Women Who Fight supports female fighters, collecting specialist advice and sharing current research from the experts. We are passionate about creating a space where women can find answers in a supportive and safe environment, promoting equality in the gym, on screen, in research and in prizes, as well as sinking our teeth into the best ways to optimise our health and training. We believe that our training should work with our unique and dynamic bodies, building on our strengths to help us grow and evolve in our field. In a male dominated sport, women need to support each other as we develop within it, and Women Who Fight aims to bring knowledge to the people who need it.
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Irini Hadjisavva is a scientist skilled in biomedical research, digestive health, the gut microbiome, science communication, lecturing, teaching and corporate wellness.
Irini has worked and collaborated with scientists in the field of biology and has carried out research, published and presented work on thyroid disease and pathways of resistance to chemotherapeutic treatments for various cancers. She produces content on gut health and the gut microbiome that is based on scientific evidence and published work. She recently co-authored a book on the gut microbiome called A Step-By-Step Guide To Stop Bloating And Heal Your Gut, which is out now and covers gut health, the gut microbiome and ways to keep your belly happy.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Irini Hadjisavva
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
*Trigger Warning*
This episode has content on human trafficking, rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence. Parts of this conversation can be upsetting, so please be emotionally prepared.
Jenna McKaye is a survivor of human trafficking with an incredible life story she now shares through advocacy groups throughout the US. McKaye's extraordinary journey offers hope that inspires others through education and training. She continues to train hospital staff, law enforcement and other professionals how to identify victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking and respond with victim centred care. Her personable keynote speaking engagements leave a notable impression among a variety of audience demographics including the United Nations. In 2016, Jenna started the Jenna McKaye Foundation to engage in a broader advocacy training model.
(Bio from https://jennamckaye.com/)
Below are a couple of links you can look at if you or someone you know has been a victim of human trafficking, this one is based in the UK. If you are in the US it may be worth reaching out to the Jenna McKaye Foundation for advice.
https://www.humantraffickingfoundation.org/support-services
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Jenna McKaye
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Molly is a fighter and a young mother who caught our attention when she made an instagram post about how her training changed when she became pregnant, and how she no longer saw being a woman as a weakness, learning to create boundaries and accept limitations as she returns to training.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Molly Lindsay
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Kylie is a Double Paralympian in wheelchair rugby and is currently training for the Tokyo Paralympics.
An Athlete, Show Jumper and aspiring olympian in her youth, Kylie experienced a life changing spinal injury when she was 18 and it only took her 3 years to return to sport and continue pursuing her dream.
In 2006 Kylie returned to competitive sport by cycling 450 km, from Vietnam to Cambodia, to raise money for Regain, a charity dedicated to helping get newly injured tetraplegics back into sport.
She started playing for the London Wheelchair Rugby Club in 2010, and for Great Britain in 2011. In 2012 she qualified for her first Paralympics in London.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Kylie Grimes
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
We had Tim Trevail with us for this episode talking about everything to do with injury, rehab and sustainable training.
Tim is the Program Director for Physical Health at Torrens University and private practice clinician in Melbourne, Australia. He is an experienced health and education professional with an extensive clinical and academic background in musculoskeletal healthcare.
Tim holds an honours degree in Sports Therapy from the UK, Post-graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching, a Masters Degree in Sports and Exercise Medicine, and is currently a PhD candidate where he is researching the link between physical activity and persistent pain, supporting more people to lead physically active lives.
Tim is an active grappler, training under Lachlan Giles at Absolute MMA in Melbourne. Having competing nationally and internationally, he now focuses on supporting the grappling and combat sports community to decrease the impact of injuries and spend more time on the mats doing the sport they love.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Tim Trevail
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Valéry Brosseau is a BJJ purple belt living in Toronto, Canada. She is a passionate speaker, writer and mental health advocate. Her lived experience with mental illness has taken her on a journey to combat stigma through mental health awareness.
Valéry delivers talks and workshops, raising awareness and offers 1:1 support equipping people with the tools and language to support others and manage their own mental health. In 2019, she delivered a TEDx talk on the stigma surrounding suicide. She has also written for organisations such as the National Alliance for Mental Illness and the International Bipolar Foundation.
We were so happy to chat to her in this episode about her experience and try to breakdown the taboo of discussing serious mental illness.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Valery Brosseau
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Lea Damata is a pelvic physiotherapist based in Canada and this is part 2! We cover perinatal care, incontinence, pain with sex, chronic pelvic pain and how pelvic physiotherapy with menopause. We were so pleased we could delve into these topics with Lea!
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Lea Damata
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Lea Damata is a pelvic physiotherapist based in Canada. We wanted to know what this form of physiotherapy was and who it can help - turns out a lot! We focused on its implications for women health, but started with her own experience of concussion and the impact it has had on her life. She is a wonderful speaker and it was a real pleasure to have this chat with her/grill her with our questions! This is only part 1 of 2 which will be released next week.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Lea Damata
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Following last weeks episode with Olivia on the women's movement in Pakistan, we interviewed Malaika who is a young woman from Karachi.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Malaika Ahmed
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Olivia Qasir is a 27 year old filmmaker based in Lahore, Pakistan. Being of a mixed British/Pakistani heritage, her early schooling was in Lahore, after which she moved to London to study at SOAS and then King's College. Following her masters, Olivia took a short documentary course at City Academy with the intention to document the women's movement in Pakistan.
Olivia made a short documentary film about the movement for Vice last year looking into the current situation for women in Pakistan. She covers the Aurat march held in 2020, the protest fighting for women's liberation. This documentary is available here.
Hosts: Shanti & Marina
Guest: Olivia Qasir
Podcast Editor and Music Producer: Will Grant