Out of Patients EP398: Kill Bill Meets Jane Fonda: laria Montagnani

What happens when a world-class fitness icon and martial artist—someone who teaches sword training and trains like a damn machine—gets cancer not once, but twice?

You get Ilaria Montagnani. Founder of Powerstrike. Creator of Stronger for Life. And now, a guest on Out of Patients.

We talked about the moment when your identity is ripped away. When the doctors tell you you might never raise your arm again. When people say, “but you’re so strong” and you want to scream. When the thing that saved your life—your body—is suddenly your enemy.

We talked about survivor guilt, scanxiety, bullshit nutrition rabbit holes, menopause, planks, pride, pain, and power. Ilaria is a warrior, not because she lived—but because of how she lives.

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