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Hey, I'm Linda,
Mom of four, muscle mommy, and your no-BS coach in your corner
LINDA JANSEN
If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable in your body and wondered when you stopped feeling like yourself, I get it. I’ve been there, too.
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My Story
I didn’t come to fitness with everything figured out. I’ve navigated divorce, raising four kids, burnout, and postpartum depression.
I know what it feels like to lose yourself while trying to keep everything else together.
Building strength and learning to fuel my body helped me find my way back.
Over time, fitness became something I did for myself, and something I could actually sustain.
2016 I started as a personal trainer, but along the way, I realized I wanted to help women with more than their workouts.
The meals, habits, mindset, the "deep" work that a lot of coaches weren't touching.
So 7 years ago I built The Empowered Self: to help women get stronger, feel confident around food, and build routines that fit their lives.
That's why I coach the way I do: real food, real strength and a whole lot of compassion... but yes I will push you when you need it because I know what you're capable of.
I WILL be your biggest cheerleader.
My Journey
Where it started
The Rebuild
2016
After my divorce, I stopped punishing my body and started healing through it. That's when I started my own business — and found the work I was meant to do.
I became a personal trainer, obsessed with fitness but doing it the hard way. Over-restricting, over-training, and chasing the exact quick fixes I'd later teach women to ditch.
The Hardest Chapter
2019
I left F45 to go all in on coaching women my way. No extremes, no meal plans, just a structured plan that actually moves the needle forward.
All In
2021
Now I coach women everywhere to get strong, fuel their body, ditch the all or nothing mindset and finally build a body and a mindset they're proud of.
The Empowered Self
2025
Today
My Journey
Where it started
The Hardest Chapter
After my divorce, I stopped punishing my body and started healing through it. That's when I started my own business — and found the work I was meant to do.
I left F45 to go all in on coaching women my way. No extremes, no meal plans, just a structured plan that actually moves the needle forward.
The Empowered
Self
2016
2021
Today
I became a personal trainer, obsessed with fitness but doing it the hard way. Over-restricting, over-training, and chasing the exact quick fixes I'd later teach women to ditch.
2019
My fourth baby came with birth complications and a postpartum depression I'd never known. Stuck in a body I didn't recognize, I hired a coach, learned to fuel instead of fight, and rebuilt — stronger, for good.
2025
Now I coach women everywhere to get strong, fuel their body, ditch the all or nothing mindset and finally build a body and a mindset they're proud of.
The Rebuild
All in
A little more about me.
I'm a proud type A girlie - think calendars, lists, color-coded everything. Engaged to my person (nine years together), mom to four, and dog-mom to two doodles. When I'm not coaching you'll find me hiking, deep in a good book or a true-crime rabbit hole, gaming, or exploring somewhere new with my crew.
For the record: My favourite lift is a Romanian deadlift, spin is my cardio love language, and I will never forgive lunges.
Think we'd be
a good fit?
I'd love to hear your story.
Fill out an application and let's talk.
Or come say hi on Instagram @its.lindaalicia
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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.
work with me
© 2026 by The Empowered Self. Site Designed by BL Marketing
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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.
work with me
© 2026 by The Empowered Self. Site Designed by BL Marketing