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Sober Dad Crew
Sober Dad Crew Episode 72: Sarah Laurel
My guest this episode is Sarah Laurel, founder and executive director of Savage Sisters. In this conversation, Sarah shares her personal journey from substance use to recovery and the establishment of her organization, which provides trauma-informed resources for those recovering from substance use disorder. The discussion covers the importance of community outreach, the challenges faced in recovery, the impact of gentrification on vulnerable populations, and the complexities of policing in relation to drug use.Savage SistersBe sure to subscribe, leave a rating, and share Sober Dad Crew with folks. Sober Dad Crew...
2025-07-30
38 min
Evidence-Based Pilates Podcast
143. Getting Women Stronger With Dr. Sarah Court PT, & Laurel Beversdorf
Strength training has countless benefits, but unfortunately many women are discouraged from lifting heavy weights and provided a ton of misinformation along the way. In this episode, host Dr. Adam McAtee, PT sits down with Dr. Sarah Court, PT & Laurel Beversdorf with Movement Logic to dispel many myths fed to the female population and what you can do to help get them stronger!Here is how to connect with Sarah & Laurel.Click here to view their offerings. Click here to follow Sarah on Instagram.Click here to follow Laurel on Instagram. Clic...
2025-06-05
1h 10
For Love of Recovery
Is harm reduction “enabling” addiction? Myths vs reality (with Sarah Laurel)
You've probably heard the myths: that offering housing, food, or money to someone struggling with addiction just “enables” them. That people using suboxone or methadone aren’t ready to make a “real change.” But what if those ideas are not only wrong—but harmful?In this episode, harm reduction advocate and person in recovery Sarah Laurel dismantles the most persistent misconceptions about harm reduction and addiction, and what it means to truly show up for someone you love. She helps us rethink how harm reduction can not only save lives—but relationships too.Sarah shares her journey th...
2025-05-01
49 min
Billion Dollar Moves™ with Sarah Chen-Spellings | Global Venture Capital
The LP-to-GP Journey: Rewriting VC Playbook With A Marketing Edge w/ Laurel Mintz, Fabric VC
Laurel Mintz is not your typical VC. At just 26, she stepped in to run her father’s Bassett Furniture business — managing 60 employees and learning leadership the hard way. From there, she launched Elevate My Brand, a marketing powerhouse behind hundreds of consumer brands — many of which went on to raise capital. Today, she’s rewriting the VC playbook with Fabric VC, a seed-stage fund turning marketing into a superpower for picking and growing winners. In this episode, Laurel opens up about her first LP check, flipping the script on fundraising, using proprietary diligence tools, and why investing in diverse found...
2025-05-01
36 min
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
94: Capacities for Longevity Part 2 - Power
In this episode of the Movement Logic Podcast, Laurel and Sarah explore why power training deserves a spot in your movement routine—especially as you age. They kick things off by reviewing the different types of strength before introducing the concept of power, breaking down the fact that, yes, there are different types of power too.You’ll hear why power is critical for balance, fall prevention, and quick, reactive movements that keep you moving safely and independently in daily life. Laurel and Sarah explain how power tends to decline faster than strength as we get older—and wh...
2025-04-09
1h 31
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
93: Should You Avoid Spinal Flexion with Osteoporosis?
In this episode of the Movement Logic Podcast, hosts Laurel Beversdorf and Dr. Sarah Court critically examine common beliefs surrounding spinal flexion exercises and osteoporosis, particularly from a yoga and Pilates perspective. They delve into two pivotal studies on exercise and fracture risk, both led by Dr. Mehrsheed Sinaki, a renowned specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.The first study, Postmenopausal Spinal Osteoporosis: Flexion versus Extension Exercises, is frequently cited on Pilates websites and in yoga and Pilates teacher trainings as evidence that spinal flexion is risky for individuals with...
2025-03-26
1h 21
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
92: Make Dr. Loren Fishman Make Sense
In this episode of the Movement Logic podcast, Laurel and Sarah dissect a recent email they received from Dr. Loren Fishman, in which he expressed frustration over their critique of his study on yoga and bone density. In this episode, they address Fishman's email and take another look at his study, Twelve-Minute Daily Yoga Regimen Reverses Osteoporotic Bone Loss. Laurel and Sarah's conversation explores claims made in the email, as well as Fishman's study’s methodology and findings. They compare his claims against established evidence on bone adaptation and emphasize the importance of high-load and high-impact exercise for building bone...
2025-03-12
1h 58
Login Podcast
Laurel Touby is not an automaton.
Laurel Touby is smart, magnetic, and an unstoppable force of connection. An entrepreneur, investor, and the Founder of MediaBistro, which sold in 2007 for $23 million. Laurel is famous for bringing people together in ways that change industries. In this episode, we dive into her journey - how she built a thriving media empire, navigated the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and carved her own path outside the corporate mold. If you’re an entrepreneur who’s ever felt like you don’t quite fit in the traditional box, Laurel’s story will inspire you, challenge you, and maybe even give you the...
2025-02-24
57 min
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
90: Capacities for Longevity Part 1 - Strength
We start off Season 6 with Part 1 of our 3 Part series on Longevity. What are the capacities we need to retain or develop in order to continue to live the lives we want to at the end of our lives? In Part 1, hosts Sarah Court and Laurel Beversdorf dive deep into the capacity of strength. We discuss the difference between strength endurance and maximal strength, and the myriad benefits of heavy strength training at any age. The episode includes discussions on common functional mobility tests for seniors, the neural adaptations resulting from heavy lifting, and practical guidelines for transitioning from...
2025-02-12
1h 47
50 States 50 Murders
E22 - Montana : "Murdered Out West" (The Case of Lori From Laurel)
Shoot us a text!!! Let us know what you thought about this weeks episode!Welcome back to 50 States 50 Murders. The long awaited return of Season Two is finally here and we thank you so much for patiently waiting. After a year of being away we are returning back with our first case of season two, where we will be heading out west to the great state of Montana. I will be saying good bye to our co-host from season one as Dakota joins us one final time. We will also be welcoming in my newest c...
2025-02-05
1h 04
SIMPLE + INTENTIONAL, decluttering, intentional living, habits, decluttering tips, minimalism
74// Rewriting Your Money Story with Laurel Makowem of Mothers Teaching Money
This week's guest, Laurel Makowem, is not only an absolute delight to listen to but also incredibly inspiring. A wonderful example of how mindset can either hold us back or propel us forward.Have you struggled to change your relationship with money but just keep finding yourself back in the same cycle of overspending, feeling disempowered or overwhelmed? Laurel will convince you to spend time rewriting your story then.What we tell ourselves is true, becomes true. But first we have to know what that is. Tune in and walk away with some tangible steps to take...
2024-12-30
1h 08
Talking Addiction & Recovery
Community Advocacy on the Frontlines (featuring Sarah Laurel of Savage Sisters)
What does it take to advocate on behalf of others who are impacted by substance use? Sarah Laurel, Executive Director of Savage Sisters, begins where it matters most: the community. She joins this episode to share about her own journey and how it led to developing services related to housing, harm reduction, developing the first Xylazine training, and addressing public health issues that go unnoticed. Listen as she talks about her motivation to continue advocating for people who use substances, harm reduction, public health, and social justice and her vision as her team continues to knock down barriers to...
2024-11-25
56 min
A Mental Health Break
256: Hepatitis C is Not a Limitation with Sarah Laurel + Dr. Daniel Moore
Get ready for another informative episode that raises awareness and empowers people to share their stories about Hepatitis C, featuring Sarah Laurel and Dr. Daniel Moore. Hello, this is Vincent A. Lanci and welcome back to the number 1 podcast show for mental health advocates and champions, "A Mental Health Break." YOU ARE NOT ALONE.Our Guests will discuss more about:-How their health experiences can help make a difference and build a community.-Raising awareness about Hepatitis C, how it is transmitted, and the fact...
2024-09-15
22 min
Appalachia Meets World
Appalachia Meets World Episode 164 - Appalachia's "Silent Killer" with Dr. Daniel Moore and Sarah Laurel
It's National Recovery Month! In this episode, Neil and Will sit down with Dr. Daniel Moore and Sarah Laurel, two experts on chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and the link to injection drug use. While not from the region, they speak specifically about the health effects of this in Appalachia. Leading into National Recovery Month in September, the numbers of this disease are staggering. Approximately 2.4 million Americans are living with HCV, with cases more than doubling over the past ten years with the opioid epidemic exacerbating the rise. Today, it is estimated that 50% of people who inject drugs are...
2024-08-30
51 min
Recovery Reform: Navigating Harm Reduction, Recovery, and Drug Policy
Sarah Laurel of Savage Sisters Recovery on finding and fighting for Harm Reduction
Sarah Laurel turned her traumatic experiences from substance use disorder and justice involvement into a powerful movement for harm reduction and the empowerment of people experiencing harms from substance use and homelessness. She co-founded Savage Sisters Recovery initially as a residential treatment facility, and along the way went through her own process of finding harm reduction and unlearning the shame and stigma that had become so ingrained within society and in recovery spaces. Through steady organic growth, she turned the non-profit into a large scale organization providing trauma-informed recovery housing, mobile harm reduction outreach, drug...
2024-08-13
1h 06
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
73: Posture Panic Pt. 1
Welcome to Season 5 and Episode 73 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this first part of our much-requested three-part series "Posture Panic," Laurel and Sarah dive into the history of posture. They discuss Beth Linker's book, Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America, providing insights and context to how posture has been perceived and addressed through history starting around the turn of the century up until now.You will learn: The origins of "Posture Panic" around the turn of the century. How Darwin's theories influenced the medicalization of posture. The fear that human spines weren’t "ready" for bi...
2024-07-17
1h 41
Sleepy Bedtime Blessings
A Most Remarkable Woman: Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson
💜 Hi Loves! Laurel here. The angels and I have woven together another hour of love and inspiration for you. 😇💤In this episode's Storytime, I'm excited to share with you the life of Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson, a truly remarkable woman. I discovered her story through an unlikely source—a community cookbook published in 1919 by The Sarah Hackett Stevenson Memorial Lodging House, a refuge for impoverished and unhoused women and their children in Chicago.As I delved deeper into Dr. Stevenson's life, I became captivated by her significant contributions to women in medicine, we...
2024-06-19
52 min
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
69: Crack is Whack - Adam Meakins and A Modern Approach to Manual Therapy
Welcome to Episode 69 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah are joined by Adam Meakins, also known as The Sports Physio, to discuss his recent co-authored paper, “A modern way to teach and practice manual therapy.” Adam highlights the major issues in current manual therapy practice and education, as detailed in this extensively cited paper, which draws on decades of research. He also outlines what a modern, evidence-based approach to manual therapy could look like.In this episode you will learn: The distinction between clinician-centered and patient-centered care. How traditional manual therapy reli...
2024-06-12
1h 11
Best Laid Plans
May Q&A: Margins, Travel, Laurel Denise Planners, and Avoiding That "Am I Missing Something?" Feeling
In today's episode, Sarah answers questions + shares some listener tips sent during the month of May! Topics include:- Laurel Denise Planners (question from a mom/healthcare provider with a lot going on!). Link to prior mini review: https://theshubox.com/2022/12/blp-ep-123-4-2023-planner-mini-reviews.html- Travel -- packing list tips, Wanderlog app, and the resources Sarah uses most for travel planning- Advice for a listener struggling with capturing and feeling like she is missing things- Thoughts on brining margin into the daySarah mentions the 5/31...
2024-05-27
24 min
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
67: Popular Explanations for SI Joint Pain are Wrong, Says Science
Welcome to Episode 67 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah discuss what current science, versus outdated advice and conventional wisdom, have to say about the causes and solutions for sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain. Learn what research says about whether or not the SIJ is an inherently robust or fragile structure, whether things like lots of stretching in yoga or joint laxity during pregnancy contribute to its instability, and what therapists can and cannot reliably know about the causes of SIJ pain.You will learn: The anatomy and biomechanics of the SIJ. How...
2024-05-15
1h 31
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
66: Dismantling Long and Lean Pt. 3
Welcome to Episode 66 of the Movement Logic podcast! This episode is Part 3 of our Dismantling Long and Lean series. In this episode, Sarah and Laurel discuss the origins of Pilates, Barre, and yoga, and the connections between each movement method’s origins and the concept of a Pilates body, a Barre body, and a yoga body.In this episode you will learn: The Pilates origin story, including its clear cut relationship to ballet and the ‘dancer body’ The problematic origin of the dancer body in the 1960s in New York and its influence on Pilates and barre...
2024-05-01
1h 17
Recovery with Root
Recovery with Root: One-on-one with Sarah Laurel from Savage Sisters Recovery Inc.
In this episode of Recovery with Root, we are sitting down with Sarah Laurel, the founder of Savage Sisters Recovery Inc. After recovering from substance use disorder Sarah wanted to offer resources to women like herself. What began organically slowly grew into a program that helped all humans through housing and street based outreach. Sarah uses her lived experiences to be of service to others and remain relatable to those still struggling. She uses her corporate background to lead the Savage team in a thoughtful, productive and sustainable manner. Sarah shares more on her mission, and also...
2024-04-01
29 min
The Gurls Talk Podcast
Sarah Laurel of Savage Sisters Recovery... on attacking addiction with radical love
Today we're talking about the opioid epidemic. 60 million people around the world struggle with opioid addiction and traditional methods of rehabilitation are failing our friends and family.In this episode you'll meet Sarah Laurel the founder of Savage Sisters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After recovering from substance use disorder, Sarah sought to build an organization that would provide thoughtful, trauma-informed resources for those recovering from substance use disorders. Sarah says "Our goal is to attack addiction ferociously with radical love through connection." Sarah is a force to be reckoned with, we hope you're as inspired by Sarah as...
2024-02-20
31 min
The REITE Club - Real Estate Investing for Canadians
The Reite Real Estate Investing Review: Reflecting and Looking Forward
Join Laurel Simmons and Katherine Nelson-Riley in this year-end episode of The REITE Club podcast as they unravel the crucial trends and insights that every real estate investor should have on their radar. With their trademark friendliness and expertise, they dissect the impact of underutilized housing tax (UHT) and shed light on alternative investment avenues, international opportunities, and maximizing property value. Delve into episodes featuring industry experts and gain valuable insights on navigating market uncertainties, raising capital, and staying ahead in the ever-evolving real estate landscape. This episode isn’t j...
2023-12-29
30 min
The REITE Club - Real Estate Investing for Canadians
The Reite Real Estate Investing Review: Reflecting and Looking Forward
Join Laurel Simmons and Katherine Nelson-Riley in this year-end episode of The REITE Club podcast as they unravel the crucial trends and insights that every real estate investor should have on their radar. With their trademark friendliness and expertise, they dissect the impact of underutilized housing tax (UHT) and shed light on alternative investment avenues, international opportunities, and maximizing property value. Delve into episodes featuring industry experts and gain valuable insights on navigating market uncertainties, raising capital, and staying ahead in the ever-evolving real estate landscape. This episode isn’t j...
2023-12-29
30 min
Recovery Stories Have Power
Episode 5: Sarah Laurel, Savage Sisters
Guest: Sarah Laurel, Savage Sisters Welcome to Recovery Stories Have Power, a Faces & Voices of Recovery podcast, my name is Chelsey Cusimano. For episode 5, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Laurel, founder and executive director of Savage Sisters Recovery. Based in Philadelphia, Savage Sisters provides housing and street-based outreach for anyone struggling with or recovering from substance use disorder. Sarah and Savage Sisters have had a powerful impact in protecting and uplifting their community through their tireless outreach efforts, with over 31,000 people served, more than 19,000 naloxone doses distributed, and running weekly and monthly events in the K...
2023-10-12
38 min
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
57: Move Over Big Boys. We Lift Heavy Too.
Welcome to Episode 57 of the Movement Logic podcast. In this episode, Laurel and Sarah discuss the fact that lifting heavy is not automatically a strength sport and that more people would feel invited to lift heavy if the media didn’t fixate so much on barbells as equipment for large, young, competitive male lifters and instead represented people that look more like everyone else and shared goals beyond competitive ones.You will learn: The difference between powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, body-building, and lifting heavy weights. Why large, young men are over-represented in the media’s depiction of lift...
2023-10-04
1h 21
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
53: Your Bones Are Bored
Welcome to Episode 53 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Sarah and Laurel dissect a few research papers that studied the effects of various rest periods between loading bone, and how these rest periods can impact the efficacy of our bone density building.You will learn: Osteoblasts and osteoclasts, defined Why bone building reminds Sarah of Fraggle Rock What does your bones’ mechanosensitivity have to do with its response to load Why bone cells remind Laurel of herself (they’re easily bored) What parameters create an osteogenic response in bone cells Why yoga, Pilates, and othe...
2023-09-06
1h 08
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
52: What Stopped You from Lifting - 7 Guests Share their Stories
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 52 of the Movement Logic podcast. In this episode, Laurel and Sarah are joined by seven other guests for a panoramic, multi-perspective answer to the question “why don't more women lift weights?” Our seven guests (all of whom are movement professionals) weigh in on their previous objections to strength training. Of course they also share their impetus for starting to lift, and how it changed their lives.Sign up here for the Live Strength Training Webinar on Sept 14th with 30 day replay.Sign up here for our Free Barbell Mini-Course + our Free Barb...
2023-08-30
1h 35
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
50: Bracing versus Breathing
In this episode, Laurel and Sarah discuss bracing and breathing. Why are we all so confused about our breathing mechanics and convinced we’re doing it wrong, no matter what we’re doing? When is the right (and wrong) time to brace when lifting something? What’s the difference between bracing and bearing down? And is navel to spine even doing what we think it’s doing?You will learn: Is there a right and a wrong way to breathe How social media influences our sense of right and wrong breathing Breathing vs bracing in yoga, Pilates...
2023-08-16
1h 32
Enterprise Design Podcast
Sense and response of culture within Enterprise Organizations with Sarah Plantenberg
We spoke with Sarah Plantenberg, Senior Staff Product Designer at VMware, about the sense and response of culture within Enterprise Organizations and it’s impact for designers.
2023-08-15
39 min
Enterprise Design Podcast
Sense and response of culture within Enterprise Organizations with Sarah Plantenberg
We spoke with Sarah Plantenberg, Senior Staff Product Designer at VMware, about the sense and response of culture within Enterprise Organizations and it’s impact for designers.
2023-08-15
39 min
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
48: Alignment Dogma - Pelvis
Welcome to Season 3 and Episode 48 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah discuss dogmatic beliefs and myths around the pelvis from the yoga, Pilates, and strength training worlds. We also discuss how correlating pelvic position with safety or pain is not backed by research, and thus what value teaching pelvic alignment may or may not have.You will learn: Natural variations on the AFAB and AMAB pelvises How there’s a variety of ideas on where neutral pelvis is, which tells us that nobody knows what a neutral pelvis actually is That an...
2023-08-02
1h 26
Movement Logic: Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
47: Our Oopsie Stories from the Teaching Trenches
Welcome to Episode 47 of the Movement Logic Podcast—our last episode of season 3!In this episode, Laurel and Sarah reflect on their most cringe stories from the teaching trenches and the big and small lessons they learned from them. You will belly laugh at their mistakes, and also learn vicariously through them!.DISCLAIMER: the language in this episode gets a little salty so you may want to listen when there are no children around.You will learn: That making mistakes is a crucial part of getting better at something, and in fact if...
2023-06-28
1h 29
Elevate Your Brand
Driving Returns Through Diversity ft. Sarah Chen-Spellings of Beyond The Billion | EYB
Based in Washington DC, investor & entrepreneur Sarah Chen-Spellings is Co-Founder of Beyond The Billion (launched as The Billion Dollar Fund for Women), the world's first and largest global consortium of over 100 venture funds and limited partner investors that have pledged to invest and are actively deploying beyond $1B towards women-founded companies. In under two years, the consortium has deployed $638M and counting into close to 800 female-founded companies, of which 11 have been recognized as unicorns. Previously, she was on the pioneer team of a corporate venture capital unit within a $13B publicly traded Asian conglomerate, investing in later-stage biotechnology companies...
2023-06-20
31 min