Breaking the Ice

Claire Stewart, girlfriend of Lawson Crouse, who plays for the Arizona Coyotes in the NHL, joins me today on the podcast. We talk about her experience in this hockey world and some of the challenges she has endured in her personal life. Before her and her boyfriend met, she had decided to cut ties with the modeling industry, and was cleaning up her life mentally and physically. She was letting go...

Katie Anderson, girlfriend to William Rapuzzi, who plays in Dornbirn, Austria in the ICE Hockey League, joins me on the podcast today to talk about all things career. We cover topics such as, getting a working visa as a girlfriend, finding jobs in your summer or season city to imposter syndrome, not knowing how or where to start and ideas to take that first step.   We have to remember to not compa...

Stefanie Heid, wife of Chris Heid, who had a career ending injury that immediately led him to retirement, joins me on the podcast today. Retirement from hockey is something that we may be going through now, have either already gone through or will go through at some point in our hockey lives. For most families, this is a rough transition and we want to know the best ways to support our partner. St...

Mimi Franco, engaged to Scott Tanski, who finished last season in Glasgow in the EIHL, joins me today on the podcast to talk about mental health. Mimi and Scott have both lost loved ones to mental illness and are really dedicated to mental health advocacy and ending the stigma against mental illness and anxiety. Mimi's first season overseas was also the first time her and Scott had lived together....

Drew Shott joins me on the podcast today! Drew's boyfriend, Jalen Chatfield, plays in the AHL for the Utica Comets & up in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks. We talk about going from long distance to moving in together, the ups & down transactions of hockey, friendships, the NHL bubble & more!

Tanya Jarrett, wife to Patrick Jarrett, who retired from professional hockey in 2018, joins me on the podcast to discuss all things health. Tanya is a nutritional therapist and she shares her methods to optimize your overall health during the hockey season & in life!   After giving birth to her daughter, Tanya knew she had to make a lifestyle shift. She walks us through several steps you can take...

Part 2 continues from last week episode so if you missed it, listen back!   Within part 2, Cassie talks about postpartum and how she had to go back to the hospital several times and felt she wasn't getting the help she needed during this new and overwhelming time.   We spend a good portion of the episode talking about the neccessities you need when having your baby during the hockey season oversea...

Cassie Garbowsky, wife of Matt Garbowsky, who finished last hockey season in the EBEL in Graz, Austria, joins me on the podcast today. Being over halfway through my pregnancy and having my baby in Graz next season, I had tons of questions for her and we decided to make this a two part episode! Cass talks about planting the seed of having a baby to your husband, what you need to have written in you...

  Emily Usset joins me on the podcast for Episode 7. This girl was a freakin blast to talk to and I loved her endearing personality! Her and her husband met in college in the states, as he came over from Finland to play college hockey. We talk about the cultural differences of marriage in the U.S. and Scandanvian countries and once they were engaged and planning their big day, BOOM enter a global...

Priscilla met her husband Matt Frattin in 2013 when he was playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017, Priscilla and Matt decided to make the move overseas and signed in Kazakhstan, with their 6 year old daughter and she became pregnant, while she was over there. We talk about what her experience was like living somewhere so foreign, transitioning her daughter to a new school, while navigating e...

Prepare yourselves...it’s a LONG one but my hope is that it will be helpful and super informative (also, take a shot every time I say it is what it is, in this episode). From everything I have gathered, it’s so important to still do your own personal research before you travel. This should give you some mental clarity before you read everything online and get overwhelmed. You got this!    We broke...

Carine Bailey, wife to Matt Bailey, who just signed with Södertälje SK in the Allsvenskan league in Sweden, joins me today on the podcast. This was SUCH a fun conversation to have because we talk about alllll things traveling and packing. We discuss how going overseas for the first time can feel overwhelming because you feel like you need to bring it all but trying to switch to a minimalistic mind...

Jessica Lynch, wife to Kevin Lynch, who finished last season as a forward for the Montreal Laval Rockets, mom of Emma & Ella, and owner of @yogababyclothing joins me today on the pod. We talk about being a hockey wife pre-kids to post kids and what it’s like being a mom in this lifestyle. She tells the story about how her first born, spent the first 9 months of her life, while on an AHL call up, i...

Kellie Lamoureuex, wife to JP Lamoreoux (goalie of the Redbull Salzburg in the EBEL), mom to Henry and Leah, and children's author of Inside the Net and On the Blue Line, joins me today and we talk about what's going on in the world with COVID-19. We shoot the breeze about what we originally thought about the virus, how it escalated quickly within Europe/our league, getting back into the U.S. and...

Dana Oleksuk, owner of DO Fitness Co, wife to Travis Oleksuk (forward in Graz, Austria in the EBEL) and mom to baby Harvey joins me today in the hot seat! Dana talks about how she quit her career as a meteorologist and moved to Europe with her then boyfriend, Travis. Through this major life decision, she was redirected to her passion and purpose and is dedicated to creating healthy habits for her...

Welcome to Episode 0! This is a quick solo episode where I lay out my mission, what the podcast is going to look like and I tap into my hockey story a little bit so far! So grab a big glass of wine (or coffee) and tune in for Episode 0!