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Gabrielle Ewing Solent University | 2022 ABSTRACT Previous research has studied the effects of ‘fitspiration’ content on body image...

Share your story series: Rolling with the punches, having to adapt, then adapt again… and the reward of unwavering resilience. “Sometimes...

Share your story series: Appreciating the grind & rediscovering your ‘why’ “It wasn’t just about the medals or the times but about the...

Share your story series: Unseen symptoms, learning to slow down to move forward, & building a support system “You can still be all you...

Share your story series: Defining the future, getting vulnerable, & building a community. Dealing with a setback is hard enough, finding...

Share your story series: Unexplained illness, tested faith, & new found gratitude Life is full of curveballs. The lesson behind them is...

SHARE YOUR STORY SERIES: LIVING ABROAD, PERFECTIONISM & COPING WITH LIFE OUTSIDE OF SPORT My name is Quintin bullen & this is my story...

Share your story series: Injury & Identity “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against...

Share your story series: Transferring, Coming Out, & Discovering a New Purpose You know how sports movies aren't really about sports at...

Share Your Story Series - Mini: taking action My name is Kristen vacca & this is my story. Volleyball Player McKendree Universit 1: Tell...

Share Your Story Series: It's okay to ask for help “It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up again.” - Vince...

Share Your Story Series: Overcoming injury & keeping hope alive "An injury is not just a process of recovery. It’s a process of...

Share Your Story Series: navigating college sports We often put athletes on a pedestal. We glorify them. We expect them to perform. We...

Share Your Story Series: Running with Lyme Disease "You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be...

Share Your Story Series: Injury and Identity. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." -...

Share Your Story Series - Mini: Keep the faith "When an underdog wins, they win for everybody, because somebody gotta come through that...

Share Your Story Series: What Happens When Our Dreams Don’t Live up to Our Expectations We often think that gratitude cannot exist at the...

Share Your Story Series: Reconnecting with Your “Why” & Growing Through Adversity. “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break...

Share Your Story Series: Expectations and Dealing with Anxiety. Let’s talk about “firsts,” as in your first kiss, first bike ride, first...