Heart + Sole

Heart + Sole

Founder of Sole Fitness, Kathryn Benko, is on a mission to create a safe space for vulnerable and unashamed conversations with women everywhere through Heart + Sole. Follow along and tune in every Wednesday to hear stories of breakthrough, shameless living, women empowerment, healthy body image encouragement, and ALL THINGS girl talk! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heartandsole/support

Episodes

July 9, 2025 56 mins
In this engaging conversation, Kathryn speaks with Mary Marantz, author of 'Underestimated', about her journey from growing up in a single wide trailer in West Virginia to attending Yale Law School and ultimately choosing a career in photography, podcasting, speaking, and writing. Mary shares her insights on overcoming fear, the importance of accountability, and the power of gratitude. She emphasizes that fear is a boring liar that...
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In this engaging conversation, Kathryn Benko and Rebecca George explore themes of faith, identity, and the challenges of waiting in life. Rebecca shares her journey as a pastor's wife, her experiences of longing, and the message behind her book 'You're Not Too Late.' The discussion emphasizes the importance of community, vulnerability, and turning to scripture for encouragement during times of waiting. Listeners are reminded that t...
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My bestie, Sara Leonard, is back on the pod for a quick catch up! We talk about our timeline vs. God's timeline, Sara entering her 3rd decade, and she vulnerably shares about her fertility journey.

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June 18, 2025 36 mins
Eileen Noyes is a dynamic author, speaker, coach, host of The Unsidelined Life Podcast, and the founder of Lady Bellator - a movement dedicated to empowering women to overcome challenges and embrace their God-given purpose. Drawing from her powerful journey as an NFL wife and mother to a blended family of 15 children, Eileen offers authentic insights on resilience, faith, and navigating life’s adversities.

Today, she shares pieces o...
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Re-sharing another Throwback episode from November of 2022! Enjoy!

What did you need in your biggest seasons of desperation? Step into that! God can use your story to be someone else's survival guide. No matter how "big" or how "small," that time is NOW to step into our callings!

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May 28, 2025 34 mins
The girlies are back for a good ol' fashioned catch up session! Melody shares about her travels to Germany, her hubby's new passion project, and what shows she is currently watching! 

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May 21, 2025 42 mins
My girl, Summer Lambert, is BACK!! We talk all about her incredible pregnancy news and what that has looked like, our obsession with Survivor, and how we are surviving life right now!

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Jennifer Griffith, author of the deeply moving memoir Both Sides of Then: Finding Love After Abandonment and the host of the popular podcast About Your Mother, which explores the complex dynamics of motherhood, family, and generational trauma. Jennifer's unique perspective comes from her own experience growing up with a mother whose past shaped their relationship in ways she couldn’t fully understand. Through Jennifer's exploration...
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Betsy Armstrong, whose memoir, The Mother of All Decisions: A Memoir of Mother Loss, Legacy and Adopting Kids in Midlife, is a story of resilience, hope, and defying the odds. Betsy’s journey began with losing her mother, home, and family at a young age. After years of avoiding the question of legacy, her mother’s death at 46 made her confront what truly mattered. Overcoming grief, Betsy transformed her life, running marathons and ...
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My dear friend, Stefanie Roback, is a mom, business owner, therapist, and incredibly authentic friend! Today, we chat all about authenticity in business, how life often feel like a dumpster fire, how Jesus grounds us, and how motherhood and business coexist! 

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Krista St. Germain is a Post-Traumatic Growth and grief expert and host of the popular Widowed Moms Podcast, Krista has been able to take from her own experience and help thousands of widows navigate their lives after loss and not only survive, but thrive. Today, we chat about how grief is not linear, that the 5 stages are a myth, and how your brain is rewired through tragedy.

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April 16, 2025 41 mins
Kara Stout is a writer, wife, new adoptive mom living in Los Angeles, California., and now a published Author! Her new devotional, An Untroubled Heart: Calming Anxiety and Finding God’s Peace, serves as a gentle reminder that God’s comfort is always within reach. This inspiring 30-day devotional invites readers to begin each morning in God’s presence and end each day in his calming embrace, providing a rhythm of peace for anxious h...
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April 2, 2025 49 mins
The OG co-hosts are back together for a good ol' fashioned yap sesh! Chelsea Hollis reunites with Kathryn today to talk about the most random things (in true chels and kat fashion). We chat about cancel culture, coveting homes, what we would spend our money on if we were rich, how moms can truly juggle it all, and more! 

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March 26, 2025 32 mins
Melody Wiseman is here to help Kathryn recap the finale of this season of The Bachelor! 

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March 19, 2025 48 mins
Welcome to our Throwback series! On the week's when life is too chaotic to record, I am going to be re-releasing some of my favorite past episodes. Today's throwback is back from Season 5 when Macy Cole joined Kathryn to kick off the beginning of 2023! 

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As promised, your favorite honorary co-host is back: the one and only, Macy Cole! In true Macy & Kathryn fashion, we dive deeper into what God is teaching us...
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March 12, 2025 36 mins
It's time for another catch-up episdoe with Kathryn, where she shares things she is loving and learning right now! Everything from her new favorite shows and products to how God is telling her to slow down and rest in His presence. Hope you enjoy this little girly chat! 

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Tabitha Panariso is a trauma-informed and licensed professional therapist, and now and author who guides readers through the life and death of Jesus asa path through the pain of rejection, compassionately offering strength and healing in her new book Loyal In His Love: An Invitation to Be Held by Jesus When Others Let Go!

She joins me today to chat all about how our mind, body, and soul, work together to find healing through both th...
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The reality TV gurus are back and ready to dish all of their thoughts on this season of The Bachelor, Love Is Blind, and Traitors!

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Subscribe to our new YouTube Channel and WATCH all episodes of Season 6 and 7!

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Use coupon code 'SOLE20' for 20% off your first month!!

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My girl, Sara Leonard, is back on the pod! We chat about our words for the year, what it looks like to stop striving, how to be authentic, body image thoughts, and random things in between!

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Kathryn @kathryn_benko
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February 12, 2025 30 mins
Jillian Greaves (MPH, RD, LDN) is a Functional Medicine Dietitian, Women's Health Specialist, podcast co-host, and founder of the highest-rated dietitian and functional nutrition business in Boston. She joins me on the podcast today to chat about her history with having to dig deeper into finding answers for her health issues. She shares important insight into our hormones, our fertility, and how our nutrition (or lack thereof) is ...
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