Woven Athlete Podcast

Catching up with Kelsey. Pediatric Therapist by day, Hybrid athlete by night. In this episode, we talk about anxiety, and how to counter the "voice" and "feeling." For many of us who have experienced or know someone who has experienced anxiety, we know how crippling it can be. Anxiety isn't our identity, and feelings are neither good nor bad, right nor wrong, they just are. Great episode! We hope...

In this episode, We catch up with the World Champion, Recovered torn ACL World Champion again, Coach, and friend to the Woven Athlete Podcast Nicole Mericle. If there was one word we would use to describe her, it would be 'seasoned.' She has been in so many different arenas and challenges. Climbed and competed in different countries. Lived and travelled in a van in order to pursue big chal...

Ex-collegiate basketball player, Player Development Coach and Certified Mental Performance Coach, Beth Mounier brings us a great conversation about her experiences coaching and what she has learned about the importance of confidence. Coach Beth has an elite mindset and she is on a mission to help athletes reach their top performances. Enjoy! Share! Tag us @wovenathlete Connect with Coach Beth via...

In this episode, I catch up with Mak! She is burst of joy and a super human being. It's hard not to want to follow her after learning about her. She is always on a journey, whether it's hiking through an entire state, running 100 miles, chasing after a PhD, getting married,,, the list just keeps going. We wonder what is next for her, but for now, enjoy this conversation as we catch up on s...

We couldn't wait, we had to have Kelsey back on for Part 2 ASAP! We are fast growing fans of Kelsey and we think you will be too! Buckle up, it's a good one today as we chat all things about warning signs and red flags as athletes and the stories we're believing and/or are telling ourselves. If you haven't already, go back and listen to our Part 1 episode with Kelsey for some conte...

Therapist time! Get ready for some real talk! We couldn’t be more stoked to have Kelsey Paige on the podcast. In this first episode of a 2 part series, we talk about how Kelsey found her way in to sport and why she chose the career path in therapy. We are convinced that after this conversation, therapy and sports were designed to be woven together! This podcast is available on Spotify and Apple. D...

Do you know how to release C02 more efficiently? In today's podcast, we've got Hawaiian Native, Coach Jono Blodgett, 3x Spartan AG World Champ, OA Breath Coach, XPT Water Pro! Coach Jono gives us the rundown and a lesson on breathing techniques when under pressure. Anyone who dives and carry’s boulders along the ocean floor as a hobby knows something we don’t know about breathing. And that...

21 days until Summer! We love training in the summer. It's beautiful. Everyone wants to be outside. Ice cream and slushies just hit different. It is also HOT. Heat is an element of summer that we all kind of react to differently. Some really enjoy the heat. Others can stand the heat. Heat (like freezing temperatures) can have a big influence on the way we choose to train and how well we perfor...

Grab your lunch, because it's time for Lunchside Chats! We couldn't be more stoked about the launch of this series and these conversations. Lunchside chats are designed to be short, meaningful, and something you can listen to during lunch or on your commute. We also are aiming to talk with more people. Pros and Specialist are great, but we'd be missing 1000's of athletes if we left...

We back! Season TWO. The marathon continues. Welcome back! Thanks for joining us. If this is your first time ever tuning into the Woven Athlete Podcast, please drop us a message on Facebook or Instagram @wovenathlete. We'd love to say hi and get to meet you. In our first episode back, we give you the 'real life' update with Nick and Stevi. We have had our fair share of setbacks, but to...

It’s the holiday season! Bring on the holiday foods! For this episode, we talked all things food. Because let’s be honest, we love it. Especially all the home cooking that’s about to go down! (I'm getting hungry already!) We also talked about the new year and went over nutritional tips and advice on how to begin planning your year to stay fueled so you can tackle all your big goals!  Our gues...

Series: "Overcomers" Whether Drugs, Alcohol, or Violence, we prevail. Our goal in this series is to learn from the stories of those who have graduated from the "School of Hardnocks." In this episode, we sat down with Endurance Athlete, OIF Veteran, Man of Faith, and Sobriety Advocate, Scott Giltner. Scott was an avid baseball player from a good family, until, alcohol was introduced to him as a kid...

Series: "Overcomers"  Whether Drugs, Alcohol, or Violence, we prevail. Our goal in this series is to learn from the stories of those who have graduated from the "School of Hardnocks."  “Getting called out was what caused things to shift.” - Summer Peterson In this episode, we sat down with Former D1 NCAA Soccer player and Respiratory Therapist, Summer Peterson. Summer lived a decent upbr...

Podcast Series "Overcomers"  Whether Drugs, Alcohol, or Violence, we prevail. Our goal in this series is to learn from those who have graduated from the "School of Hardnocks."  How do athletes perform the way they do after what they have witnessed or been through?  **Listener's discretion advised. In this episode, we interview Mat Quinlan. Mat had to learn how to do life at age 6, a...

Series Break for a Woven Athlete Update! Hey friends welcome back on the show! Today, we wanted to take a break from the series to share some Woven Athlete highlights, updates, and answer 5 key questions that we have been getting asked frequently! So you will hear from Nick and Stevi, conversational style, as we talk together about Woven Athlete and answer these 5 key questions: 1. How is Woven At...

Series: Resilient Humans: How athletes are inspiring the world.  Today we launch our new series! To kick it off, we brought in 1stLt. Compton. From Collegiate Athlete, to Marine Corps, to Female athlete of the year, to her pursuing her dream of making to the 2026 Olympics for the USA Bobsled team, 1stLt Compton knows only one thing, and that is to push herself to the limits in everything...

Series: Mind Yes, Body No. A conversation on navigating the mind and body when they are and aren't in agreement with each other.  Today we had 'Your Caring Coach' Founder Matt Heinricy on the show! Matt has 20+ years experience as a pastor and is now a Care Coach where he is dedicated to helping people work through their pain so they can find and pursue their purpose. Matt has always been som...

Series: Mind Yes, Body No. A conversation on navigating the mind and body when they are and aren't in agreement with each other.  Today we had the pleasure of having professional athlete, Nicole Mericle on the show! Nicole is an OCR World Champion, Rock Climber, and founder of the OCR Dream Team and Elevate Women Community. Nicole became the Spartan World Champion in 2019, 2020 hit shutting d...

Series: Mind Yes, Body No.  A conversation on navigating the mind and body when they are and aren't in agreement with each other. Meet Coach Cameron. This episode is purely a story of perseverance, opportunity, and having the right mindset. He shares 5 values that has helped shape his outlook on life and philosophy of training.  Coach Cam had to learn at the age of 15, coming to the US a...

New Series. 'Mind, Yes. Body, No.'      - A conversation on navigating the mind and body when they are and aren't in agreement with each other.   **You've made it to the show notes! We've had a few people wonder where and what this is! It's where we talk about the podcast episode and also share how to connect and stay in touch with the special guest we bring onto the...

What's up friends! Today we had Vertical Sports Maui Director and 7 year basketball pro, Josh Duinker on the show!  Josh is a 6'10" basketball player rocking a full sleeve and an Australian accent. He's a legend. We have known Josh and his wife Courtney since 2019 through a sports nonprofit local to Maui called Vertical Sports Maui. Today, Josh shares about his time as a professional basketba...

In this weeks episode, we sat in the new Physical Therapy office and location of Dr. Owen & Dr. Jennifer. We got to record an actual workout and some exercises that anyone can incorporate into their daily routine to prevent injury and help people feel more flexible. That video episode will be available on our Instagram page (@wovenathlete).  Dr. Owen and Dr. Jennifer share a passion for t...

Today we had the privilege of having our first ever nutritionist on the show, Corinna Coffin! Corinna received her masters degree in Sports Nutrition and became a board-certified Registered Dietitian after experiencing first hand the effects of nutrition on her own physical performance. Corinna not only is a Registered Sports Dietitian but she also is a professional hybrid athlete with an impressi...

Series: "During is Endurance."   "No matter how hard you try, you will almost never find the 'perfect training plan.' A good coach can help guide you towards that, but a great coach will give you the toolset needed to eventually guide yourself." - Ryan Atkins. Throughout this series, we dove into the topic of endurance and we got to hear from specialist and pros on the lessons learned and res...

Series: “DURING is ENDURING: Mental Strategy When Things Get Intense” It’s a specialist episode! We like to switch it up and not just hear from the Pro’s, but also from the specialists. On Today’s episode, we invited Ryan Lashlee on to specifically talk about the effects of breathing on mental and athletic performance. Ryan is certified in Functional Movement, and through out the process of becomi...