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Welcome to "The Psyche behind the Physique," the podcast led by IFBB Bikini Pro and Team MPowered Fitness head coach, Maddy Michielssen.
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The Gift of Being “In It” (opens the original)
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What happens when you finally get the thing you wanted... and then realize it comes with challenges you never anticipated? In this episode of The Psyche Behind the Physique , Maddy explores the idea of being “in it” — a phrase her mom used throughout her childhood as a ballet dancer whenever the dream she had worked toward started feeling harder than expected. As a little girl, Maddy spent years waiting to get on pointe, audition for bigger roles, take partnering classes, and perform more freque
You Don't Have to Hate Bodybuilding to Outgrow It (opens the original)
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What happens when the lifestyle that built so much of your identity no longer fits the person you're becoming? In this episode of The Psyche Behind the Physique , Maddy sits down with her former client and fellow bodybuilding competitor Miki for an honest conversation about the rarely discussed transition away from physique sports. They unpack the strange middle ground between being a competitor and figuring out who you are without prep, macros, check-ins, cardio targets, and a physique goal dic
The Cost of Never Feeling Done (opens the original)
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What happens when being productive stops feeling like a strength and starts becoming a state your body cannot escape? In this episode, Maddy explores why so many driven women struggle to leave tasks unfinished, tolerate empty space, or accept rest without first earning it. What appears to be discipline, ambition, and high capacity can quietly become self-created urgency, chronic activation, and an inability to recognize when enough is enough. Maddy shares the personal conversation that forced he
Eat More of the Right Things: Nutrition Made Simple for the Active Woman (opens the original)
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What if the way you’ve been trying to “eat like a woman”… has been quietly working against the athlete you actually are? In this episode of The Psyche Behind the Physique , Maddy sits down with Nikki Corrine, founder of Edibowl in St. Pete, Florida, to explore how bowl‑style meals, smarter sourcing, and more diversity on your plate can completely transform the way athletic women fuel their bodies. So many high‑performing women train hard, work hard, and try to “eat clean”—but underneath that oft
Finding Peace at a Number That Used to Rob Me of It (opens the original)
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In this solo episode, Maddy opens up about the mental and emotional shift of stepping away from bodybuilding, releasing old “safe” scale numbers, and learning to find peace in a body that supports hormone health, cycle restoration, strength, and true food freedom. She shares what it looked like to move from rigid tracking and physique-driven metrics into a more intuitive, grounded relationship with food — while still honoring nutrition, protein, fiber, performance, digestion, and body awareness.
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