One Percent Woman Podcast

Gabrielle Villermaux
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Empowering conversations and inspiring stories from female leaders about the journey of finding inner success through authenticity, alignment, and abundance.

  1. 2D AGO

    7 Health Beliefs I Changed My Mind On

    I have been in the health and fitness space long enough to have held a lot of opinions that I no longer believe and today I am being honest about all of them. From my bodybuilding days to eating disorder recovery to the functional health space, my views on nutrition, training, metabolism, stress, and wellness culture have shifted significantly. This episode is a raw, honest debrief on what I got wrong, what I have learned, and where I have landed. If you have ever felt confused by conflicting health information then this one is for you. In this episode: Why "everything in moderation" needs a complete reframe What I got wrong about meal timing in my calories in calories out era Why more lifting is not always better — and what actually moves the needle The difference between self love and self respect and why it matters for lasting change Why metabolism is cellular efficiency — not just calories burned Why managed stress is a growth tool — and rest is not laziness How the wellness industry is becoming the new diet culture

    25 min

  2. MAY 5

    The Pro-Metabolic Diet Protocol: How to Eat for Fat Loss, Hormonal Balance, and a Healthy Metabolism

    If you have been eating well, training consistently, and still not seeing the results you want — this episode is for you. Today I am breaking down what it actually means to eat for your metabolism, why a metabolism-first approach produces body recomposition instead of just weight loss, and the four nutritional pillars that support your hormones, gut, liver, and adrenals from the inside out. We also cover the metabolic accelerators that either amplify or completely undermine everything you are doing nutritionally. In this episode: Why losing weight and leaning out are not the same thing The four pillars of pro-metabolic nutrition and the hormonal systems each one supports The truth about meal timing, blood sugar stability, and cortisol Why your gut, liver, and inflammation levels directly impact your body composition The case for all three macronutrients — including carbs and fat The lifestyle factors that accelerate or destroy your metabolic health

    47 min

  3. APR 28

    The Hidden Cost Of External Discipline For High Achievers

    You don't have a discipline problem. You have a direction problem. In this episode, Gabrielle breaks down why discipline stops feeling like a choice and starts feeling like punishment — and what it actually means to build discipline that lasts. She shares her own experience going from bikini competition to burnout, the difference between aesthetic discipline and healing discipline, and the one root-level shift that changes everything: moving from fear-based discipline to self-worth-based discipline. If you've ever felt like you're white-knuckling it, constantly starting over, or doing everything "right" and still feeling like something is off — this one is for you. In this episode: Why discipline feels like punishment and what to do about itThe real definition of discipline — and why most women have it pointed in the wrong directionAesthetic discipline vs. healing discipline and how to know which one you're inFear-based vs. self-worth-based discipline — and why one always falls apartWhat healing discipline actually looks like in practice (the unglamorous, uncelebrated version)

    19 min

  4. APR 21

    Your Diet Isn't the Problem, Your Nervous System Is

    If you've been eating clean, training consistently, and still not seeing results — this episode is the missing piece nobody's talking about. Today I'm sharing something I wish I had understood years ago: the direct connection between your nervous system and your ability to lose fat. Not as a surface-level wellness trend, but as real physiology — and something I've experienced firsthand through my own health journey. I'm sharing the arc of my own story: what happened after my bikini competition in 2021, losing my period, the grief after losing my dad, years of trying to out-discipline a body that was stuck in survival mode, and where I am now — still healing, still in the middle of my own protocol, and learning more about my body than I ever have before. Because you can't out-discipline a dysregulated nervous system. And until your body feels safe, fat loss will always be a fight.

    23 min

  5. APR 14

    7 Beliefs I've Changed My Mind On: Nutrition, Fitness, and Wellness Unpacked

    I have been in the health and fitness space long enough to have held a lot of opinions that I no longer believe and today I am being honest about all of them. From my bodybuilding days to eating disorder recovery to the functional health space, my views on nutrition, training, metabolism, stress, and wellness culture have shifted significantly. This episode is a raw, honest debrief on what I got wrong, what I have learned, and where I have landed. If you have ever felt confused by conflicting health information , this one is for you. In this episode: Why "everything in moderation" needs a complete reframe What I got wrong about meal timing in my calories in calories out era Why more lifting is not always better — and what actually moves the needle The difference between self love and self respect and why it matters for lasting change Why metabolism is cellular efficiency — not just calories burned Why managed stress is a growth tool — and rest is not laziness How the wellness industry is becoming the new diet culture

    25 min

  6. APR 14

    How to Avoid Burnout Without Getting Soft

    Burnout looks different for everyone — but for high-achieving women, it usually shows up in one of two ways: you've stopped taking care of yourself because life got loud, or you're doing everything right and still not getting anywhere. In this episode, we break down what burnout actually is, why the "do more" approach keeps backfiring, and how to build the kind of capacity that lets you perform at a high level without running yourself into the ground. This is the conversation about ambition and health that doesn't ask you to choose.

    26 min

  7. APR 7

    The Pro-Metabolic Diet Protocol: How to Eat for Fat Loss, Hormonal Balance, and a Healthy Metabolism

    If you have been eating well, training consistently, and still not seeing the results you want — this episode is for you. Today I am breaking down what it actually means to eat for your metabolism, why a metabolism-first approach produces body recomposition instead of just weight loss, and the four nutritional pillars that support your hormones, gut, liver, and adrenals from the inside out. We also cover the metabolic accelerators that either amplify or completely undermine everything you are doing nutritionally. In this episode: Why losing weight and leaning out are not the same thing The four pillars of pro-metabolic nutrition and the hormonal systems each one supports The truth about meal timing, blood sugar stability, and cortisol Why your gut, liver, and inflammation levels directly impact your body composition The case for all three macronutrients — including carbs and fat The lifestyle factors that accelerate or destroy your metabolic health

    47 min

  8. APR 7

    7 Environmental Hormone Disruptors Every High Achiever Needs To Know

    This episode breaks down the six environmental triggers that are quietly disrupting your hormones — and none of them have anything to do with what you're eating. From the structure of your workday to the relationships you're in, your environment may be keeping your nervous system in chronic fight-or-flight and making metabolic and hormonal healing impossible. Topics covered: -- Why your nervous system needs a transition signal between work and rest -- The hormonal cost of overcommitting and tying identity to productivity -- How people-pleasing creates chronic cortisol elevation -- The signs you're emotionally unsafe in your relationships — and what that does to your hormones -- Why constant digital noise keeps cortisol from clearing -- The comparison and performance loop of social media — and how to break it

    27 min
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About

Empowering conversations and inspiring stories from female leaders about the journey of finding inner success through authenticity, alignment, and abundance.

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  • Creator
    Gabrielle Villermaux
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    152
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Gabrielle Villermaux
  • Show Website
    One Percent Woman Podcast

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