides: My Personal Experience, Results, and...

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2026/06/08

In this episode, I'm sharing my personal experience with several popular peptides, including PT-141, BPC-157, TB-500, MOTS-c, and CJC-1295/Ipamorelin. I'll walk you through why I decided to try them, what results I noticed, and where I believe they may have supported my recovery, training, and overall health.This isn't a conversation about finding a shortcut or chasing the latest health trend. As a nurse, health coach, endurance athlete, and mom of seven, I firmly believe that

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143. Food Noise, Cravings & GLP-1s: What’s Actually...

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2026/06/01

In this episode, Tiffany dives into one of the most talked-about — and emotionally charged — topics in the health and wellness space right now: food noise. Is it a real physiological experience? Is it just rebranded cravings? And where do GLP-1 medications actually fit into the conversation?Tiffany unpacks the cultural shift that has caused many women to fear hunger, appetite, and cravings altogether, while also acknowledging that for some people, constant thoughts about food can feel genuinely

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142. Recap of My First Mountain Marathon + My...

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2026/05/25

In this episode, Tiffany recaps her experience running her very first mountain marathon — a brutal but rewarding 26.7-mile race with nearly 6,000 feet of elevation gain around Mount Timpanogos in Utah. She shares what the training process actually looked like, how different mountain running is from road racing, and the physical and mental challenges that came with preparing for an endurance event of this size.Tiffany also opens up about the setbacks she faced along the way, including tearing a calf

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