ALL IN with Natalie Allport

Kara Winger is a 4x Olympian, Diamond league final winner, World Championships silver medalist, PAN AM champion, American record holder, and Team USA's flag bearer at the Tokyo Olympics. In this episode she shares how loving the daily grind, embracing community, and leading with vulnerability carried her through an 18 year international career filled with highs and lows - including going 12 years without breaking her own record, falling short of her Olympic goals, and going through multiple ACL injuries. She also shares the incredible story of her final season (it will give you chiils!), her work with Parity (an incredible company providing opportunities to pro women athletes to close the gender equity gap in sports), her retirement, and what she has planned for this next chapter in life after sport. Kara IG: instagram.com/karathrowsjav ALL IN IG: ⁠instagram.com/theallinproject Natalie IG: instagram.com/natalieallport Parity IG: instagram.com/paritynow Learn more about Parity: ⁠paritynow.co⁠

On this week's solo episode, Nat talks about the WNBA Canada game, an overview of the past snowboard / crossfit season and injury recovery journey, as well as the importance of safe spaces and friendships for mental health and mental support as an athlete.

Ryan Lavarnway is a recently retired professional athlete (10+ yr MLB vet, 2013 World Series Champ, Olympian, Yale alumn), broadcaster, and speaker. Ryan talks about his unlikely journey to becoming a pro baseball player, his experience in college and the major / minor leagues, playing for team Israel a the Olympics, building a winning culture and mentality, developing confidence and self belief, and how he knew when it was time to hang up the cleats for good. Lots of amazing mindset tips and takeaways in this episode for anyone pursuing a dream, especially athletes looking to learn what it takes from someone who has been through it and overcome the obstacles. Follow Ryan on IG: instagram.com/rlavarnway Ryan's podcast: ryanlavarnway.com/ryan-lavarnway-podcast ALL IN IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Cassie Hawrysh is a former Team Canada Skeleton athlete, media personality, and speaker. This episode begins with Cassie sharing her journey of starting new sports later in life, managing mental health on the road, and tips for anyone pursuing their dreams and then dives deep into a conversation on the reality of sport funding and what Canadian athletes go through to represent Team Canada at the highest levels - a conversation that was sparked by the recent strike and protests by the Canadian Women’s Soccer team. We share our thoughts on what is broken within the Canadian sport systems and NSOs, our past experiences, as well as a discussion on how that lead to Cassie walking away from the sport and how she managed that transition into what she does now and more importantly, who she is now. Follow Cassie on IG: @cassiehawrysh Follow Cassie on TW: @cassiehawrysh Cassie's website Follow ALL IN on IG: @theallinproject

This week is #BellLetsTalk day and in this episode we hear from top athletes, entrepreneurs, and coaches on mental health awareness, tips, support, breaking the stigma, and much more. Whether you're an athlete or not, dealing with mental health issues or mental illness or not, this episode provides education and awareness on how everyone is affected by mental health and how things can improve. Featured guests on this episodes: Jay Thooft (Mental Performance Coach), Reagan Rust (Pro Hockey Player & Mental Health Advocate), Corey Hirsch (Former NHL & Olympic Goaltender & Author), Kim Carducci (Former collegiate athlete & author), Jenna Blasman (Olympic snowboarder), Cory Camp (Former collegiate swimmer & coach), Reid Meyer (Former collegiate athlete & entrepreneur), JT Barnett (Former pro hockey player, content creator & entrepreneur), Ray Zahab (Adventure athlete), Traps (Trainer & Athlete), Annie Guglia (Olympic & Pro Skateboarder), Mikey Taylor (Former Pro Skateboarder & Entrepreneur) Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Top answers from our 2022 guests on their one game changer habit and what ALL IN means to them. This is a great episode to kick of 2023 with motivation and habit ideas from top athletes, authors, mental performance coaches, mindset experts, entrepreneurs and more!

Sharing some holiday reminders, my top 10 lessons from 2022, and end of year thoughts :)

Goal don't have to be permanent, and pivoting to something new isn't a failure (nor is the time you spent pursuing your original goal). In this solo episode, Natalie shares some perspective on when goals can start to weigh you down, what to do when you are feeling burnt out in the pursuit of your goal, and how to know whether it's time to push through, or move on from that goal. This is a great episode to listen to during this end of year reflection time, during your athletic off season / holiday break from sports, or during a transitional period, and includes tips such as journal prompts and more to help you build self awareness and reflect on your highs and lows. Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

A full recap of my first marathon - from how running the NYC Marathon came to be, my training plan, the experience in New York, and what's next after! (Watch YouTube for Katherine Switzer speech + bts videos and photos) Running program I mentioned: www.halhigdon.com/training-programs/marathon-training/novice-1-marathon/ More content: instagram.com/natalieallport

Corey is a former NHL goalie, host of Blindsided (a Players Tribune podcast), and author. He also has OCD. In this episode we talk about: Players Tribune article: theplayerstribune.com/articles/corey-hirsch-dark-dark-dark Corey's book: www.amazon.ca/Save-My-Life-Corey-Hirsch/dp/1443461091 Corey's website: coreyhirsch.com Follow Corey on IG: instagram.com/coreyhirsch72 Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

From extreme asthma, to gang violence, to competing against those on PEDs - Tyree Washington has seen it all. Tyree’s teammates and competitors were involved in a major doping scandal that had world championships taken away from him due to his teammates involvement, as well as coming second in the world to someone who was doping, and then later being awarded the gold medal. In this episode he shares his journey through childhood adversity like severe asthma and growing up around gangs and crime to becoming a world champion sprinter, his experience in the NFL, how to change your mindset and remain hopeful, and we have a deep discussion about our opinions on PEDs and doping in sport. Follow Tyree on IG: instagram.com/therealtyreeswashington Donate to Athletes vs Asthma: athletesvsasthma.org Buy Tyree's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Against-All-Odds-Champion-Triumph/dp/1733668969 ALL IN IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Sitting down for a raw talk about balancing your goals, responsibilities, and relationships (w. family & friends).

Connor Emeny is an ironman athlete, ultra runner, and the youngest person in the world to complete an ironman on 6 continents. He shares how he achieved his goal amidst a global pandemic, how to build mental toughness and push through discomfort, the lessons he learnt running 100km, the importance of patience, and much more. Follow Connor on social: instagram.com/connor.emeny Follow ALL IN on social: instagram.com/theallinproject

Manteo Mitchell broke his leg halfway through the opening lap of the men's 4 x 400m prelims at the London Olympics and KEPT RUNNING. His team went on to set a record breaking time, unknown to them that he had broken his leg at the very start of the race. Overcoming adversity is not new to Manteo, which he uses to inspire others. Manteo discusses his track & field comeback, and how he dealt with the mental repercussion of his injury. This interview is packed with motivation and practical tips for anyone dealing with adversity! *Original release date: January 2021 Manteo's IG: instagram.com/manteomitchell ALL IN IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Brett Lorin (former pro baseball player) had his sights set on the major leagues - but after 7 years in the minors, the call never came. In this episode he shares the value of growing up as a multi-sport athlete, having the self-belief to take ownership and make a change while playing college sports, what it's really like playing in the minor leagues, and his experience not making it to the majors and deciding to hang up the cleats and pursue other experiences in life. Brett is also the host of the Too Tall Sports podcast and you can find him on IG here: @tootallsportspodcast Follow ALL IN on IG: @theallinproject

In this solo episode I speak on the importance of rest and recovery days, and my personal rest and active recovery day protocols. Whether you’re a pro athlete, weekend warrior, or not involved in sports as all - I think rest and recovery days are incredibly important, and I tend to even structure my work routine, not just training routine, with the same approach. Topics: Get a Whoop band & one month of free (how I have tracked my recovery for >4 years): join.whoop.com/allport Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

April Zilg is a professional paddle boarder, whose journey went from living an unhealthy lifestyle to pursuing professional sport. In this episode April talks about being patient in your pursuit of success and not expecting overnight results, how to build a strong aerobic foundation - including her experience with aerobic deficiency syndrome, and the importance of journalling. We also speak on planning a family as a female athlete, pursuing passion over money, and much more. Follow April on IG: instagram.com/aprilzilg The Athlete Agenda: http://theathleteagenda.com/ Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Sports are a microcosm for society, and it's important to have diverse representation within communities like these. In this podcast I talk a bit about why I think that matters, a time where I have felt like I didn't belong, and some recent athlete examples. Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

Dawn Fletcher is the founder of Driven Mind Training, where she works as a mental performance coach for competitive athletes primarily in the sport of CrossFit, as well as other individual, team and action sports athletes. In this (live recorded in 2020) episode we dive into how she practices experiencing discomfort, the important of discomfort variability, some real talk about overcoming fear, as well as discussion the impressiveness and evolution of the mindset of top CF Games athletes such as Tia-Clair Toomey, Matt Fraser, and Katrin Davidsdottir. Follow Dawn on IG: instagram.com/drivenmindtraining Follow ALL IN on IG: instagram.com/theallinproject

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