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Madam AthleteReplay: Changing Careers with Physician and Oiselle’s Leader of Corporate Development Sarah LeskoHi friend! It’s Giselle. I’m jumping on here real quick to remind you that I’m taking a break after over three plus years of weekly episodes to rest, reset, and recalibrate. In case you need a little woman in sports career journey wisdom while I’m away, I’ve pulled this episode from the archives. This conversation with Dr. Sarah Lesko aired in April 2022 and it is one of the most downloaded episodes of all time. So you’re going to love it. I know I did.Since the last episode. Dr. Lesko was na...2023-12-1948 minMadam AthleteReplay: Creating Your Own Space with Temple’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for Mental Health, Wellness, and Performance Stephany CoakleyHi friend! It’s Giselle. I’m jumping on here real quick to remind you that I’m taking a break after over three plus years of weekly episodes to rest, reset, and recalibrate. In case you need a little woman in sports career journey wisdom while I’m away, I’ve pulled this episode from the archives. This conversation with Dr. Stephany Coakley aired in August 2022 and it is one of the most downloaded episodes of all time. So you’re going to love it. I know I did.Dr. Coakley is still working at Temple Un...2023-12-121h 01Madam AthleteReplay: Leading as a Generalist with Trail Blazers’ Senior VP of Innovation & Technology Christa StoutHi friend! It’s Giselle. I’m jumping on here real quick to remind you that I’m taking a break after over three plus years of weekly episodes to rest, reset, and recalibrate. In case you need a little woman in sports career journey wisdom while I’m away, I’ve pulled this episode from the archives. This conversation with Christa Stout aired in March 2022 and it is the most downloaded episode of all time. So you’re going to love it. I know I did.Since the last episode, Christa is still with t...2023-12-051h 02
At Your CervixHow to own your career and thrive as a female in male-dominated fields with Giselle AerniDr Giselle Aerni is a sports medicine physician and creator of the Madam Athlete Podcast. She has covered everything from the WNBA, to NCAA DI and DIII national championship-winning teams, to high-school sports and marathons. In her role as a sports medicine fellowship director, she also teaches and mentors future sports medicine physicians to prepare them for careers of their own. We discuss the importance of career and life satisfaction, not following the crowd if the status quo isn't for you and how and where to access coaching support.
You can find out more about Giselle and her podcast and...2023-10-0149 minMadam AthleteEmbracing Change: How AI is Revolutionizing Podcasting and Professional Sports*FRIENDS! AI came up with that title and it is hard not what I would have chosen for myself 🤣*Alternative title (human generated): Taking the Time to Learn New Skills or Giselle F*s around with AIAI generated episode description with [my comments] thrown in all over the place because, again, WTF AI?:Ever wondered how AI is revolutionizing the podcasting landscape and professional sports? You're about to find out. [I mean, you're not. I talk about how we need to take time to learn new skills in our careers to make sur...2023-08-0827 min
Champions of Active WomenGiselle Aerni, MD, Sports Medicine Physician and Madam Athlete Founder and podcast hostDr. Giselle Aerni is a sports medicine physician, educator, and founder and host of the Madam Athlete podcast. In her role as a sports medicine physician, Dr. Aerni has covered everything from the WNBA, to NCAA DI and DIII national championship-winning teams, to high-school sports, marathons, and more. Beyond these professional experiences, she founded Madam Athlete in 2020 to help early career women working in male-dominated fields to build their confidence so they can take ownership of their career journeys. Dr. Aerni played lacrosse at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. Today, she describes herself as an occasionally reluctant athlete who needs...2023-07-0534 minMadam AthleteCreating Your Own Space with Temple’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for Mental Health, Wellness, and Performance Stephany CoakleyOn today’s episode, I’m talking to certified mental performance consultant Dr. Stephany Coakley about creating your own space.Stephany works with student-athletes to develop mental health skills as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Mental Health, Wellness and Performance at Temple University. She also works with professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, and beyond through her private practice. On the way to where she is today, Stephany developed her craft by creating her own space, like starting her private practice during grad school so she could start getting experience working with athletes. She also worked with...2022-08-231h 00Madam AthleteChanging Careers with Physician and Oiselle’s Leader of Corporate Development Sarah LeskoToday, I’m talking to Oiselle’s Leader of Corporate Development and Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Sarah Lesko, about honoring your values while changing careers.Sarah is trained and practiced as a family medicine physician before making the leap to a career outside of medicine. Before leaving medicine, Sarah got back into running after watching the ‘08 Olympic trials. Two years later she met the founder and CEO of Oiselle, a running apparel company, by and for female athletes. Eventually leaving medicine, Sarah’s work with Oiselle expanded and she found a better way for her to serve. Through...2022-04-0547 minMadam AthleteLeading as a Generalist with Trail Blazers’ Senior VP of Innovation & Technology Christa StoutToday, I’m talking to the Portland Trail Blazers’ Senior Vice President of Innovation & Technology Christa Stout.Christa played 5 sports in high school and 3 in college. She has traveled internationally doing development work and has seen the value of sport for social change. Because of a persistent interest in corporate social responsibility, Christa decided to go to business school. As a generalist trying to find her future career, a professor advised her to list out exactly what she was looking for in a job. By considering the qualities she needed in the workplace instead of the job titl...2022-03-291h 01Madam AthleteHaving Representation and Paying it Forward with Orthopaedic Surgeon Jothi Murali-LarsonToday I’m talking to orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Jothi Murali-Larson. Dr. Murali-Larson is one of the 6% of all orthopaedic surgeons who are women. Jothi is an orthopaedic sports medicine and trauma surgeon who built her own practice when she found that a traditional big group practice wasn’t working for her. With all of her experiences being mentored by strong women in orthopaedics, and in going out on her own, she pays it forward in her work with the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedics Society. We talk about:The benefits of having women mentors in the male-d...2022-03-2250 minMadam AthleteSupporting Ourselves and Others with Sport Therapist Becky ClarkToday I’m talking to sport therapist Dr. Becky Clark. Becky is a mental performance consultant, sports diplomat, and licensed psychotherapist. She was a multisport athlete in college and beyond, and a 3x Deaflympian winning multiple medals with USA Deaf Women's Volleyball. Today, Becky continues her work on the international stage as a sports diplomat, helping countries find connections and start conversations through sports.We talk about:The importance of having a robust network of support at every stage of life as well as that one person you can lean on to sort out lif...2022-03-1555 minMadam AthleteBuild Your Confidence From the Inside OutOn today’s episode I’m talking about building self-confidence and maintaining that confidence while working in a male-dominated field and being constantly bombarded with patriarchal messaging.Here's the crucial summary... having true self-confidence has to be internal. It depends on the thoughts you are telling yourself about yourself. It cannot depend on external validation. I talk about the mindset shift and thought work to help make it happen even in the face of constantly being told you don't belong or that you're not good enough.This is the kind of coaching I provide in the...2022-03-0831 min
Your Potential For EverythingSeries 12, Episode 10: Sports Medicine, Female Athletes, & Mental Health with Dr. Giselle Aerni In this episode of Your Potential for Everything, host Alex brings on Dr. Giselle Aerni is a sports medicine doctor & entrepreneur. Dr. Aerni has worked with professional athletes, high-school athletes, collegiate athletes, and everything in between. She discusses the importance of mental and physical health of athletes. Too often athletes are not given the proper tools to take care of their mental health which causes harm during and after their athletic careers. It takes a village to provide mental and physical healthcare to athletes and Dr. Aerni talks about her team both on and off...2022-03-0149 minMadam AthleteLoving What You Do with Sports Medicine Physiatrist Monica RhoToday I’m talking to sports medicine physiatrist Monica Rho. Monica is the Chief of Musculoskeletal Medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She also serves as a team physician for the US Women’s National Soccer Team.We talk about:How Monica’s mission has been to take care of and listen to female athletes ever since she was a young athlete athlete who felt like her injuries were dismissed.How finding the right training environment at any...2022-03-0155 minMadam AthleteFinding Variety in Your Career with Sports Psychologist Lisa LewisToday I’m talking to sports psychologist Lisa Lewis.Lisa is a licensed psychologist with her own practice where she often helps athletes with complicated problems beyond their sports performance. Her mission is to help her clients uncover what motivates them, but it took her years to figure out that motivation was her focus and her mission all along. We talk about:How when things didn’t go as expected out of college, Lisa took advantage of unique opportunities which were later valued by her doctoral program.How Lisa grew her sports psychology practice from...2022-02-2242 minMadam AthleteFollowing Your Passion with Sports Medicine Physician Shelley Street CallenderToday I’m talking to sports medicine physician Dr. Shelley Street Callender.Shelley is a team physician and Chief of Sports Medicine and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at Mercer University. While she was training in internal medicine and pediatrics, Shelley never thought that sports medicine was in her future. That all changed when she started working with a local high school girls' basketball team. Many years later, she’s working as a team physician and helping to encourage the next generation to get after their dreams.We talk about:The encouragement from...2022-02-1543 minMadam AthleteDefining Your Values is the First Step to Taking Ownership of Your CareerOn today’s episode I’m talking about how the practice of clearly articulating your values is one of the very first steps to taking ownership of your career. Too often we have our head in the sand, or we're hustling through all the work, and we don't stop and take a look around to see if what we're doing is in alignment with our values.Because knowing your values, and being in alignment with your values at work, can improve job satisfaction and happiness. And with the rates of burnout and all around misery right now... this...2022-02-0825 min