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Body liberation practices that every female athlete needs with Chrissy King
Host Erin Ayala sits down with writer, speaker, and educator Chrissy King to unpack “body liberation” and how racism, diet culture, and the relentles…
2 months ago
Women's sports supplements: what every athlete needs to know with Dr. Susan Kleiner
Dr. Erin Ayala talks with Dr. Susan Kleiner, a pioneering high‑performance sports dietitian, to cut through the noise surrounding women’s sports supp…
2 months, 1 week ago
Women are forced to be resilient: The gender tax on female athletes with Dr. Emily Matheson
Dr. Emily Matheson dives deep into the hidden “gender tax” that female athletes pay and why the sport system is unintentionally building their resili…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why driven female athletes burn out faster — and what to do with Dr. Erin Haugen
Dr. Erin Ayala sits down with sport psychologist Dr. Erin Haugen to explore strategies for managing pre‑race anxiety and building sustainable perform…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside the Pain Tolerance of Ultra-Endurance Women with Britta Maria Sorensen, PhD
How do female ultra-endurance athletes experience, interpret, and cope with pain—and when does pushing through become too much?
Erin Ayala, PhD, speak…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Silent Costs of Psychological Harm for Women in Sport with Dr. Gretchen Kerr
What does athlete safety look like beyond preventing physical injury?
In this episode, Erin Ayala, PhD, speaks with Dr. Gretchen Kerr, professor of ki…
3 months ago
Why "Push Through It" Is the Worst Advice for Autoimmune Athletes with Mireille Siné, MPH
In this episode, Dr. Erin Ayala sits down with Mireille Siné, MPH — a certified running coach, lupus endurance athlete, and advocate for athletes liv…
3 months, 1 week ago
Fibermaxing, Ozempic: Which 2026 nutrition trends should you actually care about? with Alex Larson (Replay)
We're welcoming registered dietitian Alex Larson to help us dive deep into the critical (and less critical) nutrition trends of coming in 2026.
Alex a…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
CrossFit Games champion Annie Thorisdottir on motherhood & performance postpartum
Annie Thorisdottir has stood on the CrossFit Games podium six times and built a career as one of the most recognizable and respected athletes in the …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The medical warning signs of underfueling with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani
In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani (“Dr. G”), a leading expert in medical complications of eating disorders and underfueling, joins us to explain…
4 months ago