Breaking the Ice

Breaking the Ice

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Breaking the Ice episodes

  • Postpartum OCD with Devyn Dodero

    Hi guys! I hope you all are having a nice summer at home. As always, I wanted to be open with you about some of the things that I have been struggling with postpartum this time around. I am so grateful that I have this safe space to share about my life and hope that I can help someone with this episode.

     

    • How I was diagnosed with Postpartum OCD + Anxiety
  • I talk about some of my triggers and how I have experienced "impending doom" and ruminating thoughts
  • How my hypochondria has sky rocketed this time around and how I am overcoming it
  • How I found a therapist that I LOVE
  • How you're not crazy, it's the hormones

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    Some things that have helped me:

    This podcast + this Instagram account has thoroughly helped me with this journey https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-hard-things/id1526993843

     

    This episode specifically:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-hard-things/id1526993843?i=1000577362483 

    29 min
  • Spirit 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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    Follow Carli on Instagram @matrescent.mama
     
    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
  • 100TH 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!

    • Please SUBSCRIBE, RATE + REVIEW if you LOVE Breaking the Ice! It's the best way to show your support for my show!

    32 min
  • Focusing 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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    Follow Jackie on TikTok

    52 min
  • The 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!

    Follow me on Instagram

    Follow Maggie on Instagram

    1 hr 10 min
  • Bloom 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

    • Follow me on Instagram!

    Follow Emilie on Instagram

    58 min
  • The 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

    • Follow Tara on Instagram!

    Shop my Online Children's Boutique SALT

    57 min
  • Self 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

    • Follow me on Instagram

    Follow Alyssa on Instagram

    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
  • THE 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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    Follow Stefany on Instagram

    55 min
  • 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

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Breaking the Ice is the podcast sharing the real stories behind life in professional hockey!