Making Shift Happen

About Making Shift Happen

Jen Kates from Making Shift Happen reveals all of her evidence-based strategies for living a healthier and more vibrant life that fits with your busy schedule. Her methods show you how to experience food and fitness freedom, which means you don’t spend endless hours each day in the gym without guidance and clarity or in the kitchen meal prepping your life away. It also means you don’t spend an insane amount of time thinking about food – because, let’s be real: there are a LOT more important things to think about. Through this podcast, you’ll be empowered with the simple steps you can take today in order to create and live your own badass life and make shift happen. Mountain biking and gravel cycling are common topics woven in, so join the ride with Jen.

Publisher

Jen Kates with Shift Human Performance

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

26 Jan 2021

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

27 of 271 episodes have a transcript.

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   2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   273. Here’s Why Your Rest Days Aren’t Working

   Host [Host Name] explores why rest days often fail to restore energy and offers practical strategies for genuine recovery in this interview.

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   25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   272. How to Build a Life That Doesn’t Require Escaping

   Host [Host Name] explores building a fulfilling life by discussing boundaries, capacity, and communication, offering insights to avoid constant escape fantasies.

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   18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   271. Why Your Brain Mistakes Busy for Productive

   Host [Host Name] explores why brains mistake busyness for productivity, offering strategies to focus energy on what truly matters.

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273. Here’s Why Your Rest Days Aren’t Working

Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that doesn't mean that, you know, your nervous system is, is put or dead, right? That's not, it's not possible. You're still alive. It just means that you are asking a lot of yourself and putting a lot on your shoulders. And this is the most important part here. And I want to say this with emphasis. You can't always solve exhaustion by doing nothing. Sometimes you need to change what you're doing and what you're paying attention to and what you're asking yourself to carry. All right. Again, you're not going to solve the exhaustion by just not doing anything. You just have to make some shifts here. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

36 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

26 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

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Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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