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The Tough Girl Podcast is all about inspiring and motivating YOU! I will be interviewing inspirational women from around the world, who’ve faced and overcome difficult challenges and situations, they will share their story, their knowledge and provide advice and essential tips for you to overcome your own personal challenges.
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Kathy Elkind - 57, walking the 1,400 mile/2,286km Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years
Tough Girl Podcast
09/23/21 • 38 min
In the spring of 2018, at the age of 57, Kathy Elkind walked the Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years. The 2,286K (1,400-mile) journey starts at the North Sea in The Netherlands and goes through Belgium, Luxembourg, and the whole length of France through the Alps to end at the warm Mediterranean in Nice. Kathy always longed for an epic adventure, but the time was never right. Finally, her children had flown the nest, and she had shifted from a fertile body to a not fertile body – What could this new body do? It was the perfect time for a quest: to pause, reflect and explore. Could her marriage sustain and thrive on a long walk? After two months on the GR5, they entered the mighty Alps—five weeks of alpine views, mountain refuges, and exertion. Her walking became more than meditative; she fell into an ethereal pace where she became the air and the landscape. In her own words: “Life was not about me. It was about the beauty of the world. This truth was what I had longed for but did not know.” At home, she stepped into the last third of her Life, more in love with her husband, accepting the unknown, knowing her power, and brave enough to write a book one step at a time (she has dyslexia and did not learn to read until I was in 7th grade). Kathy has come to believe it’s necessary for women entering the last third of their life to experience a quest or challenge. It can be anything they love – going to 25 art museums, swimming or dancing 50 days in a row. There is a unique challenge for every woman. Kathy is an Eating Psychology Coach, a Teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion, and owner of Elkind Nourishment. Kathy helps women feel their emotions instead of eating their emotions and feel comfortable in their bodies. She is writing a memoir about her adventure. New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. The Tough Girl Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast. Show notes
- Who is Kathy and what she does
- Wanting to go on a big adventure
- Finding the right time to go travelling
- Wanting to take a pause in life
- Being married for 27 years
- Stepping into the next phase of her life
- Being exposed to the outdoors from an early age
- Never having the guts or the time to do a big thru hike
- Struggling with overeating
- Having trouble with reading and struggling in school
- Using food to numb emotions and to calm her nerves
- Struggling with shame and food
- Becoming a teacher and raising her kids
- Becoming an eating psychology coach
- Paying attention to the emotions underneath and learning to be with them
- Studying self compassion
- Being mindful
- Placing your hand on your heart and chaining your voice
- The power of speaking to yourself and being gentle to yourself
- Learning how to be compassionate to yourself
- The GR5 Trail
- Making the decision to go on the hike
- Going through menopause
- Moving from running to walking
- Planning and preparation before the trip
- Making the adventure your own
- Deciding to bike the 1st week in the Netherland
- Starting the GR5 at the end of April, beginning of May
- Doing a preamble in Italy for a few weeks before
- Wanting to slow down
- Listening to her body and using her intuition
- Learning how to sleep in a different bed every night
- Being concerned about hiking in the Alps and dealing with the elevation
- Staying mindful and being in the present
- Connecting the rhythm of your breath to your walking pace
- The magical moment and the beauty of the walks
- The lessons learned from walking the GR5
- Ready to do some backpacking and camping
- Feeling strong and powerful
- Writing a book about her experience
- The impact of the walk on her marriage
- Knowing each others strengths and weaknesses
- Daily Routine on the walk
- Top tips for taking on the GR5
- Adjusting back to normal life in America
- Final words of advice for other women who want to go on an adventure
- Why it’s never too late
- The power of brainstorming
09/23/21 • 38 min
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Amy Bushatz - Getting outside for 20mins everyday and how it’s changed her life. Plus going after a 100 miler mountain run!
Tough Girl Podcast
03/01/22 • 55 min
Amy Bushatz is an Alaska-based journalist and host of the podcast Humans Outside. Since September 1, 2017, she’s spent at least 20 minutes outside every day as part of an experiment to see how building and keeping a daily nature habit can change her life. What she found was benefits including making her happier, healthier and more creative while improving her relationships, making new friends and more. Since starting her outdoor journey Amy has also become an ultra runner, skier, backpacker, camping enthusiast and tried ice climbing, glacier trekking, snowshoe running, ATVing, cliff jumping, forest bathing, rock climbing, high-ropes courses and more. Amy and her family live in Palmer, Alaska with their two dogs. *Content Warning - there is mention of disordered eating during this episode, we don’t go into specific details. New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. The Tough Girl Podcast is being sponsored throughout March by Inov-8. Get your exclusive 15% discount code for inov-8.com by signing up HERE Get involved with the #MarchDailyMile Challenge. Run 1 mile everyday in March. Show notes
- Who is Amy
- Her early years and not being outdoorsy
- Being married with kids
- Getting into running and fitness
- The benefits of spending time outdoors
- Working as a journalist for 20 years
- Deciding to move to Alaska without ever having been there
- The weather in Alaska and dealing with the cold
- Needing a goal and setting herself a new challenge
- Deciding to spend 20 mins outside every day for 1 year
- Creating the rules
- How it’s changed her life
- Spending time with her family and how it’s improved relationships
- Her running journey
- Connecting with the ultra running community
- Overtraining and dealing with injury
- Going straight for the Resurrection Pass 100 Miler
- Dealing with the cold and the elevation gain and loss over the race
- What she would do differently
- The mental side of the race
- Not putting on the layers
- Hoarding food and clothing and not being able to accept help
- Feeling emotional on the trail - walking and crying
- Having a scarcity mindset - even though it’s not reality
- Not joking about food
- Getting to 70 miles and mentally processing not reaching the 100 miles
- Knowing that she can do hard things
- Not wanting to train for another 100 miler
- Wanting to do the 50 miler
- Recovery from the 70 miles
- #HumansOutside365
- Final words of advice
03/01/22 • 55 min
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Carla is a Clinical Psychologist, queer vegan and a lover of all things outdoors; adventurer, runner, endurance cyclist and lapsed climber based near the Peak District in the UK. She is an advocate for the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities taking up space in the outdoors and is a committee member with the awesome Peak Queer Adventures (PQA) based in Sheffield and member of the Women of Colour Cycling Collective (WCCC). Carla’s love of the outdoors started from an early age, however gender roles and expectations sadly stopped her from fully embracing that love as a teenager. She reconnected with the outdoors and solo adventures after moving to North Wales to undertake her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in her mid-twenties, and hasn’t looked back. She was awarded the Ultra Distance Scholarship in 2021, which is aimed at increasing representation of BAME cyclists in ultra distance cycling and getting them to the start line of an ultra distance race, a typically overwhelmingly white and male niche of cycling. This amazing opportunity has been life-changing and she’s gone from not being confident at all in her cycling abilities, to cycling 500km off road from Edinburgh to Manchester, her longest, hardest ride to date. She’s met the most amazing people, grown in confidence and felt like she’s found her people. She started an Instagram account after winning the Scholarship, to document her journey from (almost couch) to 2000km with the hope of inspiring queer people and people of colour, particularly black womxn, to get on their bikes and enjoy nature. You can find her at @acurlyoutdoors; check out Peak Queer Adventures at @peakqueeradventures and the Women of Colour Cycling Collective at @wccc_uk. New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. Support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media especially in relation to adventure and physical challenges. Visit www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast and support. Thank you. Show notes
- Who is Carla
- What she loves
- Being based in the Peak District, UK
- Wanting to encourage others to take up space in the outdoors
- Her early years and growing up with a passion for the outdoors
- Getting to explore in the woods
- Her love of nature and wanting to protect the environment
- Not feeling comfortable in secondary school with her body and spending time in the outdoors
- Training to be a Clinical Psychologist in North Wales
- Going out early in the morning to avoid people
- Spending time in the mountains
- Feeling the fear and doing it anyway
- The Devils Kitchen - located behind Llyn Idwal nestled within Cwm Idwal in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia National Park.
- Gaining new skills and knowledge
- Feeling brave
- Thinking about becoming a Mountain Leader (ML) but not seeing herself represented and not feeling comfortable
- Recording good quality mountain days and keeping a track of what she was doing
- Getting new gear
- Looking for opportunities in the mountains
- Getting into wild camping, trail running and climbing
- Finding community and connecting with other people who are interested in the outdoors
- Enjoying spending time on her own
- Meditation through movement
- Getting into cycling and connecting with the cycling community
- The Ultra Distance Scholarship An initiative increasing diversity and representation within ultra distance cycling and racing
- Being inspired by Vera Ngosi-Sambrook
- The power of taking action
- The reality of taking on an ultra cycling challenge
- Focused training from November 2021 - August 2022
- Dealing with injuries and saddle sores
- Wanting to do long rides with other people
- Using instagram to reach out and connect with people
- Learning how to cycle off road
- The Pennine Rally - 100 riders, 500 kilometres and five days of testing off-road riding from Edinburgh to Manchester down Britain’s backbone.
- Fuelling as a vegan
- Outdoor Provisions make Natural Energy Bars & Nut Butters - Use code TRYOP for 25% off Starter Packs
- Accidental vegan food
- Being on the start line and what the rally was like
- Cycling approx 100k per day
- The impact on her confidence after completing the rally ...
11/22/22 • 60 min
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Elisabet is a Swedish ultra running athlete, who is also a two time winner of the toughest footrace on the planet - the Marathon des Sables - which she won in 2015 and 2017. We first spoke with Elisabet for the Tough Girl Podcast in 2015 when she shared more about her earlier life, working as a management consultant, how she got into running and what it was like winning her first big race. A lot has changed in the 5 years since we last spoke; Elisabet has remarried, sold her old running business and is now living in Norway and studying sex & relationship therapy. While still coaching her running clients. During this episode, we find out what’s been going on! We talk about dealing with pressure, going through a divorce, meeting a new man, leaving the UK to move to Norway. Plus changing her diet to plant based, and why she is wanting to transition out of competitive running. Listen to Elisabet on the Tough Girl Podcast Extra! Make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss out on any new episodes! New Episodes every Tuesday at 7am UK time, with bonus episodes on a Thursday at 7am UK time! Show notes
- Catching up with Elisabet
- Who is Elisabet
- Making a living from running since 2015
- Working as a management consultant in London
- Changing jobs in 2014 and starting to train more for running
- The impact from winning the Marathon des Sables in 2015
- Taking the risk and daring to jump!
- Finally leaving the corporate world in 2016
- Reflecting back on 2016
- The new challenges she had to face
- Dealing with the pressure to perform
- Racing and winning races all over the world!
- Separating from her husband and trying to sell the business
- The start of 2017
- Not wanting to let anyone down
- Coming 4th in MDS in 2016 - being 2 mins off the podium
- Getting super focused and removing distractions from her life
- Winning the MDS in 2017
- Focusing on what she can control
- Putting in the work and feeling confident
- Focusing on the mental side of training
- “The Queen of the Desert Ultra” - Lesson in Badassery
- Top tips for running in desert ultras
- Being flexible and being able to cope with the unexpected
- Walking and hiking during ultra races
- Fast packing/hiking adventures in Nepal and Sweden
- Doing the Everest Trail Race
- Meeting her husband
- Changing to a plant based diet
- Moving over to Norway
- Deciding to study - Sex, Health & Relationships!
- Being your authentic self
- Learning to be kinder to her body
- Struggling to find the motivation to race
- Taking the time to reflect during Covid
- The second half of 2020
- Final words of advice for making changes in your life
06/25/20 • 52 min
Danielle in her own words... “I've always had big dreams for my future. Even though I didn't always have a clear idea of what that success would look like, I knew that whatever vocation I eventually settled into I was going to be good at it. Failure was not an option. My plans came crashing to a halt when I was struck down with a disability as a teenager that severely effected my mobility. I was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, a rare and very painful condition in my feet. At a stage in your life when you're figuring out who you are and what you want to do with your life, this was a challenging but I came to realise that whilst you can't control what happens to you, you can control your response to it. Determined to live life on my terms, I looked around for a sport that didn't involve lots of running around or walking and took up archery on my 15th birthday. This was the first step on a journey that saw me rise to Paralympic glory, dominating my field for over eight years. During this time, I also proved doctors wrong by successfully juggling a law degree and achieving first class honours. Three years after taking up the sport, I stepped straight into the international circuit as World Number 1 and had soon accumulated a number of titles, including that of Paralympic Champion in Beijing 2008. Always striving to improve, I transitioned onto the able-bodied team. In 2010 I became the first Para athlete to represent England in an able-bodied discipline where I won the gold medal in the team event. London 2012 was the tournament I was most excited about and I worked incredibly hard, committed to retain my Paralympic title in such a prestigious setting. The proudest moment of my life was receiving my gold medal in front of that home crowd at London. The support of the entire country was overwhelming, but it was also the first time that my family and friends had ever seen me compete internationally and this made standing on the podium a very special moment. Archery was such a big part of my life and I was fully committed to making the team for Rio and trying for my third gold medal, but life has a way of throwing up setbacks when you least expect it. In 2013 I learned that I had failed to classify under the new rules and that I could no longer compete at Paralympic events. I started archery because I was fed up of all the limitations imposed on my life and archery helped a disillusioned teenager come to terms with having a disability. In one moment everything I had worked so hard for was gone, just because I didn’t tick a box. I wanted to discover what it took to be the best in the world, and I got there because I always believed I would. Now I am moving onto other exciting projects and challenges, where I am determined to be as much of a success as I have been in my sport. This time I get to help others achieve their ambitions and goals through my work as a speaker, trainer and coach.” Listen to Danielle as she shares more on the Tough Girl Podcast. Show notes
- Who is Danielle?
- What life was like growing up
- Having issues as a teenager
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Dealing with pain
- Why role models are so important
- Lack of role models in the media
- The struggle of not knowing
- Being desperate to get back into sports
- Archery!
- Progressing quickly in her sport
- Performing better under pressure
- Dealing with setbacks in international competition
- Needing to rethink her mindset
- The link between confidence and pressure
- How Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics changed her life
- Having a mental meltdown and dealing with it
- “What if I’m not good enough”
- The power of other people’s belief
- Going to university to study law
- The transition to the able bodied team
- Getting the training right and figuring out a routine
- Dealing with pain all the time
- The London 2012 Para Olympics
- Coming down to the last arrow.... in an all GB Final...
- Working with Sports Psychologists and coaches
- Training in NLP
- Changes in classification rules
- Deciding to start her own company
- Making the next decision in her career
- Following her passions and translating that into a career
- Why inclusion matters
- Not wanting to offend people
- How to have difficult conversations
- Writing her first book —>>Be Your Best Self
- Final words of advice
06/16/20 • 45 min
Nicky Spinks - Fell Runner & Farmer who ran in the Barkley Marathon & completed the Double Paddy Buckley Round!
Tough Girl Podcast
06/11/20 • 53 min
Nicky first came on the Tough Girl Podcast in 2018 where she shared more about her early running career and completing the Double Ramsay Round and becoming the fastest women to do so! Nicky held the women's records for all three Rounds simultaneously until 2016, and is the holder of the overall record for the double Bob Graham Round and the only person ever to complete doubles of the other two Rounds. Nicky is passionate about running and during this episodes she shares more about her training and preparation, running the perfect race, as well as touching on nutrition, dealing with mind games and participating in the Barkley Marathon in 2019. Find out more about Nicky from our first interview - https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/single-post/Nicky-Spinks Show notes
- About Nicky
- Her passion for running
- Ultra Tour Monta Rosa 2018
- When a race goes to plan
- Deciding to go faster at the half way point
- Eating while running
- Not trying new foods anymore!
- Using gels
- Using poles on climbs
- Planning for the perfect race
- The Barkley Marathon 2019
- The hoops you have to jump through to enter the race
- The mind games....
- The preparation for the Barkley
- Doing research on the race
- Keeping everything the same
- Not knowing what time the race would start
- Not being able to switch your mind off
- Not knowing what time it is day or night
- No Spot trackers!
- Why you are racing the clock and not other people
- Taking us back to the start line
- Making the decision to drop out of the race
- Reflecting back on the race
- Dealing with brain fog and when your brain isn’t working
- Planning to do the Barkley again
- Writing an essay...
- Doing the Double Paddy Buckley Round 2019
- Running with other people
- Advice for doing the Double Paddy
- Quick Fire Questions
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06/11/20 • 53 min
Alex Mason - Thru-Hiker turned Ocean Rower! Rowed the Atlantic Ocean - January 2020
Tough Girl Podcast
06/18/20 • 55 min
Alex, 36, is a multi-discipline adventurer, since 2015 she has hiked over 9,400 miles across America and New Zealand on the Pacific Crest, Appalachian and Te Araroa Trails. Alex has cycled around 4,000 miles across Australia and Indonesia, she’s also climbed up to 6,500m on Mera Peak in the Himalayas and has rowed across the English Channel. During this podcast Alex shares more about her most recent adventure rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. She talks about the preparation, the challenges, dealing with sea sickness and adventure blues and what she hopes to achieve in the future. As always Alex gives lots of practical advice and tips to help you achieve your dreams and goals. Listen to Alex on the Tough Girl Podcast! Show notes
- Who is Alex
- What adventures and challenges she's done
- Getting the idea for rowing an ocean in 2016
- Team mate wanted on explorers connect
- Dealing with doubt - can I do this....
- Why the timing the first time wasn’t right
- Rowing the Atlantic as a training row..
- Signing up for 2 rows!
- Partnering with Oxford Brooks University to continue the research
- Getting a taste for Ocean Rowing by rowing the English Channel
- Dealing with injury and sea sickness...
- Funding the rows
- Getting sponsorship
- Qualification and skills needed on an independent row
- Starting rowing on the 5th January 2020
- Final weeks of preparation
- Starting from Lanzarote
- Being on the Ocean!
- The power of team work to get the boat ready
- The realities of life on the boat
- Being ill for the first 2 weeks with sea sickness
- Rowing 2hrs on 2hrs off
- Pooing and periods on the boat
- Moving from a 4 person crew to a 3 person crew
- The memories and moments which stand out
- Not believing it’s been achieved
- Dealing with adventure blues, Covid and planning for the next row
- Changes to future plans
- adjusting to a new normal
- Getting a part time job with Tesco
- Working with Jo Bradshaw
- Final words of advice
06/18/20 • 55 min
Elle Linton - Fitness Professional & Blogger at Keep it SimpELLE
Tough Girl Podcast
06/02/20 • 38 min
Elle is a Fitness Professional based in the UK, with a degree in Exercise Science and over a decade of experience in Sport Development, Leisure Management, Personal Training and Group Exercise. Elle in her own words - I've come to understand that my skills lie in sharing insight, providing input, relating to others and quite often, playing 'devils advocate'. My passion is in learning, sharing that learning and listening to the stories of others. No matter what role I have undertaken, there has always been as aspect of people and community - from working in Sport Development looking after education programmes for London based Fitness Professionals to my own space on the internet - keepitsimpElle.com - where I bring together my strengths, skills and passion in the fitness industry. Elle’s goals - “Create a community which inspires and motivates people to live an active, healthy lifestyle whilst fostering empowerment through conversations which add value and allow for informed choices” Show notes
- Who is Elle and what she does
- Growing up as an only child
- Getting into sports at a young age
- Being encouraged to do all the extra curricular activities
- Getting into running and athletics
- Losing all motivation for exercise and sports for a few years
- Following her passions at school and university
- Getting back into sport and being active
- Having a lack of motivation to do exercise
- Getting motivated to do exercise now
- Her passion for teaching
- Starting to blog in July 2012 after being inspired by the London Olympics
- Starting to work with Nike
- Not being much of a talker
- How her blog evolved over time
- Figuring out blogging as she went
- Getting qualified as a personal trainer
- The realties of being a blogger and personal trainer
- What a typical week looks like
- What really matters
- What the priorities are
- Creating structure in a week
- Advice and tips for women who want to get into Personal Training
- Figuring out what you want to do and what the best qualification would be
- Elle’s running story
- Advice for running your first 5k
- Mental tips for keeping on going
- Getting into cycling
- Cycling to Paris over 3 days - riding 100 km per day
- Learning how to be part of a team
- The RedBull Time Lapse - 25hr Challenge
- Getting the team together and the challenges of getting to the start line
- Learning who she is when sleep deprived and hungry
- Putting a race plan and strategy together
- How the RedBull Time Lapse worked
- Dealing with sleep deprivation
- Goals and races on the bucket list
- Final words of advice
06/02/20 • 38 min
Ursula Martin - Survived Ovarian Cancer - Walked 3,700 miles in Wales. Wrote a book. Now walking 5,000 miles across Europe!
Tough Girl Podcast
05/26/20 • 56 min
In 2011, at the age of 31, Ursula was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and later spent 17 months walking around Wales raising money and awareness of ovarian cancer. Since the walk, Ursula went on to write a book about her experience “One Woman Walks Wales”. During this podcast we learn more about Ursula’s early life, when she discovered that she did have stamina, leaving school after doing her GCSEs and spending time with her sister in Spain, as well as her kayaking journey down the river Danube with no experience. Ursula shares more about the challenges she has faced and overcome, what she has learned on the way and how she has struggle with self confidence and belief, but also why she knows she is a work in progress. After living in a van and working for a number of years to save money, Ursula at 39 was finally ready to head back out to the Ukraine to start her walk home across Europe. *Due to the Corona virus Ursula is now in lockdown in France. Ursula will continue her journey when it is safe to do so. Show notes
- Childhood memories
- Finding out that she did have stamina
- Counselling
- Deciding to go travelling at 29
- Dreaming of travelling around East Europe
- Going to live with her sister in Spain
- Kayaking down the Danube River with no kayaking experience
- Let’s just see what happens
- Being diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer (Stage 1 A) - December 2011
- Having no support and no shelter
- Staying on friends sofa’s
- Needing to have checks up’s post treatment
- Deciding to walk to hospital appointments
- Finding out she was still capable
- Deciding to raise awareness (in 2012) about Ovarian Cancer and its symptoms
- Dealing with uncertainty
- 13 months on the road walking 3,700 miles
- Dropping out of school after GCSEs
- Never thinking she was capable of writing
- Struggling with self confidence
- Getting in contact with Honno Publishing
- Why writing a book is similar to an endurance challenge
- Being a work in progress
- Deciding to walk across Europe and where the idea came from
- Planning the adventure
- “If I was going to do this, what would I need?”
- How to prepare for a challenge without getting overwhelmed by the idea of the challenge
- Leaving for Ukraine in August 2018
- Not being able to write the book and save for adventure at the same time
- Living in a van for 3 years and doing house sitting to save money
- Not being focused on luxuries
- Being determined to achieve her goals and being able to save up enough money
- Being terrible at planning
- Not picking a specific route....
- Just walking as far as she can each day - there is no judgement on distance
- Hitchhiking 3 days to the start line in Kiev in the Ukraine
- Reasons for hitchhiking
- Having one day off a week
- Starting walking as early as possible
- The route
- The impact of corona virus
- Being in full lockdown in France
- Asking for help in France and finding a place to stay
- Isolation and loneliness
- Adjusting to the new normal
- Living on the generosity of others
- The mindset on having enough
- Making the journey with a book in mind
- Trying to stay off her phone
- Writing to photos
- Keeping a healthy and happy mind and body
- How you can follow along and support Ursula
- Final words of advice
- Whatever you are is enough - whatever you can do is enough
05/26/20 • 56 min
Sensi Graves - professional kiteboarder & entrepreneur, empowering women to get out there and do what they love.
Tough Girl Podcast
06/09/20 • 49 min
Sensi Graves is a professional kiteboarder, entrepreneur, speaker, kiteboarding instructor and writer. In 2007, she tentatively signed up for a kiteboarding lesson in North Carolina’s Outer Banks and immediately fell in love. Just two years later, she applied to be a kiteboarding coach, relocated to the East Coast, and started collecting accolades. The Hood River, Oregon, local regularly places in the top three at some of the biggest international kiteboarding invitationals, garners continuous coverage in kiteboarding magazines, and leads women's kiteboarding retreats worldwide. In 2012, Sensi launched her eponymous swimwear label, Sensi Graves Bikinis, to meet the demands of her sport. The Mission - To empower women to get out there and do what they love by giving them the confidence they need and swimwear they can rely on. The values: create an awesome product, empower women in sports & protect the environment. “This big, beautiful life is meant to be lived and we do so with an open heart, an adventurous spirit and a smile on our faces. When all else fails, we laugh and have a margarita.” - Sensi Graves Show notes
- Who is Sensi
- What life was like growing up
- Moving to San Diego to go to college
- Learning how to kite board
- Falling in love with the sport
- What kiteboarding is
- Deciding to become a professional
- “Eat, sleep, dream - Kiteboarding”
- Surrounding herself with people who were on the same path
- Making money from kiteboarding
- Starting her own bikini company
- Gaining confidence in kiteboarding
- Dealing with imposter syndrome
- Keeping going after set backs
- Why you don’t always need to keep on pushing
- Celebrate the effort, celebrating trying.
- Re-visit your WHY
- Why there isn’t a typical day or week
- Learning systems and how to allocate out time
- Getting her morning routine dialled in.
- Top tips and getting sponsorship
- The power of relationships
- Dealing with challenges and setbacks
- Encouraging women to get in the water
- Equality in the sport
- Keeping motivated
- How can we actually make a change
- Sharing stories and highlighting the stories of women
- Final words of motivation
06/09/20 • 49 min
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Tough Girl Podcast currently has 680 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Motivation, Society & Culture, Women, Personal Journals, Adventure, Podcasts, Inspiration, Self-Improvement, Education and Advice.
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The episode title 'Kathy Elkind - 57, walking the 1,400 mile/2,286km Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) with her husband of 27 years' is the most popular.
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