Hurdle

Emily Abbate
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Hurdle Podcast

Join me, Emily Abbate, every Monday and Friday for a good time. Hurdle is a wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they’ve gotten through some of life’s toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple: To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention — and have some fun along the way. Tell me: What's your #hurdlemoment?

  1. 1 HR AGO

    5-MINUTE FRIDAY: You Can Handle It — Period

    What mantra or words of affirmation do you repeat to yourself when things feel hard? Talking about how I navigated a downward spiral earlier this week, and answering a listener question about how to identify purpose within career. SOCIAL ⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠ JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    10 min

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    318. Owning Your Voice: Nike's Chief Impact Officer Vanessa Garcia-Brito On Training For Work Like An Athlete & Empowering The Next Generation

    This entire conversation could be a life coach session. I sat down with Vanessa Garcia, Chief Impact Officer at Nike, at the Paralympic Games, and I feel truly honored to share her immense amount of knowledge and advice with the Hurdler community. Vanessa started out as a human rights lawyer before pivoting to Nike and we talk about her non-traditional career path while keeping her mission of advocating for women and girls at the center of her journey. She sheds light on how her upbringing helps to inform how she makes decisions, where she gets her confidence from, and gets real about navigating the nerves that come with the nature of her role at Nike and what she does to "train for her job like an athlete." MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE ⁠⁠Nike's GameOn Program⁠ IN THIS EPISODE Vanessa’s feelings to be in Paris at her FIRST Paralympic games (4:35) What inspired her to make the transition from a human rights lawyer to team Nike (5:40) Keeping your composure during big, impactful conversations (10:18) How Vanessa’s upbringing informed how she shows up for herself and others every day (13:35) A fresh perspective on a support system and understanding your value (17:45) Advice for chasing the next level of your career (23:29) How Vanessa keeps a balance in order to live her life in purpose on purpose (28:30) Integrating a love for movement into your family (32:20) Training for your job like an athlete (34:20) The power of the pivot and defining what success looks like to you (37:40) SOCIAL ⁠Vanesa Garcia-Brito on LinkedIn⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS AG1 | Head to ⁠drinkag1.com/hurdle⁠ to get 5 free travel packs and a year’s supply of vitamin D3 + k2 drops with your first purchase JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message⁠, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    46 min

  3. 13 SEPT

    5-MINUTE FRIDAY: What's Balance & How Do You Accomplish It?

    What does balance look like when you're pouring too much into one cup? Answering that question, as well as a listener question about what it could mean to be a certified health coach and how that's different than a certified trainer. SOCIAL ⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠ JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    9 min

  4. 11 SEPT

    317. Making History: Paralympian & Ironman Triathlete Sarah Reinertsen Talks Perseverance, Coming Up Short & The Importance Of Inclusion

    Sarah Reinertsen knows a thing or two about getting things done. The Paralympian is the world's first female amputee to complete the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, and that 2005 hurdle conquered is just one of her lengthy list of accomplishments. In this week's special episode, she talks about how she turned her passions into her profession working in sports marketing at Nike, and she also sheds light on what it takes to keep showing up when times get tough. Plus: Advice for harnessing your own tenacity, and what she hopes the future looks like for other disabled people. IN THIS EPISODE Learn about Nike’s GameOn Program (2:30) What Sarah does in her role of sports marketing at Nike (4:30) Sarah explains her T63 classification: An above the knee amputation (7:16) Sarah talks about the bone growth disorder she was born with (8:33) Sarah’s experience being othered as a child playing soccer (9:20) How September 11 really influenced her to make a dream happen and follow her passions (13:15) Sarah talks about her first attempt at Kona in 2004 (15:32) Sarah explains the World Marathon Challenge (22:40) MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE ⁠Nike's GameOn Program⁠ SOCIAL ⁠@alwaystri⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email hello@hurdle.us to ask me a question — and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    27 min

  5. 9 SEPT

    316. Behind The Camera: Em Johnson Talks Capturing The Top Women In Sport & Self-Belief As Her Strongest Tool

    It's the confidence in this episode for me. Meet Em Johnson: A proud, multi-hyphenate content creator who has been behind the camera working with some of the top female athletes in sport. In this week's episode, she talks about how she got her start while playing college basketball, channeling her effort into something creative when she wasn't getting the playing time she deserved. The Brooklyn-based creative shares what it was like to be employee No. 2 at TOGETHXR, what it was like for her to transition into working for herself, and how she navigated extreme anxiety and mental health struggles and came out on the other side better. Plus: Her feelings on the lack of other female photographers on popular sidelines, what it's like to work with Breanna Stewart, and what she's looking forward to most in the next few years. IN THIS EPISODE How Em first got into photography (4:40) How Em feels about being a stand alone or othered in her career path (5:52) The disadvantage in sport that actually helped Em get started in photography (7:50) What Em did when she got to college and wasn’t getting playing time on the basketball team (10:00) Em opens up about dealing with anxiety and panic attacks, how she navigated that in college (13:46) The tools that Em used to deal with her depression (17:50) What the “Bet on Yourself” era looks like for Em (18:30) How Em got involved with building TOGETHXR as employee No. 2 (32:00) How to deal with repetitive No's, and what kept Em knocking on doors when it didn’t click (36:16) SOCIAL ⁠@em.johnson⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS LMNT | Head to ⁠DrinkLMNT.com/Hurdle⁠ to get a free sample pack with any purchase JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message⁠⁠⁠ or email hello@hurdle.us to ask me a question — and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    1h 1m

  6. 6 SEPT

    5-MINUTE FRIDAY: A Little More Ease, A Little Less Stress

    What's the healthiest approach to every day life, and is it different than what I'm used to? Answering this question after spending a week living out of a suitcase, as well as one from a listener about how to know whether running is the "right" activity for her. SOCIAL ⁠@emilyabbate⁠ ⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠ JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    9 min

  7. 2 SEPT

    315. Getting It Right: Athleta's Chief Marketing Officer Ilona Aman On Sacrifice, Hard Work & Turning A Moment Into A Movement

    If you look up "hard work" in the dictionary, you may just find a photo of Athleta's Chief Marketing Officer Ilona Aman. This conversation truly touches on so many of my favorite topics: Careers, entrepreneurship, wellness, women in sport, a fresh perspective on imposter syndrome, and so much more. In today's episode, Ilona gets real about the challenges that go hand in hand with being so career motivated, how she structures her family for balance, and her motivation to inspire her daughter and the next generation. IN THIS EPISODE What Ilona has been up to in Paris and what it means for her to be at the Games with Athleta (3:36) What 'getting it right' looks like to Ilona (6:35) Showing up to a challenge and feeling confident in what you have to offer (10:55) The career journey that propelled Ilona to her role at Athleta (17:40) Tools for self compassion and avoiding negative self talk (23:24) What Ilona looks for in emerging talent and the importance of soft skills (30:35) A new perspective on imposter syndrome (33:10) A moment to reflect on Ilona's Beyonce moment (40:36) The balance of firm but kind in the workplace (42:45) Ilona's motivation to inspire the next generation (49:06) SOCIAL ⁠Ilona Aman on LinkedIn⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS AG1 | Head to ⁠drinkag1.com/hurdle⁠ to get 5 free travel packs and a year’s supply of vitamin D3 + k2 drops with your first purchase. JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message⁠, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    56 min

  8. 30 AUG

    5-MINUTE FRIDAY: How To Reclaim The Feel-Good Vibes

    How do I manage my anxiety in situations that scare me? Answering a listener question about this, and giving some details from my experience running Hood to Coast. SOCIAL @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠

    8 min
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Join me, Emily Abbate, every Monday and Friday for a good time. Hurdle is a wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they’ve gotten through some of life’s toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple: To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention — and have some fun along the way. Tell me: What's your #hurdlemoment?

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  • Creator
    Emily Abbate
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    775
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Emily Abbate
  • Show Website
    Hurdle

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