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Topic: Advocacy - December 05 2021
Health & Wellbeing: Kiersten Thomassey

VIS™ Advocate, Kiersten Thomassey, is passionate about using her voice to advocate for change for the next generation of women athletes. We often suffocate our emotions surrounding our well being to avoid seeming weak. Thomassey argues that we must speak up and own our wellness instead.

By: Ana Dorta

VIS Creator™

Topic: Advocacy

December 05 2021

As women in sport, we face stressors that can negatively impact our mental states and well being. We juggle ordinary life pressures--school work, obligations to friends and family, jobs-- all while investing a great deal of time and energy into our sport.  We are constantly pushing ourselves both physically and mentally. With this said, we often forget to take a step back and check in on our health and wellbeing.  Even more, as women, we try to avoid appearing weak. We may pe...
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