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Femmi Pod

Lydia O"Donnell

Welcome to the Femmi Pod. Femmi has been built to empower women through movement, education and connection. At Femmi we are building a community of women who can support, inspire and educate one another on how to move with our bodies and not against them. Founders, Lydia O’Donnell and Esther Keown, have come together to kick start more conversations about women, how we can make the most of our bodies, our hormones and ourselves.

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Ep 46 - Dealing with Emotions

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2022/09/29

This episode is all about the effects of psychological stress on our holistic health. Esther gives us an update on the challenges she has been facing in her personal life and we break down the impact this has had on other areas of her life. We talk about ways we deal with emotions and how to protect our mental health. Follow us on IG - @femmi.coHead to our website femmi.co

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32:56

Ep 45 - Stories from our Community

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2022/09/22

This episode we hand the mic over to our community members to speak. A handful of Femmi athletes and coaches tell their stories around how the lack of education in the female space impacted them growing up and why this education is so important now. The athletes and coaches talk through how learning about their bodies has changed the way they see themselves and what Femmi has done for their confidence.Thanks to Grace, Rachel, Lydia, Laura, Taegan and Becky for sharing their vulnerable stories with

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Ep 44 - Debunking Female Medical Myths with Dr Izzy...

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2022/09/15

On this episode we welcome back to the pod our incredible Femmi Endocrinologist Dr Izzy Smith. Dr Izzy is an Australian based doctor working in endocrinology and is part of our expert team that created Femmi Theory, our new game changing online education course built to empower everyone to work better with females in sport and exercise. In this episode we deep dive into the importance of education and awareness of female physiology, Dr Izzy busts plenty of medical myths we thought to be true growing

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Ep 43 - A Gratitude Update

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2022/09/08

This week Lyds is running solo. As Esther is facing a challenging time with her beautiful partner falling ill, she is taking some time out. In this episode Lydia chats through the importance of gratitude, especially when facing tough times, and gives a brief update on why she has pulled out of Chicago Marathon. Lydia also covers the up and coming launch of Femmi Theory. To find out more about Femmi Theory head to femmi.coTo follow us on IG - @femmi.co

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41:16

Ep 42 - Leading female athletes to success with James...

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2022/09/01

This episode we welcome the first ever male to the podcast. James Mortimer is an ex athlete, a long time friend and an incredible athletics coach to many of New Zealand's best sprinters. James has coached multiple women to National titles across sprint distances, and recently had huge success with New Zealand's fastest woman, Zoe Hobbs. Zoe broke the Oceania 100m record and made it through to the Semi-finals at World champs, and placed 6th at the Commonwealth Games, all under the guidance and

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41:59

Ep 41 - Overcoming Challenges with Meriem Daoui

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2022/08/18

This week we had the absolute honour to interview Femmi Run Coach Meriem Daoui. Meriem is a shining light and a go-getter. Working as a shift nurse, training for marathons and continually doing things for others, Meriem inspires so many to also giveback. Meriem speaks to us about her challenging childhood, her journey with an eating disorder and mental challenges, to then finding running as a tool to recovery. We are so excited to share this conversation with Meriem. Trigger Warning: This episode

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42:16

Ep 40 - Welcome to Femmi Theory

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2022/08/11

This week on the pod we are talking about a very exciting project we have been working on. Femmi Theory. An online education course to help educate others on how to empower women through sport and movement. We speak about the reason why we have created this course, our own experiences working with coaches who are lacking education and our hopes for the changes that this education will make for women. More details of Femmi Theory will be available soon on our IG and website.Follow Femmi on IG -

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56:56

Ep 39 - Being a Female Founder with Megan Woff

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2022/08/04

This week we speak to the incredible Megan Woff. Megan is an engineer, the female founder of a creative company called Bellish and is now the head of accelerator programme at Startmate. (For those who don’t know Startmate and missed episode 36 - Start mate is Australasia’s biggest Accelerator programme for Start Ups.) Megan speaks to us about her vast experience as a female in a male dominated space, both in the engineering world and the start up world. We break down the importance of building

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32:41

Ep 38 - The importance of Women supporting Women

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2022/07/28

This week on the Femmi Pod, Esther and Lydia discuss the importance of women supporting women, in order to get a step closer to gender equality. They dive into their thoughts around why women have traditionally found it hard to support one another. They also speak about instances where they found themselves competing against other females and how, by working on your relationship with yourself, you can build stronger, more supportive relationships with others. Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.coHead to

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Ep 37 - Lucy's Journey to Western States

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2022/07/21

This week on the Femmi Pod we have a three time returning guest to the pod - none other than our Head Femmi Trail and ultra coach - Lucy Bartholomew. Lucy is one of Australia's finest ultra and trail runners, with a long list of accolades to her name. Recently Lucy was on a mission to run the famous Western States Ultramarathon in the US for the third time. Unfortunately Lucy faced a few challenges throughout the race and wasn’t able to complete the course. Lucy has always been one of the strongest

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EP 36 - WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS

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2022/07/14

We have a very exciting announcement to share with you all. Thank you for being on this journey with us. @femmi.cowww.femmi.co

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Ep 35 - The Feminist Movement with Annie Keown

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2022/07/07

This week on the podcast we have the amazing Annie Keown, not only Esther's sister but an expert in Social Justice. Annie is a passionate feminist who is studying towards her PhD in gender studies. Her honours paper looked into the genocide of indigenous women in Canada and the US and delved into New Zealand’s history to see if these same atrocities happened in New Zealand to indigenous Maori women.Annie is extremely knowledgeable in the history of the feminist movement and during this conversation

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Ep 34 - A Discussion on Roe v. Wade plus How to Keep...

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2022/06/30

This week Esther and Lydia discuss two very important topics. The first one being the latest news in America - Roe v. Wade being over-turned. We talk through the details of this issue and the implications this is going to have on women going forward. We then change direction and talk in depth about the importance of keeping young girls in sport. We bring to light the reasons why we believe girls are dropping out of sport at two times the rate of boys and discuss how we think we can prevent this

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56:12

Ep 33 - "You don't look like a runner" with Anneke...

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2022/06/23

This week we talk to the incredible Anneke Grogan. Annie is a Masters Psychology graduate and here to carry on the conversation about body image as an expert from last week. Annie studied in America on an athletics scholarship at SMU, and later pursued and completed her masters in NZ. Her Masters was on a topic that many runners can relate to - “You don’t look like a runner”. Annie’s masters looks into the psychology behind why that statement and other factors impact female runners so deeply and can

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Ep 32 - Our Body Image Journeys

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2022/06/16

This week we speak about body image and the journey both of us (Esther and Lydia) have had with our own bodies. We speak through the issues and experiences that led us to struggling with our bodies and unfortunately, on to disordered eating behaviours. We speak about the importance of terminology when it comes to speaking about what people look like, and touch on where we are at now with our relationships towards our bodies and how we got here.Follow us on IG - @femmi.coHead to our website

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Ep 31 - Building a Safe Community

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2022/06/02

We are back! After two weeks off we are refreshed and ready for more conversations about females*. This week we are talking about our own Femmi Community and why we love the beautiful community of women. We talk through the importance of acceptance in a community and how important it is to be aware of toxic environments when it comes to community. Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co

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Ep 30 - Answering Your Questions

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2022/05/12

This episode we answer all of your questions. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions to us. Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.coWebsite - femmi.co

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Ep 29 - Searching for External Validation

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2022/05/05

On this episode Esther and Lydia speak about what they've been up to lately including an uncomfortable experience Lydia had recently while out on a run. We touch on the Lydia Ko topic of letting the world know she was on her period. And we dive deep into why females tend to search for external validation through relationships, social media and fitness. Follow Femmi on IG @femmi.coHead to our website @femmi.co

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Ep 28 - Normalize Different with Jess Quinn

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2022/04/28

This episode Lydia and Esther speaks to the amazing Jessica Emily Quinn. Jess lost her leg to cancer at just 9 years old after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Jess went through a rare surgery called a rational plasty - a surgery where the middle part of the leg is removed and the lower leg is reattached at the thigh, but rotated 180 degrees. Her ankle joint now functions as the new knee joint. Jess has spent the last 20 years working through the changes in her body, her confidence in herself and

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Ep 27 - A coaches perspective on how to adapt your...

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2022/04/21

This week Lydia and Esther chat about the menstrual cycle. We speak about the importance of tracking your cycle and paying attention to your body. We also break down the cycle into the phases and explain how best to adapt your training throughout your own menstrual cycle from a coaches perspective. Femmi IG - @femmi.co

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