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Feisty Women's Performance — 196 episodes

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The outdoor barriers immigrant women face that no one talks about with Gabriela Hydle

2

'Not committed enough': The myth holding mother-coaches back with Dr. Tara-Leigh McHugh

3

Stop Blaming Hormones for Postpartum Depression with Dr. Gabe Mauren

4

[BONUS EPISODE] Can self-compassion actually beat self-sabotage? with Drs. Tess Kilwein & Erin Ayala

5

Body liberation practices that every female athlete needs with Chrissy King

6

Women's sports supplements: what every athlete needs to know with Dr. Susan Kleiner

7

Women are forced to be resilient: The gender tax on female athletes with Dr. Emily Matheson

8

Why driven female athletes burn out faster — and what to do with Dr. Erin Haugen

9

Inside the Pain Tolerance of Ultra-Endurance Women with Britta Maria Sorensen, PhD

10

The Silent Costs of Psychological Harm for Women in Sport with Dr. Gretchen Kerr

11

Why "Push Through It" Is the Worst Advice for Autoimmune Athletes with Mireille Siné, MPH

12

Fibermaxing, Ozempic: Which 2026 nutrition trends should you actually care about? with Alex Larson (Replay)

13

CrossFit Games champion Annie Thorisdottir on motherhood & performance postpartum

14

The medical warning signs of underfueling with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani

15

Female injury prevention finally gets its own research with Dr. Margo Mountjoy

16

Why weight-inclusive care changes everything for athletes with Heather Bergeson, MD, FAAP, CAQ

17

BONUS: Take the Leap: Kate Veronneau on Adventure and Trying Something New at FeistyFest

18

Is Strava sabotaging your mental game? with Dr. Hayley Russell

19

GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: The science vs. the marketing with Dr. Rebecka Peebles and Nathalia Trees, RD

20

Avoid burnout and say goodbye to toxic productivity with Israa Nasir, MHC-LP

21

Every athlete should know these signs of under-fueling with Rebecca McConville

22

Stop silently suffering through saddle sores with Dr. Melissa Mauskar

23

What is 'intuitive eating'? And why you should try it with Eden Morris MS, RD, LD

24

Cannabis isn't what you think anymore with Dr. LaTisha Bader

25

The truth about women's health supplements with Dr. Briana Botsford

26

Bone Health Secrets Every Female Athlete Needs with Dr. Stephanie Mundt

27

How to continue training through pregnancy — and what to know with Dr. Margie Davenport

28

When should you quit sport? with Dimity McDowell

29

No pain, plenty of gain: Debunking pain glorification with Dr. Kim Hollingdale

30

So you want to lift heavy? Get started with barbells with Cassi Niemann

31

Visibility ≠ Support: What Paralympic athletes actually need

32

Runners, stop getting injured! What women need to know about running injuries with Dr. Kate Mihevc Edwards

33

50 Years After Title IX: The data on an unfinished revolution with Dr. Nicole LaVoi

34

Is your normal menstrual cycle really normal? with Mel Sulaver, RD

35

Understanding what makes good sleep with military sleep researcher Dr. Allison Brager

36

The Science of Your Nervous System and How to Respond to Stress, Trauma, and the State of the World

37

Fibermaxing, Ozempic: Which 2026 nutrition trends should you actually care about? with Alex Larson

38

Practical Advice for Tackling Tough Conversations with Dr. Erin Ayala

39

How the Female Athlete Research Gap Affects All Women with Dr. Emily Kraus

40

The Feisty Women's Performance podcast is **back!** with Dr. Erin Ayala

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It's Tour de France Femmes Time!

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Welcome to The Feist - Your Favorite Sports with Your Feistiest Friends

43

IVF: The Marathon No One Signs Up For - Episode 3 with world champion Annika Langvad

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IVF: The Marathon No One Signs Up For - Episode 2 with Alexandra Stewart M.A., RCC, PMH-C

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Why Education is Everything at Feisty Media

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

47

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

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Brain Power: Overcoming Brain Fog and Fatigue with Katherine Boere

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

Your Diet Sucks #3: Orthorexia and Clean Eating

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

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Your Diet Sucks #1: The Zero Calorie Ultra

58

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

59

Brain Storm Episode 3: Working Through the Trauma of Brain Injury

60

Brain Storm Episode 2: How to Treat an Injured Brain

61

Brain Storm Episode 1: The Crash

62

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

63

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

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

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

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Croissants and Commentary #5: Fueling for Female Athletes

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

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

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

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Hormonal Ep. 3: Hormone Related Conditions and Concerns

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

76

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

77

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

78

Achieve Mental Wellness and Performance Through Breathwork with Stephanie Green

79

Nini Champion and Lisa Roland - Setting World Records at the World's Toughest Row

80

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

81

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

82

Become a Tough Broad - How Outdoor Adventure Improves our Lives as We Age with Caroline Paul

83

Soaring in Sport and Business with Arielle Knutson

84

Holley Samuel, RD, LD, CPT - Finding Value in Your Food (REPLAY)

85

Underfueling, Fertility, Contraceptives and Long Term Health with Traci Carson, PhD

86

Running the Show: Oiselle President, Atsuko Tamura, Talks Leadership in Women's Athletics

87

Building a Global Community: The Phenomenal Rise of Another Mother Runner with founders, Sarah Bowen Shea and Dimity McDowell

88

Caroline Fitzgerald - Making The Business Case For Investing in Women's Sports

89

REBROADCAST - Sarah Spain - A Feisty Sports Advocate From Day One

90

Understanding Gut Health for Women’s Health and Performance with Dina Griffin

91

REBROADCAST - Everything I Wish I Had Known About Menopause with Selene Yeager

92

REBROADCAST - Shannon O'Grady, PhD - Why You Need Creatine for Performance, Recovery and Longevity

93

Gina Grain - Strength and Conditioning to Improve Athletic Resilience and Economy

94

Finding Mentors, Investing in Relationships, and Celebrating Wins with Jamie Mittelman

95

Protein Intake for Performance-Minded Women with Emily Jevons, PhD

96

Surprising Truths That Every Woman Should Know About Her Body with Dr. Kate Clancy

97

Accelerate Your Entrepreneurial Journey Online and In Real Life - with Sara Gross and Molly Hurford

98

Silvia Blemker, PhD - Using AI To Propel Women's Performance

99

Dealing with the Post-Race Let-Down - Presented by Feisty Media and the Vinfast IRONMAN World Championship

100

Ali Brauer and Caroline Shannon - Healing From a Toxic Training Environment

101

Harnessing Your Female Physiology for Performance - Live from the Vinfast IRONMAN World Championship

102

Mental Strategies for Race Day - Live from the Vinfast IRONMAN World Championship

103

Marilyn Chychota - Combining Strength Training with Endurance Training for Optimal Athletic Performance

104

Michèle Letendre - The Woman Who Coaches some of the Fittest People on Earth

105

Jill Colangelo - Is Endurance Training Ruining Your Mental Health?

106

Helping Athletes “Nourish to Flourish” - Pippa Woolven Peters and Holly Brooks of Project RED-S

107

REBROADCAST - Christine Yu - Getting Up to Speed on the Science of Women's Performance

108

Allison Campbell - Contraception Pros and Cons for Performance Minded Women

109

Dr. Carla M. DiGirolamo, MD, PhD - Building Muscle and Confidence: The Power of Strength Training for Women at Every Life Stage

110

Cassi Niemann - Why You Should Get STRONG. Right Here. Right Now.

111

Sarah Spain - A Feisty Sports Advocate From Day One

112

Carina Hamel, co-founder of Bivo - Athletic Performance, Parenthood and Entrepreneurship

113

Kate Veronneau (Zwift) and Cassondra Spring (Liv Cycling) - The Female Force Behind the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

114

Dr. Emma Ross - Celebrate the Female Body and Understand it Better

115

REBROADCAST - Lauren Fleshman Talks Coaching, Eating Disorders, Parenthood, Competing, and Being Good for a Girl

116

REBROADCAST - Sex, Intimacy, and the Female Athlete with Dr. Jess

117

Sara Gross, Selene Yeager & Kelly O'Mara -Our Takeaways from The Female Athlete Conference

118

Louise Green - Eradicating Weight Bias in the Fitness Industry

119

Macaela MacKenzie - How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism

120

The Real "Behind the Scenes" of Building an Online Course - with Sara Gross and Molly Hurford

121

Jessica Michalofsky - Running Through Grief to End Toxic Drug Deaths

122

Shannon O'Grady, PhD - Why You Need Creatine for Performance, Recovery and Longevity

123

Mirna Valerio "The Mirnavator" - You Belong in ALL the Spaces

124

Christine Yu - Getting Up to Speed on the Science of Women's Performance

125

Jenny Casson and Jill Moffatt - Chasing Olympic Dreams and the Realities of High-Level Athletic Performance

126

REPLAY: The Future of Female Performance is FASTR with Dr. Emily Kraus and Dr. Megan Roche

127

Elizabeth Inpyn - Unpacking The Fears and Phobias around Food

128

Alex Coates, PhD - RED-S, LEA, and Overtraining Syndrome - Are You At Risk?

129

Gina Lucrezi, Founder of Trail Sisters - No Trail Sister Left Behind

130

Trying to Make History Repeat Itself - Diane Maiese Creates a Springboard for Divers of Color

131

Lauren Fleshman Talks Coaching, Eating Disorders, Parenthood, Competing, and Being Good for a Girl

132

Dr. Erin Ayala - Actions, Thoughts, and Feelings that Athletes Need in Order to Maximize Their Performance and Mental Health

133

Alison Mariella Désir - Movement, Mental Health, and Making Space for All

134

Maurya Couvares- Taking the Fear out of Training During Pregnancy

135

Kristi Adamo, PhD- Busting the Myths of Pregnancy and Performance

136

Alyssa Godesky - Finding Mental Toughness and Resilience

137

Alyssa Olenick, PhD - Training and The Female Menstrual Cycle. You Can Train. Period.

138

Kerry McGawley, PhD - Bloody Periods, Putting an End to the Taboo Era

139

Jordy Duncan - Freedom from Addiction Through Freediving

140

Queerness in Sport with Vikki Krane, PhD

141

Everything I Wish I Had Known About Menopause with Selene Yeager

142

REBROADCAST - Why Lael Wilcox Won't Hold Hands at the Finish Line

143

REBROADCAST - Dr. Carla M. Digirolamo, MD - You (and Your Hormones) are NOT Broken

144

Addressing Hormonal Health to Unlock Performance Potential with Dr. Saru Bala

145

Practice Until You Can’t Get it Wrong with Rhonda Rajsich

146

How to Foster a CEO Mindset with Vic Brumfield and Sara Gross

147

Getting All Bodies on Bikes with Marley Blonksy

148

Sex, Intimacy, and the Female Athlete with Dr. Jess

149

Best Of...So Far

150

The Business of Fitness - Molly Hurford on Becoming a "Jill of all Trades" (Episode 34 )

151

The Business of Fitness - Managing a Chaotic Life on the Road with Liz Walker, Liv Racing Team Manager (Episode 33)

152

Katie Schofield - Defining RED-S and Low Energy Availability

153

Business of Fitness - Doing it HER Way - Entrepreneurship with Angella Goran (Episode 32)

154

Business of Fitness - Writing and Editing in The Fitness Industry with Rosael Torres Davis (Episode 31)

155

The Business of Fitness - Build Your Story, Build Your Brand, Build Your Customers with Kathryn Taylor (Episode 30)

156

The Business of Fitness - Advocacy Work Isn't Free with Molly Cameron (Episode 29)

157

The Business of Fitness - Have the Courage to Believe You and Your Business Are Worth It with Sonya Looney

158

The Business of Fitness - Running a Yoga Studio IRL and On-Line with Sue Amato

159

The Business of Fitness - Should You Write a Book? with Selene Yeager

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The Business of Fitness - Why Fitness Companies Need Women’s Strategy with Kate Veronneau

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The Business of Fitness with Molly Hurford - The Role of Podcasting

162

Big News for Women's Performance and Feisty Media

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IX: Running Your Own Race with Joan Benoit Samuelson

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IX: Fighting Back with Amanda Leve

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IX: Making the Opportunity with Janet Cone

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IX: Visualizing the Win with Marianne Martin

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IX: Turning up the Volume with Joan Cronan

168

Kendra Miller and Tiffany Ricci - Stess-Free Fueling and Nutrition for You and Your Family

169

IX: Pushing the Limits with Julie Moss

170

Elizabeth Inpyn - Fueling and Nutrition for Females in Work, Sport, and Life

171

IX: Moving the Spotlight with Dr. Markesha Henderson

172

Lisa Bentley - How to Win at Life, from an 11x IRONMAN Champion

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IX: Setting Women Free with Bobbi Gibb

174

Cindi Miller MS, LCMHCA - Be a Boundary Pusher

175

IX: Changing the Game with Wendy Mink

176

Liz Koch - Maximizing the Efficiency of Movement

177

Annika Naidoo - Building Trust in Your Body with Strength and Yoga

178

Jennifer Schmidt - Unlock Your Limitations

179

Melissa Dessaulles - A Physio for the Embarrassing Things

180

Molly Hurford - Lean Into Your Athlete Identity

181

**REBROADCAST** Monica Garrison - Changing the Gears of the Cycling Culture

182

**REBROADCAST** Every Woman Deserves Performance

183

Holley Samuel, RD, LD, CPT - Finding Value in Your Food

184

Josefine Holmberg - Sculpting Your Own Personal Performance

185

The Future of Female Performance is FASTR with Dr. Emily Kraus and Dr. Megan Roche

186

Selene Yeager - The Power of Pushing Back, Speaking Out, and Welcoming In

187

Amelia Boone Wants to Live Life to the Fullest

188

Why Lael Wilcox Won't Hold Hands at the Finish Line

189

Dr. Carla M. Digirolamo, MD - You (and Your Hormones) are NOT Broken

190

Monica Garrison - Changing the Gears of the Cycling Culture

191

Kristen Arnold MS, RDN, CSSD - Fuel Your Powerful Body

192

Kristi Mohn - Remain Unbound and Ambitious

193

F*ck Diet Culture with Taylor Treacy

194

Every Woman Deserves Performance

195

Welcome to the Feisty Women's Performance Podcast

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