Lilly Malardie - Coach + Mentor

Lilly Malardie - Coach + Mentor šŸŒŸ Health Behavior Change Coach + Mentor
šŸ§  Director of Training & Coach Development /

04/17/2026

I cannot tell you how many times I almost bailed on this run. I was getting soooo close to missing my window entirely that if I would have skipped it then, it wouldnā€™t have happened at all.

Then I reminded myself that Iā€™ve had plenty of crappy runs, for 2-3x the distance or more. A quick 30 minutes is something I can handle.

Something I work with clients on often is all-or-nothing thinking around what is ā€œenoughā€ or ā€œcountsā€. I had a very similar moment here myself. I thought ā€œis 30 minutes even enough to get in a good enough run anyways? Like whatā€™s the point?ā€

REPS. PRACTICE. DISCOMFORT TOLERANCE. SELF-BELIEF.
^^^ thatā€™s the point.

What is something you can show up for today that your brain is saying you shouldnā€™t / canā€™t do?

04/07/2026

I was not into sports growing up. I played track for two seconds, decided I was unathletic, and told myself and everyone around me that I just wasnā€™t fit like that. And then I spent years hyper focused on what my body looked like and how small I could get. That was my whole relationship with my body.

You know what changed it? Just trying something different.
The weights on the bar and the shoes on your feet do not care what you look like. They donā€™t care if youā€™re slow or new or scared or out of breath. All that matters is what you are capable of, and you will never find out if you keep counting yourself out before you even try.

People tell me all the time ā€œI donā€™t know how you do itā€ or ā€œI wish I could do that.ā€ And I need you to hear me when I say YOU CAN. Why not you? Seriously. Why. Not. You.

I went from the girl who deemed herself unathletic at 13 to running a marathon, and then an ultramarathon, and then showing up to a Hyrox with zero experience and doing it anyway. All because I stopped waiting until I felt ready and just went.

I teach coaches that we are responsible TO our clients, not FOR them. Meaning that our job is to follow through with the...
04/06/2026

I teach coaches that we are responsible TO our clients, not FOR them. Meaning that our job is to follow through with the promises we make and show up as our best self, while understanding that you cannot (and shouldnā€™t try) to control anyoneā€™s choices and life (thatā€™s autonomy babe).

Last week I had to remind myself of that at 10am, stress-scanning a survey, bracing for judgment that wasnā€™t even there.

And if youā€™re a coach/teacher/mentor/etc reading this-you know exactly what Iā€™m talking about. The way your stomach drops before you open feedback or how you start mentally rewriting your entire approach before youā€™ve even read a single response.

I really do believe that an initial reaction like that, even when not helpful, is coming from a place of care. But caring that deeply, without boundaries, starts to look a lot like making their results about US. And when we make it about us, we stop showing up as the version of us they actually NEED.

We start bending, molding, and holding back. We coach to avoid judgment instead of coaching to create change.

Growth is uncomfortable. So when (not if) it happens to you next, what if you paused to get curious and ask yourself what itā€™s really telling you before you jump to fix it?

04/02/2026

I do love myself some type 2 fun šŸ¤ šŸ’•šŸ¤Ŗ

I spent the first part of my coaching career genuinely believing that people just needed more information. Theyā€™d been l...
04/02/2026

I spent the first part of my coaching career genuinely believing that people just needed more information. Theyā€™d been lied to by the wellness industry, sold supplements, quick fixes, programs that didnā€™t work, and I was going to be the ONE who finally got it right. Evidence-based, researched, and the best programs.

So I showed up to every session & check in ready to teach & ready to fix. my clients would learn, and leave knowing more than they did when they walked in.

And then not change a single thing.

I was exhausted, and they were still stuck. I couldnā€™t figure out why it wasnā€™t working because I was doing everything right??
It wasnā€™t until I heard ā€œcoaching is a partnershipā€ that something really shifted for me. I had never actually asked my clients what THEY needed. I was too busy deciding for them.

The first time I showed up with nothing but questions, I finally got out of the way long enough for her to find her own answer.
That was almost a decade ago. Iā€™ve since built my coaching approach and my mentorship for coaches around that one principle.

The goal was NEVER to be the smartest person in the session. The goal was always to be the most present one ā™„ļø

04/01/2026

Please tell me if I should stick with Apple or if I should switch to šŸ‘€

03/31/2026

What is the point of why I train the way I do if I canā€™t say yes to whatever I want?

Like genuinely ..what is the point of the early mornings and the long runs and the lifting and the consistency if I canā€™t use it when life gets spontaneous and fun and a little chaotic?

Last weekend I did a Hyrox relay with three new friends and no specific hyrox training. I showed up and did it and had the time of my life because Iā€™ve spent YEARS building a foundation that isnā€™t just for race day. Itā€™s for the planned stuff and the spontaneous stuff and everything in between.

I am notttt special. Iā€™m a mom of 2, I work full time, Iā€™m busy, and Iā€™m an average runner (proud of it). Iā€™m not out here training six hours a day or chasing a podium or trying to be elite, there are plenty of people doing that and I love that for them.

There are not enough people showcasing the ā€œaverageā€ and ā€œregularā€ like me. Iā€™m just someone who shows up consistently because I want the fitness to say yes. Yes to the relay. Yes to the hike. Yes to whatever my friend texts me about on a random Tuesday that sounds a little crazy.

THATS why I do this. So that when life asks me to show up, I canā™„ļø

And honestly thatā€™s why I share all of it here too. I want you to see that you belong in those spaces. Whatever the space is. You donā€™t have to be elite to earn your spot. You just have to keep building and showing up for yourself, and the rest takes care of itself.

Hyrox relay recap from someone who had absolutely zero business being there and had the time of her life anyway šŸŽ‰First o...
03/30/2026

Hyrox relay recap from someone who had absolutely zero business being there and had the time of her life anyway šŸŽ‰

First of allā€¦the hats were a hit šŸ¤  We got so many compliments and honestly that alone made it worth it. The energy in that place was unreal, everyone was so incredibly kind, and I showed up in my .usa Hyrox shoes feeling like I was built for this.

Going in, I was convinced the SkiErg was going to humble me completely since Iā€™d never touched one in my life. Spoiler: the SkiErg and I got along just fine. The lunges, on the other hand, had me genuinely reconsidering my life choices and making peace with meeting my higher power sooner than planned. Nobody warned me about the lunges. Iā€™m warning you now.

I made three brand new amazing friends, would do it again without hesitation, and left feeling like the version of me who entered that giveaway on a whim made a really good call.

Because hereā€™s the thing, last week I said that I sign up for things Iā€™ve never done before because what my body is capable of is important to me. I knew I could do it, even if it was new. And I was right. I always am, when I get out of my own way ā™„ļø

Younger me would have never. Current me canā€™t stop. šŸƒā€ā™€ļø
Have you ever done a Hyrox?! Would you?!

03/28/2026

We realllly did that šŸ„²šŸ„²

03/27/2026

Sorry, I canā€™t come to the phone right now, Iā€™m doing a HYROX šŸ’•

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