Episode 8: Fitness Extremes and Balance with Monica Salamanca

In this episode of The Damsel Podcast, we sit down with Monica Salamanca, fitness and nutrition coach and fierce advocate for helping women feel stronger, safer, and more at home in their bodies. Monica has coached women through pregnancy, postpartum, and every hormonal chapter in between, bringing both technical expertise and deeply human understanding to the way she supports her clients.Monica shares her personal journey into coaching and how her experiences shaped the way she thinks about strength, body trust, and what women actually need. We talk about how to get started with training when you feel intimidated, the biggest misconceptions about exercise and nutrition during pregnancy and TTC, and the overwhelming amount of conflicting advice women face today. She also pulls back the curtain on the impact of social media and AI on the fitness industry, and why individualized guidance matters more than ever.This conversation is equal parts myth busting, practical guidance, and permission to rethink everything you’ve been told about your body. Monica leaves us with simple, actionable shifts women can start today, and a powerful reminder that strength isn’t about shrinking yourself. It’s about building a body that feels capable, supported, and fully yours.