Pregnancy and Motherhood in Sport

In this special episode we're connecting with Emkay Sullivan, Grayson Murphy, Mary Daniels, and Rachel Tomajczyk for a conversation on pregnancy and motherhood in sport.

I want to thank these women for sharing their personal experiences, observations, and learnings so openly. Listeners will appreciate that while these women compete within the same sport, their paths have been unique and varied.

Discussion includes training, racing, and working throughout pregnancy and postpartum; the mental and emotional impact; choosing to race or not; options and support offered by sponsors and race organizations; what “maternity leave” or expectation looks like for a woman working in the sport; return to running; and advice for other women who are in or near a similar phase of life!

All of these women share their journey authentically on social media as well, and you can find and follow them each here:

instagram.com/emkaysulli

instagram.com/racin_grayson

instagram.com/eatrunandbemary

instagram.com/rachrunsworld

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