When Deon Reid was growing up in the sport of Diving, his eyes were focused on one thing: the Olympics. Dead-set on making it there, Deon sought out the right program, coach, culture, and training environment to support him on his path. That journey took him from Duke to USC, away from diving, and back to it again. This episode recounts all that he learned about himself as both an athlete and a person in the process.

Fast-forward to today, Deon is a dedicated Spin Instructor at GritCycle, known for his high energy and commitment to fitness excellence. Armed with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Southern California, Deon is driven to advance his career within the fitness industry. His goal is to leverage his education and passion for wellness to inspire others and make a lasting impact on their health journeys.

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IG: @diverreid

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This episode features Mac and Erica as they dive into the sometimes confusing, and often overwhelming, world of therapy and mental health support. They cover why athletes can benefit from working with a therapist, the various approaches therapy can take, and tips to be sure the therapist you choose is the right fit.

Erica Curry is a former D1 athlete and now licensed therapist. During her time as a springboard diver in college, she watched her teammates struggle with various mental health issues as she fought my own battle with anxiety - leading her to the decision to become a therapist. Now, she gets to help athletes transition out of sport and manage issues like depression, grief, anxiety, perfectionism and substance use problems. She aims to equip her clients with the skills they need to have a fulfilling athletic career and life. She does this with the help of DBT and RO-DBT, both of which are skill based therapies that pave the way for her work with athletes.

Connect with Erica:

Website: https://coachericacurry.com/
Email: ericacurrylmft@gmail.com 
IG: @ericacurrylmft

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On the second "Panel Perspective" style episode, Mac is joined by two guests, and former teammates who share their thoughts on the question:

"Why have so many athletes taken up running in life after sport?"

Each panelist comes from a different running background - from ultramarathon champion to just getting started. They delve into their reasons behind picking up running post-sports, and explore its dual nature as both a simple yet infinitely complex activity. The conversation touches on personal journeys, mental health benefits, goal setting, and the importance of embracing the process over performance. They also share practical advice for newcomers on how to start running with minimal pressure and maximum enjoyment.

Panelists incude:

Elena Horton - Elena is a former D1 hockey player, an avid outdoor-adventurer, endurance athlete, traveler, and general get-out-of-her-comfort-zoner. She fully believes that we are all much more capable than we may think and that adventure is our greatest tool for learning about ourselves. Her current goal is to help others embrace the adventure in life–to discover new sources of inspiration, find the joy in temporary discomfort, and take risks on themselves so that they can be surprised by the abilities they never knew they had. Connect with Elena: https://elenahorton.com/ or @elena_horton

Morgan Turner - Morgan is a former Dartmouth and professional hockey player. Since ending her hockey career, she has transitioned to being the director of a run club called Electric Athletic Club in New York City. She has ran 4 marathons, aims to complete all 6 majors, and one day qualify to run Boston! She mostly runs for the kudos on Strava, but the physical and mental benefits of running aren't too bad either. Connect with Morgan:  @morgan.turner18

Mac Morse - Mac is the Founder of The Sideline Perspective, as well as a certified Athlete Development Specialist and professional in the Olympic and Paralympic movement. Having gone through her own experiences as a D1 athlete, she created The Sideline Perspective as a platform to shed light on the hidden challenges competitive athletes face when temporarily sidelined or no longer able to compete. In her work across various sport organizations, Mac hopes to make an impact on the culture of athletics in the United States - promoting whole athlete development and high performance as two parts of the same whole. Mac lives in Park City Utah with her husband and loves to try new sports/activities, most recently including: trail running and bike packing! Connect with Mac: @m.stonge12

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Tyler (or TC) is best known as the one-legged Captain America and valuing kindness above all else. He is a 3x Paralympian in the sport of alpine skiing and had the honor of being voted Opening Ceremony Flag bearer for Team USA during his last Winter Paralympic Games in 2022. TC is often the positive one and strives to help others discover their passion, while understanding that life is constant journey of peaks and valleys. His passion of helping others is eclipsed only by his love of ice cream.
 
On this episode, TC shares his inspiring journey from a young athlete discovering skiing to competing on the world stage with Team USA. He dives deep into his reflections on the Paralympic movement, overcoming personal challenges, and the emotional transitions after retiring from competitive sport. Through open and heartfelt conversation, TC offers insights on embracing authenticity, the power of community, and the importance of finding joy in life's simple pleasures.

Connect with Tyler:
Website: https://www.tcskiusa.com/
IG: @tcskiusa

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This episode is a Story Session - where athletes who have written for The Sideline Perspective website read their reflection in their own words and reflect back on what it meant to process that time of transition and change in their lives. This episode features Violet Carroll's story.

Violet is a 6th grader at the Richmond Middle School in Hanover, NH.  She has been a hockey goalie for the past 4 seasons and currently plays for the Valley Junior Warriors. In addition to hockey, she runs track and plays lacrosse. She also enjoys creative writing, singing, and annoying her brother by watching Grey's Anatomy and listening to Taylor Swift. She hopes to play college hockey someday as well as become a doctor or a teacher.

Since its inception The Sideline Perspective has been about sharing the great diversity of perspectives there are when it comes to how athletes handle being sidelined from their sport. We’ve covered different sports, different genders, different backgrounds, and now Violet’s story help shed light on how being sidelined can feel across different ages as well.

Read Violet's story: https://thesidelineperspective.com/growing-through-pain-a-youth-perspective-on-injury-recovery/

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"Are all of the things we take from sport positive?" --- That was the question that initiated this episode with Katie Alexander, Ph.D. student and founder of "The Dark Side of Sport." We chat about sporting environments, sport culture, and power dynamics while calling out the different types of abuse individuals in sport should be aware of and looking out for.

Katherine "Katie" Alexander is a former competitive soccer player and current third-year Ph.D. at Utah State University. She primarily studies athlete abuse and maltreatment in sport settings but is also interested in positive youth development and exploring other "negative" aspects of development occurring outside of sport. In her free time, Katie enjoys lifting weights, learning, reading, and writing.

For her Ph.D. work, Katie is conducting a study on on stressful experiences in and out of sport and mental health symptomology. Please consider taking her survey: https://redcap.cehs.usu.edu/surveys/?s=JWYTKN7NFEWL899H

Note: This survey does explore aspects of childhood trauma and abuse, abuse and trauma in sport settings, adult trauma, and mental health symptoms (including anxiety, depressive, and PTSD symptoms).

Connect with Katie:
Website: https://ktalexander33.wordpress.com/
IG: @thedarksideofsport
Podcast: The Dark Side of Sport Podcast
Email: k.alexander@usu.edu

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So much of success in sport comes from the people around us - whether teammates, coaches, family or friends, we rely on social support to get us to the top. So why would that change in life after sport? Truth is, it doesn't. This episode with Cory Camp dives into the ways athletes can build and benefit from a support system in life beyond competition.

A former nationally ranked swimmer, Cory Camp is the founder of the Forever Athlete Social Club, an in-person and online network of likeminded former athletes. He coaches and works with his groups on finding flow and improving holistic well-being through simplifying and optimizing their life. 

Connect with Cory:
Website: https://www.forever-athlete.com/
IG: @corycamp & @foreverathletesc

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Facing rehab and recovery? Then you won't want to miss this episode with Registered Dietician Emily Barnhart. Emily specializes in helping athletes and active individuals "fuel their comeback" to sport. 

As The Injury RD, Emily operates from a deep-seeded nutrition philosophy that food is more than fuel.  Food is joy, celebration, community, and culture.  She believes in a whole foods approach that prioritizes balance between foods that make you want to do a happy dance at the table and foods that are helpful for whatever your athletic or health goals are at the time.  

In addition to The Injury RD, Emily has worked with collegiate and professional organizations and currently consults with the USA Volleyball men and women's court teams and USA Sled Hockey.

Connect with Emily:

Website: https://injuryrd.com/
IG: @injury_rd
Contact: https://injuryrd.com/contact

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Ever heard of imposter syndrome? If you haven't heard the term, you've most likely felt it at some point if you've been a competitive athlete...

Imposter syndrome is the sense that you don't belong at the level you're at or don't deserve the success you've found. It's a natural feeling to have when you're wired to be driven towards perfection but its also something that can block you from recognizing the great things you have earned from the work you did put in. 

In this quick 'Sideline Short' episode, Mac shares why its so important to fight back against those imposter feelings and how a little bit off confidence can be contagious.

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On the first "Panel Perspective" style episode, Mac is joined by not one, not two, but three awesome guests who share their thoughts on the question:

"What exactly does success in life beyond sport mean?"

The crew leans on both their personal and professional backgrounds to answer the question - leading to key takeaways you won't want to miss!

Panelists incude:

Tyler Carter - Tyler (or TC) is best known as the one-legged Captain America and valuing kindness above all else. He is a 3x Paralympian in the sport of alpine skiing and had the honor of being voted Opening Ceremony Flag bearer for Team USA during his last Winter Paralympic Games in 2022. TC is often the positive one and strives to help others discover their passion, while understanding that life is constant journey of peaks and valleys. His passion of helping others is eclipsed only by his love of ice cream. Connect with TC: @tcskiusa & http://www.tcskiusa.com/

Sarah Sutin - Sarah is former athlete and professional circus artist. She has been working in sports for over 8 years and has a Masters in Sport and Performance Psychology. She focuses on helping athletes build mental performance skills on and off the field. She supports athletes as they reach their full potential in sport while maintaining and balancing mental health. Connect with Sarah:  @sarahsutin & https://sarahsutinperformance.com/ 

Katie Spada - Katie is a registered dietitian and former athlete. She is the owner and founder of Spada Strong Nutrition LLC, a nutrition coaching business focused on helping athletes, former athletes, and active individuals fuel for training and for life. She holds a master’s degree in Nutrition from Northeastern University with a concentration in Sports and Fitness. Katie competed as an elite level synchronized swimmer. During her career, she had three national team appointments and competed collegiately for The Ohio State University before retiring and pursuing her career as a dietitian. Katie founded Spada Strong Nutrition with the goal of helping individuals learn how to fuel their body’s properly, work through body image struggles, and develop a healthy relationship with food that supports their lifestyle. Katie believes every person deserves to feel good in their skin, fuel their body well, and enjoy the foods they eat, guilt-free! Connect with Katie: @fueling.former.athletes & https://spadastrongnutrition.com/

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Tune in to hear Mac's story as she reads and reflects on an essay she wrote for the Positive Coaching Alliance: https://positivecoach.org/the-pca-blog/the-power-of-perspective-from-a-former-d1-athlete/

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Grief is both a heavy word and a heavy feeling. It is most often a word associated with loss of a person or living thing, but is just as poignant when we close a  life chapter and lose a piece of ourselves. In this episode, Mac is joined by Gabbie Ewing to unpack the validity of these feelings and why they aren't often recognized or talked about in the world of sport.

Gabbie is the creator & founder of The Athlete Confidential. A former collegiate soccer player, her career came to a halt when she faced both an ankle injury and a global pandemic. The shift to life beyond sport impacted both her identity and mental health, leaving her feeling anxious and isolated. She ultimately founded The Athlete Confidential to connect with others and share the empowering message that athletes are so much more than their sport.

Connect with Gabbie:

Website: https://www.athleteconfidential.com/
IG: @theathleteconfidential
Email: theathleteconfidential@gmail.com

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Debriefing is a powerful tool for reflection and life lessons. Elite athletes have so much to learn from their experiences in sport, but it can be hard to find the time to reflect... let alone know where to start!

Mac shares the unique power a 'debrief' session brings to a successful athlete transition and/or return to sport, and provides a few different ways to think about how injured and retiring athletes can apply this concept to their own life.

Key questions to ask:

• What happened? ... Objectively or subjectively map our your journey!
• So what? ... Ask: Why does it matter?
• Now what? ... Consider: How will you take this new understanding into your next chapter?

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Catch up with Mac and get a peek into what Season 3 of The Sideline Perspective Podcast has in store!

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Haloti Ngata is a former Professional Football player. As a defensive tackle he played in college for the University of Oregon, earning Consensus All-American honors. Haloti was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played for the Ravens for nine seasons (winning a Superbowl and being selected for the Pro Bowl five times), before being traded to the Detroit Lions before the 2015 NFL season. Haloti was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles for one season in 2018 before retiring. He currently lives with his family in Park City Utah, enjoying life and staying active.

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Instagram: @hngata92

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What does dedication, accountability, commitment, and consistency have to do with each other? They’re all key to success in both athletics and entrepreneurship. The grit we develop through competition can serve us well when it comes to paving our own career path in life after sport - and entrepreneurship can be a great place to start.

Kasten is a former professional Windsurfer and current coach working to help athletes embrace the world of entrepreneurship. Through her own journey in athletics to capital investment to entrepreneurship she has learned the value of translatable skills and is passionate about sharing that insight with others.

Connect with Kasten:

Instagram: @kastenspethmann
LinkedIn: Kasten Spethmann
Clubhouse: Kasten Spethmann
Website: https://www.yourstartuplife.com

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Ralph DeQuebec is a bilateral above-knee amputee after being injured in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device or (IED) while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2012. He is a Purple Heart recipient, a 2018 Paralympic gold medalist. His story from battle field to hospital bed to the world stage is nothing short of inspiring…

Connect with Ralph:

Instagram: @mrbenjaminboom & @weareallonestory
Twitter: @mrbenjaminboom

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Karl Arvidsson is a former NCAA swimmer at the University of California, Berkeley. At Cal, he was a part of three Pac-12 Team Championships as well as an NCAA Team Championship in 2019. Individually, he was a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic team member, a two-time NCAA qualifier, an Academic All-American, and culminated his career by being named an All-American in his Senior season. Unfortunately, his final collegiate competition, the 2020 NCAA Championships, were cancelled due to the Pandemic.

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Instagram: @karvidsson4

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"You know what you need to accomplish [as an athlete] so you focus on the task at hand, but you don't really know what's going on with yourself emotionally. I always thought there was something wrong with me because of what I was feeling at the time... and it took me years to undo all that stuff."

Bridget was an Oregon Cheerleader for four seasons during the Oregon Football reign and Game Captain her senior year. She cheered in three BCS Bowl Games, including the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. Bridget later pursued her dream of dancing at the professional level and was an NFL Cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers. Bridget is a passionate advocate for mental health and spreads awareness through her social media platform and podcast After Orange Slices.

Connect with Bridget:

Instagram: @bridgetcase_
Twitter: @bridgetcase_
Tik Tok: @bridgetcase
Podcast: After Orange Slices
Twitch: @bridgetcase
Website: https://www.afterorangeslices.com

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"Injuries are such a common thing in the sport - if you get through a ski racing career without a major injury, you're probably not pushing it hard enough... I knew it was going to come, and because of that, when I got hurt, I'd already jumped that hurdle of understanding that season ending injuries happen and I was at the point of 'ok, what's next?'"

Jimmy Krupka was born in Boston, MA and grew up on the slopes of New England, ultimately attending the Green Mountain Valley School and living nearby in Fayston, VT. He has spent the last five years training with the US Ski Team and attending Dartmouth College part-time. He spends his free time surfing small waves and hosting the Arc City podcast, a ski racing show.

Connect with Jimmy:

Instagram: @jimmy_who_
Podcast: Arc City Podcast

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Bryn Drescher is a mental conditioning coach to NBA, NCAA and elite high school athletes across the country. Bryn started her journey into mental conditioning when she walked onto Michigan State University’s competitive track and field program. She competed at the highest level of college sports before leaving early to pursue her career She began coaching elite athletes and has worked with  D1, D2 top NBA players. What separates Bryn is that she addresses the whole athlete so that they can get the necessary competitive edge combining skills of their physical game and elevating their mental game.

Connect with Bryn:

Instagram: @bryndrescher
Clubhouse: @bryndrescher
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryndrescher

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Kassie & Sondra met playing college volleyball for the University of Toledo.  A dynamic duo both on and off the court, they saw each other through the ups and downs of college life and beyond. Now, ten years later (and their friendship stronger than ever), they've teamed up to tackle a new opponent: the unspoken topics we face in athletics. They founded The Unspoken Arena to give a safe space and a voice to the often stigmatized conversations in sport. Whether it be mental health, body image, equality, or identity - they are covering it on their badass and important platform.

Learn more about The Unspoken Arena:

Instagram: @theunspokenarena
Podcast: The Unspoken Arena

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We all have a mix of masculine and feminine qualities in us, but our athletic experiences and sport culture tend to push us to favor one over the other (any guesses which? ... ahem, masculine). In this episode Q and Mac dive into why that is, the benefits of finding a balance between the two, and the impacts of that balance on transitioning to life beyond sport. Get ready to hear about ringing phones, sandboxes, redefining success, and owning your authentic self!

Q is a mindset and performance coach and Founder & CEO of World Class; he's a former dual sport D-1 athlete with Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Northwestern University. His passion for supporting ex-athletes comes from his storied experience with the concussion crisis in sport. Having battled Post-Concussion Syndrome for 6 years, the pivotal shift in his recovery came when he shifted his mindset from procrastinating & perfectionism to bold action & ownership of his identity. This subtle, yet powerful shift is what he instills in clients today via 1-on-1 coaching, group programming, and large-scale trainings & workshops, preparing world class athletes for world class leaders.

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Website: https://www.q-williams.com/
Instagram: @qwilliams__

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"After almost 25 years of high-level competition sports, I am about 1 year into healthy-retirement (those first 2 were brutal). While claiming to “be an athlete” no longer feels like me, I know I am athletic… I am still able. Who I am and what I am capable of did not cease alongside my career and this I get to celebrate. There is still so much learning and feeling to be had along this journey and I sincerely hope for joy through it all; for all."

Brooklyn is a retired athlete from a career that included being a DII Heptathlete, All-American Women’s Professional Football Player and a 3x TeamUSA Bobsled Medalist. While still loving an athlete-focused lifting program, Brooklyn has expanded her love for sports to include riding her dirtbike, backcountry snowboarding, backpacking, trail running and embracing the freedom of saying, “yes” to random adventures. She is learning that retirement includes intentional healing both cognitively and physically and credits her faith for the strength to journey towards a fulfilling future; still as an athlete.

Connect with Brooklyn:

Instagram: @brooklynholton
Read Brooklyn's Story: https://thesidelineperspective.com/grief-when-love-has-nowhere-to-go/

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Anyone who's had a career in competitive sports knows the journey isn't linear. We can go from the highest highs to the lowest lows in an instant - but it's not about how high or low we are, it's about how we respond to it. Kaitie's story is one of perseverance, self-reflection, and the courage it takes to discover who you are beyond your sport. She's been through all kinds of different seasons on her bike and the hills she's climbed along the way have only made her stronger.

Kaitie is Wisconsin born and Colorado based. Kaitie has been racing Cyclocross professionally for the past ten years with Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com. So far in her career, she has stood on eight World Cup podiums and represented the United States at the Cyclocross World Championships nine times.  Aside from the bicycle, she is passionate about mental health, yoga, outdoor adventures with her husband and dogs, skiing, trail running, managing properties with her husband Luke, and reading.

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Instagram: @kaitiekeough

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