tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Sasha DiGiulian is a former World Champion Rock Climber.
She’s 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) weighing less than 100 lbs.
Rock Climbing, like Gymnastics, requires relative strength.
As a woman in climbing, I occupy two worlds: one defined by strength and grit, the other by beauty and traditional ideas of femininity. It’s something I still struggle with.
Daniel Fuentes has gymnasts demonstrate. 😀
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(via Gymnast Crossing)
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards …
Rosie the Riveter is used as a symbol of American feminism and women’s economic power. …
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Will Graves:
… Kondos Field has long felt that college gymnastics offers “psychological rehab” for former elite gymnasts who spent their teenage years buried in the gym for 30-plus hours a week, a physical and mental grind that can leave some broken in body or spirit by the time they reach college.
That’s where UCLA’s Katelyn Ohashi found herself when she arrived on campus in 2015. Once one of the top juniors in the country, Ohashi’s senior elite career was derailed by injuries and struggles with body image that followed her to Los Angeles. …
Two student athletes at Oregon State University, gymnast Taylor Ricci and soccer player Nathan Braaten, started a campaign called #DamWorthIt. After the death of two fellow athletes to suicide, the duo wanted to do something so they began the campaign.
#DamWorthIt encourages candid dialogue around mental health
related – Bell has a campaign on Twitter, as well.
Paul Ziert launched a GoFundMe fundraising campaign.
The point person for any victim will be Jessica L. Steyers, LCSW, MA, who is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of trauma. …
Ms. Steyers, a former gymnast, lives in New York City. …
related – Saving Our Survivors Facebook page
Be process oriented.
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