Jan. 13, 2026

Ep. 1049 – Pursue Your Spark with Heike Yates

Ep. 1049 – Pursue Your Spark with Heike Yates
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Ep. 1049 – Pursue Your Spark with Heike Yates

“It just takes a different mindset and a different approach and a different way of saying yes to yourself…I learned to say yes to myself and say, give it a chance. See what happens.” – Heike Yates

Today’s featured award-winning bookcaster is a wife, glam-mom, fitness expert, entrepreneur, and coach, Heike Yates. Heike and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Pursue Your Spark: Your Guide to Escaping Midlife Traps, Reclaiming Confidence, and Living Fully”, from shy fitness class participant to bodybuilding competitor, pursuing new challenges at any age, and more!!

Key Things You’ll Learn:

How Heike got into fitness and eventually made it to bodybuilding, ultra-marathon running, and opening a fitness studio

What inspired her to become an author, and her writing process to get to the publish button

What she learned about herself through writing her 1st book

What setback became a major setup for Heike’s success

Her top three lessons from starting, running, and growing her podcast


Heike’s Site: https://heikeyates.com/

Heike’s Book: https://a.co/d/6RDZFwL

Heike’s Podcast, “Pursue Your Spark: Fitness, Confidence & Clarity in Midlife”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pursue-your-spark-fitness-confidence-clarity-in-midlife/id1231586317


The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-adventure-136084016

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