Hurdle

Emily Abbate
Hurdle

Join veteran journalist and wellness coach Emily Abbate, on Hurdle — a wellness-focused podcast where she talks to inspirational people about everything from their highest highs and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier, happier, more motivated life. We all go through our fair share of hurdles. Emily's goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you can stride toward your own big potential and of course — have some fun along the way. Tell us: What's your #hurdlemoment?

  1. -2 J

    250. Your Life's Not On Pause: Tips For Overcoming Injury & Finding Light In Difficult Moments With Content Creator Lydia Keating

    No one likes to be on the bench, unable to do the activities that they love because of an injury. This week, I'm chatting with writer, content creator, and runner Lydia Keating about injury. We swap stories about how injuries have impacted our physical and mental health in the past, and she shares how navigating a sacral stress fracture has actually bettered her current mindset. Plus: Tips for embracing recovery time (and how to spend it), and Lydia shares an unconventional take on the looming TikTok ban. IN THIS EPISODE (5:15) How is Lydia feeling really right now? (11:40) Why running is such a big part of Lydia’s life right now (12:05) What’s changed to help Lydia feel the strongest she’s ever felt as a runner (15:24) What it was like when Lydia learned that she had a sacral stress fracture (19:43) Lydia talks about her concern for her financial wellbeing when she got injured (25:17) How Lydia adapted her routine during injury and what helped her heal (30:17) How Lydia feels about the “oh you look so healthy” compliment (39:50) Lydia and Emily talk about feeling uncomfortable in their bodies during injury (46:20) Sleep's critical role in recovery from injury (56:40) What’s next for Lydia? (57:18) When Lydia new that she was in a position to go full-time with content creation (58:25) How Lydia felt when new of the TikTok ban first came around (1:00:42) The advice that Lydia would tell herself when she was going through injury, knowing what she knows now SOCIAL ⁠⁠@lydialoo12⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS Lagoon Sleep | Head on over to ⁠LagoonSleep.com/Hurdle⁠ and use code “HURDLE” at checkout for 15% off LMNT | Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkLMNT.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a free sample pack. JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Hurdle IG Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, or email hello@hurdle.us, to ask me a question!⁠

    1 h 2 min
  2. 31 MARS

    249. I'm Possible: How To Own Your Leadership Style & Make Difficult Decisions With Brooks Running Chief Marketing Officer Melanie Allen

    Last week, Melanie Allen was working on plans for fall 2026. As the Chief Marketing Officer at Brooks Running, she's always thinking three steps (or, at least four seasons) ahead. In this week's episode, she's talking us through how she arrived to this role, and what it’s like to own her power as a leader and make decisions without “a safety net.” Plus: The important lessons she learned from her mother, what it was like to run her first half-marathon, and how she manages to tame negative self-talk. SOCIAL Melanie Allen on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IN THIS EPISODE (4:54) Melanie talks about her time working at Starbucks and how she was the mastermind behind the PSL marketing boom and making it a chilled offering (7:40) Melanie talks about the decision to train for her first half-marathon because of her co-workers when her daughter was 5 years old (18:34) Melanie talks about how it felt to take action once she transitioned into her role at Brooks, and no longer having a safety net to make important decisions (21:55) Melanie talks about how she makes importance of having grace when making difficult decisions (26:54) What balance looks like in practice for Melanie, plus takeaways from corporate development programming she did at P+G (39:15) What it’s like for Melanie to own her mistakes and lead with compassion (44:04) Melanie talks about what it was like to grow up with a deaf mother, and the lessons that relationship has taught her about tenacity (48:15) How to move from managing at work to truly leading (52:10) Some of the best career advice that Melanie has ever received OFFERS Brooks Running |  Loving my new Glycerin 22, grab yourself a pair at BrooksRunning.com/ SEQUEL | Head to ⁠trysequel.com/⁠ and use HURDLE at checkout for 15% off a box of super JOIN: ⁠⁠The Daily Hurdle IG Channel⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, or email hello@hurdle.us, to ask me a question!⁠

    59 min
  3. 24 MARS

    248. How Dare I Not: Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts On How Yoga Changed Her Life & Letting Go Of 'Should'

    I could listen to Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts talk all day. Welcoming the Peloton instructor — who's celebrating five years teaching on the platform — to the show this week! We're chatting about everything from processing grief through movement and how to show up for yourself when negative self-talk has got you down to better-sleep tips and letting go of "should"ing ourselves. IN THIS EPISODE (4:05) What Chelsea’s yoga practice looks like today  (5:42) Chelsea talks about fainting in her first ever hot yoga class (8:30) Chelsea opens up about losing her college roommate Misty to run violence  (11:20) Chelsea talks about how she persevered with yoga even after a tough first go, and the feelings she got from pain and rage to happiness (16:40) When Chelsea decided to pursue yoga as a career beyond just a passion (17:40) Chelsea talks about how coming from Dayton, Ohio influenced her to stick with her practice, admits to not having any 5-year plan with her work (18:50) She says “If you lead with your purpose in life, something will eventually happen.” (20:27) Chelsea talks about how her yoga practice helps her in life, with public speaking, grounding her. (36:00) How Chelsea stays present (37:24) How Chelsea struggles with her view of what she “should” look like, and gets honest about comparison  (38:25) Chelsea talks about teaching in china as a lululemon ambassador  (39:45) Chelsea talks about the fear she had before starting at Peloton and her struggle with imposter syndrome  (41:20) How do you get out of the “should” spiral, negative self-talk (43:30) Chelsea confesses her biggest challenge since starting at Peloton five years ago. (48:05) Chelsea talks about her relationship with sleep since having her son Noble (54:20) Chelsea talks about the most transformational parts of this career path for her (56:30) What are Chelsea’s goals now? (1:00:04) What advice she’d give her younger self SOCIAL @chelsealovesyoga ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS LMNT | Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkLMNT.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a free sample pack. BROOKS | Head to ⁠⁠BrooksRunning.com⁠⁠ to check out the Glycerin 22 JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Hurdle IG Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    1 h 1 min

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Join veteran journalist and wellness coach Emily Abbate, on Hurdle — a wellness-focused podcast where she talks to inspirational people about everything from their highest highs and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier, happier, more motivated life. We all go through our fair share of hurdles. Emily's goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you can stride toward your own big potential and of course — have some fun along the way. Tell us: What's your #hurdlemoment?

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