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. 19 HR AGO

    360. A Lesson In Confidence: How To Own Your Worth, Embrace Being A Beginner & Tell A Good Story With Lauren Nemeroff

    When I met Lauren three years ago, she was on an entirely different career path. Fast forward to today: She owns her own creative agency, Flow State Creative, and is the brains behind some of the most eye-catching, thoughtful campaigns behind your favorite athletic brands. This week, I'm stoked to be sitting down with one with Laur, whose become one of my dearest friends, to talk about what it's like to not only be a female photographer and entrepreneur within sport, but the hurdles that she's faced in building her dream career. Plus: How to manage anxiety, develop a healthy routine on-the-road, and her best-practice advice for anyone who's struggling with owning their greatness and building their confidence. IN THIS EPISODE (5:00) Lauren talks about feeling like she’s hanging on by a thread with a busy season of work (8:05) Lauren shares how she got into photography and leaving an in-house job in marketing, moving to New York in fall 2022 (13:15) What did it look like to get started founding her own creative agency for sports and fitness (15:12) Emily and Lauren talk about finances when starting a business and being a gig worker, shoutout Money With Katie (17:30) The biggest challenge Lauren deals with in the infancy of her agency (20:20) One of the things that surprised Lauren when she first got into sports photography (22:24) How do you take photos that tell a compelling story? (28:00) Talking about the beauty of being a beginner (28:58) How Lauren finds the gratitude in her day-to-day (37:00) How to be kind but firm in business (37:32) The importance of asking yourself “what’s my goal here?” before any conversation (44:45) What Lauren is really excited about right now that has nothing to do with work (45:46) Lauren talks about her very fast-paced travel schedule for the next month  (49:00) How to find consistency with your wellness practices during travel MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE ⁠Flow State Creative⁠ SOCIAL ⁠@l_nemeroff⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS PILLAR | Head to PillarPerformance.shop, or for North American customers, head to ⁠⁠TheFeed.com⁠⁠ and use the code "HURDLE" for 15% off your first purchase. FUTURE | Go to ⁠⁠future.co/hurdle⁠⁠ to get 50% off your first month of personal training! JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Hurdle IG Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email hello@hurdle.us to ask me a question!⁠⁠⁠

    56 min
  2. 9 JUN

    359. Becoming Your Best Self: How To Write Your Own Blueprint, Trust Your Gut & Meet The Moment With Coach Diljeet Taylor

    There’s something beyond special about coach Diljeet Taylor; as the head of BYU’s women’s track and field program, she’s made a massive impact on young women. But Coach Taylor’s leadership goes well beyond the BYU campus, as a leader for Nike’s Swoosh TC in Utah and a figurehead for women in sport. In today’s episode, she talks about the difficult decisions she had to make as the daughter of Indian immigrants to deviate away from the blueprint that was set out for her. She shares how she garnered the self-belief and courage to carve her own path, leading her to pursue her passion for running and ultimately become one of the most respected coaches in her field. We talk about the importance of “in order to be her you need to see her,” and how she shows up on the days where she doesn’t feel so confident. Plus: What you will and won’t catch her talking to her women about, and how meaningful it was for her to be a part of Nike’s After Dark Tour.  IN THIS EPISODE (3:15) Why going to Mumbai to cheer on runners as part of Nike’s After Dark series meant so much to her (4:14) Diljeet talks about the blueprint that was laid out for her as a young Indian girl when no one looked like her (5:36) Diljeet talks about deviating from the roadmap that was created for her by her parents (7:10) Diljeet talks about what her purpose is, and how she felt compelled to be involved in track and field (9:05) Diljeet talks about how she articulated what her dreams were from a young age (11:27) Diljeet talks about the importance of “seeing her to be her” and the importance of having good role models from a young age (17:05) Why Diljeet stays at BYU instead of taking on other opportunities (19:18) What Diljeet wants her legacy to be (21:04) How Diljeet recharges when she’s not feeling so shiny or bright (21:38) Why as a coach Diljeet will never tell you she’s exhausted (27:16) What it was like for Diljeet to be in Paris for the Olympics and how she didn’t think about how it would feel like for her to walk into the stadium.  (31:18) What it’s like for Diljeet to raise two boys (35:35) How it felt for Diljeet to “fail” last year (38:50) What’s the biggest lesson Diljeet has learned from running (39:15) The biggest piece of advice that Diljeet offers to someone who is approaching their own starting line, in and beyond sport. (40:00) What does it mean for Diljeet to live her purpose (41:10) Advice that Diljeet would offer her younger self SOCIAL ⁠@diljeetdosanjhtaylor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS InsideTracker | Go to InsideTracker.com/Hurdle to and use code "ITHURDLE" to get 20% off. Plus, enter to win a free one-year membership, the Ultimate Test, and a Healthspan Category Test LMNT | Lemonade has ARRIVED! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkLMNT.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a free sample pack with your purchase JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Hurdle IG Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email hello@hurdle.us to ask me a question!⁠⁠⁠

    42 min
  3. 2 JUN

    358. Everything You Need Is Within You: How To Use Your Breath To Improve Performance & Manage Stress With Kristina Centenari

    Fun fact: We breathe approximately 22,000 times per day, and most individuals are only aware of a handful of those breaths. Today, Kristina Centenari — a Tonal and Nike Running coach, as well as breath work facilitator — and I talk about what happens when you take advantage of one of your most important tools, and how becoming more aware of your breath can help you cope with daily stressors and navigate challenge — as well as improve performance.  This episode’s so special to me, not only because KC is a good friend, but also because we talk about another thing that’s so important and under appreciated when It comes to performance: Mindset. Kristina talks us through how we can use our breath to our advantage within sport and stressful situations, and also shares about her backstory as a competitive tennis player. She also gets vulnerable about dealing with disordered eating, and we have this great conversation about what it takes to become a master of your craft. IN THIS EPISODE (5:22) Kristina shares about her tennis career through college and how the sport shaped her into who she is today. (5:48) Kristina talks about being an anxious teenager and the pressure she put on herself as a college athlete (6:05) What is arrival fallacy?  (10:20) Kristina talks about where she thinks the root of her anxiety stemmed from and talks about the societal pressures on performing at the highest level (17:10) Kristina talks about what she wishes she knew about breath work when she was younger (17:32) What’s it mean to regulate your emotions and how does someone begin? (20:36) Kristina shares when she was first exposed to mindfulness and breath work (24:32) How breath work makes Kristina feel in real time (25:00) Kristina shares her crazy goal for after knee surgery to run the New York City Marathon — and how she ultimately snagged a personal best (29:05) Kristina helps to reframe the difficult components of injury and offers advice to pick yourself back up (35:00) Where Kristina did her education on breath work  (36:16) We breathe 22,000 times per day, how to curate an optimal environment to breathe better (39:25) What longer exhales versus inhales do for your nervous system (45:38) Kristina details a resonance frequency breath and how to do it (50:55) How to get over the hurdle of starting and combat beginner’s anxiety (56:30) Why Kristina’s big on considering herself a constant student over an expert SOCIAL @kristinacentenari ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS FUTURE | Go to future.co/hurdle to get 50% off your first month of personal training! LMNT | Lemonade has ARRIVED! Head to ⁠⁠⁠DrinkLMNT.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠ to get a free sample pack with your purchase JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Hurdle IG Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email hello@hurdle.us to ask me a question!⁠⁠⁠

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  4. 27 MAY

    357. Championing Women In Sport: How To Take Up Space & Better Support Mothers With Alysia Montaño

    Alysia Montaño has never stood down from a challenge. Making waves when she ran the 2014 USATF Championships at 34 weeks pregnant, the activist, mother, and Olympian wants other women to know that they have value exactly as they are. That's the driving force behind her non-profit, For All Mothers, that aims to eliminate the motherhood penalty — the phenomenon by which women face economic, social, and health disadvantages after becoming mothers — through the public lens of sports. In this week's episode, we talk about how life is for Alysia now that her work is focused own her activism instead of getting after it on the track, she shares how she takes care of herself while juggling motherhood, business, and so much more. Plus: The emotions that come with getting exactly what she deserves after finding out last year that she’s a bronze medalist from the 2012 London Olympics after a competitor was banned for doping. IN THIS EPISODE (5:15) Alysia shares what the Childcare So They Can Get Out There grant looks like (5:46) Why Alysia started For All Mothers+ (9:45) Alysia talks about what it was like for her to make "motherhood visible" running the USATF championships at 8 months pregnant (15:26) How motherhood has influenced Alysia's perspective on sports and competition as a whole (20:28) Alysia talks about what it was like to win indoor nationals six months postpartum, navigating contract negotiations (26:45) How Alysia feels about asking for help and why it's important to her juggling so many roles (34:22) What are the barriers for childbearing women in sport and how For All Mothers+ is addressing those (39:52) Why it's important for all women to share their stories (45:32) The conversations Alysia is having with her three children on how to express their emotions (45:58) What does success look like for this Olympian? (51:32) What's Alysia's personal philosophy? (56:58) What advice would Alysia offer her younger self? MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Strava Partners With For All Mothers+ SOCIAL @alysiamontano @forallmothersorg ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS ASICS | Join me for the 5th annual ASICS Blue Jean Mile. Each mile is a step towards awareness and funds for mental health awareness. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠Asics.com⁠⁠⁠. LMNT | Lemonade has ARRIVED! Head to ⁠⁠DrinkLMNT.com/Hurdle⁠⁠ to get a free sample pack with your purchase JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Hurdle IG Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email hello@hurdle.us to ask me a question!⁠⁠⁠

    59 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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