Built for Growth by Miesha Tate

Dr. Shanna Swan joins Miesha Tate for a real conversation about the impact of environmental toxins, particularly plastics and endocrine disruptors, on reproductive health and fertility. Dr. Swan, an award-winning scientist with over 200 published papers, shares her expertise on how chemicals like phthalates and BPA affect hormone systems, fetal development, and sperm quality. The discussion covers practical steps listeners can take to reduce exposure, from avoiding plastic containers to choosing safer personal care products. They also explore the broader implications for fertility, pregnancy, and overall health.
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Chapter Markers
03:14 – Dr. Swan's Background & Research Focus
11:29 – Reducing Exposure to Environmental Toxins
17:52 – Understanding Endocrine Disruptors
26:18 – Impact on Fetal Development
39:42 – Decline in Sperm Count & Quality
56:39 – Practical Tips for Reducing Exposure
63:22 – Simple Changes for a Healthier Lifestyle
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Allie Gibbons joins Miesha Tate for an honest conversation about ultrarunning, pregnancy, motherhood, and discovering how much more you may be capable of. After entering her first ultramarathon in 2024, Allie moved quickly from 50 miles to 100, completed the Bigfoot 200 at six weeks pregnant, and won the women's race at The Speed Project Atacama—a roughly 300-mile race across Chile's Atacama Desert—at 22 weeks pregnant.
Allie explains how she trained, sought specialist guidance, prepared herself to stop if necessary, and relied on a crew that monitored her health throughout the race. Together, she and Miesha explore intuition versus outside expectations, fueling and rest during multi-day endurance events, distinguishing pain you can endure from a warning you should respect, and the mental shift that happens when motherhood gives the struggle a deeper purpose. Allie also shares how her daughter Goldie changed her inner dialogue when she wanted to quit, why parents lead most powerfully by example, and why her message is not to copy her mileage—it is to stop counting yourself out. This conversation reflects Allie's individual experience and is not medical advice.
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Chapter Markers
00:00 - Meet Allie Gibbons
02:13 - From Road Marathons to Ultramarathons
05:02 - Why She Seeks Extreme Challenges
08:48 - Breaking Pregnancy's Assumed Limits
10:04 - Running 200 Miles at Six Weeks Pregnant
13:03 - Finding the Right Medical Guidance
23:19 - Fuel, Sleep and Desert Logistics
34:12 - Pushing Through Pain in the Atacama
37:37 - Listening to Your Body vs. Pushing Through
45:07 - What Winning the Women's Race Meant
55:37 - The Mental Battle Against Quitting
58:04 - Parenting by Example
61:31 - You Are Capable of More
#BuiltForGrowthPodcast #MieshaTate #AllieGibbons #Ultrarunning #EnduranceRunning #PregnantAthlete #Motherhood #WomenInSports #MentalStrength #Resilience #AtacamaDesert #TrailRunning #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #FemaleAthlete
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Cristina Zenato joins Miesha Tate for an honest conversation about sharks, fear, trust, and the courage to build a life around a calling others do not understand. Cristina shares how a childhood dream took her from Italy to the Bahamas, where one week in the water led her to leave everything behind and begin a 32-year relationship with sharks, cave diving, education, and conservation.
Together, they challenge common shark myths, explain why fear is often taught, and explore how breath, preparation, and direct experience can change the way we respond to the unknown. Cristina also opens up about removing hundreds of hooks from sharks, how sharks communicate and seek help, rebuilding through devastating personal and professional losses, choosing purpose over constant happiness, and why one small action can still make a meaningful difference.
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Chapter Markers
00:00 - Meet Cristina Zenato
00:50 - Leaving Everything for a Childhood Dream
07:57 - Building a Career in a Male-Dominated World
14:25 - The Biggest Myths About Sharks
17:43 - Why Shark Bites Are So Rare
22:48 - Using Breath and Preparation to Face Fear
30:32 - Losing Sharks and Fighting Misinformation
38:42 - Removing Hundreds of Hooks From Sharks
42:08 - How Sharks Ask for Help and Communicate
50:40 - Purpose, Happiness and the Choices We Make
56:52 - Rebuilding After Loss, Disaster and the Pandemic
58:23 - The Power of One Small Action
62:23 - Be the Change Where You Are
#BuiltForGrowthPodcast #MieshaTate #CristinaZenato #Sharks #SharkConservation #Fear #Trust #Purpose #Resilience #OceanConservation #CaveDiving #PersonalGrowth
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Miesha Tate returns to the hot seat for Part 2 of her long-form appearance on The Wild Chaos Podcast with Bam.
The conversation begins with the rivalry that helped open the UFC to women, then turns to the private battles behind Miesha's public success. She shares how a nine-year toxic relationship shaped her sense of self, why winning could not heal what was happening away from the cage, and what followed retirement and rock bottom. Miesha also reflects on motherhood, her UFC comeback, understanding women's hormonal rhythms, teaching children about their bodies, and learning to trust your intuition.
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The Original Conversation
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Chapter Markers
00:00 - Miesha in the Hot Seat: Part 2
00:43 - When Idols Become Rivals
05:41 - The Fight That Changed Women's MMA
13:12 - Opening the UFC Door for Women
21:24 - Inside a Nine-Year Toxic Relationship
42:41 - How Manipulation Kept Her Trapped
49:03 - Choosing Her Own Life
59:48 - Chasing the Belt for Validation
01:05:54 - Retirement and Rock Bottom
01:20:44 - Motherhood and the UFC Comeback
01:24:07 - Understanding Women's Hormonal Rhythms
01:40:06 - Teaching Kids About Their Bodies
01:55:17 - Let Intuition Be Your Guide
#BuiltForGrowthPodcast #MieshaTate #WildChaos #UFC #MMA #Motherhood #WomensHealth #Resilience
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Miesha Tate steps into the hot seat for Part 1 of her long-form appearance on The Wild Chaos Podcast with Bam.
Behind the championships and public image of strength, Miesha was fighting battles few people could see. She opens up about staying too long in a toxic relationship, learning that vulnerability can be a form of strength, and breaking family cycles as a mother.
The conversation follows Miesha from joining the boys' wrestling team at 15 to discovering MMA in college, taking her first fight after only weeks of training, suffering a devastating knockout, and earning the opportunity that launched her Strikeforce career.
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