Ways to work with me

LET'S BUILD SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY LASTS.

Three ways to work with me: 1:1 with me fully in your corner, a group program or a self paced membership - but every plan runs on the same philosophy:

Foundation → Build → Empower.

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— the 12 month 1:1 experience

The Empowered Method

Fully personalized to you and your life.

For the woman who's tired of eating less, doing more, and ending up right back at square one. This is a full year of coaching with me in your corner. Personalized training and nutrition, weekly check-ins, and direct access to me, plus the part most programs skip: habits, mindset, barriers, and real, busy life. Lose the weight, build the muscle and become the version of yourself you want to be.

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— the 12 week group program

Fit Foundations

Build the foundation, Create consistency.

Twelve weeks to finally learn how to train, fuel yourself, and stay consistent, strength workouts that build as you get stronger, a nutrition approach you choose, and the daily habits that make it all stick, with a group of other women.

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— the membership

The Empowered Club

Your plan. Your pace. Your app.

Strength programs that build as you go, plus habit and nutrition tracking, and all the tools to take your fitness into your own hands. Self-guided, cancel anytime, and built for the woman who's got the basics down and just wants a solid plan to follow.

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Not sure where you fit? Apply and I'll point you the right way, or see the full breakdown on the Programs page.

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Fitness & nutrition coaching for busy moms

GET STRONG

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EAT WITHOUT GUILT, AND STOP STARTING OVER.

Workouts that make you stronger, nutrition that gives you structure and freedom and a plan that holds up through real life chaos (we aren't doing 1200 calorie diets over here)!

join me on the inside

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Fitness & nutrition coaching for busy moms

GET STRONG, EAT WITHOUT GUILT, AND STOP STARTING OVER.

Strength workouts, nutrition with structure and freedom (yes, you can still go out to eat), and a plan that holds up through real-life chaos, (because we’re not doing 1,200-calorie diets over here).

JOIN ME ON THE INSIDE

This is for you if...

Your schedule is chaotic, your to-do list never ends, but you're done putting yourself on the back burner.

You want to build muscle, lose fat, AND eat the damn pasta.

You want girls' nights, date nights, and vacations without spiraling over calories.

You are done fearing food and want to learn how to fuel your body without giving up the foods you love.

You want a coach who will hype you up but also lovingly call you on your BS.

You are ready to ditch the all-or-nothing BS and build a body AND lifestyle you actually love.

If you're nodding along, you're exactly who I built this for.

I've been where you are, and I know what you're capable of.

Four kids and postpartum depression taught me what it feels like to lose yourself. I coach with that in mind, with compassion first and a push when you need it.

I'll give you the map and ride shotgun the whole way.

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Linda, founder and coach of The Empowered Self showing her body transformation

Hi ! I'm Linda Jansen

Founder & Coach of The Empowered Self

For years, I chased every quick fix that promised I'd finally feel good in my body.

Fad diets. Over-exercising. Barely eating.

None of it stuck, because none of it was sustainable.

Then came four kids, postpartum depression, and a body I didn't recognize anymore.

I was carrying more weight than ever, and further from myself than I'd ever felt.

The shift didn't come from another diet. It came from finally stopping the punishment.

I learned to fuel my body instead of fighting it.

I got strong. I lost the weight, for real, and for good.

I didn't just change my body. I became the strongest version of me.

None of this is theory for me. I've done the exact thing I'm asking you to do.

And I know it works, because it worked on me.

Here's Exactly How I did it

Before and after fat-loss results from coaching with The Empowered Self

Client transformation - leaner and stronger after The Empowered Method

Amazing before and after client results from Linda Jansen's 1:1 fitness coaching program

Woman's strength and fat-loss progress with online coaching

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You don't have to
start over again.

You don't need another plan that only works on your perfect weeks. You need one that still works when life gets hectic.

That's the shit I want to teach you. Ready to reach those goals?

Let's do the damn thing!

The Empowered Self is fitness and nutrition coaching for busy women. No meal plans, no starving, no all-or-nothing. Linda's a personal trainer and nutrition coach in Red Deer, Alberta, working with women here and anywhere remotely.