For years, shame and embarrassment kept me silent throughout college and into the early stages of my professional career. I was also deeply in denial. Seeking specialized treatment or seeing...
For most of my life, I was fighting both in and out of the ring. As a professional boxer, I trained relentlessly, pushed my body to its limits, and chased...
What happens when the drive to succeed as an athlete turns into something harmful? Soccer has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I...
My name is Pippa Woolven, and I’m the founder of Project RED-S, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and supporting individuals affected by Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). My...
Going back to school can be very difficult for student-athletes surrounded by the heightened pressure. We feel as if there is some hierarchical standard attached to our identity along with...
If you ask my friends in NYC to describe me, you’ll be painted a picture of a boss lady taking on the city as a full-time professor, writer, and consultant,...
The focus in the eating disorders field is usually on diagnoses, symptoms, and related impairment. There has been little research, or even discussion, about negative traits that were present during...
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! … It’s 5:30am and the alarm is going off. It’s Tuesday morning. My stomach does a flip when I realize what day it is. However, I’m not...
“Dear KJ” is a monthly advice column by Dr. Kjerstin “KJ” Gruys, sociologist, author, and body image activist. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology with a focus on the politics...
To an athlete, an injury or illness, change in coach, or retirement from sport may feel like a traumatic event. These are three factors in which the athlete has the...
