Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women

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Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women episodes

May 07, 202433: How to Own Your Shit and Connect With Your Inner Critic with Danielle Gertner
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Danielle Gertner to discuss how to own your shit, connect with your inner critic, and move through emotions.
Danielle Gertner is a Speaker, Emcee, Self Mastery mentor, expert community builder, and podcast host who is on a mission to unlock the world’s radical confidence with her signature Own Your Shit™️ method. She uses a unique blend of neurolinguistic programming, hypnosis, trauma-informed somatic work, story work, and primal play to help her clients make soul-shifting transformations that last a lifetime.
With nearly 10 years of experience as a self mastery mentor, habit and mindset expert, movement coach, and professional hype woman, Danielle has guided hundreds of clients to achieve breakthroughs and unimagined levels of confidence in short periods. She helps them unleash a power they have never felt before so they can make the permanent shifts to living with compassion, clarity, pleasure, and play.
Danielle is a dynamic emcee, workshop facilitator, host, and speaker for TEDx events, HYROX - a worldwide fitness competition, and several high school and collegiate leadership conferences. Danielle is also the proud co-founder of Warrior Women ATX - named Most Empowering Workout community for women in Austin.

Episode Highlights:
Expressing and receiving love

How to navigate grief

Moving through emotions & letting yourself FEEL

The power of connecting with your breath

How to own your shit

Building community

When you’re not a “girls girl”

Living in the feminine and masculine

Becoming an entrepreneur

Redefining happiness & success

Whose story are you living?

Chatting with your inner critic

Working with all parts of you

Connecting with movement again

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You can learn more about Danielle @daniellegertner and her programs, resources, and more at daniellegertner.com
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59 min
April 30, 202432: Change Your Thoughts, Open Your Mind: The Thought Ladder
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara is talking about the Thought Ladder, a tool for changing your belief system + mindset around your potential in life! This will shift the way you think about growth and goals, making them seem more possible than ever before. Download the FREE Thought Ladder below.
Episode Highlights:
How to change your life and shift your thoughts

Cultivating belief in yourself

Finding your why for change

Rewiring your thought patterns

Reconnect with your inner child curiosity

It’s never too late to change

Stages of change

The Thought Ladder

Creating your Thought Ladder

Download your FREE Thought Ladder HERE
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29 min
April 25, 202431: What I Wish Knew Before My First Powerlifting Meet
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara shares about her recent powerlifting meet and the lessons learned along the way.
Episode Highlights:
Hiring a coach for powerlifting prep

Tara’s training program split

Hitting new strength PRs

USPA vs USAPL divisions

The cost of participating in the meet

Learning the movement commands

Getting red lights & making mistakes

Planning for the weigh-in

Timing when to eat & drink

Incorporating more range of motion for the next meet prep

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If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
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31 min
April 23, 202430: Setting Boundaries with Social Media and Creating Opportunities for Yourself with Milou Pietersz
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Milou Pietersz to discuss the pros & cons of social media plus how to create opportunities for yourself.

Milou fell in love with social media whilst completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Media & Advertising and Public Relations. She knew she wanted to create her own schedule and opportunities in work and that's when Simply Multimedia was born. Milou combined her skills and knowledge in the field of social media + marketing to create her ideal business structure and work with aligned clients.

Taking Milou from driving for uber eats to running a multi-six figure business and living life on her own terms. And this is the behind-the-scenes story of how that came to be.

Episode Highlights:
Playing division 1 tennis

Recreating your identity after college athletics

Creating work opportunities for yourself

Pros & cons of social media

Navigating criticism online

Creating boundaries with social media

Waking up at 4am

Building community online

The power of giving for free

How to start an IG from scratch

Getting comfortable with being on camera

Building a social media agency

What does “enough” mean?

Finding peace in the present

Keeping her personal life off IG

Redefining her relationship with fitness

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If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
You can learn more about Milou @miloupietersz and SimplyMultimedia.com
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55 min
April 16, 202429: Listener Q&A: Therapy Talks, Cultivating Confidence, and Social Media Breaks
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara answers listener questions ranging from therapy talks to cultivating confidence and beyond, diving deep into these topics unlike ever before!

Episode Highlights:
BTS with Emily and Tara

Tara’s WHY when it comes to coaching

What prompted Tara to begin therapy

Feeling emotions vs distracting and avoiding

Creating + finding safe spaces to feel

How strength training creates confidence in life

Cultivating self-confidence from within

Showing up in an authentic way on social media

Taking a monthly IG break

When to speed up vs slow down with life + work

Taking inventory of how you spend your time

Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion? Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com
If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
You can learn more about Emily and her creations @emilyfeikls
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56 min
April 09, 202428: It’s Never Too Late to Start: Strength Training at 60 with Mimi Ison
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Mimi Ison on why it's never too late to start with strength training + how to get/stay strong no matter your age.
Mimi Ison is a pro-age movement motivator, blogger, and anti-ageism advocate. At 60, she’s a health and fitness enthusiast who crushes age stereotypes on Instagram @heymiddleage, and writes about midlife on her blog heymiddleage.com. Her happy place is the boxing gym where she started training at age 50.

Episode Highlights:
Paving her own path with work and career

Navigating sudden health struggles in her 50s

Leaving her career for healing

Starting a blog to share her journey

What is ageism?

The benefits of muscle when aging

How to decrease body aches + pains

It’s never too late to start!

Self-agism is holding you back

The power of leaning into discomfort

Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion? Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com
If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
You can learn more about Mimi @heymiddleage
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1 hr 1 min
April 02, 202427: Fitness Terms to Know
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara breaks down common & not-so-common fitness terms and acronyms that you may hear / see in programming, workout classes, or in general fitness education.
Episode Highlights:
The 1 Rep Max

Fitness acronyms broken down (AMRAP, EMOM)

The one exercise Tara never does

Hypertrophy training for muscle growth

The different kind of "sets"?

What is metcon?

Compound, isolation, and accessory movements

The purpose of HIIT style workouts

Different zones of exercise + HRV

Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion? Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com
If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.
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21 min
March 26, 202426: Juggling Parenting + Entrepreneurship with Bonnie Weeks
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Bonnie Weeks to chat about entrepreneurship, owning the hell out of your voice, and what it means to connect with your body.

Bonnie's love for learning systems, asking boundary-pushing questions and innovating in new ways has collided with the yoga world to create her online presence and business. She has mentored hundreds of yoga teachers around the world to step into their power and flow by using their own embodied experience and authentic voice.

Episode Highlights:
How to remain true to you

Navigating the comparison trap

Getting comfortable within your body

Doing it all - be obsessed with what you do

BTS of running a business

Juggling parenting + entrepreneurship

Creating open communication with kids

Bonnie’s start to strength training + running

Listening to what your body is trying to tell you

Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion? Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com

If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.

You can learn more about Bonnie @carrot_bowl_bonnie and bonnieweeks.com

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1 hr
March 19, 202425: What To Do When Your Strength Gains Plateau + Compound vs Isolation Exercises
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara explains what to do when your strength gains begin to plateau (and what this means for your progress.) She then breaks down the difference between compound vs isolation movements and the role of each in a workout program.
Episode Highlights:
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What is progressive overload

The different forms of progressive overload

How to progress in your program (with or without a coach)

Compound movements vs isolation movements

The benefits of each for strength gains

Why compound lifts are done first
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Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.

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24 min
March 12, 202424: How Your Pelvic Floor Impacts Health, Sex, and Strength Training with Dr. Amy Osborne
Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Dr. Amy Osborne to discuss why the pelvic floor is so important for overall health + how to strengthen it when needed.

Amy Osborne is a pelvic health women's therapist, functional nutritionist and personal trainer. She is passionate about helping women optimize their health by improving movement patterns, achieving hormone balance and healing the gut. She owns and practices out of Apto Physical Therapy and Wellness in Denver, CO.

Episode Highlights:
The role of the pelvic floor muscles

How to identify a dysfunctional pelvic floor

Direct access vs referral based health care

“Is this normal?” pelvic floor edition

Leakage with heavy lifting + jumping movements

A tight vs relaxed pelvic floor

Perspective on painful sex

Developing "bladder habits"

Are kegels needed?

How to properly brace for lifts

Understanding the abdominal muscles

What abdominal doming means

Pelvic floor changes with pregnancy + menopause

How to relax the pelvic floor

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If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.

You can learn more about Dr. Amy Osborne and her resources @dramyosborne

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57 min

About Broads: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women

From the publisher's feed

Welcome to BROADS: The Bold & Badass Fitness Podcast for Women. I’m Tara and I’m here to empower you to feel strong in your body, be confident to take up space, and cultivate that badassery you’ve been holding back (yes, I did just make up the word badassery).