Breaking the Ice

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Breaking the Ice episodes

April 26, 2023Spirit Babies with Carli Husson
Carli Husson is a spirit baby medium and energy healer that I had a session with a couple months before I conceived my daughter. I loved our session so much that I knew I HAD to have her on the podcast so here we are!

In this episode we chat about:
What a spirit baby is
How she started with this work and how her spiritual journey began
How she prepares for a reading
Signs from our spirit babies
Gender disappointment and how we should normalize it
How everything is energy
How you can start the journey of connecting with your spirit baby
A mini spirit baby reading on me where Carli connects and tells me the gender of my last baby in the future!

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Full list of offerings & to book a session: https://www.matrescentmama.com/offerings

More on SIGN, a 5-week Spirit Baby Group Immersion: https://www.matrescentmama.com/sign
1 hr 2 min
April 19, 2023100TH EPISODE + WE WON THE CUP! With Devyn Dodero
Cheers to ONE HUNDRED Episodes of Breaking the Ice! It has been my absolute honor to be the host of this podcast and communicate with the amazing women in this community daily. In this episode I talk about:
100th episode + how there has been EIGHTY THOUSAND downloads since I started!
Winning the championship + what the experience was like witnessing it in person
How the starts aligned on the day of Game Six
Bridging the gap between coaches SO's + players SO's and how it leads to one word: Communication (and preferably at the beginning of the season!)
Inclusion on Teams + Why this makes such a difference in your overall well being during the season
+ more!
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32 min
April 05, 2023Focusing on the Positives with Jackie Gendron
Jackie Gendron, wife of Miles Gendron, who plays in the ECHL for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, joins me on Breaking the Ice today.
In this episode we chat about:
TikTok and how Jackie grew her following majorly once she moved to Norway for her husband's job and started sharing about their day to day there
How Jackie met her husband in high school and has traveled with him for 11 years
Remote jobs: How to find a remote job, what it's like working North American hours in Europe
Focusing on the positives of this lifestyle + how it can benefit you overall to not dwell on the negatives
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52 min
March 22, 2023The Mental Toll of Hockey with Maggie Kestner
Maggie Kestner, wife of Josh Kestner, who plays for Rauma Lukko in Finland, joins me on Breaking the Ice today.
In this episode we chat about:
Losing your identity in this lifestyle
The challenges emotionally when isolated so far away from home
The common misconceptions that people have about hockey
Missing big life moments back home during the season
Visa Issues
Trying to get out of Russia right before the war started
and so much more!
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1 hr 10 min
March 15, 2023Bloom Where You’re Planted with Emilie Blum
Emilie Blum, wife of Jonathon Blum, who plays for Red Bull Munich in the DEL, joins me for a long overdue episode of Breaking the Ice!
In this episode we talked about:
The show, Hockey Wives, and how Emilie was cast for it
One Year Contracts and the uncertainty of it
Not having any control as a hockey wife
Schooling for Kids Abroad
How to make friends outside of hockey
Transitioning from a house you love back home to a small apartment in Europe
Mid-Season Burn Out
Struggling with Mental Health during the hockey season and how going on anti depressants are okay
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58 min
March 08, 2023The Bachelor, Russia + Hockey Life with Tara Kampfer
Tara Kampfer, wife of Steven Kampfer, joins me on Breaking the Ice today.

In this episode, we talk about:
Her experience going on The Bachelor ABC and all the behind the scenes details
How she felt watching herself back on tv
How she met her husband and moving around in this hockey life
Living in Russia and playing in the KHL during COVID
The war in Russia + Brittney Griner
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57 min
March 01, 2023Self Care for Moms, Pregnancy Loss Abroad + The Healing Power of Food with Alyssa Flynn
Alyssa Flynn, wife of Brian Flynn, who finished his last professional season in the AHL with the Utica Comets joins me for todays episode of Breaking the Ice.
In this episode we talk about:
Self Care for Moms
How postpartum is not just the first three months after having a baby
How to support a new mom postpartum in our lifestyle
Pregnancy Loss Abroad
The healing power of food
Plant Based Nutrition
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Website for recipes, yoga, and motherhood: https://www.alyssakflynn.com/

YouTube Yoga & Meditation Videos: @alyssakflynn

Other stuff:

Yinova Center: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, women’s health & fertility specialists: https://www.yinovacenter.com/

Thrive by Arianna Huffington

The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted https://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1941631568

Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof You Can Heal Yourself by Dr. Lissa Rankin (this book mentions the Roseto, PA community) https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Medicine-Scientific-Yourself/dp/1401939996

Postpartum Support International (including this just in case listeners don’t know about it!) https://www.postpartum.net/
1 hr 7 min
February 22, 2023THE ECHL: The Wild Wild West with Stefany Jenks
Stefany Jenks, wife of AJ Jenks, who finished his last professional season in the ECHL playing for Fort Wayne Komets, joins me on Breaking the Ice to share all about their experience in the wild wild west, aka the ECHL.
In this episode, we chat about:
The unpredictability in minor league hockey and what it has taught her about herself
Being ghosted by a team when it comes to resigning with them
Friendships outside of the hockey life
Motherhood
How your priorities shift depending on which season of life you're in
Retirement and the phases you go through when you retire
The fear of both being unemployed when it comes to retirement
Networking for our S/O post hockey life

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55 min
February 15, 2023 Having a C-Section in France with Devyn Dodero
Buckle up, I’m ready to share my birth story! For those of you that have followed my pregnancy journey, my daughter was breech and I chose to have a scheduled c-section here in France. I share the highs and lows of my hospital experience, as always, UNFILTERED.

In this episode I talked about:

-The surgery + what it was like having a c-section

-My childcare falling through a few days before my scheduled c-section

-Being in the hospital alone and struggling with a major language barrier

-The differences between having a baby in Austria and France

-What I’ve learned and done differently as a second time mom: Advocating for myself in the hospital

-The last night with your toddler before the baby comes

-C-Section recovery + (with a toddler)

-The transition from 1-2 kids

& more!

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My last SOLO Episode leading up to my birth
My European Birth Story in Austria
56 min
February 08, 2023Your Mid-Week Pick Me Up with Layne Gibbons
Layne Gibbons, wife of Kyle Gibbons, who plays in Val Gardena in the Alps Hockey League, joins me on BTI for the SECOND time. I felt we could all use a light hearted and funny conversation and I knew she was my go-to girl!
In this episode, we talk about:
Visa Issues and Flying Super Late in our Pregnancies
Finding Dog Sitters + Baby Sitters Abroad
Funny Situations with Teams
ALL THINGS POP CULTURE. Bravo, RHW, Vanderpump Rules, Kardashians, Ultimatum + Love is Blind, F***, Marry, Kill. You name it, we went there.
We hope this episode puts a smile on your face!

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1 hr 14 min