Goalchella:: Female physiology, dopamine, forever chemicals, romantic relationships, habit science, money tips, & travel! (top moments!)

Dr. Kelsy Vick closes out the Goalchella Podcast Festival with self-selected highlights from expert interviews recorded from November through early February, created around common New Year’s goals for women. She revisits key moments from: Dr. Sam Moore on female physiology, menstrual-cycle awareness, resilience in training, energy availability, and the importance of carbohydrates and progressive strength training; Dr. Emily Hilz on the dopamine reward system, estrogen sensitivity across the menstrual cycle, and how hormonal states can influence reward seeking and motivation, plus an overview of endocrine disrupting chemicals (including bisphenols, phthalates, PFAAS, parabens, and flame retardants), where they’re found, and why “safe” levels are complicated by sensitive developmental windows and mixture effects; Dr. Lisa Neff on how relationship quality impacts mental and physical health, including research linking social relationship quality to mortality risk and evidence that hostile couple communication slows wound healing, and how everyday stressors spill over into relationships by reducing connection, increasing negativity and blame, worsening conflict communication, and undermining support; Katie (a certified credit counselor and Bankrate writer) on women-centered approaches to money, breaking habits like impulse shopping and carrying credit card balances, separating emotions from money, and using travel credit cards and welcome bonuses responsibly to reduce travel costs; and Aaron (a certified habit coach) on outcome vs process vs identity goals, the behavior science of cues, ability/self-efficacy, and reward, and designing environments to support habit formation. She thanks listeners for supporting the series, invites topic and guest requests, and transitions back to regular episodes of Wellness Fix the Pod.loving the pod? click the follow button, & we'd love if you could leave a review! thank you x 1000 :)sign up for the free Smart Girl Newspaper!insta:: @dr.kelsyvickdpt & @wellnessbigsispodyoutube:: @dr.kelsyvickdpttiktok:: @dr.kelsyvickdpt & @wellnessbigsispodsign up for our patreon for exclusive content & workouts!