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This week, we're sitting down with Coach Rome, a Montreal-based personal trainer and online fitness professional whose journey has been anything but easy.

Behind the growth, the progress, and the success is a story of real struggles, personal battles, and some of life's darkest moments.

But what happens when life knocks you down? How do you find the strength to get back up?

Today, Coach Rome opens up about his battles with mental health, the lessons he's learned along the way, and the personal blueprint that's helped him turn adversity into growth.

His story. His struggles. His definition of RESILIENCE.

Ladies and gentlemen... you're now in the building with Coach K!

🎙️ FIRST 5IVE PODCAST – "I DARE YOU"

From saving lives…to transforming them through movement.

This week, we sit down with Emilie Dare — a powerhouse in both the medical world and the fitness space.

Paramedic.
Master Trainer.
Pilates reformer specialist.
And someone who’s redefining what strength really looks like.

We’re diving into:

• The shift from emergency response → empowering people through breath and movement
• The truth about Pilates vs traditional strength training
• Breaking stereotypes in fitness (yes, we talk about men in Pilates 👀)
• Building JunctionFIT and what it really stands for
• Mental health, adversity, and showing up when it’s hardest

This one is deeper than reps and sets…

It’s about impact, identity, and pushing past limits — one step, one rep, and one breath at a time.

🎧 Tap in. Lock in. Don’t miss this one.

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This episode of First 5ive Podcast is your reminder to stop living in the past and start choosing forward progress. Missed shots, mistakes, wasted time, and lost opportunities happen to all of us — but resilience is built when you stop dwelling, learn the lesson, and keep moving.

We’re diving into mindset, choice, growth, and the power of bouncing back so you can become stronger, wiser, and more intentional in the present. Because you are not defined by what happened — you are defined by what you choose next.

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November is Men’s Mental Health month and we are bringing awareness to the struggles that men are navigating through mentally and emotionally, and allowing room for conversations to be established, amplified, and continued

The stats speak for themselves - men worldwide are affected in more ways than one, in more ways than you think, resulting in more tragedies than we can even imagine

Join us for the start of a conversation that has much more room to build upon - we'll start it and hope it continues

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Part 2 of the conversation continues with Laura Dellicolli as we discuss more surrounding the topic of mental health, suicide and depression, how we can support those going through a difficult time, and the importance of asking "how are you?"

As the month of September is Suicide Prevention/Awareness Month, we want to take the time to offer our sincerest support and encouragement to those who may have been affected in some way.

Speak up, ask for help, and always be kind - you never know what people are going through.

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Today's episode is part 1 of our conversation with Laura Dellicolli, a PharmD and Head Pharmacist at Jean Coutu in Montreal, as we discuss the taboos surrounding mental health, how pharmacists play a role in assisting clients, and why showing support for those who are struggling is necessary more than ever today.

Part 2 of the conversation will be available on Thursday so stay tuned for that!

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Welcome back to a NEW season of the First 5IVE Podcast!

After a lengthy hiatus, Coach K is back and ready leave YOU the listening audience with gems that you can take apply right away to make the everyday struggle more manageable!

In this episode, we keep it short, sweet, and to the point on the topic of turning those voices of doubt all the way down and maintaining your focus on what's ahead as you continue to build the best version of you!

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