THE FIT COLLECTIVE®

Elite Performance
Doesn’t Happen
Alone

Elite performance is never just about one person.

It doesn’t only happen on the field, in the operating room, or in the boardroom.

Woman steady inside a high-performance life

It happens at home.
In relationships.
In the nervous system.

Elite performance systems are intense. They move fast. They demand more every year.

Much of what holds these systems together is invisible.

Planning.
Regulating.
Supporting.
Holding everything together.

Quiet strength behind elite performance

Very often, that work falls to a woman.

She may be a high performer herself.
She may be partnered with one.
Or she may be the person carrying the emotional and logistical weight for everyone else.

These systems reward showing up, staying composed, and performing through pressure— even when there is no space to rest or recover.

Woman steady inside a high-performance life

Over time, the cost shows up quietly.

Not as failure. Not as weakness. But as exhaustion hidden behind competence.

The FIT Collective® exists to support women living inside elite performance systems— whether you are the one performing, the one supporting, or the one holding the invisible structure in place.

Woman grounded in an elite performance environment

This Work Is for Women Living Inside High Performance

High performance doesn’t stop when the game ends, the shift is over, or the spotlight fades.

It comes home.

High performance systems can include:

  • Professional and collegiate sports
  • Medicine and healthcare leadership
  • Military and first-responder families
  • Business leaders and entrepreneurs
  • Law, finance, and high-pressure corporate roles
  • Public leaders and high-visibility positions

Women living inside high performance often:

  • Live with constant pressure and stress
  • Hold the family together every day
  • Carry the emotional weight for everyone else
  • Navigate injuries, criticism, and sudden life changes
  • Keep things steady when careers shift or end
  • Make big decisions that affect the entire family

They are often:

  • The strong one in the home
  • The calm one when everything feels chaotic
  • The person who keeps the family moving forward
  • The anchor that allows high performers to keep going

Women are the foundation of the family.

They hold the system together.

But most women are doing this without much support.

And it’s time that changed.

Dr. Ali Novitsky

This work is personal.

Hi. I’m Dr. Ali Novitsky.

As a physician, I’ve spent my career studying how stress lives in the body—not just emotionally, but neurologically, hormonally, and metabolically. I’ve seen how unprocessed stress shows up as fatigue, weight changes, sleep disruption, anxiety, disordered eating, inflammation, and burnout—long before women ever name it as stress.

I’m also a wife to a doctor inside a demanding medical system. I know what it means to hold it together. To be the steady one. To adapt endlessly while telling yourself you’re fine—because everyone around you is counting on you to be.

Before medicine, I lived inside elite performance myself. I was a Division I softball player on full scholarship. I know what it means to have your identity shaped by performance, structure, and external expectations.

Elite systems train performance relentlessly while offering almost no infrastructure for emotional regulation, identity continuity, or nervous system recovery.

Strength without support has a cost. Resilience without recovery breaks. Elite performance does not exist in isolation. Neither should the women who sustain it.

From Stress Regulation to Whole-Life Strength

Once stress is under control, we build bigger—because high-performing women don’t live in separate boxes.

Your mind affects your body. Your body affects your relationships. Your relationships affect your work.
Everything is connected.

Mental Strength & Clear Thinking

We help women think clearly under pressure:

  • Notice stress-based thought patterns
  • Stay flexible instead of stuck
  • Make strong decisions when things feel uncertain
  • Quiet overthinking without losing ambition

Emotional Strength & Control

We help women build emotional power:

  • Respond instead of react
  • Handle hard emotions without shutting down
  • Stay steady during conflict and change
  • Hold discomfort without abandoning yourself

Energy, Body Health, & Recovery

We support the body where stress lives:

  • Calm the nervous system
  • Improve sleep, fatigue, and recovery
  • Understand hormone and metabolic stress signals
  • Build real strength and long-term energy

This is not about looking a certain way.
This is about protecting your power.

Identity, Purpose, & Career Strength

We help women stay grounded in who they are:

  • Keep your identity beyond your role
  • Move through transitions without panic
  • Grow professionally without burning out
  • Lead without losing yourself

Relationships & Strong Support Systems

We help women strengthen the relationships that hold everything up:

  • Understand relationship patterns under stress
  • Communicate in high-pressure moments
  • Set boundaries without guilt
  • Stay connected even when life is intense

This Work Is Connected—On Purpose

Everything is connected.

Most women think they have just one problem:

  • “I’m just stressed.”
  • “I just need more sleep.”
  • “I just need to lose weight.”
  • “I just need to get my life together.”

But high performance doesn’t work like that.

When one area is struggling, the whole system feels it.

That’s why we don’t fix one piece.
We strengthen the whole system.

We’re glad you’re here. Work with The FIT Collective® is intentionally structured so each engagement receives the depth, presence, and strategic attention it requires.

To support clarity and alignment, we invite you to begin with the team member best suited to your goals and context.

Dr. Bridget Godwin, MD

Dr. Bridget Godwin, MD

Director of Strategic Programs

Dr. Godwin partners with individuals and private practices seeking thoughtful, physician-led consultation and strategic program guidance.

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Mazzy Orban

Mazzy Orban

Chief of Operations & Program Director

Mazzy oversees program operations and logistics, ensuring a seamless, supportive experience from onboarding through completion.

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Dr. Brooke Buckley, MD

Dr. Brooke Buckley, MD

Chief Strategy Officer

Dr. Buckley leads enterprise partnerships, advisory engagements, and large-scale initiatives aligned with The FIT Collective® mission.

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Direct Line: 410-310-0641