Breaking the Ice

By breakingtheicepod

Breaking the Ice is a platform created for wives and girlfriends of professional hockey players but has since turned into so much more! We share our stories, our passions, our tips, tricks, do’s and d... more

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April 13, 2022Being Human with Erinn Hakstol
Erinn Hakstol, wife of Dave Hakstol, who is the head coach for the Seattle Kraken in the NHL, joins me on Breaking the Ice today!

In this episode, we chat about:
How her and her husband met being 8 years apart!
What covid looked like for them as a family and how her and her kids were apart from Dave for over six months
Home schooling older kids during a pandemic
Long distance
Growing through this lifestyle with kids who are older
What community means to her and how the hockey life has changed her perspective on life
Experiencing the Seattle Kraken and what it's been like being with a brand new team and organization

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April 06, 2022Mental Health, Mindset and Women’s Hockey with Taylor Cook
Taylor Cook is a women’s professional hockey player and a mindset coach! Taylor’s boyfriend, Eeli Parviainen, is the strength and conditioning + assistant coach in Bremerhaven, Germany in the DEL.
In this episode we chat about:
The pay equity between mens and women's hockey
The U18 World Championships getting canceled for women but mens continuing on
How she got started in her career
Men’s mental health: Why men feel like they can’t be vulnerable and why we think there needs to be more resources on hockey teams
Mental health struggles that happen with the hockey lifestyle and how can we recognize when we are struggling with it
Tangible things we can do to incorporate in our lives to take us out of the hockey bubble such as a lot of movement, travel, away from life long family and friends and feeling left out

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March 30, 2022Motherhood, Marriage and Me with Stacey Kasdorf
Stacey Kasdorf, wife of Jason Kasdorf, joins me on the podcast today. Stacey is a mom to three little girls, a business owner, influencer, blogger and wife. With this being a busy time of year, I thought this would be a great time to dive into the topics of motherhood, marriage + me time and how they all are intertwined.

In this episode we chat about:
One of Stacey's hardest times as a mom
How once you have kids, it's harder to make time for your marriage and Stacey shares how and her husband work on this
Love languages and how they change depending on what season of life you're in
How to take time for yourself when being a mom
Burn out- how to recognize this before it's too late
Stacey's top 3 tips for flying with kids on an airplane
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March 23, 2022Bridging the Gap Between Coaches Wives + Players Wives with Julie Johnson
Julie Johnson, engaged to Tim Branham, who is the assistant coach of the Colorado Eagles in the AHL, joins me on Breaking the Ice today! Tim was the head coach of the Utah Grizzles in the ECHL for 8 years and this is their first season making the big move to the AHL. In this episode, we discuss how it seems “against the rules” to co-mingle with coaches wives and players wives and how we can change this storyline.

In this episode we chat about:
Never being a players wife and stepping directly into this role
The different mentality between being a head coach vs. assistant coach's wife
Negativity on the internet about your significant other
How the relationship varies depending on the team dynamics
Covid limitations for players and their wives last hockey season in the ECHL
We both give our honest opinions on these relationships

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March 16, 2022Defying All Odds with Victoria Arlen
Victoria Arlen is a ESPN + MBC Host, Gold Medalist, Dancing with the Stars Contestant and Author, to name a few, joins me on the podcast today!

When Victoria was 11 years old, she developed two very rare conditions and lost the ability to walk, talk, communicate but she heard everything that people were saying for FOUR years. She was completely locked in her body.

In this episode we talk about:
The beginning stages when Victoria and her family knew something was off
How Victoria and her family got through these four years and the recovery to come
The emotional ride of being able to hear everything going on but not able to respond
Winning a gold medal at the paralympics
Setting goals and never giving up
Becoming one of the youngest people to become a reporter on ESPN (and female)
The stereotypes from others being a female working for ESPN
What it has been working in a male dominated industry
The experience with Dancing with the Stars and performing while not being able to feel her legs and truly showing people what you are capable of
Surrounding yourself with people who will lift you up/cheer you on

It was such an honor to chat with Victoria and I know you will leave this episode feeling as inspired as I did!

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March 09, 2022The Mental Load of Our Lifestyle with Devyn Dodero
Today is a solo episode with me, your host! I started to feel that roadtrip, middle of the season burn out creep in a couple of weeks ago and once I processed my emotions, I wanted to share this episode with you all.

In this episode I talk about:
The Mental Load of Responsibilities
Stepping into the role as the primary caretaker of kids, pets, household responsibilities but also feeling the overwhelm of not being able to take a break if needed
Long Roadtrips Alone
Planning Life Around Hockey
The Mental Load of Traveling
Coordinating the Flights To/From the Season and sometimes having to travel by yourself (potentially internationally + potentially with children)
The end of the season overwhelm: What do we leave behind, where do we leave our stuff, what do we bring home, needing to pack suitcases, boxes and keep everything organized with less than a weeks notice, usually
Long Exhausting Travel Days, twice a year
The Mental Load of Starting Over:
Making New Friends every 8 months
Learning a new city or country, with maybe a new language
The stress of not knowing where you will live constantly
What I have learned I needed in these tough moments
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48min
March 02, 2022 Buying, Renting and Everything In Between with Kirsten Bartley
Kirsten Bartley, wife of Vic Bartley, who finished this season for Kunlan Red Star in the KHL, is a real estate agent, small shop business owner and mom of two. Kirsten is one of the most hardworking people I know and she joins me to share her knowledge of the real estate world. In this episode we talk about

-Juggling working real estate full time, having two kids, solo momming the last three seasons
-Whether you should rent or buy during the hockey season
-Foreign income
-When you’re married to someone from a different country than you
-What the market looks like currently and whether or not you should buy right now
-Airbnb or short term rentals when renting your house out for the season and we share some funny stories about both
-What are red flags that you should avoid when hiring a real estate agent
-Whether or not you can buy a home if you don't have a set contract for next year
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February 23, 2022Learning to be Independent with Gretchen Geraghty
Gretchen Geraghty, girlfriend of Max Willman, who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL, joins me today on Breaking the Ice. Gretchen currently resides in Allentown, PA and her boyfriend is 1.5 hours away in Philadelphia living the hotel life!

In this episode we talk about:
The uncertainties of the hockey life
When they decided to move in together
Long Distance
Covid and how that affected her day to day
Learning how to be independent in this lifestyle
What it's like having a twin and living far away from them
The comparison game of social media
Making friends as an adult and how challenging this can be
and more!

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February 16, 2022 Late Night Happy Hour with Danielle Fraser
Danielle Fraser, wife of Jamie Fraser, who plays in Villach, Austria in the ICEHL, joins me today for a late night happy hour! Danielle and I had an absolute blast chatting virtually. We have had so many mutual connections and she has also spent six hockey seasons in Vienna herself! (where my husband plays now). Her and Jamie have been together for 15 years and they now travel the globe with their two kids.

In this episode we chat about everything and anything but a few topics in between all of the laughs are:

-Playing in the US and making the decision to go over to Europe
-Why she doesn’t live in Europe full time and goes back and forth from Canada to Austria
-Giving birth in Austria
-The challenges of living in a foreign country when your kids are older
-How her family has navigated their sons Type 1 Diabetes
-How we discovered we are hypochondriac soul sisters

and SO much more.

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February 09, 2022The Unknowns Made Us Stronger with Jenn Army
Jenn Army, wife of Derek Army, who is the Head Coach of the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL, joins me on Breaking the Ice today!
Even though she is a coach's wife now, she started off as a player's girlfriend/wife and they went through long distance for 9 years! Jenn is a teacher and she shares about how difficult it was to get time off to go visit and really having to plan her time off around what worked for the hockey schedule, which also led us to talking about maternity leave for teachers and how unfair it is (and even more stressful with covid times!)
We also talk about:
Being a Homebody and how this hockey life really pushes you outside of your comfort zone
Long roadtrips in the ECHL as a mom and how it's basically survival mode
We talk about how days off, aren't days off for moms (if ya know, ya know!)
Call ups and send downs when you're long distance and dealing with the frustrations and uncertainties that come with this, especially when you are taking time off from work
How long distance and the unknowns that hockey can bring can make your relationship stronger, if you're with the right person
Transitioning into the coaching role
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