Strong Girl Talk

Welcome to Why Can’t They Play?, a Strong Girl Talk podcast presented by RE.sport . Today Molly interviews Sasha as Co-Lead of RE.sport, why this book matters so much to her, and other ways Sasha’s working to help more kids have more chances to move, play, and belong. Do us a huge favour and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow: In this episode Sasha spoke to the identity factor...

Welcome to Why Can’t They Play?, a Strong Girl Talk podcast presented by RE.sport . Today we’re joined by RE.sport’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Catherine Sabiston , a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Mental Health and the Director, Mental Health and Physical Activity Research Centre , in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto . Cathi’s...

Welcome to Why Can’t They Play? , a Strong Girl Talk podcast presented by RE.sport. Today we’re joined by RE.sport’s Vanessa Coulbeck, a researcher in the field of self-compassion, specifically how it relates to young athletes. We break down what self-compassion is (and isn’t) and how teachers, coaches and caregivers can help young athletes harness it for tryout day and beyond. To learn more, chec...

We’re back with a new book AND a new season of Strong Girl Talk! First, our graphic novel, Why Can’t They Play , from the RE.sport team is available now. And because this topic is so important, we wanted to break it down for coaches, parents and athletes with a special podcast series. Why can’t they play? It sounds like a simple question. There are kids who want to play sports. Parents who want to...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week we’ve got a one off episode - Sasha and Molly were guests for a webinar hosted by Ontario Cycling Women’s Month this May. Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow: Based on the rese...

Quick Strong Girl Publishing announcement, we just made some major updates to our website over at StrongGirlPublishing.com ! We also have a new newsletter over there where we’ll be sharing book updates, discount codes and giveaways, so do us a huge favor and bop over, check out the site and subscribe to the shop newsletter! We’ll still do podcasts and articles over here, but we’ll have the best St...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly talk all about the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina … well Molly asks Sasha about the Winter Olympics since she’s the resident sports-nerd and Molly was curious to know more. Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make...

At Strong Girl Publishing, we recently shared a virtual Shred Girls book club featuring book 3 in the series, Jen’s Bumpy Ride, and two-time World Champion racer Kate Courtney of She Sends joined readers and author Molly Hurford on a Zoom session to talk all about the book and what winning really means to her—and to the Shred Girls! In Shred Girls: Jen’s Bumpy Ride, there’s bikepacking, gravel rac...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly welcome you to 2026 and share with you their ‘words’ of the year. We’re also celebrating the first book in our Mirror Diaries series by self-compassion and body image researcher Vanessa Coulbeck coming out in just a couple...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly talk all things holidays. Whether you’re excited or a little bit stressed, we bring you some holiday cheer. Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow: This week we ta...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly interview Mia Lerner , founder of Project Unlaced , an initiative dedicated to educating young athletes about Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and eating disorders in sports. Keep scrolling to learn more and to c...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly dive into gratitude, kindness and when things go toxic (yeah, you know that feeling when you’ve eaten too many sweet things and you want to barf, but it’s brought on by that fake-feeling gratitude and kindness). Before we...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Molly’s interview Marley Blonsky , a leading voice at the intersection of body size inclusion, cycling, and environmental advocacy… and author of the upcoming book, The Ragtag Best Friends Bicycle Club . They talk about what it means to b...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Molly interviews Sasha about her upcoming youth mental performance journal, Unstoppable . Before we get into it, we have SO MANY pre-orders open now on Strong Girl Publishing! Don’t miss out! In order of publication… * Power Up: A Young W...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly have a conversation about challenging conversations - you know those awkward things you don’t want to talk about but we let fester inside of us!? Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 s...

Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow: About Stevie Lyn Smith: Stevie Lyn Smith is a registered dietitian and founder of Stevie Lyn Nutrition, a virtual sports nutrition private practice. Her mission is to help educate and coach athletes and active humans on how to fuel their goals while not sacrificing their health and happiness. As a bo...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly talk about Goal Setting - for sure one of my Molly’s favourite things to talk about. Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow: . What is goal setting? Goal setting i...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week while Sasha is in Tokyo for the World Athletics Championships and Molly interviews Vanessa Coulbeck, Strong Girl Publishing Author of The Mirror Diaries series, about self-compassion, body image, and how we can use fiction as a vehicle fo...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly talk about their routines through Sasha’s 5 Tenants for Living a High Performance Life. Reminder: We have preorders open for Power Up: A Young Woman’s Guide to Winning with Sports Nutrition by Stevie Lyn Smith and The Mirr...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly are chatting with Skadi Sport Psychology’s Staci Manella about all things back to school, navigating para-athletics and how we can make more space for athletes with disabilities at every level, and so much more! Before we...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly are chatting about all things back to school for parents, coaches and athletes. Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow: They’re going back!! Back-to-school season...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly are talking with Lindsey Richter, founder of Ladies AllRide . Before that, we get into Victoria Mboko’s win at the National Bank Open and chat through the controversial tennis moment that happened when a baby wouldn’t stop...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly are talking Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift! Plus, we’re replaying the episode recorded earlier in the year with Kate Veronneau. Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click f...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly talk with Timia Porter , a cycling advocate who’s riding and racing for change for Black women in the sport. From community rides to systemic shifts, Timia shares how she’s creating space, building joy, and challenging the...

Welcome to Strong Girl Talk, where we dive into the latest in sports science, performance, and well-being—all with a focus on women and girls in sport. This week Sasha and Molly speak with She Sends Foundation ’s Executive Consultant Vanessa Hauswald . Before we dive in, do us a huge favor and make sure you give the podcast 5 stars and click follow: . Many of you who listen to our podcast, know th...