Unbreakable and Fearless
By Unbreakable and Fearless
Unbreakable and FearlessDec 19, 2022
Looking Back & Looking Forward with Kristen Hutchison | Episode 29
Meet Kristen Hutchison! We are looking back on Kristen's experiences in college sports as a member of the rugby and rowing teams at Santa Clara University, among other sports in her lifetime as an athlete. The alignment of her challenges within toxic environments and coaching styles with Jaecee and Candice continues the necessary reflection on what has occurred and where the experience of sports needs to continue to improve.
Kristen works at one of the hottest spots in the country right now, A Bar of Their Own, in Minneapolis. Of course, we learn more about this amazing location supporting women's sports!
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Marina Paul Changing the Way | Episode 28
Marina Paul is an extraordinary woman, with a powerful story and drive to improve the sport experience for women. Her high-performance sportswear brand, SPRHRA, is bringing the conversation forward on how apparel for female athletes can be fully understood, tested, and implemented for the body shape of girls and women.
Jaecee and Candice learn more about Marina's background as a young athlete, a student-athlete at Georgetown University, and the professional journey from her first jobs out of college, to her book, Becoming a Superhero: Awaken Your Superpowers and Inspire the Magic in Others, and now to founding and running SPRHRA.
Learn more about SPRHRA at https://www.sprhra.com/.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Transitioning Out of the Student Athlete Identity | Episode 27
Jaecee is approaching the final chapter of her student-athlete journey at the University of Iowa. This upcoming transition from the student-athlete identity can be a mix of emotions for the individual and is typically full of questions for mentors and support systems in their lives. Candice and Jaecee discuss their thoughts and feelings when facing that transition, while also sharing ideas with those nearing the experience and the coaches who will support the student-athlete.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Operating in Demanding Environments | Episode 26
The environment of sports, especially in collegiate sports, is demanding in every way - your time, your social network, your mental health, your physical body, and so much more. Jaecee and Candice acknowledge the difficulty of the environment and ways to embrace the demands.
Check out the episode and Raygun's Badass Female Athlete shirts can be found at https://www.raygunsite.com/products/badass-female-athlete
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Women's Sports Equipment | Episode 25
There are so many companies working to make the experience of women's sports better, especially when it comes to the apparel and equipment they use. Check out the episode and the brands we mentioned at the links below:
Unbreakable Female Athlete at www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com and https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com/ufa-fund
Sports Bra Project at www.thesportsbraproject.org
SheFit at shefit.com
Ida Sports at www.idasports.com
SPRHRA at www.sprhra.com
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Culture in Competitive Environments | Episode 24
Sports are inherently about the opportunity to prove you are the best, and therefore, being competitive must be a core part of your athlete identity. However, with shifts in sports targeting more holistic environments, a competitive culture can be difficult to maintain and keep in check. Jaecee and Candice speak to their experiences and how they try to navigate the athlete and coach relationships when it comes to a culture within highly competitive environments, such as in college sports.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Investing in Women's Sport | Episode 23
Calling all investors! Women's sport needs you... well, not all of you. We need the ones who are genuinely invested in the current and future state of women's sports, and can see how their investments are profitable. The data is showing the trends and now you need to take intelligent steps towards investment. And don't hesitate to reach out to us!
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Being Uncomfortable | Episode 22
How to 'Off Season' | Episode 21
Jaecee and Candice are both in their off-seasons and struggling to turn it all "off". Understanding the need for reflection, rest, and planning during the off-season is all well and good, however, the implementation of those actions is key. Candice and Jaecee take in their own roles and how they can each be better utilizing their off-season time.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Empowering Women in Sport Performance | Episode 20
There are many quality allies for women working in the sports industry, and Jason Belz of A Greater You in Kansas City is absolutely one of them. He employs women at his center, putting them front and center as coaches and leaders in the sports performance space. He showcases women authentically and amplifies their strength. Everyone can learn and take something away from this conversation.
Learn more about Jason Belz and his work at A Greater You at http://www.gr8ru.com/ or visit his Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/a.greater.you/
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Difference with Mentoring | Episode 19
Mentoring can be significant in the development of your passions and goals. The ways we can discover mentorship and how we can reap the benefits of it are unique, but the commonality exists in the fact that the opportunity to speak with another individual about what you are trying to achieve will make you feel less alone in your pursuits and more supported.
Check out more about the Unbreakable Fearless Athlete Youth Mentoring Series at https://www.fearlessandcapable.com/c/summer-2023-youth-mentorship.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Yes, Injuries Suck. But... | Episode 18
Neither Candice nor Jaecee are strangers to major injuries during their athletic careers. The honest discussion of what the injuries lifespan can look like, the support that needs to happen for both athletes and coaches, and how we can all still acknowledge how injuries suck but also create opportunities.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Gender Equity with Kaig Lightner | Episode 17
Kaig Lightner, Founder and Executive Director of Portland Community Football Club and Founder of Quantum Gender, among many other roles, joined us on the Unbreakable & Fearless Podcast. His work and impact far exceed sport. The wealth of experiences he shares makes each of us reflect on the opportunities we have in our own spaces to bring inclusivity, education, and real conversations with the people we engage. Listen to the work, his encouragement for each of us, and how you can better understand gender equity today.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Reimagining the Approach to Mental Performance with Lauren Ammon | Episode 16
Welcome Lauren Ammon, ACC, founder of Performance Reimagined to the Unbreakable & Fearless Podcast. Her work supports athletes through their performance by providing tools, strategies, and knowledge that help student-athletes develop the skills to reach their goals. Their team creates an individualized plan for each athlete, tailored to their needs and goals. They also provide support for coaches and parents to create a deeper connection, empathy, and understanding within the athlete's closest support system.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Reporting Abuses | Episode 15
Candice and Jaecee tackle the topic of reporting abusive situations within athletics. It isn't an easy decision to report, and as coaches, it is unsettling to know we could be falsely accused. But if we have learned anything from the last few years, it has to be the importance of the process for reporting and the investigations that need to take place thoroughly and impartially.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Impact of Periods | Episode 14
Jaecee and Candice are talking openly and honestly about the impact of the menstrual cycle on women in sports. Their share some of their own experiences, and combine thoughts on the work that we can all do to better understand what opportunities are available to athletes and coaches in supporting women on a regular and consistent basis. This should not be an untouchable topic within the sports environment and Jaecee and Candice work to role model the impact it can have when we get real about the impact of periods.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Driving Motivation | Episode 13
Jaecee and Candice discuss how driving motivation occurs within themselves and the team, each coming at it from their respective angle of coach and player. What helps with motivation... What hurts motivation... And how we support one another when the individual and collective will to win and perform can feel too tough.
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Positive Self Talk | Episode 12
Candice and Jaecee are speaking honestly about their current positive self-talk or lack thereof, and the role it plays in the mentality we all have to excel. As players and coaches, where can we bring positive self-talk to serve the individual and team's greater good? How does it manifest in performances? How does positive self-talk align with acknowledging areas that need development and improvement? Listen in and we would love to hear how positive self-talk is working for you!
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Stigma of Emotions | Episode 11
Jaecee and Candice are discussing how emotions play into the experience of sports as athletes and coaches. No actual crying in this episode, but a lot going on around each of their lives, and they experience their feelings. How can we allow emotions to be a part of the sport and not minimize their impact?
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Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Speaking Up and Out | Episode 10
Jaecee and Candice are both active vocal advocates for girls and women in sports. Their individual brands highly focus on drawing attention to issues facing girls and women and then supporting action to improve the experience we can all have in sports. In this episode, they address what they have faced in speaking up and out, the fears they have to speak, the variety of responses, and the hopes for what future conversations and actions will produce for the next generations of athletes and coaches.
Like what you hear? Please make sure to give us a 5-star rating!
Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Need for Sleep | Episode 9
Sleep - most of us feel as though we could use a little bit more of it, especially as athletes and coaches. We know the value and importance sleep has in our performance, but making the time to fit in naps and recovery, developing our habits to set up quality sleep, and managing our thoughts and feelings of anxiousness are common. Take a listen to Jaecee and Candice discuss their current relationship with sleep, where they feel they are succeeding and fall short, and the impacts sleep and recovery has on their performance as athletes and coaches.
Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Hitting Performance Plateaus | Episode 8
Inevitably as individuals and as a team, we hit a performance plateau. These plateaus can be frustrating for all involved, and acknowledging those feelings and working towards finding our way back towards an upwards trajectory can make a huge difference for athletes and coaches. Listen in to hear more about their perspectives, and tactics that have worked (and haven't), and consider if you are hitting a plateau anywhere in your sport at the moment.
Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Creating and Keeping Boundaries | Episode 7
Candice and Jaecee speak honestly about their struggles with their boundaries, and how they are respected within teams and between coaches and athletes. As we all navigate lifestyles that can provide more accessibility to others, it is important to acknowledge where and how we succeed at keeping healthy boundaries for our own mental and physical health.
Interested in Jaecee's apparel line, Unbreakable Female Athlete? Visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
Want to learn more about Candice's mentorship program, Fearless & Capable? Visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Body Image | Episode 6
Candice and Jaecee get honest about their views on their body, how it has evolved, where they still struggle, and how they want to help others to embrace their own unique, strong body in sports. They work to create conversations around how body image is brought into sports in their own day to days, and the tools and resources they are using to make it better for themselves and the environments they work within.
To see what Jaecee is up to at Unbreakable Female Athlete, visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com/.
Curious to learn more about Candice and Fearless & Capable, visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com/.
Defining Fearless | Episode 5
Jaecee and Candice discuss the origins of Candice's female-led mentorship program, Fearless & Capable. Why the name, where it comes from, and how it is relating to women and girls in sports? Acting fearlessly can be a catalyst for progress and we need to encourage and empower all to bring the mindset to their daily lives.
To see what Jaecee is up to at Unbreakable Female Athlete, visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com/.
Curious to learn more about Candice and Fearless & Capable, visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com/.
Equity | Episode 2
Candice and Jaecee take on the conversation of equity in sports, and particularly how it impacts the daily experience in their roles in collegiate sports as a coach and student-athlete. Pushing the need for equity is necessary and we must keep the conversation going.
For more information on Unbreakable Female Athlete, visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
For more information on Fearless & Capable, visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Impact on Next Generation | Episode 4
Candice and Jaecee both are motivated to make sports better for the next generation. As current athletes and coaches, they discuss ways that we can all be making impacts that will benefit today's and tomorrow's generation of girls and women participating and working in sports.
For more information on Unbreakable Female Athlete, visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
For more information on Fearless & Capable, visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Unbreakable | Episode 1
Jaecee and Candice break down what being unbreakable means to them in their respective roles as athletes and coaches. Additionally, we learn how Jaecee, as a current collegiate athlete, came to the decision to name her apparel business Unbreakable Female Athlete.
For more information on Unbreakable Female Athlete, visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com/.
For more information on Fearless & Capable, visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com/.
Leave it Behind | Episode 3
A team, a sport, a coach, a supporter, an idea, or whatever you face the decision to leave, it can take a lot from you to make the decision and take the next steps forward. Jaecee and Candice discuss some of their decisions to leave aspects of their sports experiences behind and the toll it took to decide, but what the next steps looked like for each of them.
For more information about Unbreakable Female Athlete, visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
For more information about Fearless & Capable, visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.
Trailer
Welcome to the Unbreakable and Fearless podcast! Each episode will be an honest talk between a coach and athlete on all topics that impact women in sports. Join us in each episode as we share lived experiences, our reflections, and work together to consider how we can make sports better today and for future generations.
For more information on Unbreakable Female Athlete, visit https://www.unbreakablefemaleathlete.com.
For more information on Fearless & Capable, visit https://www.fearlessandcapable.com.