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Breaking the Ice is a platform created for wives and girlfriends of professional hockey players but has since turned into so much more! We share our stories, our passions, our tips, tricks, do’s and dont‘s for all things hockey and SO much more. Whether you‘re a hockey parent, an athlete, a significant other in the sports world or a person who enjoys podcast, you‘ll be inspired by these women every single day. So lace em‘ up and tune in for a new episode every Wednesday!
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Emmeli Rakell, wife of Rickard Rakell, who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, joins me this week on Breaking the Ice! Emmeli and her husband are Swedish and have spent a portion of their lives living in the US, while Rickard plays in the NHL.
In this episode we talk about:
- What it was like for Emmeli moving to the US, while hardly speaking English
- How isolating it can be to not have other people around who speak the same language as you
- What it has been like for her experiencing a new culture + new friends
- How she has changed her mindset in regards to this lifestyle
- Having a baby in the USA, as a Swede, and how things changed for her once she had kids in this lifestyle
- Driving differences between USA + Europe and other hilarious culture differences between Europeans and Americans
and so much more!
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Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Haley Palve, wife of Oula Palve, who plays hockey in Tampere Finland, joins me on BTI and shares her personal journey with infertility and IVF with me. Throughout this episode, we dive into:
- What it was like experiencing infertility + how it affected her mental health
- What led her to choose the IVF route and the steps that she took to get there
- What she wishes she knew about IVF before she started the process
- Advice on how to support someone through IVF and what NOT to say to someone experiencing infertility
- Finding success with IVF + how she told her partner (via long distance!)
- Her pregnancy + how the healthcare has been in Finland!
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Other BTI episodes on IVF:
Her Journey with IVF with Sandra Szczechura
Our Fertility Journey: Miscarriages, IVF and Surrogacy with Terra O'Reilly
Never Give Up, a journey to motherhood with Jamie Machacek
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Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Join me in this episode of real, authentic conversation with Laura Caggiula, wife of Drake Caggiula, who plays in the AHL for the Bakersfield Condors. If you're a mom or just curious about the challenges of motherhood in the hockey lifestyle with two children under two, this episode is just for you!
Laura and I share our experiences of raising two children under two in an open and honest dialogue.
Here are some highlights from our conversation
- The realities of motherhood and how to balance responsibilities
- Strategies for managing stress and self-care
- Our experiences with raising children in a fast-paced lifestyle
- The importance of community support and building a network
- Nervous System Dysregulation
- Latching onto Schedules because it's the one thing we have control over
- Resentment
- Hockey culture + how it shifts after having kids
- Game Day Routines with Two Under Two
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Megan McIlvane, wife of Matt McIlvane, who is the head coach for the San Diego Gulls, joins me on the pod today for a much anticipated coach's wife episode!
In this episode we talk about SO much but to name a few:
- Leaving her passion and career to move to Europe with her now husband
- Her take on whether coach's wives and player's wives should be friends
- The time commitment of a coach's wife
- A positive perspective on schedule of a hockey player
- The grey area of what the code is for including coach's wives
- How she would handle an iffy situation if one came about
AND BEYOND MORE! This conversation was so much fun to have and I hope you all enjoy!
Megan sits on the board of directors for a non-profit called Megan's Mission, named after an unbelievable girl who fought childhood cancer fearlessly. They are 100% volunteer based and have raised over 2 million for more up to date treatments and cures for childhood cancers. The hockey community is so great and any support would be greatly appreciated! Click here! www.instagram.com/megansmission
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Dana Oleksuk, wife of Travis Oleksuk, who finished last season in Rosenheim in the Del3, joins me on the podcast for the third time! Our husbands played together in Austria for two hockey seasons and in this episode we caught up and updated each other on our lives.
In this episode we talk about:
- Not having a contract this late in the year and what that looks like for each of us
- The possibility of retirement and how we each feel about it
- The day to day challenges of this position (living with family, lack of stability or not being able to plan anything)
- How we each would get our stuff back from overseas if we didn't go over
- Mental energy and how it takes so much out of you to have these same conversations every year with your significant other
Regardless of whether you have a contract or not, you will definitely be able to relate to this episode and I hope it brings some light into your week that you are not alone!
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Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Hi guys! I hope you all are having a nice summer at home. As always, I wanted to be open with you about some of the things that I have been struggling with postpartum this time around. I am so grateful that I have this safe space to share about my life and hope that I can help someone with this episode.
- How I was diagnosed with Postpartum OCD + Anxiety
- I talk about some of my triggers and how I have experienced "impending doom" and ruminating thoughts
- How my hypochondria has sky rocketed this time around and how I am overcoming it
- How I found a therapist that I LOVE
- How you're not crazy, it's the hormones
Some things that have helped me:
This podcast + this Instagram account has thoroughly helped me with this journey https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-hard-things/id1526993843
This episode specifically:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-hard-things/id1526993843?i=1000577362483
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Carli Husson is a spirit baby medium and energy healer that I had a session with a couple months before I conceived my daughter. I loved our session so much that I knew I HAD to have her on the podcast so here we are!
In this episode we chat about:
- What a spirit baby is
- How she started with this work and how her spiritual journey began
- How she prepares for a reading
- Signs from our spirit babies
- Gender disappointment and how we should normalize it
- How everything is energy
- How you can start the journey of connecting with your spirit baby
- A mini spirit baby reading on me where Carli connects and tells me the gender of my last baby in the future!
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Cheers to ONE HUNDRED Episodes of Breaking the Ice! It has been my absolute honor to be the host of this podcast and communicate with the amazing women in this community daily. In this episode I talk about:
- 100th episode + how there has been EIGHTY THOUSAND downloads since I started!
- Winning the championship + what the experience was like witnessing it in person
- How the starts aligned on the day of Game Six
- Bridging the gap between coaches SO's + players SO's and how it leads to one word: Communication (and preferably at the beginning of the season!)
- Inclusion on Teams + Why this makes such a difference in your overall well being during the season
- + more!
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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Jackie Gendron, wife of Miles Gendron, who plays in the ECHL for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, joins me on Breaking the Ice today.
In this episode we chat about:
- TikTok and how Jackie grew her following majorly once she moved to Norway for her husband's job and started sharing about their day to day there
- How Jackie met her husband in high school and has traveled with him for 11 years
- Remote jobs: How to find a remote job, what it's like working North American hours in Europe
- Focusing on the positives of this lifestyle + how it can benefit you overall to not dwell on the negatives
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Maggie Kestner, wife of Josh Kestner, who plays for Rauma Lukko in Finland, joins me on Breaking the Ice today.
In this episode we chat about:
- Losing your identity in this lifestyle
- The challenges emotionally when isolated so far away from home
- The common misconceptions that people have about hockey
- Missing big life moments back home during the season
- Visa Issues
- Trying to get out of Russia right before the war started
and so much more!
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