Barriers to Breakthroughs
Welcome to Barriers to Breakthroughs! A podcast that discusses important topics in women’s sports and what goes on inside the brain of an athlete. Perfectionism, recovering from injury, and bullying, are just some of the many things that can defeat your spirits and ruin your confidence to perform. Through interviews and solo shows, host Emma Woodhouse, a 2-Time All-American skier and 2020 UNH Female Athlete of the Year, brings these topics to light and shows athletes that they are not alone and that you can overcome those barriers to breakthrough!
Barriers to Breakthroughs
032. The Journey of Self-Discovery When You're In Your Slump Seasons with Grace Dafoe
Today's episode features Canadian skeleton athlete Grace Dafoe! Grace is a part of the Canadian National team where she has competed in several North American cups and international competitions where she has several podium finishes! Grace also hopes to live out her Olympic dream one day so she is working hard to make that happen!
In this interview, we first talk about her skeleton journey, and how she discovered a sport of skeleton! Then we get into her self-discovery moment in her career where she had to decide if she wanted to continue with the sport when she was at the lowest point in her career! Grace goes into detail about what she did to get out of the slump to find her love for the sport again and also what she encourages athletes to ask themselves and their team when they feel that way in their own careers!
Other topics include:
- Advice + exercises in regards to self-discovery
- Committing to a new sport at an older age
- Being a part of sport-focused organizations
Links
Follow Grace on Instagram: @gracedafoe
Grace's Podcast: Face First Podcast
Organizations Mentioned:
- Fast and Female
- Classroom Champions
- Kids Sport Canada
- CAN Fund
Follow the Podcast on Instagram: @barrierstobreakthroughspodcast
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