what makes a female athlete?
Listen now
Description
I didn't call myself an athlete until I was 26, and I've been unpacking why ever since. Being uncomfortable with my physicality and stereotypes I was fed as a child resulted in a deep dissociation. Sickness, injury, and death put me face to face with how I nurture myself and my body. At one point in time, I had all my eggs in the lifting basket, but I realized I was operating from a place of over-idolized physique and strength equaling acceptance and love for self. I can't always be my strongest or leanest, so what happens then? Join me as I discuss what I define to be a female athlete and how I've developed a more meaningful relationship to my body and to movement.
More Episodes
I'm catching you all up on my half marathon journey: why I did it, how I trained, what the actual race was like, and more. I feel like running has really helped to reset my brain around fitness/exercise/how I take care of myself, getting me into a routine that is fueling, and I discuss what that...
Published 06/06/24
Published 06/06/24
Thoughts and feelings around motherhood have made permanent residency in my mind as soon as my clock hit 29, but it's still not time to clock in... let's talk about it.
Published 05/19/24