Tone It Down

Beating Skinny Culture & Conquering Fitness Slumps with Strength Coach Jacqueline Kasen

August 4, 2026·36 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Part 2 of Karena’s conversation trainer and fitness industry veteran Jacqueline Kasen picks up right where we left off — and this half goes even deeper. Karena and Jacqueline talk through the future of fitness (and why Jacqueline feels genuinely hopeful about where the industry is headed), the three real things that beat a motivation slump, and a live "workshop your why" exercise using Jacqueline's goal-tree method. Then it gets personal: dating in Miami, Karena's decade of marriage, why every good relationship (and every good goal) takes real work, and the importance of self-accountability when you mess up.  [00:00] Coming Next [01:36] Intro & TIU Updates from Karena [06:29] TIU App [08:18] Welcome back Jacqueline [10:00] Skinny Culture, Then and Now Karena and Jacqueline discuss body positivity  The pressures of social media on today's kids  Why "doom scrolling" makes skinny culture harder to ignore than the magazine-era pressures we grew up with [06:59] The Future of Fitness Jacqueline shares why she's hopeful about the future of fitness  The medical and fitness worlds are starting to merge with doctors leaning on nutrition and movement before medication. [11:25] Workshop Your Why: The Goal Tree Live exercise: Jacqueline walks Karena through her "tree" method for breaking a big, undefined goal into specific, actionable steps  [~20:00] Ten Years of Marriage & Being a Good Damn Person Karena reflects on nearly a decade of marriage Jacqueline connects successful relationships back to integrity — "how you act when nobody's watching"  Connect with Jacqueline: @kasenfitness on IG (https://www.instagram.com/kasenfitness/?hl=en) Let's Connect: Karena Dawn — @karenadawn on IG (https://www.instagram.com/karenadawn/) THE BIG SILENCE PODCAST (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-silence/id1607181597) Join the #1 Fitness App for Women: Tone It Up App (https://my.toneitup.com/pages/tone-it-up-app) Tone It Up YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@toneitup/featured) Tone It Up Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/toneitup/?hl=en)

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