The Back-Story
Hey there! My name is Amara Gilraine and I have been a personal trainer for over 6 years. I competed in Strongman and Powerlifting back in my stronger days and have always had a love for movement. My strength journey started as a way to help recover from an eating disorder that I almost died from in my early 20's. **TW: I will be talking a lot about my experience recovering from an Eating Disorder on this blog. I won't ever go into detail, and I promise to do my best to only share the absolutely essential information for context. However, if hearing about someone else's experience is triggering for you, you may want to skip this post!** Strength training did help me recover physically, but I struggled mentally for many years. I looked "healthy", so everyone thought I was just really dedicated to fitness. It was a socially acceptable form of disordered eating and exercising. In fact, I didn't even realize how much dieting and exercise controlled my life unt