81: Emotional Fitness in Practice: How to Find Yourself Again with Shaun Zetlin

81: Emotional Fitness in Practice: How to Find Yourself Again with Shaun Zetlin

May 28, 2026 · 23 min · Season 3 · Episode 81

About this episode

Ellen Dorian and Shaun Zetlin discuss practical applications of emotional fitness, including support systems and personal mantras.

Ellen continues her conversation with Shaun Zetlin, founder of Zetlin Fitness and author of Emotional Fitness . In Part 1, Ellen and Shaun focused on the philosophy and psychology of emotional fitness. In Part 2, they move into the practical side: choosing the right support, using Shaun’s five mantras, and understanding how emotional fitness shows up inside a relationship. Part 1: Choosing the Right Support Ellen shares her own experience with personal training and what she learned from working with trainers who were both helpful and imperfect. Shaun explains why a good trainer needs more than knowledge of anatomy or motivation. The right trainer listens, adapts, understands the whole person, and helps clients keep going for the long run. Part 2: Shaun’s Five Mantras for Emotional Fitness Shaun walks through the five master mantras from his book Emotional Fitness : accepting your path, knowing you are worthy, knowing you are empowered, lowering the volume, and being your biggest fan. Ellen and Shaun discuss how old pain, shame, fear, and inherited beliefs can shape the way people think, feel, move, and connect. Part 3: 80 Boxes and Finding Your Way Back Shaun shares the story of…

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