Best Sara Gross Phd Podcasts (2025)

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IVF: The Marathon No One Signs Up For — Episode 1 with Dr. Carla DiGirolamo 54:50

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Episode 1: In Vitro Fertilization 101 In the first episode of this informative and deeply personal limited podcast series, guest host Jill Van Gyn is joined by Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, for an open and honest conversation about the physical, emotional, and medical complexities of in vitro fertilization (I…

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Brain Power: Anti-Aging for Your Brain with Laura Best, PhD 1:08:43

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Cognitive challenges can begin as early as your 20s. Yes, it’s a little-known fact. While we’re often told how to protect our skin, bones, and muscles as we age, brain health is rarely part of the conversation. So—what’s the best regime to support our aging minds? In the final episode of our Brain Health for Women series, Dr. Sara Gross and Dr. Eri…

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Brain Power: Overcoming Brain Fog and Fatigue with Katherine Boere 45:42

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If you’ve ever felt mentally foggy or struggled with decision-making during or after a long training session, this episode is for you.Dr. Sara Gross and Dr. Erin Ayala sit down with Katherine Boere, a Ph.D. candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Victoria, whose research explores how the brain recovers from cognitive depletion—espe…

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Brain Power: Optimizing Brain Health for Longevity with Dr. Carla DiGirolamo 56:25

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We hear it all the time—stay strong, keep your bones healthy, hit the weights. But what about your brain? For midlife women, keeping your mind sharp is just as important as keeping your body strong.In part two of this series on brain health co-hosted by Dr. Sara Gross and Dr. Erin Ayala, they are joined by Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, a Board Certified Ob…

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Brain Power: The Real Impact of Stress on Your Brain and Body 1:11:00

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We spend so much time focusing on nutrition, strength training, and bone health as we age—but what about our brain? How can we build mental resilience and protect our brain health starting now? In this new Feisty series, co-hosted by Sara Gross and Dr. Erin Ayala, we’re diving into the intersection of brain health, stress, and performance. In this …

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More Than a Moment: How Women’s Sports Are Changing the Industry 57:01

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Recorded live at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, this special episode of The Think Tank from Essentially Esports dives into the booming growth of women’s sports. The Think Tank show is where industry leaders—CMOs, brand strategists, team executives, elite athletes, and coaches—break down the forces shaping the sports world. In this exclusive e…

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How to Coach Young Athletes: Busting Myths - Fueling, Recovery, and Building Self Trust 1:01:56

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In the final episode of our series on coaching young athletes, Sara Gross and co-host Jill Colangelo are joined by MD student, scientist, coach, and pro-runner Keely Henninger (@runwidkeel) to debunk myths about body weight, nutrition, and the often-overlooked role of mental health in sports—especially during the late-teen and early collegiate year…

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How to Coach Young Athletes: What Coaches Should Know About Body Image, Fueling, and Periods 53:04

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In the second episode of our three-part series on coaching young athletes, Sara Gross and guest co-host Jill Colangelo turn the spotlight to the coaches who work with young female athletes through topics like body image, menstruation, and proper fueling. As awareness grows about the impact of body image on performance, coaches—both male and female …

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How to Coach Young Athletes: What Parents Need to Know About Eating Disorders 58:21

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Frequent mirror checks, comments from teammates and parents, and feeling the need to “earn” food—these are common red flags of disordered eating in youth sports. In the first of a three-part series, Sara Gross and guest co-host Jill Colangelo explore eating disorders among young female athletes, a growing concern for parents and coaches. Colangelo,…

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Your Diet Sucks #3: Orthorexia and Clean Eating 1:09:53

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As more people seek to "clean up" their diets, we’re seeing how rigid rules and an obsession with food purity can disrupt lives. In this episode, Kylee and Zoë dive into the evolving conversation around Orthorexia—a term for the unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. We explore the impact of societal norms, social media, and misinformation on peo…

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Your Diet Sucks #2: Is Diet Culture a Cult? 44:47

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So, are you in a diet cult?? In this second episode teaming up with the Your Diet Sucks podcast, Zoë and Kylee discuss the shocking parallels between diet fads and cult dynamics, emphasizing how these trends often create a false sense of community and manipulate individuals into restrictive eating patterns. How do you know if your diet is just a li…

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Your Diet Sucks #1: The Zero Calorie Ultra 53:08

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New year, same diet BS. It’s that time of year when the world is drowning in bad diet advice and unsustainable fitness trends. That's why we're teaming up with the Your Diet Sucks podcast to bring you a series of Your Diet Sucks episodes this January aimed at ditching diet culture and getting you ready to fuel your goals, Hosts Kylee Van Horn, RDN,…

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Feisty Conversations for a Fueled Future - Let's Get Beyond Diet Culture - Feisty Triathlon 57:06

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Here we go again with the bombardment of “New Year, New You” ads and messages to “eat this, not that,” or “do this specific workout for 30 days to get amazing abs.” You know the drill and they’re probably in your feed as we speak. In this first-of-its kind episode, Feisty Media podcast hosts Kathryn Taylor (Girls Gone Gravel), Sara Gross (Women’s P…

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Brain Storm Episode 4: Concussion Prevention, Susceptibility, and What We’ve Learned 54:42

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Obviously, the best way to deal with a concussion is to not get a concussion. But that’s not always possible, and nearly 30% of adults report having a concussion in their lifetime. In this episode we cover the basics on how to prevent concussion and what to do if you do hit your head based on what we’ve learned during this series. We also take a de…

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Brain Storm Episode 3: Working Through the Trauma of Brain Injury 1:52:45

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A head injury like concussion can fundamentally change you–especially if you have prolonged post-concussive symptoms, which can upend your life and sense of self for months, and sometimes years. Head injuries are also traumatic and they can leave you vulnerable to reliving other past traumas that may have been long buried. That’s where therapy come…

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Brain Storm Episode 2: How to Treat an Injured Brain 1:25:13

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What do you do when you hit your head? That can be a hard question to answer. Even when people go to the doctor or ER, the actual advice can be thin, amounting to: take it easy and let your brain heal. Sometimes that works. But for nearly half of concussion sufferers, symptoms like depression, headaches, fatigue, and cognitive impairment can linger…

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Brain Storm Episode 1: The Crash 1:16:47

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On November 11th, 2021, on day three of a solo multi-day ride on Arizona’s Coconino Trail, seven-time world champion adventure athlete Rebecca Rusch clipped her handlebars on a protruding rock, launching her from her bike and into a ravine 10 feet below, where she hit the ground with enough force to bounce multiple times, breaking her helmet and ba…

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Sneak Preview: Brain Storm with Rebecca Rusch and Selene Yeager, presented by Momentous 4:05

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What if everything you thought you knew about concussion was wrong? Brain Storm, presented by Momentous, is a podcast series that follows 7-time World Champion adventure athlete Rebecca Rusch after a violent bike wreck leaves her with a “mild” concussion that turns her world upside down. Each episode follows Rebecca on her journey to heal her brain…

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Croissants & Commentary #21: Live From Paris - Merci Paris 43:03

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0:00 Olympic weightlifting 8:30 Chatting with Jenny Casson 17:36 The Feisty team's favourite moments 29:00 Olympians: They're just like us Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and ou…

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Croissants & Commentary #20: Live From Paris - City Life During The Games 32:33

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0:00 Where are the change rooms? 11:25 Champions Park 19:40 Sport updates 26:40 Our picks Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and our sponsors. Support our Croissants & Commentary L…

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Croissants & Commentary #19: Live From Paris - Every Sport Has a Vibe 38:43

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0:00 Paris is sick 6:30 The diving vibe 12:09 Sports 27:35 Proposals and urinals Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and our sponsors. Support our Croissants & Commentary Live From …

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Croissants & Commentary #18: Live From Paris - Lots of Whoops 40:13

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0:00 Inside the Team Canada House 10:38 Women's Skateboard Finals 17:05 The vibes of Waterpolo 24:00 Another night of Track 34:30 Our picks Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and o…

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Croissants & Commentary #17: Live From Paris - Olympic Magic 35:02

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0:00 Inside the Urban Park and 3X3 Basketball 12:20 Another day of Track & Field 21:15 We talk to the first ever Olympic Triathlete from Guam and the Pacific Islands 29:40 Our picks Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our …

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Croissants & Commentary #16: Live From Paris - Kelly & Her Barricades 38:34

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0:00 The Women's Cycling Road Race 14:09 The final day of swimming 20:45 Kelly gets trapped at the Mixed Team Relay 34:55 Our picks Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and our spons…

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Croissants & Commentary #15: Live From Paris - Trek to Track 30:28

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0:00 We're back from our illness 5:00 Trampoline gymnastics 9:20 Track has started and it is 🤯 21:25 Kelly's husband tells us all about the Urban Park 26:26 Our picks Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize wor…

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Croissants & Commentary #14: Live From Paris - Sick & We Didn't Even Swim in the Seine 3:36

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Stomach flu has taken down the Feisty Media House in France. We'll be back tomorrow, Sunday! Fingers crossed! Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and our sponsors. Support our Crois…

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Croissants & Commentary #13: Live From Paris - The Team U.S.A House 32:24

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0:00 Inside the Team U.S.A House 3:00 Chatting with the head of U.S.A Triathlon - Vic Brumfield 17:50 The overal Team U.S.A ~vibe~ 24:40 If you were in charge of the Olympics, what would you change? Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get en…

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Croissants & Commentary #12: Live From Paris - Paris Run Vibes 25:05

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0:00 The morning run vibes on the streets of Paris 10:18 Kelly goes to table tennis 13:30 The challenge of Olympic tickets 20:55 Our picks Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and ou…

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Croissants & Commentary #11: Live From Paris - Spectating is Hard 29:11

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0:00 If you're not watching women's rugby, you should be. 8:10 It's hard being an Olympic spectator. 11:50 Triathlon happened 25:05 Our picks Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and…

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Croissants & Commentary #10: Live From Paris - Let Them Race 32:44

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00:00 The triathlon is rescheduled 12:20 Feisty goes to swimming 21:00 Special behind-the-scenes guest 28:25 Our picks Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not a Moment. It’s a Movement” shirt daily, plus you’ll get entered to win our grand prize worth $1,000 from Feisty and our sponsors. Support …

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Croissants and Commentary #9: Live From Paris Day 1 32:20

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0:00 The ~vibe~ of Paris 10:50 Kelly catches up with Cassidy Cook, the first U.S. medal winner of this years Olympics, on the streets of Paris 14:10 The Seine water quality. Will the triathlon be a duathlon? 24:42 Feisty's highlights of the Olympics so far Join the Women’s Sports Fan Club at fanclub.feisty.co to get entered to win a free “It’s Not …

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Croissants and Commentary #8: Show Me the Money (for Women) 43:12

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Let's talk about Monday! In our last pre-Olympics episode, Sara and Kelly talk with Caroline Fitzgerald, CEO and founder of GOALS Sports about the business case for women’s sports. Yes, viewership and investment for women’s sports is on the rise, but what does that mean for these athletes getting paid? For potential sponsors? For fans? Even with al…

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Croissants and Commentary #7: The Paralympics — From Rehab Event to Elite Global Competition 1:05:19

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Today, Sara and Kelly turn the spotlight on the Paralympic Games — taking place in Paris just three weeks after the Olympics. With its start as a British rehabilitation event post-World War II, the Paralympics has since turned into a bonafide global sporting spectacle with elite athletes competing in many of the same events as their Olympic counter…

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Croissants and Commentary #6: What is a Mentally Healthy Athlete? 1:04:22

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After a holiday break last week, Croissants & Commentary is back to talk about mental health in sports. When we talk about mental health, does that mean optimizing peak mental performance in competition? Does it mean addressing diagnosable mental health conditions, like generalized anxiety or OCR? Do sports relieve or exacerbate these mental health…

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Croissants and Commentary #5: Fueling for Female Athletes 1:17:13

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It wasn’t that many years ago that co-host Sara Gross was told by a coach that to perform better she needed to lean-up and lose additional weight — despite already training huge hours as a pro triathlete. Ultimately, she ended up in such an energy deficit that she collapsed and blacked out on the race course. This happens all-too-frequently across …

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Croissants and Commentary #4: Moms in the Olympics — How to Return to Elite Sport Postpartum? 1:15:29

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It seems shocking that the 2024 Olympics marks the first time there will be a nursery in the Olympic Village, for mothers competing at the Games. While there has been a huge increase in recent years in the number of elite athletes returning to sport postpartum — and in the resources available to them (thanks to pro moms like Allyson Felix, Alysia M…

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Croissants and Commentary #3: The Surprising Sexist History of the Olympics — And Why It Still Matters 1:04:13

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Why do we spend so much time talking about the history of women's sports? Because what doctors, coaches, and fans think women are capable of on the track or field changes how women are viewed in all parts of society. Like how women's colleges had mandatory rest days for their female students, because women were believed to be too physically weak to…

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Croissants and Commentary #2: The Origins and Evolution of the Olympic Games 57:53

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“What’s the point of the Olympics, anyway?!” That’s the question Kelly and Sarah look to answer on Episode #2. And how do athletes get to the Olympics. Let's talk all about the Olympic Trials — why is that a uniquely American thing — and the Olympic selection process. At its core, the Olympic Games were developed to improve international relations …

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Croissants and Commentary #1: The State of Women's Sports 52:02

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Welcome to a special Feisty series, “Croissants and Commentary - Moments on the Road to Paris,” hosted by Feisty CEO Sara Gross and Feisty's sports reporter & Head of Content, Kelly O’Mara. Over the next seven weeks, they will be counting down to the Olympic Games in Paris — complete with interviews with athletes, coaches, and experts about everyth…

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Louise Green - Eradicating Weight Bias in the Fitness Industry (REBROADCAST) 53:52

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This episode originally dropped on June 26, 2023 Louise Green envisions a world where everyone can achieve their athletic potential regardless of size and, for 17 years, she’s been creating that world for people in larger bodies through her coaching, programming, and education at bigfitgirl.com and the Size Inclusive Academy. She joins Sara Gross t…

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Alyssa Olenick, PhD - Training and The Female Menstrual Cycle. You Can Train. Period. (REBROADCAST) 1:16:06

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This episode originally dropped on February 6, 2023 Okay, y'all. We are sensing A LOT of confusion around female physiology and training with your cycle. That's why this week, we welcome exercise scientist Alyssa Olenick, PhD to clear up misconceptions about female physiology and performance. Alyssa unpacks what the phases of our cycle are, and how…

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Hormonal Ep. 4: Selene Yeager and Dr. Carla DiGirolamo Answer Your Hormone-Related Questions 52:25

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At Feisty Media, we are all about reclaiming language and turning it on its head. That's why we're proud to present our limited series, HORMONAL - Periods, Pills, and Pregnancy: How Women’s Hormones Impact Sports Performance. This series is hosted by double-board certified Obstetrician and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, who has …

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Hormonal Ep. 3: Hormone Related Conditions and Concerns 51:39

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At Feisty Media, we are all about reclaiming language and turning it on its head. That's why we're proud to present our limited series, HORMONAL - Periods, Pills, and Pregnancy: How Women’s Hormones Impact Sports Performance. This series is hosted by double-board certified Obstetrician and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, who has …

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Hormonal Ep. 2: Hormonal Birth Control, Fertility Treatments, and Pregnancy Considerations 56:55

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At Feisty Media, we are all about reclaiming language and turning it on its head. That's why we're proud to present our limited series, HORMONAL - Periods, Pills, and Pregnancy: How Women’s Hormones Impact Sports Performance. This series is hosted by double-board certified Obstetrician and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, who has …

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Hormonal Ep. 1: How Ovarian Hormones Impact Sports Performance in All Life Phases 54:39

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At Feisty Media, we are all about reclaiming language and turning it on its head. That's why we're proud to present our limited series, HORMONAL - Periods, Pills, and Pregnancy: How Women’s Hormones Impact Sports Performance. This series is hosted by double-board certified Obstetrician and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, who has …

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Beyond Comfort Zones - How to Build Emotional Endurance and Start Betting on Yourself with Vicki Anstey 1:01:03

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What happens when you leave a situation that is holding you back and you start betting on yourself? Anything becomes possible in the case of today’s guest, Vicki Anstey. After 20 years in a relationship that limited and stifled her, this former advertising professional, turned fitness pioneer and award-winning entrepreneur, became (at age 41) one o…

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Achieve Mental Wellness and Performance Through Breathwork with Stephanie Green 50:11

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Are you feeling stress or anxiety about something right now? How are you holding your shoulders? Are you breathing through your nose or your mouth? Is your breath shallow or deep? This week, Sara talks with Stephanie Green about the power of breathwork to alleviate anxiety and lift your mood. Stephanie is a Vancouver Islander who lives in Nanaimo. …

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Nini Champion and Lisa Roland - Setting World Records at the World's Toughest Row 1:02:19

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45 Days, One hour and 27 minutes. That’s how long Nini Champion and Lisa Roland spent rowing non-stop in the Atlantic Ocean during the 2023 Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, a 3,000 nm unassisted ocean row beginning in La Gomera, Spain and finishing in the Caribbean port of English Harbour, Antigua. (For our non-maritime audience, that’s over 34…

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Hettas Founder and CEO, Lindsay Housman, is a Step Ahead on Women’s Running Research 56:04

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Lindsay Housman was floored when she learned that women are considered “a confounding variable” when it comes to scientific and athletic research. That is to say that women are rarely researched because they are more “complicated.” This is especially true in the athletic footwear industry where most research has been done exclusively on men and the…

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Dr. Elizabeth Comen - The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies 1:05:26

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Prepare to be educated and outraged in today's episode. This week, we feature a recent episode of the Feisty podcast Hit Play Not Pause, hosted by Selene Yeager, with guest Dr. Elizabeth Comen. From being burned as witches to being barred from attending medical school, from being dismissed as hysterical to well, just being dismissed, from being sha…