In this episode, we sit down with Marine Corps veteran Emily Schelberg. She is a prior Team USA skeleton competitor, an orthopedic sports medicine nurse practitioner, recipient of the Tillman Scholarship award, CrossFit coach, mom, wife, and general badass. She has extensive experience as an athlete and service member, and regularly mentors our VP athletes. We talk about competing, service, parenthood and more in this episode.

In this episode, we sit down with Megan Henry. Megan is a First Lieutenant in the Army, an MI officer (35D), and was prior enlisted as a 35F. She played Division One Field Hockey and ran track at American University, and enlisted following her graduation. Last year, she was ranked overall #1 in the United States for Skeleton, a one-man, high speed sled style Winter Olympics event. She is also a member of the Army's World Class Athlete Program. She hopes to compete in the 2020 Winter Olympics. valkyrieprojectus.com armywcap.com https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/athletes/Megan-Henry

In this episode, we interview Cecilia Craft, CMPC, aka Cici. She is a mental performance coach with a long history in working with Special Operations soldiers, and with Major League Baseball players. She has studied, and has become an expert in, how people with outlier mentalities and exceptional performers can refine their skills to perform their best. In this game, it's all about the mental game. valkyrieprojectus.com allterrainproject.com

In this episode, we sit down with Meg's longtime friend, Summer. Summer is a National Guard rotary and fixed wing pilot with a diverse background, a lot of experience, and a lot of life lessons to share. For any single moms out there trying to stay afloat while juggling work with being a parent, this is the story of a truly inspirational woman who did it with ease. We also discuss overcoming adversity such as sexism and harassment in the workplace. Trust us when we say you're not alone! https://www.valkyrieprojectus.com/

We sit down with the illustrious Mark England again in this episode to talk positive self-talk, goal-setting, and life-changing internal narrative techniques. Female military athletes struggling to find their confidence or crush destructive self-talk will learn a lot from this episode (as will anyone else who listens!) We also discuss Mark's projects to bring better inner narrative to the world. Check out his training programs, and the VP training program options, at the links below! https://procabulary.org/ https://www.enlifted.me/ https://www.valkyrieprojectus.com/

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Stacy Sims PhD, a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. She was an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist at Stanford University from 2007 to 2012, where she specialized in sex differences of environmental and nutritional considerations for recovery and performance, specializing also in women's health and performance. She has made a name for herself in the fitness industry by publishing the book Roar (available on Amazon), and with a viral TEDx talk she presented in 2019 titled "Women are not small men."https://www.ted.com/talks/stacy_sims_women_are_not_small_men_a_paradigm_shift_in_the_science_of_nutrition She and Meg discuss the overarching principles of key differences in female and male physiology and biology that must be considered when training athletes. Her upcoming course at drstacysims.com will certify coaches, mentors and athletes in the industry in detail on these topics.

MEG IS BACK! In this episode, Meg sits down with wordsmith Lisbeth Darsh. Lisbeth has a longstanding reputation in the fitness community for her inspiring prose and her work as one of the founding members of CrossFit Headquarters. Though she has gained a number of accolades over the years, many don’t know she is a prior service member. She and Mentor Meg discuss life as a female Officer, the evolution of fitness in the modern age, coaching and mentoring athletes, Lisbeth’s published work, and more.

In this episode, Meg talks with Army Medic and VP Mentor Trish about topics ranging from challenges on the job to poop (sometimes even related). Grab some popcorn and hang out for this next "sis sesh".

In this episode, Meg sits down with long-time friend and spirit animal Chelsea to discuss life as a woman in a STEM career, balancing work/life/fitness, and the general hilarity that makes it all worth while.