Host Jenn Heil sits down with Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser, one of the greatest female hockey players of all time. She's a five-time Olympic medalist (four gold), and now works as a practicing emergency medicine physician as well as an executive for the Toronto Maple Leafs. She's also the founder of WickFest, an international girls' hockey festival that pairs on-ice play with off-ice development to build confidence, community, and the next generation of leaders, reaching 60,000 girls over 16 years.

Over 23 years with Canada’s national team, Hayley Wickenheiser became the first woman to score in a men’s professional hockey league, then fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a doctor at 38 while serving as an executive with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In this conversation, she and Jenn unpack what it took to sustain elite performance for two decades — and what it now demands to move between medicine and the NHL.

In this episode, Jenn and Hayley discuss:

• Where her drive came from, and how proving people wrong gave way to playing for joy
• Training for longevity, preparing for an ER shift like an athlete, and why she won't sacrifice sleep or fitness
• Rebuilding her expert team after sport, and choosing consistency over intensity
• Leadership, the loneliness of standing at the top, and using WickFest to build future leaders

The support behind great performance should not be reserved for sport.

revvel gives women access to world-class experts — the kind of team most people never get.

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revvel CEO Jenn Heil sits down with Dani Langford — physiotherapist, kinesiologist, professional basketball player, and current manager of player rehabilitation for the Golden State Warriors — to explore how the movement and recovery principles behind elite athletes apply to women in their 40s and 50s.

Dani knew at nine years old she wanted to be a physiotherapist, and she grew up in the gym as the daughter of one of Canada's most decorated women's basketball coaches. Her path to the NBA began when a mentor insisted she belonged there, a leap she first resisted as a mom of two before deciding curiosity was worth following. She and Jenn dig into why every body carries a story written by the way it moves, why an NBA star and an everyday woman begin rehabilitation in the same place.

Key topics:

• Your body writes a story: how your desk, your sport, and old injuries create "default postures" you and why diversity of movement is the antidote
• Foundational movement patterns: matching loaded vs. offloaded activity to your body's specific history (bone density, arthritis, past impact)
• Recovery as a non-negotiable that actually starts with daily routines, adequate protein and prioritizing protecting sleep
• Building your day with intention instead of just trying harder

The support behind great performance should not be reserved for sport.

revvel gives women access to world-class experts — the kind of team most people never get.

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revvel CEO Jenn Heil sits down with Dr. Penny Werthner, Canadian Olympian and renown sports psychologist of 30+ years to explore how the mental skills that build Olympic champions can help women in their 40s and 50s ("the sandwich generation") perform in everyday life. Penny pioneered the applied use of biofeedback and neurofeedback in Canadian sport. She worked with Jenn through her final Olympic cycle, helping her train the mental and physiological control required to perform under immense pressure.

Key topics:

• Biofeedback and neurofeedback: training relaxation, focus, and recovery using real-time data on how your nervous system responds under pressure
• The difference between pressure (wanting an outcome you can't control) and stress (your body's physiological response) — and why women's pressure rarely has an endpoint
• Recovery as a learnable skill that happens in small moments throughout the day
• Why "mental toughness" is misunderstood, and what real resiliency looks like: honest self-assessment and permission to stop
• Gender differences in athlete-coach communication
• Penny's starting prescription: move your body, and bring someone with you

The support behind great performance should not be reserved for sport.

revvel gives women access to world-class experts — the kind of team most people never get.

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Three-time Olympian Phylicia George joins revvel CEO Jenn Heil to discuss the power of self-belief, the possibility of reinvention, and the team behind her elite performance. At an early age, Phylicia chose pursuing an athletic career over attending medical school, following her passion and intuition. She became a world-class sprint hurdler, then made the rare pivot to Olympic bobsled winning bronze in 2018.

In this episode, Jenn and Phylicia discuss:

• Why Phylicia bet on herself when coaches, recruiters, and even her parents said to quit
• Using sport as an outlet while grieving the loss of her mother
• Gaining 20 pounds of muscle in six months to switch from track to bobsled
• What an eight-month injury taught her about recovery and resilience
• Why the podium didn't feel the way she expected and how she redefined success
• The experts she still relies on today, and where to start if you have none

Phylicia shares how her elite team of trainers, nutritionists, and recovery experts contributed to her success.

The support behind great performance should not be reserved for sport.

revvel gives women access to world-class experts — the kind of team most people never get.

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