hi there…
I’m Maria Bearson of Bearson Fit
I became a functional nutrition and health mindset coach after noticing how confusing and overwhelming the nutrition space can feel. There’s so much information about dieting and “being healthy” that it’s hard to know what actually works long term.
In my experience, many diets focus on short-term results rather than sustainable change. They often overlook one of the most important pieces of lasting health: your relationship with food.
The clients who experience the most freedom, confidence, and long-term success are the ones who build a healthier mindset around food. That’s why this has become such a central focus in my coaching practice.
While weight loss can absolutely be a goal, my approach goes deeper. Together, we work on the underlying patterns, habits, and beliefs that shape your choices so your results feel sustainable, aligned, and truly life-giving.
my story…
I started coaching after overcoming my own mindset struggles.
I went from the best shape of my life to my worst in a matter of months. Not a single person commented on my rapid weight gain (30+ pounds on a small 5’2 frame) or on the eating behaviors I developed after my competitions. They didn’t need to. I knew exactly what I was doing to myself, and I kept choosing to act and then look the other way. Constant overeating, not listening to my body, and a horrible mindset around my health and fitness are exactly what led me to that middle photo. I needed that reality check.
Slowly but surely, I figured it out on my own. More than anything, though, I wish I’d had a coach who would dig into my self-sabotaging behaviors and the thoughts behind them. I needed someone to guide me, hold me accountable, and get me out of my own head.
Back in 2018, I didn’t know a functional nutrition and health mindset coach could work with me on those uncomfortable but very real behaviors and negative thought patterns. It would have sped up the process and saved me a hell of a lot of time and tears.
Once I truly understood what it took to get to the other side of self-sabotage, I became a coach who helps with exactly that.
Then came my newest season of life: motherhood. With two young kids and all the postpartum and bodily changes that come with them, I’ve had to learn my body all over again. This season has tested everything I teach, and it has shown me that this work holds up even when life is messy, exhausting, and far from perfect. I get it, because I’m living it too.
Just know, you are not alone. Whatever you’re struggling with is absolutely changeable.
10 fun facts about me…
1. I come from one of those “if you blink, you’ll miss it” towns in southern Wisconsin where my graduating class was less than 40 people.
2. I went to UW-Madison Wisconsin for college.
3. I married my husband, Michael, in June 2017.
4. We have a dog named Chief. Many mistake him for a wirehaired pointer but he’s called a Pudelpointer, a rare breed here in the US.
☀️ 5. In May 2021 my husband and I moved from Madison, WI to Lake of the Ozarks, MO. We very much enjoyed our time there, but we moved back to Green Bay, WI in October 2022 to start our family.
6. I earned my favorite title, Mom, in February 2023. Rhett made a quick entrance into this world! I also had a baby girl, Charlie, in November 2024. 🙂
7. Community has always been important to me. But when I first moved to Green Bay, I didn’t know anyone. So I decided to build what I was missing and became the host of The Mom Walk Collective here in the city. What started as a simple way to connect has given me so much more than friendships. It’s given me purpose. There’s nothing better than watching strangers become friends and connecting local moms with the small businesses that support the events.
8. I am a former bodybuilder and in 2018, I won my OCB & WNBF Bikini Pro cards. In order to win a pro card, you have to win 1st place in your division’s height class, and then each height class winner competes against each other for the one pro card at the show.
9. I believe that everything happens for a reason and no matter how difficult life may seem at any given moment, there is always a silver lining.
10. One of my favorite things in the world is to seeing women gain confidence in themselves and their bodies. Being a part of my clients’ journeys is incredibly rewarding for me. Check out my testimonials page!
