Bad Ass Besties

Bad Ass Besties

Bad Ass Besties is a podcast about friendship, confidence, health, and figuring life out as we go. Best friends and business owners Michele Hartwig and Irene Kok invite you into the conversations we'd be having anyway on a long walk, trail run, road trip, or coffee date. From weight loss and hormones to beauty, aging, relationships, self-confidence, fashion, and the challenges life throws our way, nothing is off limits. Real conversations. Real friendship. Real life. Whether you're rebuilding your confidence, trying to feel good in your body again, navigating a new season of life, or simply looking for women who get it, you're in the right place. Pull up a chair and come hang out with your new besties. Strong women. Honest conversations. A little sweat, a little sparkle, and a whole lot of figuring it out together. đź©·

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June 9, 2026 • 25 mins

Have you ever set a big goal, felt excited for a few weeks, and then watched it quietly disappear?

You're not alone.

In this episode of Bad Ass Besties, Michele Hartwig and Irene Kok dive into what makes goals sustainable and why consistency almost always beats intensity. We talk about the...

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June 2, 2026 • 34 mins

In Episode 3 of Bad Ass Besties, FDN Practitioner Irene Kok gives us a practical and easy-to-understand lesson on menopause. We talk about what is actually happening in our bodies during perimenopause and menopause, why so many women experience symptoms that seem to come out of nowhere, and what we can do to feel more like ourselves again.

From hot flashes and brain fog to weight ga...

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Two best friends, trail runners, and fitness business owners dive into the world of perfume while learning about Commodity fragrances, signature scents, and how fragrance connects to confidence, memories, and emotion. We go down memory lane talking about the "going out" perfumes we wore 25 years ago and how our tastes have evolved into sporty, everyday scents that fit our active lifestyles today. We are not perfume experts… just tw...

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May 23, 2026 • 48 mins

Bad Ass Besties is a podcast hosted by best friends and fitness business owners Michele Hartwig and Irene Kok. Both women are passionate about helping others become stronger, healthier, and more confident in their everyday lives.

Michele is the founder of Ornery Mule Racing, a trail and ultrarunning company that hosts races throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Irene Kok is ...

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