Gutsy Chick Podcast
You’re a high-performing woman—an athlete, an executive, or a leader in your field. But what happens when an injury, illness, or life-altering challenge knocks you off your game? Gutsy Chick Podcast is here to inspire and educate, sharing real stories of resilience from female athletes and high achievers who’ve faced setbacks and found a way forward.
Hosted by Amanda Smith, this show brings you expert insights on sports recovery, holistic healing, and mental toughness—alongside real stories from women who’ve navigated game-changing challenges and emerged stronger.
Whether you’re overcoming an injury, rethinking your career, or looking for the edge to sustain high performance, Gutsy Chick Podcast will give you the tools and inspiration to rise again.
Find more from Amanda at BodyWhisperHealing.com
Gutsy Chick Podcast
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Welcome to Spirit of an Athlete Podcast
[00:00:00] Amanda Smith: You're getting squeaky clean after a chest and back day, Amanda.
[00:00:24] Welcome to Spirit of an Athlete Podcast. If you're a female athlete, a parent of that female athlete or the unsung heroes, the coaches, mental health practitioners, nutritionists, the support staff for female athletes, you're in the right place. You could also be someone who's just looking for inspiration because that's what you're going to get on this podcast.
[00:00:49] You'll hear inspiring stories of female athletes who might be in the middle of their struggle or they might be on the other side of it. They may [00:01:00] have had an injury or an illness that kept them from their passion, their love, their game.
[00:01:08] When it comes to interviewing the unsung heroes, the support staff for these female college athletes, well, you're going to get to experience how they would work with their athletes. In many cases, I'm using myself or my own clients as the example. Of course, I'm going to give them to you anonymously. But if you're listening, you'll probably recognize your story.
[00:01:36] Those coaches and helpers of college athletes are going to show you how they do what they do. So you can get a small taste of their work. And then maybe that's the person that you need to work with. You're also going to see me demonstrate how I do my work in Body Whisperer Healing. This is [00:02:00] my expertise where I dive into an athlete's body, scan it, give her clarity around what's going on, and then map out how to get her back in her game.
[00:02:13] It's a little woo and a lot of science because I used to be a NASA engineer, or at least worked on NASA projects as an engineer. Artemis was one of my babies. I'm sure you'll hear a bit about that throughout this podcast.
[00:02:28] The reason that I created this podcast is because if podcasts were around when I was in high school or college, yeah, I'm dating myself. I would have listened to this podcast. I needed a little inspiration because I was going through injuries and illnesses. Something that most athletes experience in their career. I also would have loved to have heard all of the different options I had to heal myself through other people's knowledge. [00:03:00]
[00:03:00] So I hope that these inspiring stories give you hope and give you an opportunity to see other ways to heal.
[00:03:12] Thank you so much for listening to this first welcome podcast. I hope you stick around for more like, subscribe, and share it with other people who are athletes or our parents who have athletes or their coaches. It's for you. I promise. Welcome to Spirit of an Athlete.[00:04:00]