These Packs Puck

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  • Summary

  • Anyone who's a parent knows how chaotic life with kids can be -- but being a professional athlete and a parent comes with its own unique challenges. On their new podcast, These Packs Puck, Madison and Anya Packer, professional hockey players and moms-of-two, speak candidly about their life on and off the ice. They cover everything from the chaos of raising two kids under four, to conceiving as a queer couple, prioritizing mental health, and parenting while in the spotlight of a sport newly on the rise. Madison and Anya also turn to fellow athletes, parenting experts, and other boundary-breakers to learn about their varied parenthood journeys and collect advice valuable for anyone embarking on the messy, complicated, and joyous journey of parenthood.

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Episodes
  • Eve Rodsky Wants You to Play Fair
    Mar 11 2025

    Madison’s retirement introduced a whole new structure to the Packer household. While Anya used to bear the brunt of childcare, those roles are now swapped. This creates challenges on both ends that the couple hash out on air. Luckily, today’s guest, Eve Rodsky, can relieve the tension. Eve is dedicated to helping couples split domestic labor evenly–a mission she detailed in her NYT Bestselling book, Fair Play. She explains that regardless of family structure, parents can create a more equal household by treating it like a workplace with boundaries, communication, and structure. Listen to hear all her insights, from the unique problems same-sex couples might encounter to how finding your “unicorn space” can help you stay sane.

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    53 mins
  • Stephanie Dobbs Brown Talks About Money
    Mar 4 2025

    Women’s sports has a money problem--from funding and player salaries to wealth management post-career. Stephanie Dobbs Brown, former CMO at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and the New York Stock Exchange, is working to address this issue by promoting financial literacy and equity in women’s sports. She sat down with the Packers to discuss why this issue matters to her and how financial education empowers women. Plus, she reflects on how she grew into her leadership style in a male-dominated field and shares how she carves time for herself and her son.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Kaleigh Fratkin has Huge News!
    Feb 25 2025

    Kaleigh Fratkin and the Packers go way back. The story starts in high school, where Madison and Kaleigh threw hits on the ice and butted heads off of it. Later, fate brought Kaleigh and Anya together as college roommates in Boston, cementing them as lifelong friends. Now that Madison and Anya are married and all three have endured the highs and lows of storied hockey careers, they’re closer than ever. In this episode, Kaleigh reminisces on that history, from being a founding member of the PHF, to navigating the waves of changing leagues, to proving herself as a physical powerhouse and impactful leader on the Boston Pride and Fleet. This year is a little different for Kaleigh because she’s not playing, but there’s a good reason for that. Listen to find out what her next chapter holds.

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    47 mins

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