Born and raised in Minnesota, Erin started dancing at the age of 3, which became her first love. After graduating from one of the top dance colleges in the country as a Dance Performance Major, Erin decided to take everything she learned from Oklahoma City University and figure out how to navigate the Los Angeles dance industry. Eventually, Erin found fitness at a time she felt lost. This led her to bodybuilding as she battled depression. A few years ago, she changed careers again and became a Technical Recruiter for Snapchat for 3 years. Erin chose a career that was not only going to financia ..read more

Hollywood Stunt woman and professional parkour athlete, Sydney Olson, discusses the transition from competitive gymnastics to parkour. She and Danielle discuss the differences between the two sports as well as what links them, how early-learned perfectionism plays a role in all aspects of life, creating your dream life, and managing stress and burnout.  She recently started her own podcast called Collecting Scars where she has deep conversations about healing and becoming the dream version of yourself. Connect with Sydney! https://www.instagram.com/sydneyolson1 https://www.youtube.com/Sy ..read more

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 ..read more

In this episode, Andrea and I discuss the following: What is your background in gymnastics? (0:57) What is your opinion on the engrained gymnastics culture and what is happening in the gymnastics world today? (4:20) How did Athlete A personally affect you? (7:27) Why didn’t you tell your mom that you threw up at the gym? (15:06) What can parents do if they know that their child’s coach might be manipulating their thoughts? (20:03) If you had a daughter who was experiencing something similar, what would you want her to do at practice or what would you do? (22:42) How can gymnasts stand up to t ..read more

In this episode, Leilah and I discuss the following: What has your experience been like so far on the TLAG Team? (0:17) What is your background in gymnastics and where are you today? (0:53) Does NAIGC still exist today? (8:39) What do you do for work? (9:33) What is the process like to find a club with adult gymnastics? (10:10) What would you say to those who are close to retiring from gymnastics? (11:24) How do you find the time to train with a full time job? (14:26) What can someone do if they don’t have a lot of time but still love and want to do gymnastics? (15:39) What do you do when you ..read more

In this episode, Laura and I discuss the following: What is your background in gymnastics and how did that get you to where you are today? (0:56) How did you decide to reintroduce gymnastics movement into your training? (2:17) What would you say to people who choose exercises based on what they think they should do, not based on what they enjoy doing? (3:45) What is your training philosophy and style for yourself or when working with your clients? (5:10) Why should we be grateful for pain? (10:04) Have you been on American Ninja Warrior? What are your goals for Ninja training? (11:28) What pa ..read more

In this episode, DeAvera and I discuss the following: Who is DeAvera Todd? (0:20) What part of coaching lights you up the most? (4:42) Is your coaching style based on personal experience or feedback from athletes? (7:28) What would you say to those who expect to get things right away and feel like a failure when they don’t? (10:34) Why is it important to focus on the details in your own training or when coaching athletes? (12:07) What do you think needs to change in gymnastics culture? (15:37) What is a step that coaches can do to create a happy balance of work and play in the gym? (19:10) Wh ..read more

In this episode, Nathan and I discuss the following: What differences have you seen among athletes who are intrinsically and extrinsically motivated? (1:08) What does it mean to be the best athlete that you can be? (3:45) What's the difference between college gymnastics and junior olympics in terms of the competitors and the type of support? (7:01) What would you say to someone whose gymnastics career ended on a bad note? (9:24) What do you currently do to better yourself and focus on yourself (14:08) What's your experience with comparing yourself to others? (16:18) What do you tell yourself ..read more

In this episode, Olympian Danell Leyva and I discuss the following: What was your biggest struggle after retiring? (0:37) What can former athletes keep consistent in their lives for any future venture? (2:10) What was the timeline from ending your gymnastics career to where you are now? (3:03) How did you know that your future ventures were not going to be easy? (5:14) What was your process like to avoid depression, anxiety, or loss of identity? (6:54) What caused you to seek out information on how to get better? (10:36) How did you manage and set boundaries on your own expectations? (12:49 ..read more

In this episode, circus artist and former gymnast, Sarah Ritchy & I discuss the following: What's it like being a part of the #TLAG Team? (0:10) What were your practices like as a  gymnast? (1:54) What are the red flags for falling out of love with your sport or burning out? (4:07) How can burnt out athletes rediscover their love for their sport? (7:03) How did you handle expectations of others and of yourself? (12:00) What did gymnastics teach you or not teach you? (20:06) What needs to change in order for athletes to learn how to make decisions for themselves? (23:17) What does it ..read more