Living the Fit Life is a way of life! We aren't in it for a quick fix. We are on a journey of becoming our best selves. Living the Fit Life podcast shares stories of individuals on this journey. Our community is filled with amazing people pushing the boundaries of human potential. We are grateful for being surrounded by extremely high-performers and learning from each.
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Life - An Inside Job will help you nourish your inner world and make it a great place to hang out, so your outer world can become more fun, meaningful and satisfying. I chat with fascinating teachers, creatives, therapists and ordinary people who use their interior experience to change their outer world. You’ll get the inside skinny on healing, how to manage mental and physical pain, how to balance your real-life outer world and make your inner world into the best kind of party. A party that ...
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In Lisa's second visit to Life An Inside Job, she talks about the value of boredom. The pathological drive towards ever more stimulation How being bored supports our creativity, self-esteem, mental and physical health. Lisa de Jong is a health coach and educator specialising in women’s health, the menstrual cycle, chronic pain, and trauma. She has …
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Jill is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and works with clients and companies to develop and apply a blend of strategies so that individuals and teams go from exhausted to energised in the most effective way. Techniques to fall asleep faster, sleep better and feel more energised during the day. Jill has a gift for making it very simple and we cov…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Abi Denyer-Bewick
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Abi Denyer-Bewick is a neurodivergent (AuDHD) sea creature with a deep commitment to the cyclical nature of life. Abi is part of the Red School faculty and has mentored hundreds of women through the Menstruality Leadership Programme with Red School. Abi works with groups and individuals as a Menstruality Coach and Menstrual Medicine Circle Facilita…
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Inside the Feel Good Fix with Lavina Mehta MBE
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Lavina Mehta MBE is a Personal Trainer, Wellness Coach, author and mum of 3, she’s British Asian & is passionate about promoting the health benefits of exercise to treat, prevent & reduce risks of chronic diseases like Diabetes & Heart Disease. She gives Weekly Free virtual Seniors Workouts sessions, with my 76-year-old Mother in Law, in Gujarati a…
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Inside pleasure and fear with Niamh Daly
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In this episode, teacher, trainer and author Niamh Daly talks about the effects of fear and pleasure in perimenopause. We talk about libido, and unpack the myth that perimenopause necessarily means a drop, or no libido at all. We talk about how to bring more pleasure into your life, how that re-wires the brain, about the value of yoga and different…
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Today's guest is Life Coach Sara Slattery, and we talk about burnout in corporate, the social sector and in wellbeing professions. We cover: What is burnout What contributes to it How to recognise you might be burning out How to find the confidence to change How to make work sustainable Sara supports values-led women in liberating themselves in the…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Tara Ghosh
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living., and is brought to you by Leora Lebof and Kate Codrington. Tara is a menstrual health educator, passionate about supporting people with periods to feel strong whatever season of life they are in.…
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Today’s guest is the sparkling, outspoken voice for empowerment that is Abi Adams. Abi is a dynamic speaker, mentor, and movement coach, and is the visionary founder of Project Woman. Her unbridled passion for feminine health and well-being propels her on a mission to embark with individuals and companies on a forward-thinking approach that puts pe…
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We hear from the ridiculously prolific Stella Duffy about loss, endings, mortality, the value of living with a sense of our ageing instead of denying it, and the exquisite possibilities for being ‘more ourselves’ that this brings. Stella is hugely generous with sharing her life experience and there are some beautifully profound moments in this inte…
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We all know we need rest so why do we find it so hard, especially when we are in a state of fear? My guest is an expert in this field: Suzy Reading is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist, and Coach. She specialises in self-care, helping people manage their stress, emotions, and energetic bank balance. Her latest book, Rest to Reset i…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Hannah B Burton
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. It's brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. Hannah introduces herself by saying... 'Despite being a healthy Nutritional Therapist and NLP practitioner myself, I continually suffered from…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped Un-Christmas Special with Leora and Kate
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. In this UnChristmas episode, we’re sharing our top tips for not getting dragged down by this Christmas lark, so you can prioritise self-care and compassion even in the middle of chaos and overwhe…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped with Lizzy Kurtzer
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. Lizzy is your Inner Connection Coach. Born in Australia, living in Edinburgh, with her partner Bethany and their cat Percy. Her wor…
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This is the third episode I’ve done about ADHD females, so the topic is highly dominant in the nearly 100 episodes of LAIJ, and that’s because I see awareness of ADHD is SO needed Today’s guest is Adele Winsett of Harmonise You, she's a Women's Health Practitioner & Cyclical Living Guide. Co-author of the book Essential Feminine Wisdom. From menarc…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Tessa Venuti Sanderson
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate of Woman Kind. In this episode, Tessa Venuti Sanderson shares her experience of oestrogen dominance, rather than the common narrative of oestrogen deficiency i…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Julia Davis
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate of Woman Kind. In this episode bursting with spring/summer vibrancy, we'll hear Julia's experience of perimenopause cycles, managing chronic health challenges …
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This is an episode for blokes, most especially for blokes who are close to perimenopausal mayhem. I had a chat with my old friend Kenny Mammarella D’Cruz, aka The Man Whisperer, who has instigated hundreds of men’s groups across the country. Daily Express described me as a "coach, consultant, and guru of all things men" Kenny and I talked about: Ho…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Natasha Richardson
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. We'll hear about the limitations of the 'can do' inner summer energy, and how pacing is the way to go. How Natasha's inner autumn self-care has …
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Jyoti Mayani
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. We'll hear how Jyoti cares for herself through her menstrual cycle, using the seasons as a guide, how to tell if you've ovulated, why this is im…
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Cyclical Living Unwarapped featuring Lou Perham
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. We'll hear how Lou manages heavy periods, how she cares for herself in each season, how her birth experience affected her ovulation, how Medicin…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped with Liz Thomas
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. Liz Thomas is the founder of Soul Creative Circle. She's a Sacred Circle facilitator, Certified Cycle & Spiritual Coach, Creative practitioner and advocates for wild women. Here to nurture and em…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Coni Longden-Jefferson
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. Coni Longden-Jefferson is a writer, host and content creator specialising in all things reproductive health. She works with brands …
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Inside fierce justice with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
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Uma Dinsmore-Tuli co-founder of the Yoga Nidra Network, is a fierce proponent of rest in the form of yoga nidra, founder of the Yoni Shakti movement to end the abuse of women and girls in yoga, and author of many books including the comprehensive Yoni Shakti: a Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom Through Yoga and Tantra which is thankfully available…
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Inside the compassionate lens with Leticia Valverdes
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Leticia Valverdes is a prize-winning photographer whose work starts with deep listening. Published in The Telegraph, The Guardian amongst others, she’s also well-known for her community work with indigenous people, especially women and girls. Leticia’s commercial work includes personal branding for organisations and heart-led businesses in the UK a…
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Inside the highly sensitive person with ChaNan Bonser
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Our guide to the highly sensitive person, or HSP, is ChaNan Bonser a therapist and healer, and a teacher and trainer based in Mid Wales. She is a highly sensitive person, and for many years has worked with sensitivity within her client base. She recently developed an online course Self Care for Sensitives, helping folk who are highly sensitive to b…
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Don't Listen to Social Media; Nutrition Hot Topics, Seed Oils, Processed foods
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Chad is joined by Michelle de Jong and Nutritionalist Cara Kasdorf from Blueprint Nutrition! Listen in as the group discusses the truth about processed foods and their role in a high-performance diet. We tackle current nutrition hot topics, like the debate around seed oils and their potential inflammatory effects, and debunk these misconceptions wi…
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From Underdog to Top Contender: Adam de Jong Battle to the CrossFit Games
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Get ready for an inspiring conversation with CrossFit athlete Adam de Jong, who recently secured his spot in the CrossFit Games 35-39 age group. We discuss his emotional rollercoaster of a journey, from the anticipation of leaderboard finalization to rising up to 8th place in a fiercely competitive global field. We also take a deep look into the ch…
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Inside the wiser woman with Tania Elfersy
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Tania Elfersy is a transformative coach, speaker and award-winning author, specializing in midlife women's health. Tania has spent years researching what causes and what can relieve symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause. She became free of her own physical and emotional symptoms naturally and simply, through insight alone. Tania set …
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Inside Manstruation with Alyx Coble-Frakes
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Have you ever struggled to explain to the men and non-menstruators around you what you need in your menstrual month? Or why you might seem to be an entirely different personality week on week? My friend Alyx Coble-Frakes did, and her experiences of frustration have resulted in what is to my knowledge, the first book about periods specifically writt…
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The topic of purpose is enormously charged, we feel beset by inner critics, doubts, and overwhelm. Thank heavens for Fiona Buckland’s book Find your own path: how to create the life you really want. Like a life coach in your pocket, it offers a friendly step-by-step approach to finding your calling. Fiona is a life & leadership coach, facilitator, …
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Inside the crone – how to have a bad ass postmenopause
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My guest today is a proper badass hag. Jane Hardwicke Collings is a grandmother, former homebirth midwife for 30 years, a teacher, writer and menstrual educator. She gives workshops on mother and daughter preparation for menstruation, the spiritual practice of menstruation, and the sacred dimensions of pregnancy, birth and menopause. Jane founded a…
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Getting real with OG Hybrid Athlete, Jesse Bruce
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In this Living the Fit Life episode, we dive into endurance sports and obstacle course racing with special guest Jesse Bruce (@oa_jbruce), an OG Hybrid athlete and co-founder of One Academy in Toronto. With an impressive resume that includes top finishes in races like the World's Toughest Mudder and OCR World Championships, Jesse shares his inspiri…
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It's Cool to Care with HWPO's Preslie Hirsch
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In this episode, I sit down with Preslie Hirsch (@heypreslie), CrossFit Coach, Nutrition Coach, Podcast Host, and now spearheading HWPO's marketing! We discuss why "it's cool to care about the Open." Preslie discusses her journey in weightlifting and overcoming an elbow injury. How her background as an athlete, playing competitive volleyball, led t…
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Coming to terms: the end of biological fertility
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Exploring how we can come to terms with the end of biological fertility and how creative fertility changes postmenopause. You’ll hear five different women, all in different circumstances and each story just blew me away. There is so much courage, healing, endurance and resilience in this coming to terms and I hope you’ll feel as inspired as I was. …
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Dave Lipson talks Functional Hypertrophy Training, the Future of Fitness and Testosterone
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In this podcast episode, Chad is joined by Dave Lipson, the creator of Thundrbro Hypertrophy Training. A former CrossFit Games athlete, member of CrossFit seminar staff and coach. Dave shares his insights on CrossFit, hypertrophy training , recovery, the future of fitness, and testosterone replacement therapy. We begin by discussing his years doing…
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Decent and Rising: women’s stories and the embodiment of the Innana myth is a book for anyone who has ever felt lost, a failure, that they’re getting sucked deep into dark places that most people would regard as mad. Written by Carly Mountain, a psychotherapist and women’s initiatory guide, who specialises in working with sexuality, relationships a…
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Laura Shuckburgh. Laura is is a Menopause Coach and an NLP Practitioner. She is the founder of Menopause Unleashed Retreats and Marvellous Midlife and She has recently written a digital menopause awareness product for the ted Learning group. You can usually find her in her home on wheels in the French Countryside. We talk about the positive change …
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Suzanne Yates is an acclaimed international therapist, teacher, author, researcher, and innovator, author of 3 books and now working on the 4th, she works with people at all stages of their lives: from babies and pregnant mothers to the elderly. Her specialty is women’s health. A published author and expert in the field of pre and postnatal shiatsu…
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This episode focussed on debunking the narrative that claims menopause is a deficiency that requires fixing with oestrogen, instead of a normal, healthy life event that ushers us into a vibrant, engaged maturity. I feel that if menopause is asking us to love ourselves better, to deepen our relationship to ourselves, then HRT can really help with th…
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This episode is all about how the understanding of ourselves as cyclical beings can help us navigate the climate emergency. Giulietta Durante of Hormones in Harmony, Natasha Richardson from Forage Botanicals and period educator Tara Ghosh all kindly volunteered to share their wisdom and experience, we talk about: · How to manage climate anxiety · H…
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Inside everyday empowerment with Clarissa Krisjansson
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My guest Clarissa Kristjansson PhD is an internationally recognized menopause educator. She specialises in Yang Sheng, TCM nutrition, medical qigong and mindfulness. She is passionate about nurturing the body, mind and spirit in harmony with the natural rhythms of nature during perimenopause. Clarissa is the host of the popular Thriving Thru Menopa…
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Practical approach to Nutrition with Cara Kasdorf of Blue Print Nutrition
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In this episode, Chad sits down with Cara Kasdorft of Blue Print Nutrition to discuss the often-confusing world of nutrition and Cara provides practical tips and strategies for making healthier choices in your daily life. Cara and Chad discuss simple and practical strategies for "Corporate Athletes" to make their daily workouts more beneficial, how…
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Inside the unseen with photographer Rosie Barnes
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I first came across Rosie Barnes's photography through her exhibition ‘No you’re not’ a striking series of portraits and statements from autistic women who have been successful in academia and business. Two images from this series have been included in the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Gallery in London. Ros…
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Sam Palmer of Midlife Makeover talks through all the fear of exercise and what stops us from moving, and what to do about it. Midlife makeover is an online community where women can access menopause fitness and lifestyle support. Sam’s work started in the NHS, she’s worked in further education, she trained as a running coach and was coach of the ye…
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Getting Real about Pre and Post Partum with Michelle de Jong
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Chad finally sits down with Michelle de Jong to discuss what life has been like since the introduction of Maddi! Chad and Michelle dive into some important topics around fitness, nutrition, mental health and body image around pregnancy. This topic isn't shared often, and Michelle provides real-life experiences for any new or expecting Mothers. This…
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Biodynamic stories - a celebration of Gerda Boyesen
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Born in 1922, Gerda was the founder of Biodynamic Psychology, an energy-based psychotherapeutic practice that includes touch, energy, spirituality, and great humanity, which has influenced most body-orientated psychotherapeutic and complementary health modalities that have arisen since the 70s. This episode features people who trained in Biodynamic…
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My guest Catherine Morgan multi-award-winning qualified Financial Planner and award-winning Certified Financial Coach is on a mission to reduce financial anxiety and increase financial empowerment & resilience for 1 million women around the world. She is also very generous with her knowledge and shares about: Pensions in your 50’s How to get starte…
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Jack Farlow, CrossFit's Strongest Athlete
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CrossFit's premiere off-season events are right around the corner, and we had a chance to sit down with Jack Farlow qualifier of the Rogue Invitational. Jack is one of CrossFit's rising stars and quite possibly the strongest CrossFit competitor! Jack has had a breakout year making waves at the Atlas Games with a Worldwide top score of 347lb complex…
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Inside ADHD: girls, parenting and me with Victoria Gazzard
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This is another exploration into the way ADHD affects us, my guest is Victoria Gazzard, who shares more deeply and widely about the challenges of parenting girls with ADHD, rites of passage and managing adult life. Together we ponder how female gender stereotypes can be particularly restrictive and damaging for girls and women with ADHD and how the…
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Winning an Ironman with Jessica Cullen
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Hot off her first Ironman Canada win! Jessica Cullen sits down with Chad and her husband, coach, training partner Mark to dive into her massive success leading up to her Ironman win. Jess and Mark discuss training, nutrition and the ups and downs within a big endurance season. Jess shares stories about puking on a 200k training ride and not letting…
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