172. How To Find a Personal Trainer Who Won't Injure You with Joey McDonald of Fitness Collective

172. How To Find a Personal Trainer Who Won't Injure You with Joey McDonald of Fitness Collective

Author: Marian Mitchell, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Meal Plan Mentor January 14, 2026 Duration: 56:23
One of the biggest struggles my clients have is finding a personal trainer who won't push them too hard, won't injure them, will listen to them, and respect the specialized diet they need to follow. Joey McDonald is the Founder of Fitness Collective, an affordable personal training facility I have personally used and highly respect.   In this episode, Joey and I talk about my struggles personally and professionally with personal trainers, his journey to starting Fitness Collective, how they interview trainers to find high-quality trainers, and more. You will walk away from this interview with your own interview blueprint to find a personal trainer who will meet you where you're at, won't push you so hard your symptoms flare up, and will be on your team.   Connect with Joey and Fitness Collective: https://www.fitnesscollectivept.com/home   Connect with Marian: https://www.roadtolivingwhole.com Meal plans: https://www.roadtolivingwhole.com/meal-plans/  

Living with a chronic illness or autoimmune condition often means navigating a maze of conflicting advice and feeling isolated in the struggle to feel better. Therapeutic Food Solutions is a conversation about moving beyond that overwhelm, hosted by Marian Mitchell, an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and Meal Plan Mentor. Drawing from nine years of specialized experience, Marian focuses on practical, sustainable food strategies rather than quick fixes or punishing restrictions. In this podcast, you’ll hear honest discussions about therapeutic diets-including Paleo and gluten-free approaches-not as ends in themselves, but as tools for managing disease and reclaiming energy. Each episode breaks down how to adapt nutritional science into realistic meal plans that fit into a complicated life, because improving your health shouldn’t feel like a full-time job. The aim is to translate the principles of integrative nutrition into actionable steps, offering a sense of partnership and clarity for anyone tired of feeling awful and ready for a grounded, compassionate path forward. Tune in for a resource that feels less like a lecture and more like a supportive guide, emphasizing food solutions that are both effective and genuinely livable for the long term.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Therapeutic Food Solutions-Therapeutic Diet, Chronic Illness, Autoimmune, Food Solutions, Go Paleo, Gluten-Free, Disease Management
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