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Welcome to episode 45 of the Chasing Bravery Podcast! Today I am speaking with professional runner for Nike, Olympian, and believer of sharing and engaging in the process Kate Grace!
In college Kate went to Yale (she’s pretty smart, AND fast) where she broke four school records, won six Heps Championships, and was four time NCAA Division I Track and Field and Cross Country All-American.
Post collegiate, Kate continued to train and race- competing in the 2012 US Olympic Track and Field Trials where she placed 20th in the 1500. For the next 4 years Kate continued to train and improve through bumps in the process. By 2016 Kate was ready to go having improved her personal best in both the 1500 meters and the 800 meter running a notable sub 2 minute prior to the trials.
For those of you who are track lovers, you know how the 2016 US Olympic Track and Field Trials, 800 meter final unfolded.
Kate ran a strong, smart race…winning in a time of 1:59:10. Unfortunately, the race behind her had ended in upset with multiple racers becoming caught in a fall. Kate handled this damper on her win with grace and poise and went on to place 8th at the 2016 Olympics- the top American woman and running a PR to boot.
Today Kate trains with the Bowerman Track Club and is in pursuit of second Olympic Games which have been officially postponed until July of 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Kate and I discuss her feelings about this major shift in training and how she is processing and moving forward. We chat about how it is ok and normal to feel disappointed while feeling 100% certain that postponing is the right thing to do.
It was a pleasure to speak with this speedy, intelligent, and thoughtful lady. I know you will enjoy the conversation as much as I did!
To learn more about Kate and her process, follow her on Instagram @fastkate
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Be well!
3 Apr 2020
Pandemic Peace, April 2nd, 2020
There have been 216,722 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and 5,137 deaths.
Louisiana and Georgia have the top six counties with the highest deaths per capita due to COVID-19, according to The Washington Post, New York County is 7th. FEMA relayed that the emergency stockpile of PPE is almost gone. Some ventilators sent from the federal stockpile to hospitals do not work, reports The New York Times. Mississippi and Georgia have issued “stay at home” mandates. The President stated Wednesday that he has no plans to issue a National Stay at Home The weekly number of unemployment filings will be released today and most estimates have it near 6 million.
Dr. Fauci, said that social distancing can be relaxed once there are no new infections or deaths, “but the real turning point won’t come until we have a vaccine”
Wellness tip- limit your news sources and very carefully consider what you take in and what you don’t.
If you are particularly sensitive to the news and find you generally have a low tolerance , here’s a tip. Find a friend who you know is on top of the news and has a higher tolerance for absorption.... have a conversation about what kinds of information you would want to know ASAP , and come up with an agreement that they will text you/ call you if something changes or happens that you wouldn’t want to miss.
27 Mar 2020
Episode 44: Laura Wiley, RN, Nurse Mentor
Episode Webpage: https://chasingbravery.com/podcast/chasing-bravery/chasing-bravery/2020/3/26/dtii0qf7xsse4ok5do6g75sgy0q2th Welcome to episode 44 of the Chasing Bravery Podcast! Today is a special episode , combining the daily Pandemic Peace episode with a regular episode of the podcast featuring a brave, inspiring woman. Laura Wiley is a registered nurse who has just recently moved from New Jersey to Pittsburgh. Laura and her fiancé had planned to spend the months of March and April taking some much needed vacation time before their wedding, but alas something called Covid-19 had other plans. Laura being a registered nurse and nurse mentor jumped quickly into action postponing her wedding, spending up to 12 hours a day speaking with her nurses on the frontline, creating resources for self care and coping, and applying to crisis nursing jobs with a simple desire to help in any way possible….because that’s what nurses and other health care workers do best.
While Laura is not on the “frontlines” right now, you will hear that she has unique insight into what is happening in hospitals around the country because her job as a nurse mentor requires that she support her mentees through this unprecedented time.
Laura shares with us what you can do to support your local nurses and health care workers, how you can advocate for much needed resources, and her go to self care/coping strategies.
It was a pleasure to speak with Laura, and I know you will not only enjoy this episode, but learn a tremendous amount. Laura on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebrightlybalancedrn?igshid=19hzkdmwn7w7s Brightly Balanced RN recourses and mentorship: https://linktr.ee/thebrightlybalancedrn. Chasing Bravery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingbravery06/ Donate to SimplySmiles fundraiser: https://donate.simplysmiles.org/fundraiser/2719966
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