Healing Through Fitness, Faith & Trauma with Chelsea Tansey

This is the conversation I needed to hear when I was younger and still struggling on my fitness journey.Today, I’m honored to sit down with my friend and mentor, Chelsea Tansey, as we dive into her journey from survival to transformation—and the mindset shifts that can help you rewrite your own.Chelsea shares:What drove her to leave home at 16 and how she found control—and purpose—in fitness and entrepreneurship.The unseen danger in “healthy extremes”: how bodybuilding and hustle culture became the next level of disordered eating, and what she did to break free.The moment it clicked: watching others struggle, realizing it wasn’t about her body—but about her brain.Why confidence isn’t a size, rep count, or calorie tally—but built through identity, self-trust, and rewriting your worth.How uncovering trauma and living in shame fueled her growth—and how she learned to lean into God, vulnerability, community, and processing to find true healing.The power of shining a light on your shame: “Your body is not a storage system—it’s a processing system.”And how having faith and surrendering to something bigger shifted her entire way of living well.This conversation goes deeper than fitness—it’s about how you heal the mind and heart before you change your body. If you’ve ever chased the next number on the scale, wondered what happens after hitting a goal, or felt stuck in perfection and shame, this episode is for you.Set aside some stillness after listening—this one deserves space to land. And if something stirs you, share it with a friend or send it in to us—you’re not alone, and healing is possible.Let’s dive in.Follow Chelsea on Instagram: @chelseatanseyChelsea's Podcast: Built, Not Born