The Empowered with Ash Podcast

Tara De Leon: Hot Mess to Hot (Healthy, On It, & Thriving) Mom

• Season 1 • Episode 53

🎙️ This Week’s Guest: Tara De Leon

Tara De Leon is a weight-neutral trainer who helps her clients build healthy habits — not chase smaller body sizes. From being named the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Trainer of the Year (2024) to becoming a best-selling author of Hot Mess to Hot Mom, Tara has built an incredible career rooted in empowerment, authenticity, and joy.

She’s now helping other trainers do the same — creating programs that emphasize confidence, sustainability, and a more balanced approach to fitness.

In this episode, Tara brings humor, vulnerability, and real talk to the pod. You’ll leave feeling seen, inspired, and empowered to embrace health in a way that truly supports your life — not controls it.

✨ Connect with Tara:
Instagram: @tara_de_leon_fitness
🎧 Listen to her podcast Wellness Rebranded on any streaming platform
đź“– Grab her book Hot Mess to Hot Mom on Amazon