Dakota opens up about the pressures female athletes face around body image and appearance from online comments to expectations in sport.

Through honesty and emotion, she shares how she learned to embrace who she is, inside and out.

Her message is all about strength, confidence, and self-acceptance over everything.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA0n2Q-KSKw

Dakota opens up about the pressures female athletes face around body image and appearance from online comments to expectations in sport. Through honesty and emotion, she shares how she learned to embrace who she is, inside and out. Her message is all about strength, confidence, and self-acceptance over everything. Listen to the full episode here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA0n2Q-KSKw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA0n2Q-KSKw</a>

Ever wondered what drives the world’s top athletes beyond the scoreboard?

Former professional NRL player Keegan Hipgrave uncovers the untold truths about mental health, resilience, and redefining success - one candid conversation at a time.

Ever wondered what drives the world&rsquo;s top athletes beyond the scoreboard?
Former professional NRL player Keegan Hipgrave uncovers the untold truths about mental health, resilience, and redefining success - one candid conversation at a time.

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True Confidence is Being Comfortable in your Own Skin | Dakota Davidson Moments Ep 13

This is the part of my chat with Emily Capodilupo that we keep coming back to. The full episode came out in September 2024, and after sitting down with Lydia O'Donnell it felt like the right time to pull this section out on its own. Emily leads research and data at WHOOP. She was studying pregnancy while she was pregnant, watching her own resting heart rate climb by 15 beats and knowing exactly why. She went for her first run after her daughter was born and was surprised by how comfortable and how fast she felt. Most of what women are told about their bodies after a baby turns out to be social rather than physiological, and she has the data to show it. I'm grateful she talked about her own numbers this openly.

In this episode Emily and I discuss the WHOOP study with West Virginia University that followed 18 women from preconception through postpartum, why a resting heart rate 15 to 20 beats higher in the third trimester is normal, and why recovery afterwards can be better than baseline. She explains what actually needs care on the way back, from a caesarean to diastasis recti and the six week check, and why VO2 max and lung capacity can both come out higher on the other side. We finish on training with the cycle rather than against it, what changes in the follicular and luteal phases, and why you cannot simply move your cycle so a big race lands in the right week.

This podcast is supported by Denza. Thanks DENZA Gold Coast for getting behind the show. https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/

For the full episode:

#66 Emily Capodilupo: WHOOP$3.6B Growth, Sleep Consistency Boosts GPA and Alcohol’s Effect on Recovery: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

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#170 Grace Grove: Doctor, Runner & Content Creator | Being Yourself & Ditching Toxic Productivity: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

#176 Jacqui Bell: Youngest Person to Run an Ultra on Every Continent: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

#160 Andy Buchanan: Finding Purpose In Running: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

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This is the part of my chat with Emily Capodilupo that we keep coming back to. The full episode came out in September 2024, and after sitting down with Lydia O'Donnell it felt like the right time to pull this section out on its own. Emily leads research and data at WHOOP. She was studying pregnancy while she was pregnant, watching her own resting heart rate climb by 15 beats and knowing exactly why. She went for her first run after her daughter was born and was surprised by how comfortable and how fast she felt. Most of what women are told about their bodies after a baby turns out to be social rather than physiological, and she has the data to show it. I'm grateful she talked about her own numbers this openly.
In this episode Emily and I discuss the WHOOP study with West Virginia University that followed 18 women from preconception through postpartum, why a resting heart rate 15 to 20 beats higher in the third trimester is normal, and why recovery afterwards can be better than baseline. She explains what actually needs care on the way back, from a caesarean to diastasis recti and the six week check, and why VO2 max and lung capacity can both come out higher on the other side. We finish on training with the cycle rather than against it, what changes in the follicular and luteal phases, and why you cannot simply move your cycle so a big race lands in the right week. This podcast is supported by Denza. Thanks DENZA Gold Coast for getting behind the show.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/">https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/</a>
For the full episode:
#66 Emily Capodilupo: WHOOP$3.6B Growth, Sleep Consistency Boosts GPA and Alcohol&rsquo;s Effect on Recovery:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TGF3s7inSW0UqSF0WMFz3">Spotify</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/66-emily-capodilupo-whoop%243-6b-growth-sleep-consistency/id1695873736?i=1000668733401&amp;uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8RnrgalqQw">YouTube</a> For more just like this:
#170 Grace Grove: Doctor, Runner &amp; Content Creator | Being Yourself &amp; Ditching Toxic Productivity:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/66s6NgrIrs0qikhJTksnpN">Spotify</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/170-grace-grove-doctor-runner-content-creator-being/id1695873736?i=1000758785296&amp;uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW70qW1AaQM">YouTube</a>
#176 Jacqui Bell: Youngest Person to Run an Ultra on Every Continent:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sQNgyr3rhXiagX2Eieo3Y">Spotify</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/176-jacqui-bell-youngest-person-to-run-an-ultra-on/id1695873736?i=1000763636865&amp;uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsxDB3LLnT0">YouTube</a>
#160 Andy Buchanan: Finding Purpose In Running:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oOjl3thEZkq3DTNOjQbQ4">Spotify</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/160-andy-buchanan-finding-purpose-in-running/id1695873736?i=1000752259240&amp;uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIsHmMOs2dg">YouTube</a>
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Moments #25 Emily Capodilupo (WHOOP) How to Train Around Your Cycle & What Each Phase Is For 

Lydia O'Donnell is a professional distance runner from New Zealand and the co-founder and CEO of Femmi, a running app built around the female body. She was Nike's Head Run Coach, has been running marathons for over ten years and coaching athletes for more than five. Femmi came out of something she and her co-founder Esther Keown both went through: they lost their periods training the way they had been taught to. I'm grateful she came in and talked about it this openly.

In this episode Lydia and I discuss why less than 6% of sports science research is conducted exclusively on females, and what that means for every coach you have ever had. She takes me through running 160 kilometres a week at 25, cutting carbs out entirely because a fad told her to, and ending up in hospital with her body shutting down. We get into RED-S, why losing your period was treated as a badge of honour, and the graph she saw for the first time at 27 that changed how she trains. She thinks cycle syncing is faddy, and she explains what she does instead. Femmi was built while less than 1% of venture capital was going to women, and she tells me what pitching close to 200 investors did to her running. Her dad was diagnosed with cancer in 2021. She talks about the six weeks in hospice, and the signs she believes he has been sending her since.

This podcast is supported by Denza. Thanks DENZA Gold Coast for getting behind the show. https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/

For more just like this:

#176 Jacqui Bell: Youngest Person to Run an Ultra on Every Continent: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

#160 Andy Buchanan: Finding Purpose In Running: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

#170 Grace Grove: Doctor, Runner & Content Creator | Being Yourself & Ditching Toxic Productivity: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

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Lydia O'Donnell is a professional distance runner from New Zealand and the co-founder and CEO of Femmi, a running app built around the female body. She was Nike's Head Run Coach, has been running marathons for over ten years and coaching athletes for more than five. Femmi came out of something she and her co-founder Esther Keown both went through: they lost their periods training the way they had been taught to. I'm grateful she came in and talked about it this openly.
In this episode Lydia and I discuss why less than 6% of sports science research is conducted exclusively on females, and what that means for every coach you have ever had. She takes me through running 160 kilometres a week at 25, cutting carbs out entirely because a fad told her to, and ending up in hospital with her body shutting down. We get into RED-S, why losing your period was treated as a badge of honour, and the graph she saw for the first time at 27 that changed how she trains. She thinks cycle syncing is faddy, and she explains what she does instead. Femmi was built while less than 1% of venture capital was going to women, and she tells me what pitching close to 200 investors did to her running. Her dad was diagnosed with cancer in 2021. She talks about the six weeks in hospice, and the signs she believes he has been sending her since. This podcast is supported by Denza. Thanks DENZA Gold Coast for getting behind the show.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/">https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/</a> For more just like this:
#176 Jacqui Bell: Youngest Person to Run an Ultra on Every Continent:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sQNgyr3rhXiagX2Eieo3Y">Spotify</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/176-jacqui-bell-youngest-person-to-run-an-ultra-on/id1695873736?i=1000763636865&amp;uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsxDB3LLnT0">YouTube</a>
#160 Andy Buchanan: Finding Purpose In Running:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oOjl3thEZkq3DTNOjQbQ4">Spotify</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/160-andy-buchanan-finding-purpose-in-running/id1695873736?i=1000752259240&amp;uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIsHmMOs2dg">YouTube</a>
#170 Grace Grove: Doctor, Runner &amp; Content Creator | Being Yourself &amp; Ditching Toxic Productivity:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/66s6NgrIrs0qikhJTksnpN">Spotify</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/170-grace-grove-doctor-runner-content-creator-being/id1695873736?i=1000758785296&amp;uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW70qW1AaQM">YouTube</a>
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#205 Lydia ODonnell Nike & Femmi Run Coach: Learning to Train Like a Woman, Losing Her Dad & Why She's Trail Running Now

Matt Hauser is an Olympic triathlete from the Gold Coast. He came home from his first Olympics not satisfied and decided he needed to go all in if he was going to compete at the top of the sport. A few months after we recorded this, he became World Champion.

In this episode Matt and I talk about the choice he gave himself, grow up or step away, why he stopped calling any of it sacrifice, and the question his partner sent in that he struggled to answer. Describe yourself as a person without using triathlon.

We sat down with Matt in early 2025. We are re-releasing this section now as a Moments episode because it is the part people keep coming back to.

This podcast is supported by Denza. Thanks DENZA Gold Coast for getting behind the show. https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/

Listen to the Full episode here:
#96 Matt Hauser: Triathlons, Tackling Challenges & Finding Community: Spotify · Apple · YouTube The full conversation this came from.

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#155 Jeremy Howe: More Than AFL: Spotify · Apple · YouTube

#83 Jordan Kahu: Balancing Family & Business, Life after NRL, and Mental Health: Spotify · Apple · YouTube Life on the other side of the sport, which is where Matt's question is pointing.

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Matt Hauser is an Olympic triathlete from the Gold Coast. He came home from his first Olympics not satisfied and decided he needed to go all in if he was going to compete at the top of the sport. A few months after we recorded this, he became World Champion.
In this episode Matt and I talk about the choice he gave himself, grow up or step away, why he stopped calling any of it sacrifice, and the question his partner sent in that he struggled to answer. Describe yourself as a person without using triathlon.
We sat down with Matt in early 2025. We are re-releasing this section now as a Moments episode because it is the part people keep coming back to.
This podcast is supported by Denza. Thanks DENZA Gold Coast for getting behind the show.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/">https://www.denzagoldcoast.com.au/</a> Listen to the Full episode here: #96 Matt Hauser: Triathlons, Tackling Challenges &amp; Finding Community:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jLwqSWc0xhyjkY1798rtm">Spotify</a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/96-matt-hauser-triathlons-tackling-challenges-finding/id1695873736?i=1000699343506&amp;uo=4">Apple</a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2WdGWWEQi8">YouTube</a>&nbsp;The full conversation this came from.
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#83 Jordan Kahu: Balancing Family &amp; Business, Life after NRL, and Mental Health:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OCqSJlgPMUOmSoA41uDNC">Spotify</a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/83-jordan-kahu-balancing-family-business-life-after/id1695873736?i=1000680404469&amp;uo=4">Apple</a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWjTLRrDNeA">YouTube</a>&nbsp;Life on the other side of the sport, which is where Matt's question is pointing.
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