In this episode of Underrated to Unstoppable, Charlene sits down with Anne Marie Chaker — veteran Wall Street Journal journalist turned professional bodybuilder and author of the upcoming book LIFT (Penguin Random House, June 2025).

Anne Marie shares her powerful journey from burned-out reporter with a drinking problem to discovering strength training in her late 40s — a shift that transformed her body, identity, and purpose. Her viral WSJ article, “I Am a Female Bodybuilder,” sparked a movement and inspired her book exploring the harmful “skinny ideal,” the history of women’s physical power, and why muscle is the missing key to confidence and agency.

You’ll learn:

• Why the “skinny ideal” has held women back

• How strength training rebuilds identity, not just physique

• The forgotten trut ...