Hear Her Sports
202 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsA biweekly podcast where amazing female athletes share stories of breaking barriers, speaking up, and living with power and confidence in today’s changing world. Hear successes and challenges of life as an athlete and thoughts about inequality in sports and media coverage.
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Ep49 Sarah Ditmars Proving People Wrong
December 13, 2018 09:30 - 1 hourSarah Ditmars, kinesiologist, hockey coach, and personal trainer joins Hear Her Sports to talk heartbreak, who’s an athlete, breaking boundaries, fitting workouts into a already packed schedule, being an underdog, and nutrition. She is the 2017 Ontario Junior Hockey League Trainer-of-the-Year and recently introduced her Former Female Athlete Program. Long-form interviews with female athletes sharing secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.
Ep48 sculler Sophie Calabrese Losing is the Worst
November 29, 2018 09:30 - 57 minutesSophie Calabrese won GOLD medal in the Quad Scull at the CanAmMex Regatta in Mexico City this summer. She talks about the race, competing, the intense selection process, training, coaching herself, backwards treadmilling, how music and sports relate, the Head of the Charles, and not losing. This is an excellent episode to share with high school athletes or their parents, with rowers, and athletes that need just a little extra motivation to get a bit more from their sport. Sophie loves being c...
Best Wishes Thanksgiving Message
November 22, 2018 09:30 - 1 minuteHappy Thanksgiving Everybody. Welcome to Hear Her Sports! We are taking this week off for the holiday but will be back with a new episode next week.
Ep47 Laelae Amituanai and Hannah Hall 1 Team 1 Family
November 08, 2018 09:30 - 1 hourYoungstown State Women's Rugby players, Laelae Amituanai and Hannah Hall join the podcast in Episode 47. We talk rugby, team bonding, training, aggression, strategy, nutrition, Chipotle, their two coaches and conditioning trainer, fundraising, and so much more about being a college athlete.
Ep46 Jude Gerace Lively Wheels To Positive Outcomes
October 25, 2018 08:30 - 50 minutesJude Gerace, owner of Sugar Wheel Works, joins us in Episode 46. We talk wheel building, running a small business, being one of the few women in the cycling industry, mentors, getting involved in the community, bike riding, sustainability, Safe Routes to Schools, and a bit about puppies. Hear Her Sports Female where athletes share secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.
Ep45 XC skier Alayna Sonnesyn College to Pro
October 11, 2018 08:30 - 54 minutesCross Country Skier Alayana Sonnesyn is a first year pro with the Straton Mountain T2 Elite Team. In Episode 45 we talk about the transition from college to a professional athlete, pre-season training in New Zealand, ski techniques, good climbing tips, and goals for the nordic season and beyond to 2022 Olympics. Hear Her Sports podcast is long-form interviews with female athletes sharing secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.
Ep44 UNIQUE with Margo Burke
September 27, 2018 08:30 - 45 minutesMargo Burke is a funny, politically opinionated middle schooler. She also speed skates. In Episode 44 we talk training, skates, dry land training, value of sports, books, school, World War II, politics, and teamwork vs going at it solo.
Ep43 Collette Smith 1st African American Female Coach In NFL
September 13, 2018 08:30 - 1 hourCollette Smith is 1st African American female coach in the NFL, 1st female coach of the NY Jets, former player with NY Sharks women's professional football team, and founder of Believe N You, Inc. In Episode 43 we talk empowering black youth, girls and women, value of mentors, coaching, Up2Us, learning from family, loving herself through football, and National Women's Football Conference. Hear Her Sports podcast where athletes share secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do am...
Ep42 Iris Slappendel founder The Cyclists’ Alliance women’s sport union
July 19, 2018 08:30 - 1 hourIris Slappendel, founder The Cyclists’ Alliance women’s sport union talks about current state of women's cycling, the needs of women athletes, and successes in the past six months, UCI, insurance, sporting ethics and safety. Episode 42 Hear Her Sports where female athletes share secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.
EP41 Benita Fitzgerald Mosley Olympic Gold Medal Hurdler - Power of Sport
July 05, 2018 08:30 - 45 minutesBenita Fitzgerald Mosley Olympic Gold Medalist in 100 meter hurdlers talks about role as CEO of Laureus, the power of sport to improve lives of youth and unite communities, also Tabata, USA Women's Hockey, and using biomechanics to improve performance and win Olympic Medals.
Ep40 Blake Cason Climber and Coach talks mountains
June 21, 2018 08:30 - 56 minutesAlpine Climber and Integrative Wellness Coach Blake Cason shares her journey in climbing, preparing for upcoming trips, humility, ego, confidence, trying over and over, yoga, meditation, meal planning, nutrition, unanswered emails, saying no, and what coaching is all about.
Ep39 Kristen Lamb triathlete, coach grew up with female athletic role models
June 07, 2018 08:30 - 45 minutesTriathlete and coach, Kristen Lamb joins me this week. It was really fun to talk about her incredibly active childhood. Her mom coached at St. Lawrence University for 34 years, so Kristen was surrounded by amazing athletic role models from her mom to all the college athletes she saw training and competing. On Hear Her Sports, female athlete podcast, female athletes share secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.
Ep38 Ambreen Tariq Promotes Greater Diversity in Outdoors
May 24, 2018 08:30 - 52 minutesAmbreen Tariq, founder of Brown People Camping promotes greater diversity in our public lands and outdoors community. We talk about the positive impact of experiencing the outdoors as a kid, cooking outdoors, loving bad weather, car camping, a girl trip, photography, adventure, finding solutions to increase diversity in our public lands, gender, representation, capacity, saying no, and more. Female athletes share secrets to live with power and confidence, speak up, and do amazing things in ...
Ep37 Stacia Suttles Motivating Others
May 10, 2018 08:30 - 50 minutesStacia Suttles, aka The Natural is an amateur boxer on Team USA preparing for Olympics Tokyo2020. After getting to the finals in the New York Daily News Golden Gloves in the Barclays Center, Stacia returned to win the Golden Gloves twice in 2016 and 2017. She is also 2016 National golden gloves silver medalist, 2015 Metro Champion, 2016 USA National Champion, and 2017 International gold and bronze medalist. We talk about having an Olympic goal, being relatively new to the sport, coming back f...
Ep36 Liz Sampey The Sky Is Really The Limit
April 26, 2018 08:30 - 56 minutesProfessional adventure athlete Liz Sampey explores the world by bike, ski, packraft, and whatever else necessary. She talks about how expeditions fit into her life, what is home, how she creates consistency even though she never really knows where she’s headed off to next, and her amazing new project Rise Aligned bringing movement and mindfulness to young people. Liz has long been a competitor and adventure athlete. But it was when she quit her job to make a movie in Iceland that she focused...
Ep35 Maria Toorpakai Wazir peace through sports
April 12, 2018 08:30 - 42 minutesPakistani squash player Maria Toorpakai Wazir tells her story dressing as a boy to play squash, gender differences, gender equity, being strong, confident, education, Hollywood, value of sport and more on Hear Her Sports female athlete podcast.
Ep34 Golfer Megan Khang Family First
March 29, 2018 08:30 - 47 minutesLPGA golfer Megan Khang started playing when she was 5 1/2 years old. By 7, she was traveling and realized this is what she wanted to do for her life. It's a family effort with father coaching and caddying. We talk about being new to pro golf, working with her father, love of golf, top five goals on poster boards, training, money, her current caddie, the LPGA founders, Acai bowls, and much more. Hear Her Sports female athlete podcast covers women in sports. Each episode has inspiring thoughts...
Ep33 Noelle Singleton #afroswimmers
March 15, 2018 08:30 - 52 minutesSwim coach Noelle Singleton diversifying aquatics through images in #afrosimmers. She talks entrepreneurship, coaching, the importance of water, and health through meal prep and sleep.
Ep32 Anya Alvarez future of sports is girls
March 01, 2018 09:30 - 42 minutesAnya Alvarez joins Hear Her Sports to talk about her new venture Major League Girls. Her mission is to empower girls to live passionately on and off the field. We talk Olympic coverage, training, being strong, transitioning out of professional sports into a journalism career, Philadelphia, and tortilla chips.
Ep31 Katie Jackson Horsey Happy Place
February 15, 2018 09:30 - 53 minutesPara Equitation Dressage rider Katie Jackson talks cancer, training, life balance, communication with her horses, competition, Olympics, taking care of herself, and happiness in her new life as an amputee. Her horse, Royal Dancer loves being the center of attention. Katie Jackson aims for gold at the Tokyo 2020 ParaOlympics. Katie is focused in her training as she pays attention to details and does everything necessary to continue to up her game in the next two years leading to Tokyo2020.
EP30 Syd Schulz Pro Enduro Racer Aims To Love Racing
January 25, 2018 09:30 - 43 minutesPro Enduro Bike Racer Syd Schulz explains details of her sport - a cross between downhill mountain biking and endurance. She talks about competition, social media, sponsorship, training, go pro, writing, fear, self actualization, and offers some tips on riding with others.
Ep29 Speed Skater Elena Rigas Advantage Cornering
January 18, 2018 09:30 - 40 minutesSpeed Skater Elena Rigas from Denmark qualified for the mass start event in Pyeongchang Olympics next month. She spoke about her training, tactics of the event, awesome trainging partners, the Olympics, the difference between inline skating and racing on ice, and, of course, breakfast.
Ep28 Felice Mueller Keep Showing Up
January 04, 2018 09:30 - 46 minutesOlympic Rower, Felice Mueller, is shaking things up in the single scull this year. She just won the Lotman Challenge, a 3-race series, and took home a big check. We talk about equal prize money (it was equal in the Lotman Challenge), Title IX, disliking rowing in high school because it was hard, her strong, female role models, and training. She has amazing words about preparing for the Olympics and the value of sport. This episode is for young athletes and for parents of athletes. Felice has...
Ep27 Shelma Jun Climbing is Political
December 21, 2017 09:30 - 44 minutesRock climber and Flash Foxy founder, Shelma Jun talks gender, politics, training, mentors, feminism, women only spaces, empathy, mistakes, and focusing on what's close to you then expand out.
Ep26 Elizabeth Streb Redefining Grace
December 07, 2017 09:30 - 46 minutesChoreographer Elizabeth Streb investigates time, space, action, and how we interact with those three fundamental aspects of being on this earth. Join our conversation and discover the joy of being an Action Hero and of flying. We talk about: - space, time, movement - action is a universal language - how the audience relates to the Action Heroes - worrying too much about your body and the future - rehearsing a LOT - naming a movement you are unwilling to do, and do it - angels falling to ear...
Ep 25 Alison Dunlap Adventure Mom
November 23, 2017 09:30 - 46 minutesAlison Dunlap, mountain, cyclocross, and road cyclist phenom, tells reality of being active woman and having a baby, how to stay fit and sane, some advice for new mothers, and other thoughts about raising a kid interested in physical activity and the outdoors. Alison definitely tells it like it is – no holding back, so join us.
Ep24 Not Drowning in Synchro Monica LaStaiti
November 09, 2017 09:30 - 48 minutesMonica's sport as a kid was marching band. Since then she's being very active as a runner, swimmer, climber, an most recently synchronized swimmer. She proves that it's never too late to find your sport. In this episode we talk about: rough patches of being a kid doing sports, not being good at cool kid sports, some details of competing in synchronized swimming, costumes, boys on the team, but mostly how much she loves being on a team as an adult
Episode 23: Alison Tetrick Gravel Love
October 26, 2017 08:30 - 48 minutesAlison Tetrick talks about winning Dirty Kanza, Gravel Worlds, and Rebecca's Private Idaho, She tells us how growing up in a sporty family gave her the confidence to sign up for the 200 mile Dirty Kanza even thought she’d never ridden more than 125 miles. Join us for all that, discussions of mentoring, confidence, her love of gravel races, the power of sports, what's up for next year, and she has strong words of encouragement for women interested in cycling.
Episode 22: Cyclocross Champ Helen Wyman and Advocate Liz Cornish
October 12, 2017 08:30 - 59 minutesCyclocross Champion Helen Wyman talks upcoming season, World Cup, training, and pay equity. Bike Advocate Liz Cornish shares why it's important to take up space -- physically and metaphorically. Originally from Off The Front podcast produced by Elizabeth Emery and WiSP Sports.
Episode 21: Nichole Thompson's Tour de ACL
September 28, 2017 08:30 - 49 minutesNichole Thompson tells story of tearing her ACL and onerous rehab. An outstanding inspiration, she has great thoughts about getting through the ordeal plus actually gaining something from injury and setback. Orthopedic Sports Surgeon, Dr. Sabrina Strickland from Hospital of Special Surgery, starts the episode by adding a good amount of science background about women and ACLs because women do tear their ACLs more often than men. Hear Her Sports is a podcast about exceptional female athletes an...
Episode 20: Heidi Skolnik diet manipulation
September 13, 2017 08:30 - 50 minutesThis is a SPECIAL episode. Not only is it Episode 20! But my guest is superstar Sports Nutritionist Heidi Skolnik, who I worked with during my NYC racing days. I remember her with great fondness and admiration. It felt like visiting a secret weapon as I rode over the George Washington Bridge to get to her New Jersey office. In this episode we talk about fuel vs nutrition, manipulating diet to perform better, carbohydrates, and her work with The Julliard School and School of American Ballet. ...
Episode 19 Coxswain Colette Lucas Conwell grows up with strong independent French women
August 31, 2017 08:30 - 47 minutesFrench-born Colette Lucas-Conwell shares thoughts about independent French women speaking their minds. Colette is a U23 Coxswain for the US team. We also talked about rowing, of course, what it takes to be a good cox, if a cox is an athlete, Swing, title ix, and Tokyo2020. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.
Episode 18 Junior cyclist Megan Jastrab moves up to the Pro Field
August 17, 2017 08:30 - 46 minutesHear Her Sports talks to junior cyclist Megan Jastrab. It took everything I had to remember Megan is 15 years old. She is well spoken, knows what she wants, and somehow has figured out a way to mix an enthusiastic love for cycling with focused dedication to hard, disciplined training. Our conversation gave me insight into junior cycling and some of the considerations while moving up the ranks. We talked about all that, her training, coaches, mentors, goals, Olympics, and having fun.
Episode 17 Endurance Adventurer Katie Spotz reveals our incredible physical & mental capabilities
August 03, 2017 08:30 - 51 minutesEndurance Adventurer Katie Spotz talks about rowing across the Atlantic, a ten day meditation retreat, training by feel, ultra marathons, water, and empowerment. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.
Episode 16 Rower Maddie Wanamaker is selected for the U23 World Championships in Bulgaria.
July 20, 2017 08:30 - 42 minutesRower Maddie Wanamaker is selected for the U23 World Championships in Bulgaria. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.
Episode 15 Marathoner and D1 coach, Sam Bluske encourages more women to get into coaching.
July 06, 2017 08:30 - 52 minutesI'm feeling incredibly lucky to have met and talked to marathoner and D1 cross country & track coach Sam Bluske. Not just because she set me straight about preparing lunch but because she loves coaching, offers great insight to future college athletes about recruiting, focuses on community and giving back. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.
Episode 14 Pole Vaulter, Katie Nageotte tells girls there's more than one way to look healthy.
June 22, 2017 08:30 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBA podcast about exceptional female athletes and women sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us. See us. Hear us.
Pole Vaulter, Katie Nageotte tells girls there's more than one way to look healthy ...Ep14
June 22, 2017 08:30 - 50 minutesThis week I spoke to pole vaulter, Katie Nageotte, another athlete with her eyes on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In the 2016 Olympic Trials she tied for 5th, so is certainly on her way. She was the collegiate indoor & outdoor D2 national champion in 2013 and D2 national record holder, a n alternate for the world team in 2015, and a bronze medalist at NACAC games in 2015. Her current world ranking is 12th.
Episode 13 Olympic sailor Helena Scutt finishes her last robot and sets her sights on Tokyo 2020.
June 08, 2017 08:30 - 51 minutesOlympic sailor Helena Scutt finishes her last robot and sets her sights on Tokyo 2020. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.
Episode 12 Rugby Player of the Decade, Phaidra Knight's infectious enthusiasm.
May 25, 2017 08:30 - 51 minutesPhaidra Knight, USA Rugby Player of the Decade, talks about some nerdy details about the sport that I just loved! growth of Rugby since Rio Olympics a few ideas about challenging gender equality coaching youth sports aggression meditation & yoga training A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.
Episode 11 Kayak adventure guide, Alison O'Hara getting better in her 50s instead of slower.
May 11, 2017 08:30 - 50 minutesAlison guides kayak and paddleboard trips in Kachemak Bay and around Yukon Island. And she is a story-teller! Find out how she founded True North Adventures 26 seasons ago, how a Vermont debutante got to Alaska in the first place, plus some of her gripping tales of Orcas, plane crashes, and living "off the road". During the winter she is a nordic ski coach, which we also talk about. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, se...
Episode 10 Steeplechaser Liz Weiler sets the bar higher and higher
April 27, 2017 08:00 - 41 minutesLiz Weiler races nationally with the Saucony Hurricanes and trains in Cleveland, Ohio with the Cleveland Elite Development. She has a unique and wonderful perspective on running and training. I love her sense of adventure: "I feel like without putting yourself in stressful situations, life would be boring, so I kind of like that thrill of competing." Podcast about women in sports and female athletes. Discover new sports and meet adventurous female athletes on Hear Her Sports podcast.
Episode 9 Julie Emmerman on getting specific with what you need to have your strongest performance
April 13, 2017 08:00 - 39 minutesJulie Emmerman on getting specific with what you need to have your strongest performance In this episode we cover: How Sport Psychology can benefit your athletic pursuits Advice for a hypothetical climber Self doubt, fear of injury, work-life balance, and eating and mood disorders Some differences between the men and women she sees How to find a professional in your area The process and the teachings that sport allow for Being an ambassador for your sport
Episode 8. Meghan Morgan talks about how sports empowers girls to be healthy inside and out.
March 30, 2017 08:00 - 42 minutesHear Her Sports, is a biweekly podcast that covers the successes and challenges of exceptional female athletes. Elizabeth Emery talks with female athletes of different levels and women in sports professions. Meghan Morgan and I talk about how sports empowers girls to be healthy inside and out. Girls in the Game is dedicated to the whole girl with programming focused on sports, health, and leadership.
HHS Ep0007 Quinn Crum talks about fencing at Columbia, film, and people she looks up to.
March 16, 2017 07:30 - 36 minutesHear Her Sports, is a biweekly podcast that covers the successes and challenges of exceptional female athletes. Elizabeth Emery talks with female athletes of different levels about training, life as an athlete, what women do differently from men in their sport, and thoughts about media coverage and inequality in sports.
HHS Ep0006 Seanna Conway talks about coaching U14 girls ice hockey, NWHL, and female athletes in the media
March 02, 2017 04:30 - 42 minutesSeanna Conway talks about coaching U14 girls ice hockey, the current state of the National Women's Hockey League, and female athletes in the media. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.
HHS Ep0005 Robin Farina talks about the Women's Cycling Association and piloting a tandem with blind para-cyclist Shawn Cheshire.
February 16, 2017 04:33 - 47 minutesHear Her Sports is a biweekly podcast that covers the successes and challenges of exceptional female athletes. Robin Farina talks about the Women's Cycling Association, a Tour of California twitter storm, starting her coaching business, and piloting a tandem with blind para-cyclist Shawn Cheshire.
HHS Ep0004 170202 ST Sara Tabbert talks about skijoring with huskies & living in rural Alaska.
February 02, 2017 00:00 - 45 minutesHear Her Sports is a biweekly podcast that covers the successes and challenges of exceptional female athletes. Sara Tabbert talks about skijoring with her Alaskan huskies and living off the grid in Fairbanks, AK.
HHS Ep0003 170119b LH Lisa Hunt talks about bike racing, Crossfit, and managing a cycling team.
January 19, 2017 00:00 - 46 minutesLisa Hunt talks about bike racing, Crossfit, how hard it is to manage a cycling team, and her aggressive training schedule. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.
HHS Ep0002 170104 EH Elaine Hullihen talks about yoga, meditation, and teaching with FosteringHope.
January 03, 2017 00:00 - 41 minutesElaine Hullihen talks about her yoga practice, teaching, mediation, splashing in water, and her lime green home-outside yoga mat. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.