To the woman in sports who was told to never quit
To the woman in sports who was told to never quit: Quit. Seriously. It’s okay. We always hear that we shouldn’t quit, especially in the sports world: “No one likes a quitter” “Don’t quit when things get hard” “You only fail if you quit” But it’s not true and we need to learn to quit […]
To the girl in sport who’s being bullied
To the girl in sport who’s being bullied: I see you. I want you to know you’re not alone, even when you feel incredibly lonely. I want you to know you’re not who they say you are. They don’t know you and they don’t deserve to know you. I want you to know there’s no […]
Five lessons for girls in sports
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the phrase “Be the woman you needed as a girl”. It’s made me reflect back on my own experiences with sports when I was younger, a lot of them not so great, and what I wish I’d known (or even heard) back then. I unfortunately can’t go back […]
Dear Sports: Lessons from a year without sports
Dear Sports, I miss you. I haven’t seen you in over a year, and I feel it. I feel it in my tense body. I feel it in the darkness creeping into my mind. I feel it in the inability to feel like myself. I feel it in the noise in my mind. I feel […]
To the people who don’t see the value in women’s sports
To the people who don’t see the value in women’s sports: Let me first start with a story: When I was 12 years old, I excitedly told my uncle about my hockey team. He replied with, “Girls hockey? That’s not hockey, that’s participaction.” Maybe you just laughed. Maybe you don’t see the big deal. Maybe […]
How to avoid hustle culture and reach your dreams
Yesterday I posted about hustle culture and the dangers of falling into the hustle mentality on my Instagram and the response I received from people made me realize that this is a problem that affects all of us, even if we don’t know it. As women in sports, especially those trying to make a name […]
It’s okay to miss sports
I feel empty. I feel lost. I feel afraid of who I am without sports. And it’s okay if you do, too. I know sports are so much more than the game we play, and I know you know that, too. Even if you didn’t realize it before, you know it now. My mental health […]
