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I Could Never Do That
by Carrie Barrett
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right."How many times have you heard of a "dream job," an extraordinary athletic feat, or even a benevolent vocation that someone has and thought to yourself, "I Could NEVER Do That!" These people don't have superpowers, per se. These normal folks simply have a huge desire to do what it is they're doing and they ultimately have an unwavering faith that they can achieve their goals, no matter how big.Remember, courage isn't the absence of fear. Courage is "going in" in spite of your fears. These are the stories of people who have gone in and fought hard to achieve the unthinkable in spite of the fact that, yes, sometimes they are scared and do have some insecurities. Are you ready to go in? It's my hope that after hearing some of these interviews with thought leaders, artists, athletes, musicians and entrepreneurs that maybe you too will go from, "I Could Never Do That" to, "I Could Do That."
Episodes
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107 Joe Gagnon - Living Intentionally and Finding Purpose in the Journey of Life
What does it mean to truly live with intention? Joe Gagnon—ultra-endurance athlete, CEO, and high-performance coach—believes the answer isn't found in chasing the next big achievement, but in aligning your daily choices with your deeper purpose. In this conversation, Joe shares insights from his...
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106 Breaking Down Bold Goals - How Elizabeth Warner Completed the Bigfoot 200
What does it take to run 200 miles through mountains, forests, and volcanic blast zones — and still find joy in every step? In this episode, Elizabeth Warner shares her incredible journey at the Bigfoot 200 ultramarathon, a nonstop 200-mile race around Mount St. Helens. From prevention-first...
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105 Shannon Hogan - The Unforgiving Hours: The Grit, Resilience, and Perseverance at the Heart of Endurance Sports
Carrie Barrett welcomes the remarkable Shannon Hogan, an inspiring figure in the world of ultra-endurance sports and the author of the newly released book, The Unforgiving Hours: The Grit, Resilience, and Perseverance at the Heart of Endurance Sports. Hogan, a former pro mountain biker,...
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104 Laurie Marbas, MD - Become a Habit Healer: Simple Steps to Transform Your Life
Understanding the transformative power of adopting new habits is paramount in our journey toward healing and personal growth, but we're often misguided in developing new habits thinking we need to do something big, drastic or "all at once." We're caught up in the desire to "break" habits before...
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103 Gary Burr - What If The Beatles Got Back Together?
If you've listened to music, let's say in the last 30 years, then you're likely familiar with my guest today, but not in the way you may think. Gary Burr is a legendary songwriter and vocalist who is behind hit songs for artists like Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Chesney, Lady A, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tim...
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102 Katie Steele, LMFT and Tiffany Brown, PhD, LMFT - Confronting the Hidden Mental Crisis in Women's Sports
Women's sports are certainly having a moment and with more eyes on women's sports, comes more scrutiny and pressure. The new book, "The Price She Pays: Confronting the Hidden Mental Health Crisis in Women's Sports—from the Schoolyard to the Stadium" explores this crisis in women's athletics from...
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101 Robert Cheeke - Become an Impactful Vegan
Robert Cheeke has been a pillar in the plant-based community for over 30 years as an award-winning bodybuilder, outspoken vegan advocate, and New York Times Best-Selling author of The Plant-Based Athlete. It's his new book, however, that inspired me to reach out and have him on the "I Could Never...
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100 Michelle Bandur -Turning the Words of a Bully Into a Big Fat Positive Movement
TV journalist, Emmy Award Winner, and multiple @ironmantri triathlete, Michelle Bandur (@michellebandurtv), shares her story of how she took an anonymous bully's mean-spirited letter and turned it into a positive movement that has inspired and empowered thousands of young girls to achieve more…
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99 Emily Ballenger - A Brain Tumor, A Miracle Birth, and Always Believing in Yourself
Let me give a couple of headlines from the past two years of today's I Could Never Do That guest, Emily Ballenger. @emilybatx Shock pains in her face, the Berlin Marathon, pregnancy, miscarriage, another pregnancy, the selling of a business, a brain tumor, a birth, massive brain surgery, the…
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98 Caroline Paul - Become a Tough Broad and Embrace Outdoor Adventure As You Age
It's no secret that girls – and women – haven't traditionally had role models for adventure- seeking and exploration as we age. Even as young girls, we're taught to "be careful" while boys are taught to "be strong and brave." It's maddening. Author Caroline Paul, a longtime adventurer, started to...
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97 Seeking Better Balance with Jill Jacobs: Work Smart, Spend Smart, Do What You Love
My guest today encountered a personal (and all-too-common) dilemma after she had her son eight years ago. As someone who worked full-time in corporate or tech jobs for most of her career, Jill Jacobs was anxious to get back to work after giving birth. Not only did she love working, but as she…
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96 Kim Murphy - Shares Her Midlife Awakening
Kim Murphy was born and raised on a farm in Texarkana, Texas- about as ordinary an upbringing as you can have. After losing her father to Alzheimer's in 2018, she underwent a massive health and lifestyle change, which led to a complete career change, a booming online coaching business, and a…
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95 Pat Spencer, LCSW - Getting Your Mind in Gear
You're not strong enough, fast enough, skinny enough…You'll be last…Don't bother…Ugh. This is the we would NEVER say to our closest friends and, yet, for most of us, it's the hideous soundtrack of our lives. Today's guest is licensed clinical social worker, Pat Spencer who runs both a clinical...
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94 Shannon O'Grady, Ph.D. - COO and Chief Product Officer at Gnarly Nutrition - "You Either Win Or You Learn"
Being a female in a male dominant space may be rare, but Shannon O'Grady handles it like a boss because, as COO and Chief Product Officer at Gnarly Nutrition, she IS one of the bosses. As CPO, it is her science and research that are the brains behind every new product development at this company....
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93 Annie Davis - It's Never Too Late to Be a Rockstar
If you have ever dreamed of being a rock-n-roll star, this episode is gonna light you up. Annie Davis decided, in her mid-40s, that she wanted to become a musician. So, in the middle of the pandemic, she began taking lessons and taught herself how to play drums and guitar from scratch. Music has...
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92 Vimazi Shoes - Getting "In Tune" with All Runners
If you think you could never come up with a different concept for running shoes, well then let me introduce you to the minds behind the latest shoe on the walls of local retailers, Vimazi Shoes. Vimazi is the first-ever pace-tuned shoe, designed for energy, or as they say on their website,...
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91 Adina O'Neill - Swimming Through Ice...For Fun?!
Adina O'Neill is a fitness coach and motivator. This former accountant and teacher found her passion in endurance sports and coaching when she realized that so many were coming to her for advice and inspiration. Team B-REAL, is a roster of endurance athletes where every BODY is accepted. She is...
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90 Ginna Hoben - This Actor, Writer, and Director is Making Good on Her Childhood Dream
Ginna Hoben was born to be a performer. Ginna and I went to high school together and bonded over the very cool subculture of musical theater. Of course, she gracefully danced her way through Oklahoma while I stood in the background as an awkward chorus girl in a prairie dress singing "Surrey the...
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89 Hugh Gaither - Founder of Feetures Performance Socks
Hugh Gaither, founder and former CEO of the sock brand, Feetures shares his origin story of growing up in the hosiery business to making the transition to one of the most recognizable sock companies in the athletic space. What prompted this decision to enter an entirely new market? What strengths...
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88 Team Adorkable - Trista Mennen and Amy Bush Take the Plunge into the Ötillö Swimrun World Championships
This episode is so much fun! How can it not be when you're interviewing the partners of "Team Adorkable" — the zany Swimrun duo of Amy Bush and Trista Mennen?! I've known Amy for a long time and she's always doing something epic from 100 milers, Ironmans, Ultramans, etc…she's always an…
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87 Lisa Diamond - Surviving a Stroke at Age 48
On June 15th, one of my longest and dearest friends, Lisa Diamond, suffered a stroke at age 48. No warning signs, no acute trauma, not even a hint that this would happen when it did. Today, for the first time, Lisa gives us a play-by-play of what happened in those moments — an hour and 43 minutes...
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86 Raymond "The Noodnick" - Mastering Lucid Living
Well, if there was ever an "I Could Never," this one might be it. My guest today, Raymond (@the Noodnick) is a master of what is known as artistic calisthenics - which is basically some crazy combination of pure strength, gymnastics, core work, and cirque du Soleil all done with the grace of a...
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85 Women Who FKT - Calling Women in to Claim Space on the Trail
FKT - It's an acronym that stands for "Fastest Known Time" and if you're completely unfamiliar with this concept, there is an official website, fastestknowntime.com, where you'll find hundreds, if not thousands, of routes around the world where people have submitted their times to get that…
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84 Robine Bots of Harmony Farm Sanctuary - Choose Compassion
As Robine Bots says, "she may have lost her mind, but she found her soul." Robine is the founder of Harmony Farm Sanctuary, a little slice of heaven for humans and animals nestled on about 10 acres of land between Bend and Sisters, Oregon. What started out as one pet pig for her daughter (Pig...
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83 Coach Matt Whitcomb - Develop an Olympic Medal Mindset
Matt Whitcomb is the head coach for the US Cross Country Ski Team, where he's coached at the past three Winter Olympic games. Even if you don't know much about competitive cross-country skiing, you understand the value of a good coach and mentor when it comes to achieving anything in life…
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82 Deanna McCurdy - Giving Her Angel the Wings to Fly
Here are just a few athletic accomplishments from today's guest Deanna McCurdy: Six national championships, Four Pan-Am championships, 5th overall at ITU Cross Worlds, she's finished as the top American female and 4th overall twice at the XTERRA World Championships. USA Triathlon awarded her...
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81 Ashley Brush - Rising from the Ashes and Heading to the Mountains
Ashley Brush was born and raised in a strict, religious upbringing and, by her early 20s, she was married, with a young son, and was also a stepmother to two other children. At this time, because she was playing by a strict set of rules, she says she had no idea who she really was because she was...
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80 Out of the Blue Turns 35! A Special Fan Tribute to Debbie Gibson and the Debut Album That Started It All!
In this episode of "I Could Never Do That," I "shake" things up a bit to take a self-indulgent and celebratory walk down "memory lane." Think back to when you were 13, 14, or 15. What or who just lit your world on fire and made you believe that "Anything is Possible?" Was it a book? A Teacher? A...
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79 Dan Leite - Improving His Own Corner of the World with a New Heart
Dan Leite is a long-time runner, multiple marathon and IRONMAN triathlon finisher, and recipient of a heart transplant recipient in 2015. His symptoms began in 2011 at the peak of his running and his condition, although treated with medication, continued to deteriorate until he was granted the...
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78 Spencer Newell - Finding The Space Between "All In" and "All Out"
Spencer Newell is a music writer, producer, health coach, trainer, author, and longtime endurance athlete. He has certainly run the gamut in his 43 years - growing up as a high-level endurance athlete, battling a crippling addiction to drugs and alcohol, seeking treatment and finding sobriety,...
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77 Dawn Mussallem, D.O. - Cancer Survivor, Heart Transplant Recipient, Marathon Finisher
Dawn Mussallem was in medical school when she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Treatment was successful but eventually, Dr. Mussallem, who works at Mayo Clinic in Florida, began experiencing heart failure. She had a defibrillator implanted and went through myriad procedures as she navigated her...
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76 Alison James - CEO, Sport Spuds: Power to the Potato
A musician and teacher by day and potato pusher by night! This is the story of Alison James, CEO of Sports Spuds. Tired of constantly feeling sick and nauseous during her marathons and races, Alison heeded the advice of a nutritionist and tried boiled potatoes - BAM!! Success! The only problem?...
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75 Tracey Hulick - Founder, KidneyDonorAthlete.org: Saving Lives and Climbing Mountains
Tracey Hulick is a plant-based ultrarunner who, at the young age of 12, became inspired to donate her kidney to a stranger. Upon hearing a story of someone whose life was saved from a living donor, Tracey was also determined to save the lives of strangers, which she did in 2017 when she donated…
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74 Lisa Hesse - Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs
Lisa Hesse is a Life and Wellness Coach for Athletes. Her job is to literally change the limiting beliefs of her clients and release them from the, "I Could Nevers." She is passionate about helping women across the wellness continuum find and celebrate their best selves while unleashing their own...
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73 Anthony Masiello - Putting Care in HealthCare
Anthony Masiello is co-founder and CEO of Plant Based TeleHealth, which provides medical care for patients who have chronic disease and other medical conditions, including, but not limited to, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, autoimmune diseases,...
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72 Elizabeth Inpyn - Dialing In Plant-Based Performance
Today, I take a dive deep on a topic that is so, so important to me. Performance as a Plant-Based athlete. I hear all of the time from friends and fellow athletes who want to increase their knowledge and education around a plant-based diet and put it into practice in their training or on the...
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71 Ken Coleman - Find the Work You Were Born to Do
Are you doing work you love? Are you waking up with purpose? Are you doing work that matters to you? Most, unfortunately, are not. In fact, in 2020, a whopping 65% of employees were already thinking of leaving their jobs - this was pre-pandemic. Author, Career Coach, Radio Host and Podcaster, Ken...
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70 Dr. Melissa Sundermann - Lifestyle Medicine in Action
Melissa Sundermann, DO, dipABLM, is board-certified in internal medicine. Dr. Sundermann has clinical interest in chronic disease management and preventive medicine through a Lifestyle Medicine approach. Lifestyle Medicine is a specialty of medicine that emphasizes increased physical activity,...
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69 Betsy Hartley - You Don't Have to Go Fast, You Just Can't Quit
Betsy Hartley is an ultrarunner, health coach, and author of the book, "All Bets Are Off - My Journey of Losing 200 Pounds, A Showdown with Diabetes, and Falling in Love with Running." Today, she discusses how her rock bottom actually became her escape hatch to become absurdly brave. Cover…
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68 Julieanna Hever - Choose You NOW for a Healthier Future
Julieanna Hever, also known as the Plant-Based Dietitian, has helped thousands of people lose weight and achieve optimal health by following a plant-based diet. Today, she discusses her journey from actress to plant-based educator, author, and podcaster and how this role bridges her three biggest...
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67 Rogue Expeditions - Doing Adventure Travel Their Way
Today's episode has quite the emotional arc — from this couple's romantic adventure to becoming scrappy accidental entrepreneurs, and going from near-business COVID collapse to redemption and rebirth…Plus, a new book, Venture, that explains it all in witty, thrilling, head-shaking detail. At the...
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66 Megan Marie Myers - The Magical, Mystical, and Vulnerable World of Being an Artist
Megan Marie Myers is a painter, illustrator, and native Oregonian. After attending art school in Seattle, Megan took a position in Seattle at Chihuly Studio where her job was to coordinate the logistics of creating and installing full-scale gallery exhibitions of Dale Chihuly's artwork, as well…
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65 Dawn Russell of 8Greens - From Cancer to Kale and the Power of Getting Your Greens
An early pioneer of nutrition-first wellness, Dawn Russell has been chasing simpler solutions for getting your daily greens since 2001, after a stage three cancer diagnosis in her mid-twenties set her on a path to find alternative solutions that might speed her recovery. Unable to receive…
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64 Paige Davis - Building A Mindfulness Practice one PEBBL at a Time
Paige Davis is an author, meditation teacher, and entrepreneur. She, along with her sister, are the founders of Pebbl, a lifestyle brand providing a curated gateway to presence and wellbeing. Through their programming, collaborations, and products, they hope you'll find all the support you need…
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63 Gilbert Tuhabonye - Running and Living with Joy
Coach Gilbert Tuhabonye has been leading the Gilbert's Gazelles running group since 2002. It's a group that encompasses all ages, goals, paces, and fitness levels. All are drawn to Gilbert, not just for the promise of getting faster or getting your BQ time (which trust me - can and does happen...
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62 Keri Shaw - The Face of Young Onset Parkinson's
Forty-six-year-old, Keri Shaw, discusses her recent clinical diagnosis of Young Onset Parkinson's Disease. It's a disease known mostly by its outward symptoms - tremors, rigidity of muscles, speech difficulty, and more, but, unless they're personally affected in some way, the layperson knows…
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61 Austin Travels Magazine - Go Where Your Passions Lead You
Let's start an online travel magazine in the middle of a global pandemic! Sounds brilliant, right? Well, it turns out, it was brilliant and today I talk to the three female founders of the brand new Austin Travels Magazine. Pam LeBlanc, Mauri Elbel, and Kristin Finan — three journalists with a...
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60 Sara Gross - From Pro Triathlete to Feisty Media Titan
Sara Gross is a two-time IRONMAN Champion and holds a doctorate in women's history. She founded Live Feisty Media as a way to celebrate fresh and empowered voices in triathlon and beyond. We can dream of owning a business or starting something big, but many get stuck in the "I Could Nevers" when…
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59 The Reality of Reality TV - with Kyle Klinger and Stewart Gill
Both Stewart Gill and Kyle Klinger swore they would never be on a reality TV show until, that is, they were approached, auditioned, and ultimately cast on Season 1 of Labor of Love on Fox as two of the 15 bachelors vying for the attention of one single woman seeking motherhood. It sounds like a...
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58 Selene Yeager - Refuses to Hit Pause on Work, Sport, and Life
There are those people with whom you come in contact in life and you know INSTANTLY, they're going to have a lasting impact. I'm lucky that my guest today, Selene Yeager, came into my life when she did. Selene is a journalistic legend and consummate role model especially for those in the health…
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"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right."How many times have you heard of a "dream job," an extraordinary athletic feat, or even a benevolent vocation that someone has and thought to yourself, "I Could NEVER Do That!" These people don't have superpowers, per se. These normal folks simply have a huge desire to do what it is they're doing and they ultimately have an unwavering faith that they can achieve their goals, no matter how big.Remember, courage isn't the absence of fear. Courage is "going in" in spite of your fears. These are the stories of people who have gone in and fought hard to achieve the unthinkable in spite of the fact that, yes, sometimes they are scared and do have some insecurities. Are you ready to go in? It's my hope that after hearing some of these interviews with thought leaders, artists, athletes, musicians and entrepreneurs that maybe you too will go from, "I Could Never Do That" to, "I Could Do That."
HOSTED BY
Carrie Barrett
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