Best Emma and Reagan Podcasts (2025)

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040. Believing in Yourself When the Odds Are Stacked Against You with Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski 55:35

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Send us a text Today's guest is Olympic gold medalist Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski. After years of competing in World Cup events and making the national team, Kasia qualified to be in the women’s 8 event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. With just over a month until the Olympics, Kasia had a horrific bike crash where she broke her collarbone and had to get…

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039. Athletes with OCD Explained with Cali Werner 44:46

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Send us a text Today's episode is with marathon runner and OCD and mental health advocate Cali Werner! Cali is a former D1 track athlete out of Rice University where she received a National Honorable Mention in track! Cali now has a master’s degree in social work from Baylor University specializing in OCD, she’s an author of a Children’s book calle…

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038. Finding Hope Through the Ups and Downs of Life & Sports with Reagan Rust 48:34

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Send us a text Today's episode is with professional hockey player Reagan Rust! She is a former D1 hockey player who played for RIT and then Boston University where she was inducted into the Beanpot Hall of Fame and was actually the first women’s D1 hockey player to come from Mississippi! Reagan is also a mental health advocate, podcast host of the …

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037. Coping from Trauma and Understanding Your Mental Health Diagnosis with Miranda Bacon 59:48

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Send us a text Today's is with Miranda Bacon, former D1 Swimmer from the University of New Hampshire where she was a 9-Time All-America East recipient, a 2-Time inductee into the National College Athlete Honors Society, and she supported her team to 3 America East Championships out of her 4 years! Miranda talks about her mental health journey from …

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036. Am I Determined or Is It My Anxiety? 20:49

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Send us a text Today's episode is all about slowing down. As an athlete, we are told to always push through and keep working until we win but is that really benefitting us? Throughout my career, especially at my lowest points, I felt like I just needed to work harder, and then it would finally click but it didn't. When we are told to slow down by c…

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035. 3 Questions to Help You Discover Your Identity Outside of Sports with Amanda Whitham 39:46

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Send us a text Today's episode features former track and field athlete Amanda Whitham! This high jumper and hurdler competed for Bryant University where she's a Top-10 Bryant record holder in pentathlon + 60m hurdles! Amanda also served as co-president for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and was a Senior Service Commencement honoree!…

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034. My Mental Health & The Future of the Podcast 26:10

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Send us a text My mental health has not been great these past few months. Feeling stressed about all the things I want to achieve, and feeling guilty when I want to rest (which makes me more stressed)! This was an episode that I've been wanting to do and at the same time, I've been talking myself out of doing it. I want to be open and honest about …

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033. Body Image, Perfectionism & Craving External Validation with Sofia Borea 58:53

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Send us a text Today's episode features Sofia Borea, a former D1 soccer player who played for the University of New Hampshire! During her time at UNH, she played in every single game, and achieved the America East All-Rookie Team honor in her freshman year! In this episode, we talk about many important topics athletes face during their careers and …

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032. The Journey of Self-Discovery When You're In Your Slump Seasons with Grace Dafoe 57:09

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Send us a text Today's episode features Canadian skeleton athlete Grace Dafoe! Grace is a part of the Canadian National team where she has competed in several North American cups and international competitions where she has several podium finishes! Grace also hopes to live out her Olympic dream one day so she is working hard to make that happen! In…

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031. Navigating the Student-Athlete Schedule, Team Expectations & Anxiety with Erika Ward (Part 2) 41:27

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Send us a text Today's episode is back with Erika Ward! Former D1 Volleyball player for Bryant University where she became the Division 1 career digs record holder, helped her team to win the NorthEast Conference Tournament, and earned a second-team All-NorthEast award in 2018! This episode is split up into 2 parts because there were just so many i…

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030. Growing a Healthy Relationship Between Food, Body & Performance with Erika Ward (Part 1) 50:30

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Send us a text Today's episode is with Former D1 Volleyball player Erika Ward. She's a recent graduate from Bryant University where she became the Division 1 career digs record holder, helped her team to win the NorthEast Conference Tournament and earned a second-team All-NorthEast award in 2018! This episode is going to be split up into 2 parts be…

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029. Reframing Negative Self-Talk, Giving Yourself Space to Let Out Your Feelings & Sticking to a Simple Plan with Maddy Price 52:41

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Send us a text Today's episode is with Maddy Price, Olympic, World Championship, and former collegiate track and field athlete who has competed for Canada at multiple Junior World and World Championship events, competed collegiately for Duke University earning multiple indoor and outdoor All-American titles as well as most recently earning 4th plac…

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028. Losing a Teammate to Suicide & Ending the Stigma Around Mental Health with Sarah Golemme 46:48

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Send us a text Today's episode is with Sarah Golemme, Div 2 soccer player at Concordia University, Saint Paul in Minnesota! In this conversation, we talk about her journey through her soccer career, her mental health journey with depression and also continuing a legacy for one of her good friends. Before we start the episode, I do want to preface t…

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027. Beyond the Blocks: Depression as a NCAA Swimmer & Finding Your Identity After Retirement 37:39

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Send us a text Today's guests are Lia Barskey and Alexa Rivera from the Beyond the Blocks podcast! These two former NCAA swimmers randomly found each other and realized they shared similar experiences in college. In creating the podcast, their mission is to create a community for retired swimmers to navigate athletic retirement and to advocate for …

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026. Larissa Franklin: Feeling Enough, Finding Daily Wins & Discovering What's in Your Back Pocket 1:05:27

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Send us a text Today's guest is Canadian softball player Larissa Franklin! This outfielder has competed with the Canadian national team at multiple international events throughout her career such as the Pan American Games, winning gold in 2015 and silver in 2019, the Women’s Softball World Championships, winning bronze in 2016 and 2018, and most re…

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025. Fighting for Gender Equality in Pursuit of the Olympic Dream with Haley Daniels 35:50

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Send us a text Today's guest is Olympic and multi Pan-American Games medalist Haley Daniels who is coming off a whirlwind of a year of competing in her first Olympic games and it was the first games ever to feature women's canoe events! Haley has been an advocate for gender equality in her sport and was one of the many women athletes who lobbied fo…

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024. Managing Anxiety and Depression as a Student-Athlete & Speaking Up About Mental Health with Emily Dolloff-Holt 49:21

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Send us a text Today’s guest is Emily Dolloff-Holt, former Division 1 swimmer from the University of New Hampshire. During her time at UNH, she earned multiple medals at America East Championships and helped the team to 3 All-America East Championship titles! Emily comes on the podcast to share her mental health story and her experiences with anxie…

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023. Accepting Your Road to Recovery & Setting Goals for Success with Valerie Grenier 31:59

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Send us a text Today's episode features Canadian alpine ski racer Valerie Grenier! She has been a very successful ski racer already in her young career by earning multiple top 20 finishes in World Cup Giant Slalom events as well as top 5 finishes in speed events! Through all of her success has come great obstacles. After a fall in a training run in…

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022. Stepping Away from Gymnastics, Experiencing Burnout & Coming Back Stronger Than Ever with Kristina Vaculik 37:18

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Send us a text Former Olympic and NCAA artistic gymnast Kristina Vaculik comes on the podcast to talk about her journey of making the Canadian Olympic team in 2012 and the obstacles she's had along the way. Throughout her career, she has won multiple medals at the Pan American Games and Pacific Rim Championships as well as achieving great accolades…

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021. Changing the Narrative & Keeping the Fun Alive as a High-Level Athlete with Erin Latimer 55:21

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Send us a text 2x Paralympic Ski Racer Erin Latimer, comes on the podcast to reflect on her experiences as a para-athlete and what she's learned along the way. During her professional career, she earned several WC podium finishes and top 10 finishes at the Paralympics in 2014 and 2018. From not even thinking about becoming a high-performance athlet…

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020. Evolving Your Mindset & Being Hungry for More with Olympic Bronze Medalist Katie Vincent 49:46

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Send us a text Today's episode features Katie Vincent, Canadian sprint canoeist, world champion and Olympic bronze medalist! She comes on the podcast to talk about her experiences at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and what it means for her to be a part of the Olympic debut of her sport. Other topics include; Mental preparation for the Olympics Dealing wit…

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019. The #1 Tool That Successful Athletes Use to Improve Performance 13:22

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Send us a text In today's episode, Emma talks about one of the most useful, most underrated secrets to athlete success (in her opinion). It’s a tool used by many successful athletes if not all of them and it's crucial for self-reflection and improvement in your sport! Emma includes the benefits of this tool, how to start using it, and how to make i…

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018. Living with ADHD: My Story, Experiences & Common Misconceptions 12:58

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Send us a text Emma sits down to share her story and experiences with ADHD, how her diagnosis changed her life as well as speaking into the common misconceptions that surround ADHD. Links: Book a Free 15 min Strategy Call with Emma here! Follow the Podcast on Instagram: @barrierstobreakthroughspodcast If you love this podcast and want to support it…

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017. Sexism in the Golf Community & Transferring Schools in the NCAA with Sophie Kitchen 36:44

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Send us a text Today's episode features Sophie Kitchen who competed in the NCAA golf circuit for the University of Minnesota and Williams College! She comes on the podcast to talk about her experiences of sexism in the world of golf, and about the age old saying “gentlemen only, ladies forbidden!” Other topics include; Making the decision to transf…

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016. Entering Anorexia Treatment & Developing a Healthy Relationship with Food with Alice Merryweather 42:24

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Send us a text Today's episode features World Cup ski racer and mental health advocate Alice Merryweather! Throughout her career (so far), Alice has had several top 15 finishes in the speed events, placed 1st in the downhill at the 2017 World Junior Championships as well as competing in the 2018 Olympic Games! Through all her success as a ski racer…

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015. The Race to Victory of an Olympic Gold Medalist, Believing in Your Dreams and Being Present with Sydney Payne 59:44

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Send us a text Olympic Gold Medalist Sydney Payne comes on the podcast to talk about her journey from switching sports to start her rowing career to competing in the Olympic Games! Sydney provides some behind the scenes intel from her experiences in Tokyo and what allowed her to perform at her best! Other topics discussed were; The mindset switch o…

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014. The Twisties as NCAA Divers and Representation in Sport with Maddy Chao and Allison Stefanelli 58:55

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Send us a text Colligate Diver Allison Stefanelli comes back on the podcast and brings her friend Maddy Chao (also a colligate diver) as we talk about something that’s come to light during these Tokyo Olympic games where Simone Biles is experiencing the "twisties" and is unable to compete in her qualified events! Both Maddy and Allison have experie…

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013. Speaking Up Against Bullying and Setting an Example for Future Generations with Alanna Goldie 48:07

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Send us a text Tokyo 2020 Olympic Fencer Alanna Goldie comes on the podcast to talk about her journey coming from a fencing family all the way to qualifying for the Olympics! Throughout her career, she has competed at many prestigious events such as the Youth Olympic Games, World Championships, and the NCAA Championships! In this episode, Alanna op…

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012. Staying True to Yourself and Fighting for Your Passion with Bella Wright 57:50

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Send us a text Professional alpine ski racer and U.S. Ski Team member Bella Wright shares her story of growing up dreaming to be a ski racer and not taking the traditional path of going to college. Bella opens up about what she's learned throughout her career thus far and some mental tools she uses in order for her to perform at her best! This epis…

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011. Do This Exercise to Calm Your Nerves to Perform At Your Best 9:20

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Send us a text On today's episode, Emma talks about an exercise that CHANGED HER ATHLETIC CAREER AROUND! She's explains her secret sauce and a 3-step process to go with it! Follow the Podcast on Instagram: @barrierstobreakthroughspodcast

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010. Eating Disorder Recovery and Reconnecting with Your Body with Meaghan Wessel 40:48

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Send us a text Former collegiate runner Meaghan Wessel comes on the podcast to talk about her journey with having an eating disorder and how it affected everything in her life! Meaghan gets real about her thoughts, feelings and experiences through the peak of her E.D to her recovery. She is now a certified Baptiste Power Yoga instructor and has nev…

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009. 5 Things I Wish I Knew As a Younger Athlete 27:22

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Send us a text Do you have regrets in your athletic career? Do you wish you would have gone a different path or done something different. Same! This week's episode is all about the things I wish I knew when I was a younger athlete! I talk about the journey I've had as an athlete and how these lessons have shaped me into the person I am today! As me…

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008. Finding Confidence Coming Back From Injury and Expecting the Unexpected with Courtney Hoffos 46:41

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Send us a text Canadian Ski Cross athlete Courtney Hoffos comes on the podcast to talk about her journey of making the switch to Ski Cross from Alpine Skiing and all of the injuries and experiences she learned along the way! In her young career, she has been on the World Cup podium multiple times and won the Freestyle Women's Rookie of the Year awa…

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007. Bouncing Back From Injuries & Setbacks with Kelsey Dickinson 49:45

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Send us a text Today's guest is Kelsey Dickinson who is a professional biathlon athlete! She is a former collegiate athlete for the College of St. Scholastica in both Nordic skiing and cross country running! Kelsey has also competed on the world stage at World Juniors in 2014 and currently competes on the IBU (International Biathlon Union) circuit!…

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006. Adapting to New Team Dynamics & Overcoming Self-Doubts with Liza Baykova 56:49

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Send us a text Today's episode is with Liza Baykova, a former Russian swimming who travelled across the world to compete in the NCAA for the University of New Hampshire. During her time, she has broken multiple university and American East records in freestyle and relay events! We talk about: The culture shock she experienced in the first few month…

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005. Coping with Anxiety in a Future of Unknowns with Stefanie Fleckenstein 40:04

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Send us a text Today's episode is with Stefanie Fleckenstein who is on the Canadian Alpine Ski Team’s NextGen program and is a member of the University of Colorado ski team! She is a 3-Time All-American and has competed on the world stage such as at World Juniors and World Cup downhill races in 2017. Stef discusses her; Realization of how much inju…

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004. Battling an Eating Disorder & Falling Back in Love with Running with Bobbie Burgess 46:59

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Send us a text On today's episode, Emma sits down with Bobbie Burgess, former collegiate cross country and track runner who is in a constant battle with an eating disorder that affected her senior season at Georgetown. Bobbie goes into detail about her thoughts and feelings in the years before seeking treatment; her comparison to teammates and comp…

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003. Resilience, Bravery, and Finding Your Own Confidence with Larisa Yurkiw 49:51

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Send us a text Former World Cup and Olympic Downhill Skier Larisa Yurkiw sits down with Emma to talk about her unique journey to success. Throughout her career, she has racked up 4 World Cup podiums and finished 3rd overall in the WC downhill standings in 2016! While there were setbacks along the way such as a serious knee injury leading her to rac…

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002. Overcoming Internal and External Pressures, and Having a Winning Mindset with Allison Stefanelli 54:45

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Send us a text America East Diver of the Year Allison Stefanelli joins Emma to talk about her diving career that has been anything but easy. Through all the success she's had has come great obstacles such as pressures no herself and team and having a chronic back injury affecting multiple seasons. Allison really opens up about her mental health dur…

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001. Dealing with Depression and the Stigma that Surrounds Mental Health with Francesca English 1:03:35

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Send us a text Today's guest is Francesca English, who currently competes on the NCAA circuit as an alpine ski racer. She is a 3-Time All-American and daughter of former World Cup ski racer Tamara McKinney. Francesca and Emma talk about the stigma around depression especially in athletes, and dealing with season-ending injuries! Follow on Instagram…

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Welcome to Barriers to Breakthroughs 1:54

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Send us a text Welcome to the Barriers to Breakthroughs podcast with Emma Woodhouse, a 2-Time All-American and 2020 Female Athlete of the Year at UNH. I'm so excited to have the opportunity to talk with some amazing female athletes who have been through adversity in their sport to reach success. Being an athlete is tough on you both mentally and ph…

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Introduction to So, Anyways 4:06

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Welcome to our first podcast! We hope you enjoy!

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