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In Greek Mythology, the goddess Athena embodied intelligence, warfare, and practicality. Held in high esteem. Ancient Greeks back in the day sought her for guidance, as her wisdom knew no bounds. Whether fighting beside them in Homer’s Iliad, or providing insight for the wife of an Athenian soldier. Beloved by all, she represents the mental fortitude and the might of strategy. Yet what if her insight is beyond the tales of old? Inspired by her mythos, avid weightlifter Pauline Allera aims to ...
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Pauline discusses the significance of developing self-esteem for women and citing research that emphasizes issues regarding low self-esteem amongst women. She sends off the viewers with stories and reflections she has learned throughout the journey of being a content creator and a podcast show host regarding the podcast. At the end, she encourages …
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In this belated Halloween-themed episode, Pauline aims to explore the price and challenges of womanhood. She uses the horror video game Silent Hill 3 as an example of how skilled a video game captures these psychological issues. Pauline aims to scale back with how many women who participate in strength training or fitness started due to feelings of…
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Pauline opens up about burnout and its impacts on her training, mental health, and sense of self. She gives three things that helped alleviate the rut: learning how to meditate, reconnecting with past hobbies, and defining her own sense of wellness. She advises everyone to try these out in hopes of strengthening their relationship with fitness.…
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Pauline talks about starting a new workout program and a significant challenge obstructing her way: cooking. She discusses talking about struggling to eat enough, tracking her calorie intake, and reaching her protein goal. Fortunately, she shares two resources that helped her simplify cooking: the youtube channel KWOOK and the cooking version of Du…
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New Beginnings and New Challenges | Ep 13
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Celebrating the start of her senior year, Pauline announces her new position as the Event Manager & Marketing Officer for the Lady Lifters. Excited, nervous, and hopeful, she shares her perspectives with her new position. With the thought of graduation next spring, she reflects on more issues and challenges she wishes to tackle in terms of training…
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Pauline returns from the grave of summer classes to give a brief update on the return of the show, after a harrowing month of summer classes and life adjustments. She discusses her future goals now becoming the Marketing Officer for the Lady Lifters and possible plans in learning to compete. In this episode, she opens up about her worries in her la…
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Marching Forward w/ Kat Lee | Ep 11
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Pauline interviews local Olympic Weightlifting competitor and coach Kat Lee on her journey from her beginnings in the sport, becoming an official competitor, and shifting her attitude towards coaching in the long-term. The two define the differences between general strength training/weightlifting and Olympic Weightlifting, as well as addressing the…
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A very special episode, Pauline sits down to celebrate her 21st birthday! A more laid-back episode, she talks about her newest challenge of trying her first martial art in more than 5 years: Muay Thai. Besides this, she talks about how far she has come on her journey in fitness and in bettering her wellbeing. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/up…
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In this episode, Pauline and her older sister, Paula, discuss her battles with endometriosis, its symptoms, and how Paula manages to maintain a balance between taking care of herself with this condition on her fitness journey. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uptownaudio/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uptownaudio_ YouTube: https://www.youtube…
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Pauline covers and summarizes menstruation and period pains, recommending women to try and perform strength training to better their health and continue to take care of themselves during a delicate time. Pauline also speaks about her own experience about learning to listen to your own body, learning one’s limits, and being kind to yourself during t…
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Pauline and her childhood best friend, Katherine, reminisce on their childhood and path into adulthood regarding Katherine’s most recent discovery- anorexia. The two converse about Katherine’s journey with the highs and lows following her recovery, and what it means to truly be at war with yourself whilst attempting to make peace and the best choic…
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Pauline reflects upon experiencing her very first training-related injury and how it impacted her self-esteem, the meaning of being strong, dealing with depression, and gaining a new sense of understanding for herself and strength training. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uptownaudio/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uptownaudio_ YouTube: https…
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Pauline talks with Chelsea Abedi, a sophomore at UNCC, a fellow Lady Lifter, about the negative consequences of binge-eating, discussing womens’ obsession over diet culture, and learning how to see food as fuel for the body, not as another digit to track tediously. Later on, the ladies get personal in how diet and nutrition affected them, shaped th…
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In this episode Pauline rides solo and discusses common reasons why women are afraid to hit the gym. Whether intimidated by gym bros, or just being unsure of what to do, she reflects on her experience with gym intimidation and offers advice on how to combat it. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uptownaudio/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uptown…
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Pauline interviews another Lady Lifter, Lucy. The pair talk about their challenges with mental health. The two bond on how strength-training gave them a purpose to fight through their challenges. Lucy elaborates on learning to use lifting as a means of relieving her stressors throughout life, maintaining it with anxiety, and using it as a coping me…
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In this episode, Pauline sits down with Tori Karach, an officer of the Lady Lifters, to discuss the start of working out. Whether fitness, football, or plain golf, the pair discuss what forms of exercise one could try, which doesn’t necessarily have to be weightlifting, and how consistent habits can make it beneficial and life-changing in their liv…
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In Greek Mythology, Athena was born having fully materialized from the brain of her father, Zeus. Paralleling her birth, the first episode introduces Pauline and how she conceptualized the podcast. By discovering weight lifting at a pivotal point in her life, she became motivated into bettering her mental health, and used this to encourage other wo…
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