We love a good podcast here at Empowering Girls… and good news for us, there are over 3.2 million podcasts on Spotify alone! It can be overwhelming to choose a podcast to listen to, so we did our research and have put together a list of our favorite podcasts that cover fitness, healthy eating, mental health, education, and leadership.

Topic: Fitness

Girl Fit Method

Length: 20-40 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Natasha Wakefield, a Women’s Fitness and Nutrition Coach who shares strategies to level up your fitness, nutrition, and mindset.

Ambitious & Fit

Length: 20-40 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Michelle Stallings, this podcast combines the power of inspiration and actionable takeaways so can become the best version of yourself. She talks about how to master fitness, relationships, mindset, and career.

Topic: Healthy eating

Healthy Eating Motivation

Length: 20-30 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Certified Health Coach, Kat Rentas, this podcast gives you weekly actionable steps to take toward healthier eating habits and body positivity.

Food Matters

Length: 60-80 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by James Colquhoun, this podcast dives into tips, tricks, and healthy hacks and includes interviews with leading doctors, nutritionists, and more.

Topic: Mental health

Therapy Thoughts

Length: 30-60 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Tiffany Roe, Mental Health Counselor, and award-winning psychology teacher, this podcast shares quick therapy lessons and real tools and tips to improve your life.

Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast

Length: 30-60 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Caroline Foran, this podcast explores what is anxiety and why it happens, how our brains work and actionable techniques to own it.

Topic: Educational

Sharon Says So

Length: 30-50 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Sharon McMahon, a longtime government and law teacher, this podcast shares interesting and mind-blowing facts about real-life stories.

TED Talks Daily

Length: 10-20 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by journalist Elise Hu, this podcast shares daily ideas and discussions on every subject imaginable.

Every Little Thing Minis

Length: 2-3 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Gimlet, this podcast shares short, bite-size facts about some of the more intriguing questions of the world.

Stuff You Should Know

Length: 40-60 minute episodes
Overview: Hosted by Josh and Chuck, this podcast digs into just about every topic under the sun, and then some.

Bad on Paper

Length: 40-60 minute episodes

Overview: Two best friends, Grace Atwood and Becca Freeman host the “Bad on Paper” podcast that covers everything from their monthly book club to special guests.

Topic: Leadership

High-Impact Habits for Successful Leaders

Length: 20-40 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Craig Groeschel, this podcast offers personal, practical coaching lessons to grow as a leader.

Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

Length: 15-30 minute episodes

Overview: Hosted by Matt Abrahams, a lecturer at Stanford, this podcast helps people send messages clearly and get their point across with actionable tools and techniques.

Our team has listened to at least one or more episodes of each of the above podcasts. Let us know what you think and if there are more podcasts you would add to the list!