Athlete Impact

The Rex Project
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A platform of voices of anyone touched by sport coming together to share experiences, ideas, and build community around the joint goal of making sports safe for all involved. Athlete Impact is produced by The Rex Project, a non-profit centered around educating athletes and their supporters on how to identify and respond to abuse in sports. To hear other athletes experiences with athletic abuse and to learn more about identifying and responding to athletic abuse, check out our website therexproject.org. Thank you for your support!

Episodes

  1. Eating Disorder Prevention is Abuse Prevention with Holly Brooks (she/her)

    07/09/2023

    Eating Disorder Prevention is Abuse Prevention with Holly Brooks (she/her)

    Holly Brooks (she/her) took the path of coach to elite athlete (2x Olympian, World Cup Bronze Medalist, and 2x Mt. Marathon winner, you know, just the casual things) to now mom and therapist. Throughout all of these experiences she has gathered a wealth of knowledge and a firm practice of supporting the human in every athlete. Today we'll talk about eating disorders and how they can be tied into abuse and mistreatment, NCAA's NIL and how it can make an athlete more vulnerable, and the importance of coaching for longevity. Links: Holly's Website Holly's Instagram Project Red-S Winning At All Cost: Breaking the Silence on Athletes & Eating Disorders

    45 min
  2. Learning your rights. Knowing your power. Ep. 4 with WomenX

    06/25/2023

    Learning your rights. Knowing your power. Ep. 4 with WomenX

    With so many different agencies, the nuance of the various policies that offer protection to athletes, and the inconsistent political environments across the country, it can be pretty difficult to know your rights and to self-advocate when your rights aren't being protected. At WomenX Mary Ciampa (she/her pronouns + WomenX Founder) and Tiffany Bullock (she/her pronouns + WomenX COO) are working to bring women accessible, high quality, female-led education with the purpose of giving women the knowledge to advocate for themselves and their communities. On today’s episode we'll discuss Title IX, whether or not it’s being used to its fullest extent, how athletes can learn more about Title IX, and the difference between constructive criticism and changing yourself to stay in another person’s good graces. You can learn more about WomenX here and stay up to date with their work here!

    52 min
  3. You Have a Gut for a Reason. Use it. Ep. 3 with Kara Goucher

    06/11/2023

    You Have a Gut for a Reason. Use it. Ep. 3 with Kara Goucher

    Kara Goucher (she/her), The Rex Project's 3rd and final board member, wears a lot of different hats. She's a mom, one of the most accomplished distance runners in US history, NBC Sports commentator, author of The Longest Race, Oiselle Athlete-Advisor, and a candy-corn enthusiast (rightfully so). She's also a fierce advocate for safe and fair, doping-free sports. On this episode, Kara shares her insight around tough coaching, the complicatedness of abuse, and why you should educate your athletes on identifying and responding to abuse even if you're the safest athletic organization in the world. Show Links: Kara Goucher's Instagram Kara Goucher's Book, The Longest Race The Rex Project Website The Rex Project YouTube Channel The Rex Project Instagram

    1h 13m
  4. Experts Know When to Ask for Help, Ep. 2 with Sam Benzing

    06/04/2023

    Experts Know When to Ask for Help, Ep. 2 with Sam Benzing

    Sam Benzing (she/her), a former student-athlete, now coach and The Rex Project's second board member. Sam is passionate about working at the intersection of mental health & high performance and shares her insights into what that has looked like for her so far, why she brings in the experts, and how she has navigated coaching her former teammates.

    1h 6m
  5. Good Things Come Out of Sh*t, Ep. 1 with Karelle Edwards-Perry

    05/28/2023

    Good Things Come Out of Sh*t, Ep. 1 with Karelle Edwards-Perry

    Get to know Karelle Edwards-Perry (she/her), a former pro hurdler, now therapist & performance consultant, and The Rex Project's first board member. After sharing her experience with abuse in sport, Karelle joins us again to discuss navigating identity, coachability, and boundaries as an athlete. Karelle is smart, witty, empathetic, and just an all around fantastic human being using her experience to make sports safer. Listen and you'll see why I am so thankful to have her on The Rex Project board. Show Links: Embrace Your Pace (Website) Embrace Your Pace (Instagram) Karelle's Instagram Karelle's Experience with Abuse in Sport

    1h 12m
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About

A platform of voices of anyone touched by sport coming together to share experiences, ideas, and build community around the joint goal of making sports safe for all involved. Athlete Impact is produced by The Rex Project, a non-profit centered around educating athletes and their supporters on how to identify and respond to abuse in sports. To hear other athletes experiences with athletic abuse and to learn more about identifying and responding to athletic abuse, check out our website therexproject.org. Thank you for your support!

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  • Creator
    The Rex Project
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Athlete Impact