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The Test Kitchen

Coaching Test Kitchen

My entry into the health and fitness industry wasn't driven by love of health and fitness—at least not primarily.

I was the client coaches struggled to know what to do with. Rather than see themselves as lacking the skills to help me, I was looked at as uncommitted, unmotivated, or unwilling to do the work.

When I began exploring behavior change psychology and the science of body image, I realized that problem wasn't with me, it was that the coaching industry wasn't getting training on the skills they needed to help real people like me.

That was my gateway into entrepreneurship. I needed to be the coach that could help people, like actually.


Your coach's favorite coach

The big brands had all the money. The small brands had all the soul. And no one was handing the second group a big enough microphone. [Enter me, stage left]

The Test Kitchen fills a big gap in the coaching industry. Other professions get supervision on their client work. Coaches mostly don’t. I bring body image and eating psychology into the coaching space, and I pair it with something we almost never get: hands‑on mentorship with real client work, so that coaches can practice, get feedback, grow as professionals, help clients actually succeed, and build businesses that can flourish.

I opened up my coaching company, Hard House Nutrition, at the end of 2020. Between 2020-2026, I continued professional development under behavior change and body image experts. I've been mentoring coaches since 2023 and eventually opened my pilot program, the Coaching Test Kitchen, in 2026.

On my way to report someone for using 'body neutrality' incorrectly.

Obsession with almond milk is weird. Food isn't neutral. Exercising for joy comes before optimizing. Justice for menopausal women struggling with their bodies. Positive body image is what makes lasting change possible.

Before and after photos. Saying motivation doesn't matter. Weight normative methods. Using bodies for marketing. Lack of body size diversity on athletic apparel websites. Green lighting fat loss all the time.

Sarah's quirks and edges

Tracking

Intuitive Eating

Mornings

Evenings

Running

Lifting

Anti-AI

Pro-AI

Ebooks

Real Books

Substack

Tik Tok

Behind the Keyboard

At a Glance

In My Spare Time

I'm one of those weirdos that enjoys yard work. I don't know what's better: a runner's high or running past your own house, admiring the landscaping you did yourself.

Guilty Pleasures and Haters

I have a gigantic Lord of the Rings leg sleeve. I'm a Bad Omens and Sleep Token girly. You won't catch me doing 5-day lifting splits. I get my coffee delivered to me from Philz Coffee. I'd rather spend money on books I won't read than stock up on supplements.

Unpopular Opinion(s)

Phasic approaches (fat loss phase, bulking) are not evidence-based methods for the general population. Menopausal certs need to include body image. You can't help a client on what you haven't worked through yourself.

I'm a tough son of a gun. I've been a single parent since 20 years old and have worked 2 jobs for most my life. My plans when I'm an empty nester is to bop around the world visiting all the independent bookshops that my wallet can handle.

The Personal