Aesthetics and Athletics

On this episode, Ngozi sits down with Kate Glavan - former NYU volleyball player turned content creator, runner, and HOKA Global Athlete Ambassador. We talk about her background in competitive volleyball, navigating and overcoming her eating disorder, content creation, the importance of making the running environment more accessible and her very own New York run club! Follow Kate on Instagram @kateglavan and check her podcast/meme page @seamossgirlies. You can find Ngozi on Instagram and TikTok at @ngozimusa. Follow Aesthetics and Athletics on Instagram at @aesthetics__athletics

On this episode, we sit down with Lydia Keating, former D1 rower at Yale turned content creator and running influencer to talk the transition from rowing to running, navigating your relationship with workout and nutrition post collegiate, the importance of movement for mental health and finding her lane and community in quarantine.

On this episode, we sit down with Brianna Pinto, the 3rd overall pick in the NWSL 2021 draft and Professional Soccer Player for Gotham FC to talk about her journey from youth soccer to the big leagues, balancing being a student and professional soccer player, and finding her voice on and off the field as a black women in a predominately white sport.

On this episode, we sit down with Laura M. Wilde who is a Holistic Mental Performance Specialist for elite performers. Before Laura was a Holistic Mental Performance Specialist, she was a college athlete and college coach and now is a thought leader in the field of holistic player development and holistic sports medicine where she works elite athletes, staff, and coaches in the NCAA, WNBA, NBA, NFL, and MLB. We sit down with Laura to understand quantum sports medicine and the holistic approach to mental performance, the importance of mental resilience training and positive thinking during challenging times, learning how to get into the zone and stay in the zone, the importance of mediation, imagination, and affirmations in achieving greatness.

Dr. Sharon Chirban is the founder of Amplify Wellness and Performance and has 25 years of clinical psychology expertise having work at Harvard Medical School, Boston Ballet, NBA players Association, Harvard Track and Field, Boston Children’s Hospital and private practice. Sharon works with high performance athletes and has treated many athletes with injury recovery, transition from competitive sports or performance and eating disorders. Sharon also works with c-level executives on work/life balance, confidence, and setback/failure recovery. We sit down with Sharon to talk about the importance of developing a sense of self outside of athletics, the importance of radical acceptance, and the similarity in challenges that C-suite executives and athletes face when it comes to balance

Today we sit down with Chelsea Ziadie, Former Professional Hockey Player and Analyst at Morgan Stanley. Chelsea discusses the barriers to entry for female hockey players, becoming a professional hockey player for the NWHL while pursuing a corporate career, and representation in hockey for women and people of color.

Women’s lacrosse is the largest and fastest growing women’s sport in the country. Today we are sitting down with Alex Aust, Gold Medalist, Team USA Women’s Lacrosse Attacker, and Creator of The Sweaat Life, to talk about her journey to pursuing professional lacrosse, the importance of exposure and accessibility in the sport, and her hopes for women’s lacrosse to come.

Today we sit down with Dr. Carly Anderson, a former UCLA gymnast, co-owner of Premier Sports Psychology, PLLC and licensed psychologist who specializes in sports psychology. Dr. Carly is on the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Sports Psychology and Mental Training Registry, the NFL Player’s Association Mental Health Referral Directory, and the Directory of Mental Health Service Providers for the National Basketball Players Association. While at UCLA, Dr. Carly won three NCAA National team titles in gymnastics. On this Episode, Nani and Dr. Carly sits down to talk all things sports psychology, navigating the transition out of your athletic career and the importance of talking about the mental and emotional aspects of sport.

Today we sit down with Traci Green, going on her 14th year as the Head Coach of Harvard Women’s Tennis Team. Traci is the first black coach at Harvard to win an Ivy League Championship, the second winningest coach in Harvard Women’s Tennis history with 147 wins and the second coach in Harvard Women’s Tennis history to eat triple-digit victories. Traci also sits on the board of the Black Women in Sport Foundation. On this Episode, Traci sits down with Ngozi to talk about her experience as first an athlete, then a black coach in a predominately white sport and the importance of representation.

Kathy Delaney-Smith, Head Coach of Harvard Women’s Basketball Team is going on her 39th season coaching at Harvard and her 50th year of coaching girls and women’s basketball. Kathy has won 11 Ivy League titles, made 6 NCAA tournament appearances, and was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. On this Episode Kathy sits down with Nani to talk about all things women’s basketball, Kathy’s journey in women’s basketball and the fight for equity and equality in women’s sports.

Digital Content Creator, Kira West, of @ByKWest joins us today to talk about the changing definition of balance and wellness throughout life stages, how to address tokenism as one of a few black women in the health and wellness space, how studios and boutique fitness can diversity the space, and what is on the horizon for her with @MadeByKWest

@AvoKween herself, Ali Bonar talks about her journey to healing from a 10 year eating disorder, how changing her mindset changed the way she looked at her body, food, and working out, and how she co-founded @KweenandCo granola butter company.

Tianna Bartoletta is a 2X Olympian, 3X gold medalist, and 3X World Champion who specializes in sprinting and long jumping, author and even pusher for the US Bobsled team in 2012.

Tianna shares with use the hardships of being an Olympian and track and field athlete, pivoting from jumping to sprinting, and how she learned to overcome hardships in life and sport and rise to the top.

Aesthetics and Athletics is growing and sharing the mic! Nani Redford, Account Manager at Tik Tok and Harvard Women’s Basketball 2019 talks about growing up, being black, and using your platform to be the change you want to see in the world. We are so excited to have her co-host Aesthetics and Athletics with us!

In this episode, founder Ngozi Musa takes time to address the current racial climate of our country and how Aesthetics and Athletics is committed to being apart of the social movement, not just the social media moment.

Maddy Ciccone, or more commonly none as @maddztaddz gives us insight on how she is growing and going beyond the four walls that are SoulCycle during COVID 19 in order to do life on, off, and beyond the bike!

Arike Ogunbowale, a Notre Dame graduate, NCAA Champion, 5th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft, and childhood club soccer player turned WNBA Dallas Wings Guard, joins us today to talk about her unforeseen journey to basketball and to the WNBA.

Gabby Thomas, a Harvard Graduate, Professional New Balance Athlete, multiple Ivy League Champion, and NCAA 200M Indoor Collegiate Record holder, joins us today to share her journey to finding balance in school, in sport, and in life. On this episode, we discuss:

Her transition from high school to the Harvard Track and Field team and from her Harvard track career to her Professional track career as a senior in college.

How during transitions and hardship, she found balance, overcame trials, and learned how develop her mental game to get her where she wanted to be.

Who she is outside of track and field, her MPH program at the University Of Texas, Austin, who she wants to be after track and field, and what’s next for her.

How she would redefine the word “female athlete,” her tips to creating balance in her life, and seeing herself positively on and off the track, and her skincare tricks to flawless skin!