The ROAR Podcast

What happens when a 25-year-fight for women's health begins with a bedside promise? In this episode of The Roar Podcast, Danielle Davies sits down with Robin Cohen, founder of the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation, marketing 25 years of turning isolation into community and fear into advocacy for women facing ovarian cancer. Robin's work didn't start in a boardroom or with a business plan. It...

What if nothing is wrong with you...you've just never been told what's happening? In this episode of The Roar Podcast, Danielle Davies sits down with therapist, coach, and writer Ellen Scherr to talk about a phase of life many women experience, but few fully understand. Because for women, it doesn't start with a clear moment or a diagnosis. It starts with a feeling that something is of...

What if the problem isn't your confidence, but the system measuring it? In this episode of Roar, Danielle Davies sits down with investor, founder, and power strategist, Jingjin Liu, for a conversation that dismantles one of the most persistent myths women are handed: that success is simply a matter of confidence, effort, or doing everything right. Jingjin moved from China to Germany at 16, lea...

Far to often, we hear about sexual assault after it happens. But what if we could stop it before it begins? This week on Roar, Danielle is joined by two women working at the forefront of an effort most people don't talk about nearly enough: prevention. Jess Ladd and Kristin Hatcher are the co-founders of The Fund to Prevent Sexual Assault, an organization with a bold public health vision: to r...

What if the anxiety you feel for your kids—the urge to step in, fix it, smooth it over—is actually wired into your brain? Andwhat if the wine you pour at the end of that exhausting day is quietly making everything worse? In this episode, Danielle sits down with Jessica Lahey—educator, journalist, author of The Gift of Failure andThe Addiction Inoculation, and a woman nearly 14 years into her own r...

What if the smallest, simplest things...are the ones that carry us through the hardest moments? In this episode of Roar, Danielle sits down with writer and pie baker Beth Howard for a conversation that starts with something light, and becomes something much deeper. Because at first glance, pie doesn't feel like a serious topic. But in Beth's world, it means more than one thing. What began...

What happens when frustration becomes a lifelong operating system? In this episode of Roar, Danielle Davies sits down with Jess Ekstrom, an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder ofboth Headbands of Hope and Mic Drop Workshop , for a conversation that is equal parts practical, personal, and unexpectedly profound.  What begins with a childhood camping trip and a tangled Walkman cord quickly...

Did you ever think of the work you naturally do as a women, mom, and/or teacher, work that holds up the whole system, isn't actually harmless? In fact, Rebekah Pierce uses a different word for it: Destructive. In this episode of Roar, Danielle Davies sits down with educator, author, and womanist, Rebekah Pierce to talk about something that feels specific to classrooms, but isn't. Because w...

What if the questions you've been quietly googling are the ones everyone else is asking too? In this episode of Roar, Danielle Davies hosts a candid, unfiltered roundtable conversation about sex, the kind women usually have in whispers, group texts, or not at all. Joined by pelvic floor PT Caitlyn Tivy, sex therapist Alex Robboy, and sexual wellness founder Lisa Kinsella, this conversation bri...

What if belonging isn’t about finding the right space—but building one? In this episode of Roar , Danielle Davies sits down with ChivonnAnderson for a conversation about what it really means to feel seen, safe, and fully yourself in the spaces you move through. Because for many people, especially those navigating identity in layered ways, it’s not just about going out, showing up, or participating...

What if the version of yourself you've been taught to be...isn't actually you? In this episode of Roar, Danielle Davies sits down with writer and speaker Sophie Jane Lee for a conversation about something many women experience, but don't always have language for: palatability. The pressure to be: likeable agreeable easy to receive And the subtle ways that pressure shapes how women spea...

Women’s visibility, leadership, and building your platform— Danielle Davies talks with This Is It Network founder Cheldin Barlatt Rumer about how women can stop waiting to be invited to the table and start amplifying their voices. ******************************************************* What does it actually mean for women to be seen—and who benefits when they are? In this episode of Roar , host Da...

✨ Get The Roar Rolodex—a living guide to women-centered resources you should know. Sign up here → https://favoritecousincopyco.kit.com/ ... What happens when you give women five days away from their lives—with art supplies, gourmet meals, a river, a campfire, and zero pressure to be anything but themselves? In this episode of Roar , host Danielle Davies sits down with Lisa Field —founder and dire...

✨ Get The Roar Rolodex—a living guide to women-centered resources you should know. Sign up here → https://favoritecousincopyco.kit.com/... ********************************************************* What does it mean for women to stay visible, powerful, joyful, and fully alive as they age? In this episode of Roar, host Danielle Davies sits down with Pamela Redmond—novelist, Substack writer, creator...

✨ Get The Roar Rolodex — a living guide to women-centered resources you should know. Sign up here → https://favoritecousincopyco.kit.com/ ... ******************************************************** We talk about the gender wage gap like it’s a single number. But what if that number is actually a map — one that reveals why women earn less, where inequity hides, and how we can change it? In this e...

✨ Get The Roar Rolodex — a living guide to women-centered resources you should know. Sign up here → https://favoritecousincopyco.kit.com/… We often talk about parenting like it should exist in a bubble—lunchboxes, bedtime routines, school calendars. But as Renee Niemann makes clear, parenting doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Parenting is a political act. In this episode of Roar , host Danielle Davies...

We talk about “unexplained infertility” like it’s a dead end. But what if it’s actually a starting point—one that sparks innovation, agency, and a new way forward for millions of women? In this episode of Roar , host Danielle Davies sits down with Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche , the scientist and founder behind PherDal Fertility Science , creator of the first and only FDA-cleared, sterile, at-home insemi...

We’re told women can “have it all.” But no one tells us what that really costs—or how to do it without burning out. In this powerful episode of Roar , Danielle Davies sits down with Gifty Enright —author of Octopus on a Treadmill , TEDx speaker, and global expert on women’s wellbeing at work —to talk about why so many women are exhausted, overextended, and quietly falling apart behind their polish...

Alex Robboy on Desire, Shame, and Reclaiming Pleasure We talk about self-care, balance, and burnout—but not about sex. In this honest, funny, and deeply grounded conversation, certified sex therapist Alex Caroline Robboy , founder of The Center for Growth , joins Danielle Davies to talk about desire, shame, and reclaiming pleasure . With decades of experience helping women and couples navigate int...

We talk about “midlife crises” like they’re collapses. But what if they’re actually invitations? In this episode of Roar, Sharon Kenney Rudy —Vedic astrologer, meditation teacher, and transformational coach—joins Danielle to talk about the moment so many women reach and quietly wonder: “Is this all there is?” Through her work in women’s studies, social advocacy, and programs like Return to Radianc...

We don’t talk enough about what happens after birth. The stitches, the shame, the silence. The way your body changes—and how the world expects you to just carry on. In this unflinching episode of Roar , Stephanie Thompson , founder of Bravemumma and author of The Day My Vagina Broke , joins Danielle to talk about what happens when women stop protecting the narrative and start telling the truth. Af...

We’ve all been there—the endless waiting rooms, the dismissive tone, the gut feeling that something’s wrong even when the lab results say “normal.” This episode of Roar dives into the frustration and fire behind FOXX Health , the soon-to-launch platform designed by Maria Haugen to help women finally take charge of their own health stories. After unexplained symptoms and medical gaslighting that le...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month —but this episode of Roar goes beyond pink ribbons. In this powerful premiere episode of Season 3, host Danielle Davies sits down with Gina Lamanna , founder of The Fondle Project, a nonprofit redefining breast cancer awareness through unapologetic visibility, style, and self-advocacy. Gina shares her personal journey—from losing confidence after her breast...

In a world that tells women to tone it down, Katherine Center writes stories that turn the volume up on joy, love, and emotional truth. In this episode of Roar , host Danielle Davies chats with the New York Times bestselling author about why romantic comedies aren't fluff—they’re fuel. Together, they unpack: ·      How reclaiming joy can be an act of defiance ·     The deeper meaning behind writin...

In this episode of Roar , host Danielle Davies sits down with Lauren Albrecht, Director of Advocacy and Organizing at Garden State Equality. Lauren shares how she went from a healthcare finance career to becoming one of the most trusted and effective LGBTQ+ advocates in New Jersey politics. With a candid mix of wit and wisdom, Lauren dives into the realities of advocacy work: the personal story th...