BTS Of Shred with Em, How + Why My Most Loved Program Was Created

About this episode

Emma Montgomery shares the personal story behind her fitness program, Shred with Em, which was born out of her struggles postpartum.

Em shares the raw, personal origin story behind her popular fitness program, Shred with Em. It started not as a business plan, but as a desperate need for structure during one of the hardest seasons of her life — seven months postpartum, struggling with undiagnosed postpartum depression, and feeling unrecognizable in her own body. What began with a simple 21-day online challenge grew into a passion for helping women, then a coaching practice, and ultimately the Shred — a six-week macro-based ...

People in this episode

Host: Emma Montgomery

Topics covered

• fitness program
• postpartum recovery
• mental health
• women empowerment
• coaching

Keywords

• fitness
• postpartum
• nutrition
• coaching
• mental health
• women's health
• self improvement

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Products: Shred with Em

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