The EMPWR Podcast
by Samantha Christine & Pursuit Network
Why Collagen Isn’t Fixing Your Skin (It’s Not A Protein!) | Kion…
About this podcast
Welcome to THE EMPWR PODCAST— the show where wellness meets real life + confidence becomes your way of being. Hosted by Fitness Entrepreneur, Certified Personal Trainer + Nutritionist, Samantha Christine, each episode is packed with workout tips, nutrition hacks, expert advice + personal stories designed to empower you on your journey to a healthier, happier you.
No matter where you’re starting, or how far you’ve come, this is your space for transformation, self love, connection + growth. Whether you’re getting in a sweat, navigating traffic, or unwinding on the couch, tune in + let’s move together— physically, mentally + intentionally— toward your strongest self. Because here, we believe every season of wellness, whether you’re pushing new limits or finding your rhythm, deserves to be empowered.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 94 episodes
- Why Collagen Isn’t Fixing Your Skin (It’s Not A Protein!) | Kion Founder · 1 h 25 minCollagen is sold to women for skin, hair and nails, and almost every study showing it works was paid for by the collagen industry. Angelo Keely, co-founder of Kion, explains why…
- Everything I Do (And DON’T Do) In Fall To Look My Best At 36 · 53 minMy full fall edit: everything I do, and everything I've stopped doing, to look and feel my best at 36. Your skin changes in fall, your makeup should change with it, and the…
- Your Workouts Are Making It Harder To Get Pregnant (It’s Not Your Age!) | Dr. Sasha Hakman · 1 h 17 minThe fitter you are, the easier conceiving should be. It doesn't always work that way. Dr. Sasha Hakman, a fertility specialist and three time IVF patient herself, breaks down…
- How To Get Lean Without More Cardio: 10 Things I’d Do Differently · 58 minIf I had to lose fat, build muscle and start from zero again, these are the 10 things I'd do. I spent years yo-yo dieting, doing random workouts and weighing myself twice a day…
- Dr. Clay Moss: The GLP-1 Mistake Making Women Look Worse · 1 h 29 minMost women are told their bloodwork is normal while they still feel exhausted, foggy and stuck. Dr. Clay Moss breaks down what a standard panel checks, what it misses, and the…
- How To Detox Your Kitchen: Hormones, Plastics & Forever Chemicals w/ Jordan Nathan (Caraway Founder) · 1 h 2 minThe average person consumes about a credit card's worth of plastic every week, and PFAS forever chemicals are now in roughly 97% of people's blood. I sat down with Jordan, the…
- Our Wedding Q&A: Body Prep, The Cost & What I'd Change · 59 minWe're finally answering every question you sent us about our wedding. Ian and I sat down to go through the whole day, from the venue in Chattanooga and the three dress changes…
- How To Get Sunkissed, Glowy Skin WITHOUT Looking Cakey | My Wedding Makeup · 59 minI booked the hair stylist, the makeup artist and the trial in Atlanta, and then I looked in the mirror and it just didn't feel like me. So I decided to do my own wedding makeup…
- Dr. Sasha Hamdani: Why Disciplined Women Fall Apart (It's Not Anxiety, It's ADHD) · 1 h 20 minI was diagnosed with ADHD at seven and spent the next twenty years on medication before taking myself off everything in 2021. For most of that time I thought ADHD just meant I…
- Dr. Mike Israetel: How Women Actually Get Toned (It's Not Cardio) · 1 h 52 minI've been afraid of the same things most women are. That lifting would make me bulky, that I needed to be in the gym five or six days a week, that the cardio was the part…
- I Stopped Trying to Look Perfect: My Pre-Wedding Routine That Changed Everything (Workouts, Skincare, Mindset & Nervous System) · 58 minTwo weeks out from my wedding and I'm sharing everything I've changed about my routine that's made me feel and look better than when I was training for an Ironman. This isn't…
- Brain Specialist Who's Scanned Thousands of Women: '80% of ADHD Diagnoses Are Wrong’ | ft. Angie Noack · 1 h 0 minI was diagnosed with ADHD at seven years old. I was put on medication and stayed on it for over twenty years. I changed medications more times than I can count, for ADHD, for…
- Q&A With My Fiancé: Relationship Red Flags, Exes & Never Settling · 50 minWe talk red flags, exes, and why you should never settle for less! I sat down with Ian three days after his vasectomy reversal to answer the questions you've been sending in…
- Tired, Puffy, Moody? The Hormones Women Never Test For | ft. Robby Wade · 1 h 16 minHow to actually understand what's happening inside your body, with Robby Wade, founder of Rythm Health. We cover the blood markers every woman should track, why your doctor's…
- How to Look Younger WITHOUT Filler or Botox! | Dr Chesnut · 1 h 30 minDr. Cameron Chesnut is one of the most sought-after facial plastic surgeons in the world, and honestly, this is the episode I've been waiting eight months to record. He operates…
- We Did Our First Ironman 70.3 Together! | Couple Q&A · 49 minWe did it! Ian and I just completed an Ironman 70.3 together. Swim, bike, run, 7+ hours, and one moment 200 meters from the finish line where we almost got disqualified! I'm…
- Blood Work vs. Aesthetics: Exposing Fitness Industry Lies | ft. Matt Johnson · 1 h 21 minHe grew up on ketchup sandwiches in a town with no stoplights, survived abuse, and nearly lost his mom to an overdose at 16. Now at 31, Matt Johnson has 1 million followers, has…
- Turning 36: Every Procedure I've Had Done, My Non-Negotiables in a Man, GLP-1s & Life After Divorce | Q&A · 48 minI'm turning 36, and I'm sharing everything - every procedure I've had done, the decisions that changed my life, and the rules I live by now that I wish I knew at 26. This is my…
- How Broccoli Can Reverse Aging & Detox Microplastics | Mara Labs Founders on Sulforaphane · 1 h 25 minIn this episode of The EMPWR Podcast you'll learn how this single broccoli-derived molecule can transform your gut health, detox microplastics, fight inflammation, and…
- The Truth About Pilates & Body Recomposition (What Nobody Tells You) with Kenzie Wesp · 60 minKenzie built 4 fitness studios by 25, here's how she did it. In this episode, she breaks down the real difference between Pilates and weight training for body recomposition, why…







