Locker Talk®
In my Locker Talk® concept podcast which consists of: Women's Locker Talk®, Men's Locker Talk™, LGBTQ+ Locker Talk™, and Locker Talk University™, I articulate stigmatized topics that may or may not be discussed both openly and behind the scenes in our sports environments and communities today. They certainly were not during my time as a competitive distance runner when I struggled tremendously with Depression, eating disorders, food insecurity, suicidal ideations, and much more during my time competing as a member of UCLA's cross country and track & field teams. My simple hope for my Locker Talk™ concept is to use the art of storytelling with some help from some highly-esteemed professionals I've met along my journey to carry the love that I had for my sport and athletics as an act of love, compassion, and mental and emotional wellness, not self destruction. Regardless of your sport or lack thereof, demographic, gender identity, sexuality or race, I welcome any and all to my locker rooms to listen and hopefully take the stories and resources I share as a roadmap to something that you might be currently undergoing.
Locker Talk®
Acclimatizing & Navigating the Transition To College Athletics With Karen Costello, MA
I'm honored to reunite with former UCLA Sports Performance Coach Karen Costello, MA. I was lucky to work with Karen during my first year at UCLA. Karen worked closely with me to understand the interconnectivity between negative self-talk and sports performance as I struggled to acclimatize to life as a student, athlete, and member of the UCLA community. Today in the locker room, we discuss some of the everyday challenges student-athletes face, what needs to change in the landscape of intercollegiate athletics to better support our student-athletes, and where her path has taken her in her current work with the U.S. Army using her expertise in Sports Psychology and Resilience.
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