Chokeholds and Chill Podcast
Chokeholds and Chill Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to Chokeholds and Chill - the podcast where life meets the mats! Join Jenn and Mallory, two women balancing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and real life, as they share laughs, lessons, and inspiring stories.
Each episode features candid chats with training - and non-training - partners, explores the ups and downs of life on and off the mats. Whether you’re a seasoned grappler, a curious beginner, or just love a good story, time to chill, roll, and enjoy!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The show covers a variety of themes including personal narratives, community dynamics, and training experiences. Episodes highlight personal growth through Jiu Jitsu, as seen in discussions with non-training partners, like BJ, and dedicated newbies, like Elise, showcasing their journeys and challenges.
Chokeholds & Chill is a candid, unfiltered jiu-jitsu podcast hosted by Jenn and Mallory—two women who train hard, laugh loud, and aren’t afraid to talk about everything that lives on and off the mats. From athlete interviews to deep-dive conversations about competition, community, lifestyle, recovery, mental health, and the messy reality of being a grappler, this show brings honesty and humor straight from the mats to your ears. Featuring world-class guests, difficult conversations, and plenty of behind-the-scenes chaos, Chokeholds & Chill is where real jiu-jitsu people come to actually talk.
Hosts: Mallory Ingalls @itsmaltime and Jenn Holmberg @jennholmberg
Show: @chokeholdsandchillpod
Email: [email protected]
What happens when we stop making ourselves smaller, quieter, easier, and more agreeable?
In this episode, Jenn and Mal sit down with Dr. Leslie Davis for a conversation that goes far beyond Jiu Jitsu. After Mallory experienced Leslie’s powerful roundtable on self-silencing at Roll Model Grappling Camp, the conversation stayed with her—and we knew we needed to bring it to the podcast.
We talk about the ways women learn to silence themselves, often without even realizing they’re doing it, and what happens when we finally start trusting our own voice, instincts, boundaries, and bodies.
Leslie takes us into the intersection of mental health, relationships, power, boundaries, self-defense, and Jiu Jitsu, including why learning to recognize a bad position on the mats can be surprisingly similar to recognizing one in a relationship.
We also talk about Defend & Rise, why self-defense is about far more than knowing how to fight, the importance of verbal boundaries, and what changes psychologically when a woman realizes she doesn’t have to be powerless.
And, of course, we bring it back to Jiu Jitsu—what happens when women stop apologizing for taking up space, start trusting themselves, and realize they are capable of more than they thought.
This is a conversation about finding your voice, setting boundaries, building self-trust, and ultimately learning what it means to rise.
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