The Locker Room Podcast
The Locker Room is a podcast for former athletes navigating the confusing and often painful transition from a life centered around sports to a life outside of the game. For many athletes, walking away from sports is more than the end of a season. It can feel like losing purpose, community, and even a piece of who you are. One day, your life is built around competition and performance. Then suddenly, it's not. No schedule. No team. No clear version of who you are supposed to become next. This podcast explores the emotional weight of that transition: the identity crisis, the anxiety, the depression, the feeling of being lost, and the pressure to “move on” before you have fully processed what you left behind. Through honest conversations, personal reflection, and relatable stories, The Locker Room creates space for former athletes to feel seen, understood, and reminded that they are not alone. Life after sports is not just about finding a new career or routine. It is about rediscovering purpose, rebuilding identity, and learning that who you are has always been bigger than what you did.
The Locker Room Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 5: Nobody Prepares Us For This
In Episode 5 of The Locker Room, I talk about why so many athletes feel unprepared for life after sports. This episode explores regret, missed opportunities, athletic identity, and the importance of building skills, relationships, outlets, and ...
Episode 4: Who Am I Without Sports?
In Episode 4 of The Locker Room, I talk about the identity shift that happens when sports are no longer the center of your life. This episode explores missing who you were as an athlete, questioning your self-worth, and learning how to rebuild ...
Episode 3: The Silence Nobody Talks About
In Episode 3 of The Locker Room, I talk about the silence that comes after sports. This episode explores processing what it reveals and how to begin finding clarity outside of the game.The Locker Room is a podcast for former athlete...
Episode 2: It's Really Over...
In Episode 2 of The Locker Room, I reflect on the moment it finally settles in that sports are really over. This episode explores the shift from having a schedule, goals, and routine to realizing you are not just taking time off — life has comp...