S13 EP14: How to get what you want out of this life with Cori Lefkowith
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Is trying harder keeping you stuck? In this episode, we sit down with the one and only Cori Lefkowith to talk about why perfection, comparison, and “trying harder” keep people trapped in cycles of burnout.
We have some great news for you! Your body is resilient, and we'll show you how to leverage that strength. Forget waiting for motivation, it's something you actively build, and we’ll tell you how. Similarly, aging doesn't cause weakness; stopping movement does.
Need some more inspo? Here you go! 🙌
Movement is medicine. Use it or lose it.
How you age is up to you. You don’t become old at a specific age.
Why would you expect a different outcome repeating the same things?
If you believe you are old, you are going to be old.
Choose to control what you can and meet yourself where you are.
You CAN find the disconnect between what you say and what you do.
Meet yourself where you are then move forward.
Forget what you thought the plan was. YOU ARE the plan! This episode will make you feel good. Period. Plus, listen for details on how to enter to win Cori’s book and a CVG gift card!
Cori’s Links:
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@redefiningstrengthOC
IG: https://www.instagram.com/redefiningstrength
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redefiningstrength
(00:00:00) Meet Cori Lefkowith
(00:00:41) Welcome to the podcast
(00:04:27) Cori’s new book and how to use comparison constructively
(00:09:20) Identity traps: “I’m not a runner” and other stories we tell ourselves
(00:18:17) Perfection vs sustainability and why perfect feels safer
(00:21:45) Self awareness and effort is a feeling
(00:28:16) What does preparation look like for behavior change?
(00:33:15) Self-sabotage, guilt, and the “one more” pattern
(00:37:25) Curiosity vs judgment: the mindset shift that changes everything
(00:43:15) How to get to the heart of your core values
(00:49:35) Change loop: Breaking the motivation, guilt, burnout cycle
(00:59:30) Aging: If you believe you are old, you are going to be old.
(01:06:52) Movement is medicine. Use it or lose it.
(01:09:03) Where to find Cori
- Comment on the podcast reels/posts on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube
- Use the keyword “strong” in your comment
- Giveaway runs for 48 hours
- Three winners will be chosen by CVG
- Winners announced February 19th
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| 0:00.0 | Because I think a lot of times we start to compare ourselves to the people around us, we have to recognize are these people around us lifting us up? |
| 0:06.7 | Or are they actually creating more competition? |
| 0:09.5 | Are they actually leading us back down a path we don't want to go? |
| 0:12.7 | What are your actions saying you value? |
| 0:15.1 | And if your actions aren't in line with what you want to value, how are you going to shift that to step into that person? |
| 0:21.2 | When we seek perfection, this is what keeps us stuck in the cycle because it's comfortable, |
| 0:25.6 | it's familiar, even though it's painful. So the hardest thing that you probably need to do is |
| 0:30.0 | because probably the habit you are avoiding the hardest is the one you need the most. |
| 0:39.7 | Hey guys and welcome back to the Thick Thigh Save Lives podcast. |
| 0:43.8 | I'm Kelsey and I am, I'm so excited to bring you our guest this week who has actually |
| 0:51.7 | been on our podcast before but many many years ago if you guys |
| 0:55.1 | remember. Cori Lefkoith is back on our podcast this week and we have some new topics to cover. |
| 1:02.3 | So Corey, welcome. Thank you for having me back. It was such a pleasure last time. I'm so excited for |
| 1:07.7 | today. Yeah, I was, you know, as we were discussing coming back on, I was like, she came on in the early days. |
| 1:16.1 | I was trying to remember. |
| 1:18.5 | I was like, was that two years ago? |
| 1:20.1 | Because we've been running, we've been on the podcast for like seven years. |
| 1:22.9 | And I always chalk it up to like three years for some reason. |
| 1:27.3 | Like I stopped at three. |
| 1:29.1 | I was like, I always have to do that math. |
| 1:34.2 | Yeah, because sometimes when you put out like, you know, so many episodes and you've been just doing it for a long time, it just kind of like stops at a certain point. |
| 1:42.7 | And then you're like, oh, just five |
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