If you haven’t heard of it yet, Spinning Out is one of Netflix’s newest drama series. And it centers around one of my favorite topics: figure skating. The show features Kat, a 21-year-old figure skater making a
Body Acceptance as a Retired Athlete
Earlier this year, I wrote this post about finding myself after more than twenty years as competitive figure skater. It wasn’t easy to learn who I was after spending my entire life defined as a figure skater. But something else that…
Finding Myself After Figure Skating
I spent 20 years of my life answering the question, “Who are you?” by loudly and confidently declaring, “I’m a figure skater.” It was always so easy, so black-and-white. Of course, I was other things – a daughter, a friend,…
