GRL Pep Talks: Real Conversations for Real Growth
Your go-to space for leadership, confidence, identity, team culture, and the everyday challenges young women and student-athletes navigate.
GRL Pep Talks is where honest conversations meet practical support. Whether you’re a student-athlete, a young woman finding your voice, or someone building confidence and belonging, these Pep Talks are designed to help you grow in ways that actually fit your life.
You’ll find stories, worksheets, research-backed tools, and quiet reminders that you’re not alone in what you’re navigating. This is your space for clarity, connection, and the kind of leadership that starts from within — on and off the field.
My Exercise Identity Crisis: From Gym Perfectionist to Movement Explorer
A personal journey through fitness perfectionism, from obsessive CrossFit culture and disordered eating to discovering the freedom of being a "movement explorer." The author shares how spreading physical and emotional needs across multiple activities—CrossFit coaching, solo running, casual pickleball—prevents any single form of exercise from becoming everything and losing its joy.
From Aesthetics to Clarity: A New Way to Think About Exercise
A personal reflection on shifting from appearance-focused fitness to movement that serves mental clarity, emotional regulation, and daily performance. The author shares how discovering exercise's impact on focus and stress management—rather than chasing aesthetic goals—finally made consistent movement sustainable and genuinely rewarding.