Welcome to the Femmi Pod. Femmi has been built to empower women through movement, education and connection. At Femmi we are building a community of women who can support, inspire and educate one another on how to move with our bodies and not against them. Founders, Lydia O’Donnell and Esther Keown, have come together to kick start more conversations about women, how we can make the most of our bodies, our hormones and ourselves.
This week on the Femmi Pod we have a three time returning guest to the pod - none other than our Head Femmi Trail and ultra coach - Lucy Bartholomew. Lucy is one of Australia's finest ultra and trail…
We have a very exciting announcement to share with you all. Thank you for being on this journey with us.
This week on the podcast we have the amazing Annie Keown, not only Esther's sister but an expert in Social Justice. Annie is a passionate feminist who is studying towards her PhD in gender studies. H…
This week Esther and Lydia discuss two very important topics. The first one being the latest news in America - Roe v. Wade being over-turned. We talk through the details of this issue and the implica…
This week we talk to the incredible Anneke Grogan. Annie is a Masters Psychology graduate and here to carry on the conversation about body image as an expert from last week. Annie studied in America …
This week we speak about body image and the journey both of us (Esther and Lydia) have had with our own bodies. We speak through the issues and experiences that led us to struggling with our bodies a…
We are back! After two weeks off we are refreshed and ready for more conversations about females*. This week we are talking about our own Femmi Community and why we love the beautiful community of wo…
On this episode Esther and Lydia speak about what they've been up to lately including an uncomfortable experience Lydia had recently while out on a run. We touch on the Lydia Ko topic of letting the …
This episode Lydia and Esther speaks to the amazing Jessica Emily Quinn. Jess lost her leg to cancer at just 9 years old after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Jess went through a rare surgery call…
This week Lydia and Esther chat about the menstrual cycle. We speak about the importance of tracking your cycle and paying attention to your body. We also break down the cycle into the phases and exp…
This week we speak to the amazing Femmi Physiotherapist, Grace Coombs. Grace works closely with females who may have pelvic floor or abdominal concerns secondary to pregnancy, postnatal, endometriosi…
We have COVID. In very Femmi fashion, both Esther and Lydia are in sync and managed to get covid together, although in different countries. In this episode we talk about our journey so far with COVID…
This episode we speak to the incredible Hannah Crerar. Hannah has a background in Law and Commerce, with 4 years experience in the corporate world but in 2016 her interest in holistic wellness inspir…
This week’s episode we are back with Esther and Lydia as we dive into our mental health journey’s. We talk through our mental health stories throughout our teenage years, how we both faced challenges…
This week we continue our conversation about gender equality in and around sport. We bring on two of our incredible Femmi Coaches - Lucy Bartholomew and Becky Greene who share their own experiences w…
This is Part 1 of a two part series on gender equality in sport. We are excited to be celebrating International Women's Day on March 8th. This conversation talks through the experiences both Lydia an…
This week we have an amazing athlete based in New Zealand Symone Tafuna'i. Symmy is a New Zealand representative sprinter and was part of the NZ 4 x 100m relay for U20 World Champs in 2016. Aside fro…
This episode Lydia and Esther talk about their thoughts on the fitness industry. Why the fitness industry has become about aesthetics and how we want to change the perception females have on exercise…
In this episode we interview one of our incredible coaches, Laura Nagel. Laura is not only an incredible coach but is equally, an incredible athlete. Laura has been running since she was a teenager, …