Please welcome LWA Coach Jess Kirschmann to the Born to Thrive Podcast! Jess is a PhD student at the University of Houston and an assistant coach on the LWA team. Jess is studying to get her PhD in kinesiology and is collaborating with special Oympics, exploring resources for college students, and learning about what happens with sports retirement at the collegiate level. Jess has been part of the LWA team since January 2023, today we talk about her journey starting as a LWA client, changes in her relationships, and how her mindset has changed to become a version of herself that she is proud of.    (1:33) Intro (5:30) Jess's mindset shift to prioritize herself (9:30) Changes in Jess's relationships  (14:30) Figuring out compromises to reach your goals (16:00) Digging deeper to figure out your why (19:25) Keeping promises to yourself (22:50) Looking at the positive over the negative (25:30) Give yourself grace instead of reacting  (30:00) Question things and get curious (35:45) Your doesn't need to be physical (38:39) Jess's 1st first author scientific publication  (45:35) Life is a research experiment  (48:20) Jess's goals moving forward (50:24) Never break promises to yourself   Follow Jess at: Instagram: @_fitjess  TikTok: @_fitjess ------------------------------ Click Here to Purchase the Unposed Unbothered Journal! Click Here to Download LWA's Free Transformation Blueprint  Save 10% with "alex" from Buffbunny: https://www.buffbunny.com/?rfsn=6261901.6ab300 Save 20% with alex from Legion: https://legionathletics.com/products/workout-supplements/?r=zrxnw&utm_source=bc_alex-allen_zrxnw&utm_campaign=bc Click Here to Apply for 1:1 Coaching with LWA Coaching