Today I’m taking a step back to reflect on our very first full year of Her Time and walking you through the biggest themes, conversations, and lessons we covered together in 2025.
From nutrition and training myths to recovery, mindset, and some topics that aren’t always easy to talk about, this episode is a year-in-review designed to help you connect the dots and revisit the episodes that mattered most.
Here’s what I break down in this wrap-up:
- Nutrition fundamentals we kept coming back to—hydration, reading nutrition labels, pre-workout fueling, and supplements
- Training myths I hear all the time working with teenage girls—and why lifting heavy, prioritizing recovery, and ditching “more cardio” thinking matters
- Recovery as a foundation, not an afterthought—sleep, hydration, nutrition, and the tools that actually make a difference
- Guest conversations on the rise of girls flag football and why mindset coaching is becoming essential for youth athletes
- Tough but important topics like early sport specialization, caffeine and energy drinks, and the pressures young athletes are facing
- Conversations around the menstrual cycle, the female athlete triad, and why understanding cycle phases matters for performance and long-term health
This episode is part reflection, part roadmap. Whether you’re a parent, coach, or athlete, my goal is to help you see how all of these pieces—nutrition, training, recovery, mindset, and health—work together to support a healthier, more sustainable sports experience for girls.
As I look ahead to 2026, my mission stays the same: to be an advocate for teenage girls and to keep having the conversations that truly matter, even when they’re uncomfortable.
If you’ve listened all year, thank you. And if you’re new here, this episode is a great place to start.
What is HER TIME?
Welcome to Her Time, a podcast all about coaching teen and tween female athletes with Sarah Stack. Sarah is a Head Strength and Conditioning Coach who specializes in working with tween and teen girl athletes. Her coaching philosophy is rooted in her MeNToR coaching paradigm; which includes the four pillars of Mindset, Nutrition, Training, and Recovery, with two guiding principles of education and opportunity. Her Time will tackle the issues that young female athletes face with respect to these four pillars. Additionally, we'll take you inside conversations with those invested in impacting the way girls are coached, and and are paving the way for tomorrow's leaders in sports and in life.
To get in touch with Sarah online, check out @coachsarahstack on Instagram & Facebook.
Learn more about Sarah at her website www.coachsarahstack.com
Or contact directly at sarah@coachsarahstack.com