HER

Today we're talking to one of Dr. Pam's running icons: Hal Higdon!

When she first started to think about running marathons, it was Hal's books she turned to for training advice. Hal is a legend in the world of running. He is currently a Contributing Editor for Runner’s World and is the magazine’s longest-lasting writer, having contributed an article to RW’s second issue in 1966.

He also is the author of more than three dozen books, including Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide and the recently published Hal Higdon’s Half Marathon Training. In 2003, the American Society of Journalists and Authors awarded Hal its Career Achievement Award, the highest honor given to writer members.

He shares with us how his running journey began, how to start your own running practice and the pros & cons of running with friends. 

Let's talk about SWEAT baby! Something about sweating can be so embarrassing. And capitalism has birthed hundreds of products to keep it hidden at all costs.

When it comes down to it, sweating may be one of our weirdest biological functions, but it’s also one of our most vital and least understood. In her book The Joy of Sweat, Sarah Everts delves into its role in the body—and in human history.

Sarah Everts is an award-winning science journalist and speaker. She holds a master’s degree in chemistry and teaches journalism at Carleton University and lives in Ottawa, Canada.

In this episode, she dives into cultural rituals around sweating & saunas, myths and misunderstandings about sweat, the truth about sweating to detox your body, and your sweat's role in sexual attraction.

You know we're BIG into women's healthcare here. But not just from the patient's standpoint, we're talking Wall Street-style investments - they need to support our health too.

Dr. Jane van Dis is an expert in gender equity in the workplace. She established the Working Group on Gender in the Physician Workplace, a national network which amasses data on gender-based disparities in healthcare and solutions to these disparities, and she is currently Medical Adviser to three technology-based women's health start-up companies, as well as Co-Founder of OB Best Practice. 

In this episode, she tells us about how she pivoted from being an OBCYN into tech investments, disrupting the healthcare industry, "manels," as well as racial, gender and economic inequities in healthcare.

One moment can change the course of your entire life. For Diane Grimard Wilson, it was a car accident at a stoplight.

Her book Brain Dance is a captivating, and touchingly candid true story. It traces Diane’s journey through random and sometimes humorous events which shed light on how her brain kept her injury from her, the loss of focus, mobility, and sense of self, an obsession with day-trading retirement funds, and finally holistic therapies-including a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, acupuncture, singing and neurofeedback.

She chronicles the gift of recovery and her incredible journey to now help people around the world and make the most of their amazing brain. This book is for anyone who is curious about the brain, has had even a bump on the head, or has felt totally lost in life and a need to start over.

Diane Grimard Wilson is a Chicago peak performance coach, licensed clinical professional counselor, and has board certification as a fellow in neurofeedback. She holds certifications in neuro-based music programs for optimal brain health functioning as well as meditation teaching.

Here at the HER Podcast, we're not afraid to talk about any part of a woman's body. Including her poop.

It sounds gross, but paying attention to your poop is pretty important. Bowel habits are a strong indicator of your digestive health. The color, shape, and texture of your stool can reveal signs of infection, digestive issues, or more serious health problems, such as cancer. Plus, your poop can hold the secret to recovery for Covid long haulers.

That's right, we're going there. And taking us down this path is Dr. Sabine Hazan. She is is the founder of Ventura Clinical Trials and has been Principal Investigator and Sub Investigator in over 150 clinical trials.

Many of these trials were for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), enough that through her impressive recruitment she became known as the "Queen of C. Diff" in the clinical trial community. 

We discuss what our poop says about us, and the role the gut microbiome plays on overall health, fecal transplant, and reveal the secrets behind our digestive habits and the rest of the body!