“When it comes to movement, it’s about the pleasure principle. What brings you joy? That’s the key.”
We all enter the fitness industry because it fired us up, but somewhere along the line, the constant competition, the selling, and the feeling of burnout can take over. In this must-listen episode of Well, Well, Well, host Laura Munkholm welcomes Jessica Maurer, Director of Education for the Mental Wellbeing Association. They dive deep into the emotional realities of studio ownership and teaching—and how to reclaim the spark.
Jessica shares groundbreaking, evidence-based strategies to shift the narrative from fitness as punishment, guilt, and competition to fitness as joy, pleasure, and genuine connection. Learn the critical difference between burnout and boredom, the dangers of the false consensus effect in boutique fitness, and the simple structure that will make social media an engine for connection, not comparison. This is the conversation you need to hear to stop focusing on management and start leading with wellness and finding true fulfillment.
