Founder of Mess In Progress • Strength Coach • Mom of Three

Meet Jessica

Hey, I'm Jessica:

I’m Jessica, founder of Mess In Progress, mom of three, and a personal trainer specializing in prenatal, postpartum, and women’s strength training.

I created Mess In Progress because women deserve better than being told to either “take it easy” or jump right back into workouts that completely ignore what their bodies have been through.

My goal is to help women understand their bodies, train with intention, and get strong as hell through pregnancy, postpartum, and every stage that comes after.

Life Before The Mess:

Background

From Math Teacher to Strength Coach

Before Mess In Progress, I spent five years teaching high school math and served as a Teach For America corps member in Miami-Dade.

Teaching wasn’t my forever career, but it shaped the way I coach today.

I don’t want my clients to blindly follow a workout. I want them to understand why we’re doing something, what we’re trying to accomplish, and how to make adjustments based on what their body is telling them.

Over the last decade, I’ve coached personal training, group fitness and yoga while continuing my education in strength training and prenatal and postpartum exercise.

And somewhere along the way, coaching stopped being something I did and became exactly what I was supposed to be doing.

Why Mess In Progress

EXISTS:

Moms deserve to be challenged, too.

Pregnancy and postpartum training shouldn’t mean doing the bare minimum.

But it also shouldn’t mean pretending nothing changed and jumping straight back into whatever you were doing before.

There’s a whole lot of space in between.

I created Mess In Progress to help women keep getting stronger during pregnancy, rebuild intelligently postpartum, and progress back to challenging strength training with confidence.

We care about breathing, pressure management, core and pelvic floor function, movement quality and recovery.

But those aren’t the end goal.

They’re tools that help you get back to lifting heavier, moving better, and feeling strong in your body.

I’m not coaching from the sidelines.

I’m raising three little ones while running a business, coaching clients, training myself, and continuing to navigate my own evolving body through pregnancy and postpartum.

I’ve experienced firsthand that progress isn’t linear.

Bodies change. Seasons change. Goals change.

Your training should be able to change with you.

That’s a huge part of what Mess In Progress means to me. You don’t need a perfect body, a perfect routine, or a perfectly uninterrupted season of life to get stronger.

We’re all a mess in progress.

A little more about me:

NJ → CA → FL
New Jersey raised, UC Santa Barbara grad, now raising my family in South Florida.

Former Math Teacher
Five years in the classroom + Teach For America Miami-Dade.

Mom × 3
Grayson, Hudson & Demi—the reason “mess” has taken on an entirely new meaning.

Always Learning
I genuinely geek out over movement, biomechanics, strength training and finding better ways to coach women.

Education & Certs:

Prenatal + Postpartum

Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist — Core Exercise Solutions
Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach — Brianna Battles
Pregnancy & Postpartum Yoga — Lift Yoga
Pregnancy & Postpartum Group Fitness — Oh Baby! Fitness

Strength + Fitness

NASM Certified Personal Trainer
ACE Group Fitness Instructor
NASM Virtual Coaching Specialist

Nutrition + Yoga

NASM Nutrition Coach
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training — Empower Yoga
Yoga Sculpt — CorePower Yoga

What People Are Saying About Jessica:

Jess is absolutely amazing and has the ability to connect with any client where they are and make them feel comfortable. Her balanced approach is relatable, reliable , attainable and she is an expert trainer + nutritionist. The confidence and knowledge she has given my 15 year old and myself will stay with us both for years to come!! She focuses on helping her clients become stronger, healthier and happier through her results based system. The accountability, coaching and nudging along the way is exactly what I needed!!! Her app is SO easy to use and well organized and I would recommend her to anyone wherever they are on the health journey! Mess in Progress is a results based coaching tool that Jess has created, perfected that in a word, WORKS!

Nicole

Coaching Client

Jessica is hands down the best trainer out there! I HATE working out and she makes it fun and enjoyable! She makes the workouts very customizable to your specific wants/needs. She is also very mindful of any injuries. I see her in person but her app makes its so easy to do the workouts on your own. She lists every workout along with a video to show the exact workout. My body has 100% changed for the better since I started with her. She really cares about her clients and it shows in the results both physically and mentally. I| would highly recommend her!

Avery

1:1 Client

I have been searching for a trainer who can explain proper form with patience and understanding. For someone who pushes you to do better without shaming you. I am so grateful to have found Jessica. She customizes her training to accomodate anyone's lifestyle and schedule. Counting macros allows me to eat what I want, I eat mostly healthy, but without having to crave foods that are considered cheating e.g. mini m&m's and an oreo! My body is already changing and don't be afraid to lift weights. It hasn't created any bulking, just toning!! HIRE HER!! Your body will thank you!! And so will your self-esteem!

Stacey