It took me four years to find what actually works.

Hi, I'm Layla — founder of Soul Strength Academy and the coach behind The Becoming Method™.

In 2014, I started where so many women start: cardio and functional training. In 2016, I found the gym.

And then I fell into the same cycle countless women fall into. An unplanned meal. Extra cardio to make up for it. Counting every calorie. Then the guilt. And around again.

In 2018, lifting became the answer. Strength training changed how I train — and it changed how I relate to food.

Why I became a trainer

A back surgery is the reason I became a trainer.

Why I built Soul Strength Academy

I built Soul Strength Academy for Christian women who feel like they're doing everything right and nothing is working — women stuck restricting, compensating with cardio, counting and feeling guilty, whose bodies stopped responding the way they did in their 20s.

If you're living with insulin resistance or PCOS, or the scale simply won't move no matter what you try, you deserve a plan built around your body — not another generic template. The Becoming Method™ is 12 weeks of personalized strength training, sustainable nutrition and weekly accountability, with faith woven through all of it. Because your body isn't something to punish. It's something you've been entrusted to steward.

If that's you, I'd love to hear your story.

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— Layla