Actively Fueled Podcast

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By: Brooke Czarnecki, RDN, LD

Taking care of our bodies as runners & endurance athletes shouldn't be taboo. Join me, Brooke Czarnecki, running & eating disorder Registered Dietitian, along with my guests as we talk about how to actively fuel your body & mind to be the strongest human, runner and endurance athlete you can be. The Actively Fueled Podcast is aimed to bring awareness to disordered eating/eating disorders, REDs, sports injuries, mental health, hustle culture & burnout in sports and HOW to overcome these obstacles we, as active humans, face. By tuning in to our podcast, you are taking the steps to becoming a more well rounded...

Episode 29: The Secret Connection Between Mental Health & Performance w/ Emily Perrin, LMSW
Last Friday at 10:00 AM

In today's episode - prepare for your mind to be blown. Brooke and Emily take a deep dive into the nervous system, anxiety and how to build a more resilient nervous system. Emily talks about the nervous system in a way you probably haven't heard before & maybe why traditional "mindfulness" techniques isn't actually helping you in the long term. In today's episode we cover: 

Why should athletes care about their nervous system?What does it mean to have a resilient nervous system as an athlete?What are some signs that an athlete is dealing with an "inflexible" nervous s...


Episode 28: Taking a Functional Approach to Your Health w/ Stephanie Darby, RD
07/18/2025

Join Brooke and Stephanie on today's episode where they dive into all things functional nutrition and what it means to take a functional approach to your health. Do you need all the supplements? Protocols? What's ACTUALLY going to help you move the needle with your health and to get you on the path of feeling your best? Topics covered:

What is functional nutrition?What role do micronutrients play in our health?Should you take an HTMA test?What role does gut health play into our nutrient status?What does listening to our body actually mean?

Stephanie Darby...


Episode 27: The Truth About Female Athlete Health w/ Heather Caplan, RD
06/20/2025

Join Brooke & Heather for today's episode where we peel back the curtain on common female athlete health concerns. Topics include:

Why Heather started Lane 9 ProjectCommon misconceptions in the female athlete health worldWhy female athlete health concerns continue to get dismissedCommon signs of low energy availabilityHow to seek support from healthcare providers who are REDs/eating disorder informed

Heather Caplan is a co-founder of Lane 9 Project, which connects female athletes with women’s health and sport clinicians, and works to improve menstrual health for athletes. She's a running coach and dietitian, writer, and parent to three kiddos. She's ba...


Episode 26: Pre Run & Post Run Fuel w/ Claire Shorenstein MS, RD, CSSD, CDN
09/06/2024

Claire Shorenstein (MS RD CSSD) is a Board-Certified Sports Dietitian with 10 years of experience, as well as a longtime distance runner. Through her private practice, Eat for Endurance, she provides virtual nutrition coaching and other services to busy athletes of all abilities and hosts The Eat for Endurance Podcast. Claire lives in Aptos, California with her husband and two young daughters.

Join Claire and Brooke as they chat all things Pre-Run and Post-Run Nutrition. What should you eat pre-run? How much? And how long before you head out? What should you eat post-run? How much? And when? <...


Episode 25: Injury Prevention & Supplements for Runners & Athletes w/ Callie Roseland
06/24/2024

The supplement world can be so overwhelming when trying to choose what to take or what not to take. Is there anything that truly makes THAT much of a difference when it comes to preventing injury and maintaining overall health & wellness for active populations? Join Brooke and Callie as they discuss how to prevent injury, promote recovery and maintain overall health and wellness through nutrition and supplementation. In this episode we discuss: 

Injury prevention through nutritionImportant vitamins & minerals for injury prevention & general wellness as an athleteHow to safely purchase supplements from the store/onlineHow to choose a good p...


Cultivating a Healthy Mindset Around Running with Leah Avery, DPT
04/29/2024

Join Brooke and Leah as they chat about the not-so-positive running habits & mindsets they see as a Physical Therapist & Sports Dietitian in the running space and HOW to avoid falling into these habits and mindsets. Maybe you're a runner feeling burned out but feeling guilty about needing a break from running or maybe you're a runner stuck in an injury cycle and are MISERABLE because you can't run. This episode is jam packed with helpful tips on how to ride the ebbs and flows of your running journey (in a healthy and positive way). 

Leah has been a...


Episode 23: Female Endurance Athlete Research, REDs & Low Energy Availability
04/05/2024

Join Brooke & Melissa as they chat about Melissa's work as a researcher in the female endurance athlete space. Melissa discusses challenges in getting high quality research into the hands of athletes, current gaps in female athlete research and what research projects she's currently working on. 

Melissa Lodge, MS is a health sciences doctoral student, REDs researcher, elite runner, and a research collaborator at the Wu Tsai Female Athlete Program of Boston Children's Hospital. Her research focuses on female athlete physiology, particularly under conditions of low energy availability (LEA), such as Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), and i...


Episode 22: What is Orthorexia? With Caila Yates, MS, RD
03/08/2024

Orthorexia is the sneakiest eating disorder of all as it is often disguised as "being committed to health and wellness." We often see athletes take an extreme approach and begin obsessing over clean eating, avoiding certain ingredients in foods, being afraid of excess calories and the feeling of guilt and shame if a workout is missed.

Join Caila and Brooke, two registered dietitians specializing in eating disorders and endurance sports, as they breakdown what orthorexia is, who's at risk, and what to do if you find yourself with the behaviors associated with orthorexia.

Caila Yates...


Episode 21: Resilience and Overcoming Sports Injuries with Kristen Shulz, DPT
#21
09/21/2023

The mental and emotional impact of a running injury can often be challenging to runners. Today, we are joined by Kristen Sculz, physical therapist, run coach, strength coach, and run clinician coach who works to help guide stronger, faster, injury resilient, and confident runners. In todays episode we explore the following topics: 

Kristen's roller coaster running journey with nagging run injuries How can we find the balance between identifying as a runner, going through different seasons of life and different phases of training? How can we relieving the pressure of always performing and competing ? What can we learn from...


Episode 20: Six Steps To Becoming a Healthy Runner with Duane Scotti, DPT, PhD, OCS
#20
09/14/2023

In order to grow in our running journey, Dr. Duane Scotti joins us to discuss six steps to run long and stay healthy along the way. We cover topics including:

Mental health, and being intentional with our training Using strength training as a foundation to our running journey Having a set run planImplementing simple nutrition strategies for consistent energy Valuing our recovery days and run strategies to feel our best on race day 

Dr. Duane Scotti, DPT, PhD, OCS is a running physical therapist, run coach, host...


Episode 19: Strength Training Basics for Runners with Katherine Campbell, DPT
#19
09/07/2023

Are you a runner who doesn’t enjoy the thought of strength training? You’re not alone! Today we have on Kat Campbell, physical therapist and run coach, to discuss how to make running healthy and strong simple! Strength training is a key component to advancing your sport, adapting your muscles to your training load, and preventing injury. In today’s episode, we break down how simple strength training can be, and why it is so beneficial to add to your training plan. Some topics we cover: 

How often and for how long should I aim to do strengt...


Episode 18: Gut Issues in Endurance Athletes with Kylee Van Horn, Sports Dietitian
#18
08/31/2023

You deserve to run comfortably without digestive issues. In this weeks episode of the Actively Fueled Podcast, we are joined by Kylee Van Horn, sports Dietitian, to chat about gut issues in endurance athletes. If you are experiencing digestive issues, you don't have to settle! Tune in to learn more about gut health and some common imbalances athletes can experience and how to overcome those in your running journey.   

Kylee is the founder and owner of her sports nutrition business Flynutrition, which helps runners, triathletes, cyclists, and skiers to learn not only the ‘why’ but the ‘how’ behind fue...


Episode 17: Brooke's Nutrition Journey
#17
08/25/2023

Hi, I’m Brooke Czarnecki I am a Registered and Licensed Dietitian. While I help others find food freedom now, it wasn’t that long ago that I used to do some of the same things many of us do in the “pursuit of health” (that actually weren’t healthy at all!). In todays episode of the Actively Fueled Podcast, Brooke shares her own nutrition journey and covers topics including:

-Disordered eating and how sneaky thoughts can mask as normal/healthy behavior 
-Orthorexia and focusing heavily on eating "perfectly" 
-Exercise and RED-s
-Intuitive Eating 

My s...


Episode 16: Bone Stress Injuries 101 with Steph Mundt, DPT & Run Coach
#16
08/10/2023

In todays episode we will chat about some of the following topics for bone stress injuries:

1- What are bone stress injuries and how do they develop? 

2- Why do some athletes have recurrent bone stress injuries?

3- What’s the deal with sacral (back) bone stress injuries and why are they often mistaken for SI joint dysfunction?

4- Why is it so important to work with a RED-S informed PT when working through recurrent bone stress injuries?

Stephanie Mundt is a p...


Episode 15: Race & Performance Anxiety 101 with Neal Palles
#15
08/04/2023

In todays episode we will discuss:

1- Performance anxiety - what is it? How do you know if you have it? 

2- Why do some athletes perform better when they aren’t following a strict planning plan?

3- Are some athletes more prone to performance anxiety than others? 

4- How do you work through performance anxiety with your athletes? 

5- What are your top tips for overcoming performance anxiety?


Neal is a licensed psychotherapist and also a mental performance consultant - He holds dual degre...


Episode 14: Running through Pregnancy & Postpartum with Jessie Klein, DPT
#14
07/28/2023

We are talking with Jessie Klein, DPT about pregnancy and the pelvic floor! In todays podcast we will cover:

1- Is running through pregnancy safe for the pelvic floor?

2- How do I know if I should continue running through pregnancy vs when I should stop? 

3- How do I return to running after pregnancy?

4- What are your thoughts on wearing belly bands while running? 

5- How can we be supporting our overall pelvic health through pregnancy and postpartum?...


Episode 13: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and the Pelvic Floor with Emily Everton, DPT
#13
07/20/2023

No doubt that you will learn something new today when you listen to the very knowledgeable Emily Everton! Did you know that your pelvic floor is impacted when you lose your period? 

1- We’re talking about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) today, what is HA?. 

2 - What is the typical hormonal profile that coincides with HA?

3- How do you use your PT expertise to support individuals through HA recovery?

4 - how does HA impact the pelvic floor??

Emily Everton is a licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy in the state of M...


Episode 12: Trauma, Stress and a Personal Running Story with Kelley Burt
#12
07/13/2023

Tune into this information packed episode to learn more about trauma, stress and how the body interprets these two things differently. Kelley also shares her personal experience of how her running changed when she experienced a high level of stress and what ended up happening with her body.

In todays podcast: 

1- Let's talk about stress and trauma. What are the differences?? How do we talk about it appropriately in todays world. 

2 - Is there a difference between childhood trauma and adulthood trauma? 

3 - How...


Episode 11: Ultramarathon Nutrition Considerations with Julie Shobe, RDN
#11
07/06/2023

Today we chat with Julie about ultramarathon nutrition. 

Topics Covered: 

1- Can you talk to us about some common nutrition trends you see among your athletes and why they may or may not be helping for their performance? 

2- What are your thoughts on fat adapted running for ultra runners?

3- What are some common fueling mistakes ultra runners make during races/training? 

4- How does protein play a role in your intra-run fueling plan?


Julie Shobe is an ultra runner and Registered dietitian nutr...


Episode 10: Overcoming Restrictive Eating with Danielle Kepics, PA-C
#10
06/29/2023

Today Danielle and Brooke talk about Danielle’s history with restrictive eating, over exercising and how she overcame it. Danielle talks about how she integrates her personal history with her experience as a healthcare practitioner to help her clients. 

Danielle Kepics is a physician assistant, masters level mental health therapist, certified fertility educator + nutrition coach and in a former life she spent five years as a personal trainer.

She is the owner + lead practitioner of empowered medicine where she helps women lead full, healthy, badass lives. She values thriving over sur...


Episode 9: You lost your period, now what? With Brittney Wehrle, RDN
#9
06/22/2023

Ok so you lost your period. Now what? Join Brooke and Brittany where they talk about the basics of period loss and how to get it back - which by the way, you DO want it back!! 

Brittany is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics based in the Dallas, Texas area. She received her bachelor’s degree from Rice University, completed her dietetic internship at Yale-New Haven Hospital prior to becoming a sports dietitian. In her early career she worked with athletes of various levels , including spending time as a tea...


Episode 8: How to Prevent Overtraining in Running w/ Elisabeth Scott
#8
06/15/2023

Today we are talking with Elisabeth Scott from Running Explained about overtraining, how to recognize we are overtraining and ways to prevent over training so we can run for years to come!

Elisabeth Scott is the founder and head coach of Running Explained. She is on a mission to help runners of all abilities and experience levels become better, smarter, and faster runners. Find her at www.runningexplained.co, on Instagram at @runningexplained, and every Thursday on new episodes of the top-rated The Running Explained Podcast, available on all major platforms.

Brooke Czarnecki is the...


Episode 7: Energizing Your Life Through Health and Wellbeing with Whitney Moore
#7
06/08/2023

Whitney Moore is a Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) with a Master’s in Counseling and a triathlete. She loves supporting people in living their everyday lives better by leveraging their own strengths and keeping health and wellness simple and accessible! A lifelong runner, Whitney became a triathlete in 2015 when she started to fall in love with cycling and the challenge of swimming. Now training for triathlon is an essential part of helping her find balance in all dimensions of her own wellbeing! When not coaching or training, Whitney loves making and eating baked goods, exploring nature with he...


Episode 6: Finding the Joy in Running with Intuitive Movement with Sarah Hayes, Run Coach
#6
06/01/2023

Sara Hayes is the founder and head coach of Mindful Miles. A women's movement and wellness company that prioritizes mindfulness habits, personal development and intuitive movement. Sara and the team at Mindful Miles use their knowledge and experience to promote the importance of body image advocacy and movement for mental health.

 
You can connect with Sara on IG @mindfulmilesmovement_ 

Brooke Czarnecki is the owner of Intentful Nutrition, LLC. Brooke’s mission at Intentful Nutrition is for all individuals to tune out diet culture, understand their unique definition of health and for...


Episode 5: Navigating Nutrition Through Different Seasons of Life with Laura Ligos, RDN
#5
05/25/2023

Laura Ligos is a registered dietitian who resides in Albany, NY. She believes in a food first approach and focuses on optimizing the health and wellness of active women. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Sciences from Cornell University and went on to complete her Dietetic Internship and MBA at Dominican University. She started her own private practice & brand “The Sassy Dietitian” to help be a credible resource for those looking to improve their relationship with food and optimize overall health without restrictive diets. 


You can connect with her on Instagram @thesassydietitian or on...


Episode 4: Intersection of Running and Mental Health with Sarah Strong, LCSW
05/18/2023

Known online as The Trail Therapist, Sarah Strong is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and running coach who is passionate about helping runners have a healthy relationship with their sport, their body, and themselves. Whether she’s training for an upcoming ultra, providing hiking based mental health services or chasing after her kids and dog, you can find Sarah on her local Colorado Front Range Trails most any day of the week. Nature, movement, and mindful self compassion are the foundation of her therapeutic practice. In addition to her work as a therapist, Sarah is a coach with Microcosm Co...


Episode 3: Intro to Trail Running with Klaire Rhodes, Run Coach
#3
05/11/2023

Klaire is a born and raised Alaskan, trail runner, and coach. Without a formal background in high school or collegiate athletics, she found running on her own as a way to stay active. Since then, she’s progressed to become an accomplished runner in the Alaskan mountain running scene and beyond, earning her first national title at the USATF Trail Marathon championship in 2022. As a coach, Klaire is passionate about providing an inclusive environment for athletes of all backgrounds and fitness levels who want to explore their potential.

Insta: klairetrhodes

Website: chugachcoachingco.com


Episode 2: Loving Your Body at Different Sizes with Olivia Joy Castellanos, RDN
#2
05/04/2023

Registered Dietitian and Body Confidence Coach helping women transform their nutrition, mindset, and body image.


Instagram: @oliviajoycastellanos 

Podcast: Liv Confidently Podcast





Brooke Czarnecki is the owner of Intentful Nutrition, LLC. Brooke’s mission at Intentful Nutrition is for all individuals to tune out diet culture, understand their unique definition of health and for all individuals to treat their body with dignity and respect. We help runners and athletes understand exactly how to fuel their body and help individuals in eating disorder recovery rec...


Episode 1: Burnout in Running with Victoria Sekely, DPT
#1
04/27/2023

Victoria Sekely is a Manhattan-based Physical Therapist with a passion for all things running. Victoria graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and went on to complete her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from New York University. Victoria is also a USATF Level 1 and RRCA certified run coach. She is dedicated to helping runners of all levels by using her skills and knowledge to assist runners who are rehabbing from an injury, interested in injury prevention, and/or looking to improve their training with custom running programs. 


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