153: Camille Leblanc-Bazinet: Body Image for Women Who Train — Why Achievement Alone Will Never Be Enough

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Previously titled “Camille Leblanc-Bazinet: Body Image for Women Who Train — Why Achievement Alone Will Never Be Enough” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 12, 2026

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Body image for women who train hard is one of the most common and least talked-about traps in fitness. If you have been hitting your goals, staying consistent, achieving more — and still feel like it is not enough — that is not a discipline problem. That is a pattern that no amount of performance can fix on its own. In this episode you will hear from a woman who learned that at the highest possible level. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is a seven-time CrossFit Games competitor and the 2014 Fittest Woman on Earth. At the peak of her career, her hormone labs came back menopausal — her body shutting down while her achievements kept stacking up. What she discovered on the other side of that, about worth, identity, and what strength actually means, is exactly the conversation women who train hard need to hear. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is a seven-time CrossFit Games competitor, the 2014 Fittest Woman on Earth, a gymnast, gym owner, coach, and one of the most honest voices in fitness on what it actually costs to chase performance at the expense of everything else. What's Discussed: How growing up as a gymnast shaped her relationship with her body — and why the generational patterns she inherited from her mother and grandmother mattered more than any sport ever did Fueling for performance as the escape from restriction — and how that evolution also came with its own cost when performance became the only thing that mattered The hormonal crash at the height of her career: on paper menopausal while competing as one of the fittest women alive — and what that moment finally made her face What it actually felt like to receive body criticism online while holding a world title — and why no level of achievement made that noise go away Why she retired, what her body was asking her to pay attention to, and why she does not regret the decision The IVF journey, multiple miscarriages, surrendering — and what she found on the other side of that The first hard thing she ever did: setting one rule for herself every morning and what that installed in her that nothing external ever could The strongest thing she has ever done — asking for help on her knees after her daughter was born prematurely — and how that changed everything How she is intentionally breaking the generational patterns with her own daughter and why talking about struggle out loud is a form of parenting she never had modeled for her What strength means at this stage of her life — and why her answer is vulnerability and the willingness to say "I need help" Her closing message: sit still, find your light, hold yourself Ready for coaching that builds around the woman you actually are right now? Apply for BroadsCOACH at https://www.broads.app/broadscoach. Learn more about Broads: https://www.broads.app/ https://www.instagram.com/broads_coach/ Check out more from Tara LaFerrara: https://www.taralaferrara.com/https://www.instagram.com/taralaferrara/ YouTube: @TaraLaferrara TikTok: @taralaferrara Check out more from Camille Leblanc-Bazinet: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camillelbaz/ ThunderBro: https://thundrbro.com/

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