Serena Pergola & Danielle: Finding Your Silver Lining After Abuse & Anxiety In The World Of Gymnastics - a podcast by Train Like A Gymnast
from 2020-08-06T13:00
In this episode, Serena and I discuss the following:
- What is your background in gymnastics? (1:30)
- What was your career ending injury? (2:18)
- What do you think gymnasts always feel the need to push through the pain? (3:55)
- Did you ever question if you were actually sick or hurt based on your coaches reaction? (5:34)
- How should a coach speak to a child in order to make sure that the child knows that they will be respected and believed? (7:21)
- How can a parent better understand their child or gymnastics culture? (10:30)
- Would you still have done gymnastics if there were no competitions? (12:27)
- What aspects of gymnastics makes us fall in love with the sport? (14:32)
- What inspired you to write this book? (17:20)
- Why do you have the specific passion of helping others find the silver lining? (21:55)
- How do you feel like gymnastics can be healthier? What does USA Gymnasts currently do or should do now?
- What does it mean to train like a gymnast? (30:39)
- How can listeners contact you? (32:23)
Contact Serena at spergola@umich.edu
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