Hi, I'm Layla — personal trainer, woman of faith, and founder of Soul Strength Academy.
My fitness story started in 2014 with cardio and functional training. In 2016, I found the gym. And like so many women, I got stuck in a cycle I couldn't see my way out of: an unplanned meal, extra cardio to make up for it, counting every calorie, then the guilt. Over and over.
It took me four years to find what actually worked. In 2018, lifting became the answer. Strength training changed how I train — and it changed how I relate to food.
A back surgery is the reason I became a trainer.
Today I coach Christian women who feel like they're doing everything right and nothing is working anymore — women whose bodies stopped responding the way they did in their 20s, often while living with insulin resistance or PCOS. The Becoming Method™ is 12 weeks of personalized strength training, sustainable nutrition and weekly accountability, with faith woven through every part of it.
Because your body isn't something to punish or fight. It's something you've been entrusted to steward.
If that's you, I'd love to hear your story.
— Layla