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Episode 93: Connie Weissmuller, Registered Dietitian, on Eating Disorders and Cultivating a Healthy Relationship with Food & Body Feb 24, 2020

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Connie is a registered dietitian living in Denver, CO. She joined Hannah Turnbull’s outpatient private practice specializing in eating disorder and disordered eating recovery in August after she graduated from California State University Los Angeles with her Masters in Nutritional science. Connie has her own recovery story and is passionate about supporting others on their journey to a better relationship with food and body.

Episode 92: Caitlin Jacobsen on Eating Disorder Recovery, Mindfulness, and the Journey to Healing Feb 17, 2020

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Caitlin Jacobsen is the founder of Endurecovery. She holds a M.S. in Integrative Physiological Sciences from UCLA, a B.A. in Neuroscience from Claremont McKenna College and is a certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach through the Carolyn Costin Institute.

Before starting Endurecovery, Caitlin was a Staff Research Associate in the Stimulant-Abuse and Addiction Lab at UCLA and the UCLA Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity. She completed her thesis on neural substrates involved in impulse control and addiction.

Endurecovery grew out of the need for focused and individualized support for the athlete with an eating disorder. Caitlin’s personal recovery journey and professional experience highlighted the gap in treatment of competitive endurance athletes who suffer from eating disorders.

Caitlin is also a mother to two very strong, athletic daughters and one very artistic son. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her children and husband, Alan, who is a PhD level scientist and inventor at Amazon. She still runs competitively with Rose City Track Club, preferring trails over roads and real food over gels.

Connect with Caitlin @endurecovery on Instagram or www.endurecovery.com

Episode 91: Dana Katz on Risk Taking, Ultra Running, Strength for Runners, and Establishing a Strong Community Feb 10, 2020

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This episode features a conversation between Megan and Dana Katz, a coach for ultra runners both in Portland, OR and online.

Dana Katz is the head coach and owner of UltraU, as well as a coach at Evolution Healthcare & Fitness in Portland, OR. She started UltraU in 2012 as a way to incorporate geeking out on running data and her love of working with others. She combines over 10 years in teaching and corporate training with my own endurance experience to provide practical training plans for athletes at all levels. Her specialty is providing completely personalized plans that use data to ensure progress toward your goal.

You can find Dana working out on stairways, hills, hiking trails, bike paths and lake sides in all types of weather. When not working out, she loves to travel, bake and eat. Personal accomplishments include running the Grand Canyon, rim to rim to rim, finishing four 100 mile races and surviving a run injury without killing anyone!

Episode 90: Whitney Heins, Founder of The Mother Runners, on Family, Motherhood, and Empowering the Next Generation Feb 03, 2020

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Questions we ask Whitney include:

How did you get your start in running?
Would you tell us a bit more about your passion to start The Mother Runners?
How do you feel The Mother Runners has impacted the female running community?
You are an advocate for self-care as a mom. What tips or tricks do you implement to help you prioritize self-care in your daily life?
As a mom, balancing running and family needs can lead to feelings of guilt. Can you talk about this a little?
In our conversations, you’ve mentioned to me how important it is for you to be an example for your daughter. What recommendations do you have for listeners who want to set an example for the next generation?
What are some aspirations you have for The Mother Runners?
What is currently making you thrive?
What does being a Strong Runner Chick mean to you?

Episode 89: Tina Muir on Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Podcasting, Motherhood, and Running For Real Jan 27, 2020

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Tina's Bio:

Tina Muir is a former international elite runner for Great Britain and Northern Ireland who shocked the running world by stepping away from the sport at the peak of her career to get her health back from medical malnutrition. Having run a personal best of 2:36 in the marathon just three months before, Tina brought awareness to the issue of amenorrhea, the cessation of menstruation, by sharing her story. Dozens of outlets covered Tina's story, including People magazine, Outside, Runner's World, ESPN, Women's Health, Glamour, and many more.

In 2017, Tina was voted one of the 21 women changing the running world for the better by Women's Running magazine, and in 2018, she became the first cover model of a fitness magazine to be featured with a running stroller (and her daughter, Bailey) for Women's Running UK.

Tina is a keynote speaker and the host of the Running For Real Podcast, which amassed over 2 million downloads in just over two years. Tina created the Running For Real community, a place for runners to share struggles and support one another through the difficult moments life brings.

Major Resources & Takeaways:

No Period, Now What?
Promise yourself a month
Journal
- Get your thoughts down on paper
Do the things you’re scared to do

Connect with Tina at www.TinaMuir.com and tune into her podcast, Running For Real.

Episode 88: Megan Marshall on Motherhood and The Importance of Mental Health In Running Jan 13, 2020

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In this episode, we bring Megan Marshall back on (previously episode 12 back in 2018!) to share recent life updates (including a big one: motherhood!). Learn more about Megan below.

Megan E. Marshall, M.Ed., is the Business Core Administrator in the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. She is also the co-founder of the F.L.Y. Movement (Fuel. Love. You.). They seek to provide educational workshops to cultivate safe spaces for athletic teams to discuss body image, social media, sport and performance. Their mission is to create transparency in the way you think and talk about body image and eating disorders in athletics.
Megan began her time at Penn State as a Division 1 student-athlete on the track and field team. She was a Big Ten Medalist in the Distance Medley Relay, a Big Ten Scorer in the 800 meters, and a member of the Penn State school record-setting Distance Medley Relay team in 2007.
Megan has worked in Higher Education for 8 years. She has been a part of many wellness efforts on campus such as: The Body Project, a dissonance-based body acceptance intervention program & Stand For State, Penn State’s bystander intervention program focusing on sexual and relationship violence, mental health concerns, acts of bias, and risky drinking and drug use. She has also collaborated with multiple stake-holders across campus and presented at the DUS Advising Conference on Mental Health on College Campuses.

In addition, Megan will be speaking at our upcoming Strong Runner Chick Retreat this June in Mt. Hood, OR, this time to focus on the importance of self-care and mental well-being. Connect with Megan @fuelloveyou on Instagram!

Episode 87: Starla Garcia, Registered Dietitian on Eating Disorder Recovery and Cultivating a Healthy Relationship with Food & Exercise Dec 09, 2019

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Starla Garcia, is a Registered Dietitian in Houston, Texas and is currently training to qualify for the Olympic Trials at CIM in December. Her current PR is 2:47.

Her journey to wellness came after battling an eating disorder as a student athlete during her collegiate years. She was pursuing her Master’s in Education with a concentration in health at the University of Houston, yet she was secretly unhealthy physically, mentally, and emotionally. Her competitive nature and the pressure to perform as a runner lead her to develop restrictive eating habits, anorexia, and engaging in excessive exercise. It wasn’t until she sought help from a dietitian and therapist that her unhealthy obsession with nutrition could begin to heal.

That experience was the catalyst that set her on the path to re-evaluate how she ate and develop a healthy relationship with food and exercise. Now her story is what fuels her mission to remove the limiting beliefs and unproductive habits that men and women create around diets, exercise, body image, and worthiness.

Episode 86: Tessa Chesser on Longevity, Real Talk in Running, and Learning How to Reset Dec 02, 2019

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In this episode, Megan interviews Tessa Chesser, an ultra runner and adventurer who recently completed some big races. Tessa shares more about these, as well as how she keeps it real in relationships, career, and life. This one's an episode you don't want to miss!

Tessa’s bio:

Tessa describes herself as a full time superfood slinger, attempted full time adventurer, ex collegiate soccer player turned ultra runner thrill seeker who enjoys a good cup of coffee and solid conversations with passionate people. She says, “I really only two things well, consumer packaged goods and athletics. As a wee one, my pop had us watching all the Bruce Lee movies and working out together as a family in the living room. Today, I not only try and channel his passion, but also the passion of what being outside gives me. The connection with nature has the ability to nurture my soul during stressful, complicated, and happy times. I enjoy pushing the limits of the mind body and soul as we are complicated specimens. I don’t always know what that means, or how it all works, but eventually one day the light bulb goes off and it’s magical.”

Questions we ask Tessa include:

How did you get your start in running?

You’ve had quite a YEAR! You conquered two new distances, 110k and a 100 miler, and made podiums for just about every race. Can you tell us a bit more about the process of training and racing these new distances?

Now that it is off-season, how are you taking time for rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation?

You’ve openly spoken about body image in running and amenorrhea, which have hit home for many of us. Would you mind speaking a bit more to this?

In addition to some amazing trail adventures, you also have a pretty awesome job! Can you tell us more about the company you work for and work that you do?

What is currently making you thrive / anything you’re psyched up about?

What advice would you give to your younger self?

What does being a Strong Runner Chick mean to you?

Any final shout-outs?

Episode 84: Jamie King, Founder of Fit Approach, Flex and Flow, and an Ultra Running Mom Nov 11, 2019

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Jamie King is founder of the Fit Approach influencer community, and Flex & Flow, a yoga and fitness studio. Through her work, she creates and produces influencer and event strategies for brands like AfterShokz, Takeya, Ragnar Relay, and NOW Foods.

Jamie is an athlete and yoga instructor who created the popular HIIT & Flo workout and leads advanced yoga and HIIT & Flow teacher trainings. Outside of work, Jamie is an ultra runner, handstand junkie, taco aficionado, travel and adventure lover, dog mom, and can often be found chilling in a park with her husband and son whose middle name happens to be Danger (seriously).

Connect with Jamie on Instagram @jamiekingfit, and on her websites www.jamiekingfit.com / www.fitapproach.com.

Questions we ask Jamie include:

Take us back to your early beginnings. How did you get your start in distance running? What has kept you going?

You are the founder and owner of TWO companies! Fit Approach and Flex & Flow Yoga Studio. On your website, self-described as “a natural born hustler.” Has entrepreneurship always been in your blood?

Give us a glimpse into the process of starting Fit Approach and a bit more about the work that you do.

You just completed the Rio Del Lago 100-mile race… not your first 100 :) incredible!! Can you give us a race recap?

What are your favorite foods / ways to fuel during an ultra such as a 100 mile race?

Tell us a bit more about the process, both mentally and physically, to prepare for an ultra, such as a 100k or 100-mile race.

Seems like there is a lot going on in your life! Avid runner, mom, business owner, yogi… What is currently making you thrive?

What advice would you give to your younger self?

What does being a Strong Runner Chick mean to you?

Connect with @jamiekingfit on IG, FB, website; @fitapproach; Flex & Flow Yoga in Portland, OR!

Episode 85: Post-Collegiate Marathon Training to an Olympic Qualifying Time and Coaching with Tavyn Lovitt Oct 29, 2019

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Tavyn's Bio:

After Tavyn Lovitt ran for the University of Mississippi, she discovered that she was much stronger as a long distance runner. In the past few years, she coached herself to an Olympic Trials qualifying time at the Los Angeles Marathon in 2019.

Tavyn currently resides in San Jose, CA where she loves to run with her Dalmatian, Louie, who never seems to get tired. She makes running a staple of her day as a form of meditation, an opportunity to enjoy nature, and an appreciation for moving her body! Her favorite post-race meals are chips and salsa or really spicy Pad Thai and her favorite band to run to it Matt and Kim.

In this episode, we discuss Tavyn's collegiate running experience, how she got into coaching, lessons she's learned along the way, and the process of self-coaching her way to an Olympic Qualifying Trial time in 2019.

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