July 21, 2025 • 21 mins
KB is joined by Dr. Tiff in this episode of Fed by the Fruit. Dr. Tiff is an expert in health and human performance.
At the heart of the discussion Dr. Tiff goes over how important it is to cultivate a healthy relationship with food and fitness, one that honors God’s design for our lives rather than succumbing to the pressures of society’s expectations.
Dr. Tiff shares her personal journey, marked by struggles with body image and perfectionism, which ultimately informs her mission to empower young girls through her organization, Fizeek. We delve into the significance of establishing one's identity in Christ, as opposed to transient accolades or physical appearance.
This episode serves as a clarion call for individuals to prioritize their spiritual well-being while navigating the complexities of health and nutrition.
Connect with Dr. Tiff at workwithtiff.com and on Instagram.
Reach out to KB on Instagram and share your thoughts.
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Foreign.
S welcome to Fed by the Fruit,a podcast focused on nourishment
for the mind, body and soul.
I'm kb, a spirit filledcertified life and nutrition coach
with a calling to disciplewomen who are hungry for more.
Each week we will learn whoGod is and what he wants for and
(00:22):
from us through powerfultestimonies, biblical truth, and
so much more as we fuel ourminds and bodies in ways that honor
him.
Let's get fed.
Hello friends and welcome toFed by the Fruit.
I'm so excited that you'rehere and I'm so excited to welcome
a special guest today.
(00:42):
As you know, or as you'refiguring out, probably the third
week of every month will be anepisode on how to apply biblical
principles to our everyday lives.
And so I'm really excited toshare this guest with you today.
I know that I'm going to gleana lot from her expertise.
Dr. Tiff is an industryleading expert in nutrition, peak
(01:04):
performance and mindset.
She's earned numerouscredentials including a Ph.D. in
Health and Human Performance,an Ms.
In Sports Psychology, andcertifications in NSCA Strength and
Conditioning and NASM Fitness Nutrition.
Dr. Tiff founded Physique, a501C3 to empower girls to embrace
the Supergirl God created themto be.
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And she's also written a bookcalled your unique physique.
So welcome Dr. Tiff.
Thank you for being here.
Thanks so much.
I'm so excited to visit today.
Me too.
So before we dive into thebook, I'd love to hear where your
love for health and fitnessand nutrition came from.
You and I are both a part of agroup called Brand Builders where
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they're always telling us thatwe're most powerfully positioned
to serve the person we once were.
So I find very often that whenI'm speaking to another like fitness
nutrition professional thatthey have struggled at some point
in their life with body image,fitness, nutrition, those types of
things.
Yeah, absolutely.
Well, and I think that's a misconception.
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I think a lot of people thataren't in our industry assume we've
never had any struggles withthose things.
Like we've got it all figuredout and we never had to worry about
it.
And so I think that those ofus that are willing to be vulnerable
and transparent, it reallyhelps even our clients to realize,
okay, so everyone struggleseven if they do this for a living.
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But yeah, I think my lovestarted, I always say I was born
in cleats, in a uniform.
I literally played sports fromthe time I was six years old.
I Have always loved moving my body.
I still do.
And I think that's what landedme in a career.
Like you said, sportspsychology was my master's degree
and I coached for a long time.
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My ex husband and I own gymsand fitness studios for a number
of years.
So I just always found myselfsurrounded by fitness and sports.
My love of nutrition came alittle later, I think when I stopped
playing competitive soccer incollege, my body started changing
and I got really curious, likeI can't get away with what I used
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to eat when I was training.
Six hours a day, two a days, preseason.
And so what started, I think,as a healthy curiosity of just needing
to adjust my lifestyle and myworkout schedule changed.
That same drive forperfectionism and the need to achieve
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and the structure I craved asan athlete just morphed itself into
this unhealthy, restrictive,compulsive exercise.
20 years of dealing with that.
So, you know, I battled thosedemons for about two decades before
I finally just said, or mybody said.
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I should be honest, my bodysaid enough.
And I think that thatexperience, that journey, has made
me a better coach.
It's made me more aware oftriggers with clients and red flags
that I can help walk them through.
And it's just been like Godalways does.
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It was a battle that I neverwant to go through again.
But he brought me through itfor a reason.
And so, yeah, what you saidabout brand builders, like, I do
feel like I'm uniquelypositioned to help anyone that's
battling difficulty with theirnutrition, their exercise, and creating
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a healthy relationship with that.
So I resonate with that so much.
And it's funny, in my ownexperience, God will just, he tends
to bring me the people maybethat need me the most and that I
can.
I just have so much empathyand understanding for what people
are going through after havingsuffered through an eating disorder
and getting that undercontrol, because it's something that
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a lot of times you might, youmight not believe that you ever can.
And it's like, how do I justlive with this thing and you don't
have to.
So I can empathize.
So after working for yearswith women and girls of all ages,
tell me about the gap you found.
Yeah, you know, I think that alot of high achieving women, even
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just women, girls, men withbig dreams, they battle pressure
and comparison the desire toexcel and stand out.
Like, we all want to feel likewe have this unique gift and we do.
But so often I see in thepursuit of that pressure, perfectionism,
we lose sight of our purpose.
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We Lose sight of the provider.
It's all about our goals.
It's all about more, more,better, stronger, and we sacrifice
him in the process.
And we're not giving the time.
We're worshiping the thingsthat aren't lasting.
And, you know, I bowed down tothe scale and the numbers, and my
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body became an idol, and hewas in the background.
And until I really, like yousaid, until I battled through that
and found my.
My feet again, then I couldn'thave both.
There wasn't space for both.
And that's the gap.
Wow.
Yeah.
Again, I can just.
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I can just completely understand.
And even when you think you'redoing all the right things and you've
convinced yourself that, oh, Ido all this in the name of health,
I'm just healthy and I'm disciplined.
Right.
You just can convince yourselfso easily.
And then one day, I don'tknow, sometimes it takes like, you
know, something happening orjust this realization that, man,
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I've really got my prioritiesmixed up and God is no longer at
the top of my list of priorities.
Even when you're trying toconvince yourself that, you know,
I'm doing this in the name of.
Yeah, we sacrifice, I think,too, our relationships.
You know, you can't have thatlifestyle and be social and go out
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and connect because itdisrupts your workout schedule or
you can't eat your food or,you know, so I think, too, we.
We give up so much in that we do.
I think I. I listen to Mindpump a lot, and they say that that
last like five.
Those last five pounds arekind of like the difference between
living and not living your life.
Because so much of what we dorevolves around food.
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And there are times when, youknow, it's the.
It's the piece of cake at yourchild's birthday party that you're.
Either you have it and enjoyit, or you're like, oh, no, I'm gonna
white knuckle through this.
Right?
And you're not gonna have that joy.
So, yeah, I see that all thetime as well.
So as I said, you have a 501C3called Physique.
And your book also has theword physique.
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And as people are listening tothis, they're not understanding that
it is spelled F I Z E E K. Sotell me why you chose that spelling
as opposed to the regular word physique.
Sure.
Well, first, it's a fun play.
And since the book is forpreteen girls, I kind of just wanted
to make more playful spellingof the word.
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But honestly, I Want to shiftthe focus from the physical, from
the outward appearance, fromthe accolades and achievements to
an identity built in Christ,where our values and our confidence,
it's something that never changes.
So often our kiddos arebuilding confidence on things that
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are temporary and they fail atest and they fall apart, their friend
group changes, they decidethey don't love their sport anymore,
whatever activity they do andthat creates this catastrophic emotional
response because theiridentity, their worth, their value
is tied to these temporary things.
And so physique is sixfoundational pillars.
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It's faith, it's integrity,it's zeal, it's endurance, empowerment
and knowledge.
So those six pillars are thefoundation of, of what I believe
builds a whole self that'sfrom the inside out and not just
the things we do, the clotheswe wear, the activities we participate
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in.
And that's really the shift Iwant to make in people's mind that's
so important.
I think, you know, there areso many of us with food issues, raising
daughters, and we need aresource ourselves.
So who, I know you saidpreteens, but like, who is this book
for exactly?
Because I can see parents,mothers using.
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This book as well.
And as I'm writing it, I'mlike, I need to read this book, telling
myself things.
But in my mind, 9 to 13 yearold girls is kind of that target
audience.
It's that preteen transitionaltime where everything's changing.
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Our body, our confidence, ourfriend groups are all the things.
And we're really just tryingto figure out who we are in this
world.
And, and like I said, I feellike it's still valid for the 40
year olds out there that arestill trying to figure themselves
out.
But also it's written as a curriculum.
It's written with a lot ofreally actionable challenges and
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activities.
So to your point, I thinkparents, I think youth group leaders,
I think teachers and coachescould easily use this as a resource
or a book study to take theirgirls through together.
And I think that would be evenmore powerful to just open those
conversations and do that asa, a team building exercise or an
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opportunity to have communityand connection with others in that
same experience.
So that's so good.
I feel like that's somethingthat's so needed and it actually
reminds me, sometimes peopleask me like, how did you, like, how
do you start reading the Bible?
It's so confusing.
And I'm like, start with akid's Bible, like that's such a good
place to start.
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And to your point, people myage could get something could definitely
glean from a book that'swritten for preteens.
I mean, that's honestlyprobably where our disconnect started
was back when we were youngteenagers, you know, start when our
bodies started to change.
And I think we could use somereprogramming, all of us.
So that's incredible.
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Just as an aside, how do youthink women of faith should approach
fitness and nutrition and howshould we parent our children around
it in a way that honors God?
Because I know you mentioned identity.
So many of us even still justeven myself, find our identity in
like, for me, it was CrossFit.
Like, I. I wanted to be thebest CrossFitter that ever crossfitted.
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And it was like when I had amedical issue.
I had to have heart surgeryabout six months ago, and it took
me out of CrossFit.
And honestly, as scary as itwas to think that, oh my gosh, I
have this thing right, One ofthe most difficult things for me
was feeling like I had had myidentity taken from me, and I had
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to really realize that that isnot where I should be finding my
identity.
That's right.
That's right.
And, you know, I wouldn't bein this industry if I didn't think
that caring about our physicalhealth and taking care of our body
and paying attention to how wefeed our goals and prioritize quality
of nutrition, those things are important.
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But you may.
You just made that point.
When it takes over, when we'resacrificing time in the word, when
we're so depleted from underfueling that we can't focus on prayer
time, or we're too tired to goand have community at church, or
our Sunday morning workouttrumps are going to Sunday school.
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You know, it's when thatbecomes our priority over the truth
and our walk with him.
And so I think teaching girlsthat, yes, we should have goals,
we should want to get strong,we should want to have a workout
community that motivates usand that makes us want to go.
And no shows up for us whenwe, you know, need a little bit of
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a pep talk or we take care ofthe quality of what we put in our
body.
I always compare our body to a Ferrari.
It's like you're.
You're not putting regular gasin your Ferrari.
Like, we got to put premiumfuel in there, and that means you
got to take time and you'vegot to go to the grocery and you
have to pay attention.
But again, it's like anything,if it's taking over and becoming
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the idol, becoming the focus.
And I think that's where thatline has to be drawn.
So, yeah, it can be just aslippery slope.
You don't even realize it happens.
And I think intervening orgiving, you know, young girls the.
This foundation and this justsort of a realization, because I
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think I didn't.
It was just like this kind of morphed.
It just started slow and justkind of snowballed for me.
And I think that that canhappen if you don't have awareness
around, you know, food andnutrition and the place it should
hold in your life.
The importance of it, for sure.
But also it's not the mostimportant thing.
That's so good.
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Even now, I don't work with alot of youth clients.
Clients on the nutrition side,more in coaching and sports psychology.
But I do have a couple ofyoung girls that I'm working with
right now that are strugglingwith some disordered eating patterns,
and they haven't been fullydiagnosed with an eating disorder.
But there's just so muchemphasis on.
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They have to.
They want to make all thefood, and they're exploring all these
recipes on Instagram becausethey can make healthier versions
of the things that they reallywant to be eating.
And, you know, it's like, howdo you pull them back out of that?
Because in reality, the factthat they love being in the kitchen
and they want to make healthy,good food for their families, like,
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they're doing all the cookingfor dinners.
And, I mean, there's nothingwrong with that, aside from the fact
that I have this fear of themgoing to college and they don't have
a kitchen and they're in a dorm.
And now that they've gotten inthis, you know, this situation where
they're so fearful of notcontrolling the ingredients that
they're eating, then it'sgoing to be a much more difficult
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transition.
And so, again, to your point,it is a great foundation to establish,
but you have to have someflexibility in that.
And if you.
If you can't be flexible, thenit's controlling you.
You think you're in control.
That's the irony of it, right?
The more control you think youhave, the less you're in control.
1,000%.
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1,000%.
And it can be something wherewhen everything else feels like it's
out of your control, that'sthe one thing you can control.
You just, like, hold on to it.
Like, I don't know that.
That's happened to me so many times.
I've gotten myself into acycle like that.
Tell me about the mission ofyour 501C3.
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Sure.
So physique girl spelled thesame way.
F, I, Z, E, E, K. It's just anextension of this passion project.
This book has just been acalling that God put on my heart
and I want to get this bookinto the hands of as many girls as
possible.
But the vision is bigger than that.
And every book sale is goingto fund this 501c3 so that I can
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then run programs with thecurriculum, with the resources in
under resourced andunderdeveloped areas of Nashville,
which is where I am, buthopefully nationwide.
So the.
The mission is to build thosesame six pillars.
The faith, the integrity, thepassion, the endurance and empowerment
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in all of our girls.
And the book is going to fund that.
And so I'm just excited.
Yeah, I'm really excited aboutthe end game of this.
So again, the book, I had tohave the book and the curriculum
to start building the fundingto actually run the programs that
I want to see run.
So.
Sure.
So.
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So if all of the proceeds goto the 501C3, that means it.
A book purchase could be a tax deduction.
That's correct.
Absolutely.
So depending you'll, you know,obviously work with your finance
department or accountant onhow much of that.
Right.
But there definitely can besome tax incentive if you buy one
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book or if you buy in bulk.
So.
That's right.
If you're buying for a group,I think that would be.
Yeah, yeah.
Amazing.
So the book, where can I know?
It's not out just yet.
So when does it come out andwhere can it be pre ordered?
Sure.
So publication date isSeptember 30th, so closer than.
Closer than I want to imagine.
But.
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But the landing page is up.
Pre orders are open.
Your unique physique.
Fizk.org is the best way tofind it.
It's also on my website.
So if you go to my personalwebsite, which is work with Dr. Tiff
dot dot com, then there's alsoa link on there that they can find.
So.
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Perfect.
And I'll link all of that inthe show notes.
Awesome.
Is there.
Do you.
Are you active on social media?
Do you have an Instagramhandle you'd like to share or do
you prefer the website?
Sure.
Instagram is at work with Dr.Tiff and it's just D R Tiff, so same
as my website, work with Dr. Tiff.
Just try to keep it easy for everybody.
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That's right.
Same across the board.
Awesome.
Well, this is.
This.
I truly can see this being so helpful.
Helpful for so many people.
And I can see the vision of itjust being a bigger thing where this
is taught in groups, youthgroups, and you know, just getting
a solid foundation for theseyoung girls so that it doesn't have
to be a thing in their life,something that they struggle with
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throughout their.
I'm 40, gonna be 44 years oldand this is still something that
comes up for me.
So I think this would havebeen an amazing resource for me to
have when I was young.
And just for moms too.
I think if you are the mom of,you know, a tween or teenage girl,
this could be so valuable.
The last thing I want to ask you.
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So I ask all of my guests toshare a Bible verse that they love.
Do you have a favorite?
I have to say 139th Psalm,verse 14, I praise you, for I am
fearfully and wonderfully made.
Amen.
So good.
So good.
Wonderful.
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That's right.
And that's actually the firstverse in my book for the girls.
Oh, I love that.
Amazing that.
That is so good.
Well, I am so grateful thatyou were willing to share here.
I'm so excited for your bookto come out.
I will, like I said, linkeverything in the show notes so we
can all pre order the book.
And I just wish you the bestof luck.
Thank you so much.
I appreciate you.
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Absolutely.
Okay, friends, thanks fortuning in to another episode of Fed
by the Fruit.
As you know, our July memoryverse is Romans 8:28.
And we know that in allthings, God works for the good of
those who love him, who havebeen called according to his purpose.
I think that Dr. Tiff's bookis going to change lives.
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What a blessing it will be toyoung girls to hopefully never have
to have this struggle that Ihave struggled with and I know many
of you have as well.
I hope that you will tune innext week.
July 28th, my 44th birthday.
Praise God.
I wasn't sure a year ago.
Well, nine months ago, sevenmonths ago.
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I don't know if I would makeit to 44.
And God is good, you guys.
I can't wait to just have anepisode where I get to catch up,
tell you all the things thathave been happening in my life.
And there's a lot.
I actually spent all day todayin the emergency room.
There's a new business on thehorizon for me.
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I'm going on a vacation, goingon a little three day getaway with
jb and I'm so excited aboutthat and I can't wait to share that
with you.
So tune in next week I love you.
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Come hungry, get fed.
Foreign.
S welcome to Fed by the Fruit,a podcast focused on nourishment
for the mind, body and soul.
I'm kb, a spirit filledcertified life and nutrition coach
with a calling to disciplewomen who are hungry for more.
Each week we will learn whoGod is and what he wants for and
(00:22):
from us through powerfultestimonies, biblical truth, and
so much more as we fuel ourminds and bodies in ways that honor
him.
Let's get fed.
Hello friends and welcome toFed by the Fruit.
I'm so excited that you'rehere and I'm so excited to welcome
a special guest today.
(00:42):
As you know, or as you'refiguring out, probably the third
week of every month will be anepisode on how to apply biblical
principles to our everyday lives.
And so I'm really excited toshare this guest with you today.
I know that I'm going to gleana lot from her expertise.
Dr. Tiff is an industryleading expert in nutrition, peak
(01:04):
performance and mindset.
She's earned numerouscredentials including a Ph.D. in
Health and Human Performance,an Ms.
In Sports Psychology, andcertifications in NSCA Strength and
Conditioning and NASM Fitness Nutrition.
Dr. Tiff founded Physique, a501C3 to empower girls to embrace
the Supergirl God created themto be.
(01:26):
And she's also written a bookcalled your unique physique.
So welcome Dr. Tiff.
Thank you for being here.
Thanks so much.
I'm so excited to visit today.
Me too.
So before we dive into thebook, I'd love to hear where your
love for health and fitnessand nutrition came from.
You and I are both a part of agroup called Brand Builders where
(01:47):
they're always telling us thatwe're most powerfully positioned
to serve the person we once were.
So I find very often that whenI'm speaking to another like fitness
nutrition professional thatthey have struggled at some point
in their life with body image,fitness, nutrition, those types of
things.
Yeah, absolutely.
Well, and I think that's a misconception.
(02:07):
I think a lot of people thataren't in our industry assume we've
never had any struggles withthose things.
Like we've got it all figuredout and we never had to worry about
it.
And so I think that those ofus that are willing to be vulnerable
and transparent, it reallyhelps even our clients to realize,
okay, so everyone struggleseven if they do this for a living.
(02:31):
But yeah, I think my lovestarted, I always say I was born
in cleats, in a uniform.
I literally played sports fromthe time I was six years old.
I Have always loved moving my body.
I still do.
And I think that's what landedme in a career.
Like you said, sportspsychology was my master's degree
and I coached for a long time.
(02:52):
My ex husband and I own gymsand fitness studios for a number
of years.
So I just always found myselfsurrounded by fitness and sports.
My love of nutrition came alittle later, I think when I stopped
playing competitive soccer incollege, my body started changing
and I got really curious, likeI can't get away with what I used
(03:14):
to eat when I was training.
Six hours a day, two a days, preseason.
And so what started, I think,as a healthy curiosity of just needing
to adjust my lifestyle and myworkout schedule changed.
That same drive forperfectionism and the need to achieve
(03:34):
and the structure I craved asan athlete just morphed itself into
this unhealthy, restrictive,compulsive exercise.
20 years of dealing with that.
So, you know, I battled thosedemons for about two decades before
I finally just said, or mybody said.
(03:57):
I should be honest, my bodysaid enough.
And I think that thatexperience, that journey, has made
me a better coach.
It's made me more aware oftriggers with clients and red flags
that I can help walk them through.
And it's just been like Godalways does.
(04:18):
It was a battle that I neverwant to go through again.
But he brought me through itfor a reason.
And so, yeah, what you saidabout brand builders, like, I do
feel like I'm uniquelypositioned to help anyone that's
battling difficulty with theirnutrition, their exercise, and creating
(04:39):
a healthy relationship with that.
So I resonate with that so much.
And it's funny, in my ownexperience, God will just, he tends
to bring me the people maybethat need me the most and that I
can.
I just have so much empathyand understanding for what people
are going through after havingsuffered through an eating disorder
and getting that undercontrol, because it's something that
(05:01):
a lot of times you might, youmight not believe that you ever can.
And it's like, how do I justlive with this thing and you don't
have to.
So I can empathize.
So after working for yearswith women and girls of all ages,
tell me about the gap you found.
Yeah, you know, I think that alot of high achieving women, even
(05:22):
just women, girls, men withbig dreams, they battle pressure
and comparison the desire toexcel and stand out.
Like, we all want to feel likewe have this unique gift and we do.
But so often I see in thepursuit of that pressure, perfectionism,
we lose sight of our purpose.
(05:43):
We Lose sight of the provider.
It's all about our goals.
It's all about more, more,better, stronger, and we sacrifice
him in the process.
And we're not giving the time.
We're worshiping the thingsthat aren't lasting.
And, you know, I bowed down tothe scale and the numbers, and my
(06:04):
body became an idol, and hewas in the background.
And until I really, like yousaid, until I battled through that
and found my.
My feet again, then I couldn'thave both.
There wasn't space for both.
And that's the gap.
Wow.
Yeah.
Again, I can just.
(06:25):
I can just completely understand.
And even when you think you'redoing all the right things and you've
convinced yourself that, oh, Ido all this in the name of health,
I'm just healthy and I'm disciplined.
Right.
You just can convince yourselfso easily.
And then one day, I don'tknow, sometimes it takes like, you
know, something happening orjust this realization that, man,
(06:47):
I've really got my prioritiesmixed up and God is no longer at
the top of my list of priorities.
Even when you're trying toconvince yourself that, you know,
I'm doing this in the name of.
Yeah, we sacrifice, I think,too, our relationships.
You know, you can't have thatlifestyle and be social and go out
(07:07):
and connect because itdisrupts your workout schedule or
you can't eat your food or,you know, so I think, too, we.
We give up so much in that we do.
I think I. I listen to Mindpump a lot, and they say that that
last like five.
Those last five pounds arekind of like the difference between
living and not living your life.
Because so much of what we dorevolves around food.
(07:30):
And there are times when, youknow, it's the.
It's the piece of cake at yourchild's birthday party that you're.
Either you have it and enjoyit, or you're like, oh, no, I'm gonna
white knuckle through this.
Right?
And you're not gonna have that joy.
So, yeah, I see that all thetime as well.
So as I said, you have a 501C3called Physique.
And your book also has theword physique.
(07:51):
And as people are listening tothis, they're not understanding that
it is spelled F I Z E E K. Sotell me why you chose that spelling
as opposed to the regular word physique.
Sure.
Well, first, it's a fun play.
And since the book is forpreteen girls, I kind of just wanted
to make more playful spellingof the word.
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But honestly, I Want to shiftthe focus from the physical, from
the outward appearance, fromthe accolades and achievements to
an identity built in Christ,where our values and our confidence,
it's something that never changes.
So often our kiddos arebuilding confidence on things that
(08:38):
are temporary and they fail atest and they fall apart, their friend
group changes, they decidethey don't love their sport anymore,
whatever activity they do andthat creates this catastrophic emotional
response because theiridentity, their worth, their value
is tied to these temporary things.
And so physique is sixfoundational pillars.
(09:02):
It's faith, it's integrity,it's zeal, it's endurance, empowerment
and knowledge.
So those six pillars are thefoundation of, of what I believe
builds a whole self that'sfrom the inside out and not just
the things we do, the clotheswe wear, the activities we participate
(09:23):
in.
And that's really the shift Iwant to make in people's mind that's
so important.
I think, you know, there areso many of us with food issues, raising
daughters, and we need aresource ourselves.
So who, I know you saidpreteens, but like, who is this book
for exactly?
Because I can see parents,mothers using.
(09:43):
This book as well.
And as I'm writing it, I'mlike, I need to read this book, telling
myself things.
But in my mind, 9 to 13 yearold girls is kind of that target
audience.
It's that preteen transitionaltime where everything's changing.
(10:03):
Our body, our confidence, ourfriend groups are all the things.
And we're really just tryingto figure out who we are in this
world.
And, and like I said, I feellike it's still valid for the 40
year olds out there that arestill trying to figure themselves
out.
But also it's written as a curriculum.
It's written with a lot ofreally actionable challenges and
(10:26):
activities.
So to your point, I thinkparents, I think youth group leaders,
I think teachers and coachescould easily use this as a resource
or a book study to take theirgirls through together.
And I think that would be evenmore powerful to just open those
conversations and do that asa, a team building exercise or an
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opportunity to have communityand connection with others in that
same experience.
So that's so good.
I feel like that's somethingthat's so needed and it actually
reminds me, sometimes peopleask me like, how did you, like, how
do you start reading the Bible?
It's so confusing.
And I'm like, start with akid's Bible, like that's such a good
place to start.
(11:09):
And to your point, people myage could get something could definitely
glean from a book that'swritten for preteens.
I mean, that's honestlyprobably where our disconnect started
was back when we were youngteenagers, you know, start when our
bodies started to change.
And I think we could use somereprogramming, all of us.
So that's incredible.
(11:30):
Just as an aside, how do youthink women of faith should approach
fitness and nutrition and howshould we parent our children around
it in a way that honors God?
Because I know you mentioned identity.
So many of us even still justeven myself, find our identity in
like, for me, it was CrossFit.
Like, I. I wanted to be thebest CrossFitter that ever crossfitted.
(11:51):
And it was like when I had amedical issue.
I had to have heart surgeryabout six months ago, and it took
me out of CrossFit.
And honestly, as scary as itwas to think that, oh my gosh, I
have this thing right, One ofthe most difficult things for me
was feeling like I had had myidentity taken from me, and I had
(12:11):
to really realize that that isnot where I should be finding my
identity.
That's right.
That's right.
And, you know, I wouldn't bein this industry if I didn't think
that caring about our physicalhealth and taking care of our body
and paying attention to how wefeed our goals and prioritize quality
of nutrition, those things are important.
(12:33):
But you may.
You just made that point.
When it takes over, when we'resacrificing time in the word, when
we're so depleted from underfueling that we can't focus on prayer
time, or we're too tired to goand have community at church, or
our Sunday morning workouttrumps are going to Sunday school.
(12:55):
You know, it's when thatbecomes our priority over the truth
and our walk with him.
And so I think teaching girlsthat, yes, we should have goals,
we should want to get strong,we should want to have a workout
community that motivates usand that makes us want to go.
And no shows up for us whenwe, you know, need a little bit of
(13:18):
a pep talk or we take care ofthe quality of what we put in our
body.
I always compare our body to a Ferrari.
It's like you're.
You're not putting regular gasin your Ferrari.
Like, we got to put premiumfuel in there, and that means you
got to take time and you'vegot to go to the grocery and you
have to pay attention.
But again, it's like anything,if it's taking over and becoming
(13:43):
the idol, becoming the focus.
And I think that's where thatline has to be drawn.
So, yeah, it can be just aslippery slope.
You don't even realize it happens.
And I think intervening orgiving, you know, young girls the.
This foundation and this justsort of a realization, because I
(14:03):
think I didn't.
It was just like this kind of morphed.
It just started slow and justkind of snowballed for me.
And I think that that canhappen if you don't have awareness
around, you know, food andnutrition and the place it should
hold in your life.
The importance of it, for sure.
But also it's not the mostimportant thing.
That's so good.
(14:24):
Even now, I don't work with alot of youth clients.
Clients on the nutrition side,more in coaching and sports psychology.
But I do have a couple ofyoung girls that I'm working with
right now that are strugglingwith some disordered eating patterns,
and they haven't been fullydiagnosed with an eating disorder.
But there's just so muchemphasis on.
(14:46):
They have to.
They want to make all thefood, and they're exploring all these
recipes on Instagram becausethey can make healthier versions
of the things that they reallywant to be eating.
And, you know, it's like, howdo you pull them back out of that?
Because in reality, the factthat they love being in the kitchen
and they want to make healthy,good food for their families, like,
(15:07):
they're doing all the cookingfor dinners.
And, I mean, there's nothingwrong with that, aside from the fact
that I have this fear of themgoing to college and they don't have
a kitchen and they're in a dorm.
And now that they've gotten inthis, you know, this situation where
they're so fearful of notcontrolling the ingredients that
they're eating, then it'sgoing to be a much more difficult
(15:29):
transition.
And so, again, to your point,it is a great foundation to establish,
but you have to have someflexibility in that.
And if you.
If you can't be flexible, thenit's controlling you.
You think you're in control.
That's the irony of it, right?
The more control you think youhave, the less you're in control.
1,000%.
(15:50):
1,000%.
And it can be something wherewhen everything else feels like it's
out of your control, that'sthe one thing you can control.
You just, like, hold on to it.
Like, I don't know that.
That's happened to me so many times.
I've gotten myself into acycle like that.
Tell me about the mission ofyour 501C3.
(16:10):
Sure.
So physique girl spelled thesame way.
F, I, Z, E, E, K. It's just anextension of this passion project.
This book has just been acalling that God put on my heart
and I want to get this bookinto the hands of as many girls as
possible.
But the vision is bigger than that.
And every book sale is goingto fund this 501c3 so that I can
(16:34):
then run programs with thecurriculum, with the resources in
under resourced andunderdeveloped areas of Nashville,
which is where I am, buthopefully nationwide.
So the.
The mission is to build thosesame six pillars.
The faith, the integrity, thepassion, the endurance and empowerment
(16:58):
in all of our girls.
And the book is going to fund that.
And so I'm just excited.
Yeah, I'm really excited aboutthe end game of this.
So again, the book, I had tohave the book and the curriculum
to start building the fundingto actually run the programs that
I want to see run.
So.
Sure.
So.
(17:18):
So if all of the proceeds goto the 501C3, that means it.
A book purchase could be a tax deduction.
That's correct.
Absolutely.
So depending you'll, you know,obviously work with your finance
department or accountant onhow much of that.
Right.
But there definitely can besome tax incentive if you buy one
(17:39):
book or if you buy in bulk.
So.
That's right.
If you're buying for a group,I think that would be.
Yeah, yeah.
Amazing.
So the book, where can I know?
It's not out just yet.
So when does it come out andwhere can it be pre ordered?
Sure.
So publication date isSeptember 30th, so closer than.
Closer than I want to imagine.
But.
(18:00):
But the landing page is up.
Pre orders are open.
Your unique physique.
Fizk.org is the best way tofind it.
It's also on my website.
So if you go to my personalwebsite, which is work with Dr. Tiff
dot dot com, then there's alsoa link on there that they can find.
So.
(18:20):
Perfect.
And I'll link all of that inthe show notes.
Awesome.
Is there.
Do you.
Are you active on social media?
Do you have an Instagramhandle you'd like to share or do
you prefer the website?
Sure.
Instagram is at work with Dr.Tiff and it's just D R Tiff, so same
as my website, work with Dr. Tiff.
Just try to keep it easy for everybody.
(18:41):
That's right.
Same across the board.
Awesome.
Well, this is.
This.
I truly can see this being so helpful.
Helpful for so many people.
And I can see the vision of itjust being a bigger thing where this
is taught in groups, youthgroups, and you know, just getting
a solid foundation for theseyoung girls so that it doesn't have
to be a thing in their life,something that they struggle with
(19:02):
throughout their.
I'm 40, gonna be 44 years oldand this is still something that
comes up for me.
So I think this would havebeen an amazing resource for me to
have when I was young.
And just for moms too.
I think if you are the mom of,you know, a tween or teenage girl,
this could be so valuable.
The last thing I want to ask you.
(19:23):
So I ask all of my guests toshare a Bible verse that they love.
Do you have a favorite?
I have to say 139th Psalm,verse 14, I praise you, for I am
fearfully and wonderfully made.
Amen.
So good.
So good.
Wonderful.
(19:43):
That's right.
And that's actually the firstverse in my book for the girls.
Oh, I love that.
Amazing that.
That is so good.
Well, I am so grateful thatyou were willing to share here.
I'm so excited for your bookto come out.
I will, like I said, linkeverything in the show notes so we
can all pre order the book.
And I just wish you the bestof luck.
Thank you so much.
I appreciate you.
(20:04):
Absolutely.
Okay, friends, thanks fortuning in to another episode of Fed
by the Fruit.
As you know, our July memoryverse is Romans 8:28.
And we know that in allthings, God works for the good of
those who love him, who havebeen called according to his purpose.
I think that Dr. Tiff's bookis going to change lives.
(20:28):
What a blessing it will be toyoung girls to hopefully never have
to have this struggle that Ihave struggled with and I know many
of you have as well.
I hope that you will tune innext week.
July 28th, my 44th birthday.
Praise God.
I wasn't sure a year ago.
Well, nine months ago, sevenmonths ago.
(20:49):
I don't know if I would makeit to 44.
And God is good, you guys.
I can't wait to just have anepisode where I get to catch up,
tell you all the things thathave been happening in my life.
And there's a lot.
I actually spent all day todayin the emergency room.
There's a new business on thehorizon for me.
(21:10):
I'm going on a vacation, goingon a little three day getaway with
jb and I'm so excited aboutthat and I can't wait to share that
with you.
So tune in next week I love you.
I'm so grateful that you're here.
Later.
If this podcast blessed you,please share it with a friend and
hit the subscribe button soyou never miss an episode.
(21:31):
Leave a five star review onitunes and come hang out with me
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And most importantly, I'll seeyou right here next week.
Come hungry, get fed.
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