87 episodes

Welcome to the Femmi Pod. Femmi is a female based coaching company. We are focused on empowering females to embrace their physiology. At Femmi we are building a community of women who can support, inspire and educate one another on how to move with our bodies and not against them. Founders, Lydia O’Donnell and Esther Keown, have come together to kick start more conversations about females, how we can make the most of our bodies, our hormones and ourselves.

Femmi Pod Lydia O'Donnell

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 8 Ratings

Welcome to the Femmi Pod. Femmi is a female based coaching company. We are focused on empowering females to embrace their physiology. At Femmi we are building a community of women who can support, inspire and educate one another on how to move with our bodies and not against them. Founders, Lydia O’Donnell and Esther Keown, have come together to kick start more conversations about females, how we can make the most of our bodies, our hormones and ourselves.

    Ep 87 - Becoming a sustainable athlete with World Champion Grayson Murphy

    Ep 87 - Becoming a sustainable athlete with World Champion Grayson Murphy

    In this episode we welcome the two times Mountain Running World Champion, Grayson Murphy, otherwise known as Racin Grayson. Grayson didn’t find running until a little later in life, at university, and has now gone on to be one of the best runners in the world. Grayson is not only an amazing trail runner, but she has also achieved some pretty amazing results on the track and the road too. We chat to Grayson about her running career, as well as her pure passion for the sport, and her desire to help more women to be seen the running space too.
    Follow Grayson on IG - @racing_grayson
    Check out the 2024 edition of Grayson's Training Log + Planner (coming in Nov '23).
    Head to the Femmi IG - @femmi.co or to our website femmi.co

    • 44 min
    Ep 86 - Removing the guilt for taking rest days

    Ep 86 - Removing the guilt for taking rest days

    In this episode we break down the reasons why rest days are so important. We chat through our own experiences as athletes and how, by not taking rest days, our mental and physical health suffered. We discuss tools to help remove the feeling of guilt on a rest day and how to build yourself into a sustainable runner for life.
    Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co
    Head to our website to find out more about the Femmi app

    • 34 min
    Ep 85 - Understanding body image issues and eating disorders amongst adolescents with researcher Katie Babbott

    Ep 85 - Understanding body image issues and eating disorders amongst adolescents with researcher Katie Babbott

    In this episode we speak with the incredible Katie Babbott, a researcher at the University of Auckland, as well as a passionate runner, who is part of the Femmi Run Community. Katie has recently completed her PhD titled ‘Eating behaviours, body image and mental health: updated estimates of adolescent health, well-being and positive functioning in Aotearoa NZ.” Throughout this conversation we dive into Katies work and her findings, and the issues surrounding bad body image for girls and women.
    Check out Katie's PhD here
    Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co or head to our website femmi.co

    • 38 min
    Ep 84 - THE FEMMI APP IS COMING

    Ep 84 - THE FEMMI APP IS COMING

    Finally we can let you in on the secret, we are building an app! In this episode we talk you through what we've been working on. The Femmi app is coming. Join us to hear more about what the Femmi app is all about and the in's and out's of the building process.
    To register your interest to be an early tester on the Femmi app head to femmi.co
    Head to our IG - @femmi.co

    • 33 min
    Ep 83 - The Changing Nature of Women's Sport - With Jordie Katcher, VP of Nike Women's Sports Apparel

    Ep 83 - The Changing Nature of Women's Sport - With Jordie Katcher, VP of Nike Women's Sports Apparel

    This week we welcome the VP of Nike Women's Sports Apparel, the incredible Jordie Katcher. Jordie has spent the last 20 years with Nike working across the brand in many differing functions - including retail, digital, and apparel for running and women's fitness. Jordie led the team that developed 13 of the kits for the recent global football event and is on the pod to speak about that incredible process, as well as her passion for driving change for women in sport.
    Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co
    Head to our website femmi.co

    • 23 min
    Ep 82 - How to build your confidence as a runner

    Ep 82 - How to build your confidence as a runner

    In this episode we catch up on our training and what we've been up to lately! We then dive into a conversation about how you can build confidence in yourself as a runner. We talk about the fact that if you run, you're a runner and the sooner you can accept this the better for your relationship with running. We break down the steps you can take to improve your confidence in your running self and how to enjoy the sport at its best.
    Follow Femmi on IG - @femmi.co
    Head to our website femmi.co

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

runawayJess14 ,

Favourite podcast!

This is my favourite podcast! Such wholesome vibes with Lydia and Ester and I always learn so much! Thank you for this incredible show :)

Megan Angela ,

My fave running companion

There’s nothing better on a long run than the FEMMI pod in your ears. Makes the run fly by and I always learn a tonne.
Recommend to any athlete.

GraceHoliday6 ,

Inspiring, honest & educational

Thank you Lydia & Esther for creating a space to have conversations that we all need to have, you are doing such awesome work and really enjoying listening to these episodes…I definitely had a few tears on my morning bike ride the other day listening to your Melbourne marathon recap episode 💜💜

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