Owning Your Work, Your Worth, and Your Well-Being with Kristin McGee

Episode 5 — October 26, 2025

“I want people to feel joy.”

About This Episode

What happens when a world-class teacher with decades of experience and who helped launch Peloton’s Yoga & Pilates programs bets on herself? Kristin McGee joins Kelly to talk about the brave, messy, very human leap from corporate star to founder of Kristin McGee Movement. It’s a story about owning your content, rebuilding confidence, and designing a business that supports both artistry and motherhood.

Kristin shares why a contract change at Peloton and the realities of single parenting pushed her to step into founder mode - and how she navigated a one-year non-compete while listening for the next right step. She gets specific about the unglamorous parts of entrepreneurship (choosing a white-label platform, wrestling with mics/lighting, learning to delegate editing and comms) and the mindset shifts that made it possible (“No one’s going to do it for me, and I don’t have to do it alone”).

We dig into movement as community: live classes where Kristin can coach form in real time, a chat space for recipes and questions, and 21-day challenges to build consistency. We also go deep on breathwork - how Pilates’ lateral breathing differs from yoga’s Ujjayi, and why that mattered in Kristin’s recovery from diastasis recti, which inspired a 21-day core program inside the app.

Finally, Kristin introduces her forthcoming book, The Treat Yourself Philosophy (“Truly Realizing Everything Is Already There”), and makes the case for small, daily treats as a path to healing, presence, and self-trust. From “pure healing energy” mantras to practical marketing discomforts, this is a masterclass in owning your work, your worth, and your wellbeing - without losing the joy.

Offer: Life from Within listeners get 30 days free on Kristin McGee Movement with code LIFEFROMWITHIN (good through November 26, 2025).

Bios

Kristin McGee is a nationally recognized yoga & Pilates teacher, speaker, mompreneur, and author. Across three decades, she’s taught thousands (including many celebrities), pioneered Peloton’s Yoga & Pilates program, and now leads Kristin McGee Movement.

Kelly Dwyer is an executive coach and facilitator who brings real conversations about growth, leadership, and life to her podcast Life from Within.

Topics & Timestamps

00:00 It’s Up To You

00:26 Episode Intro

00:53 What is Kristin McGee Movement?

04:04 Launching Yoga & Pilates at Peloton

08:48 Navigating Motherhood and Career

11:01 Embracing Change and Creativity

13:22 Building a Community and Ownership of Content

15:06 Overcoming Challenges in Entrepreneurship

16:43 Decision-Making and Self-Reflection

20:07 Stepping into Founder Mode

20:20 Building Confidence and Resilience

21:32 Launching the App and Marketing Strategies

23:23 Creating a Community and Organic Growth

25:04 Pilates Breath and Diastasis

28:35 The Treat Yourself Philosophy

32:36 Embracing Self-Care and Healing

36:28 Cultivating Inner Peace and Presence

38:34 30 Days Free on Kristin’s Platform

39:12 Rate, Follow, and Share

Resources Mentioned

Kristin’s site: https://www.kristinmcgee.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/kristinmcgee/

Book: The Treat Yourself Philosophy: A Guilt-Free Guide to Prioritizing You (pre-order at all major booksellers)

Offer: Life from Within listeners get 30 days free on Kristin McGee Movement with code LIFEFROMWITHIN(good through November 26, 2025).

Takeaways

• Own your library, own your leverage: Leaving Peloton clarified the value of content ownership, creative freedom, and optionality (“Kristin’s version”).
• Founder is a mindset: Confidence + consistency beat perfection. “No one’s going to do it for me” became Kristin’s operating system.
• Decisions need space: A twice-daily 20-minute meditation practice helps her stop over-analyzing and feel for the next right step.
• Build the team you need: Delegate editing, comms, and production so your genius (program design + teaching) stays front and center.
• Community accelerates progress: Live classes, chat, and 21-day challenges create accountability and real-time coaching.
• Breathe differently for different aims: Use lateral breathing in Pilates to engage the transverse abdominals - especially helpful in diastasis recti recovery.
• Treats as daily medicine: Small, varied delights retrain self-trust and joy; Kristin’s mantra: “pure healing energy.”
• Marketing with integrity: Balance organic word-of-mouth with clear, consistent invitations - people can’t join what they don’t know exists.

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