March 2, 2026

I Interviewed a PT About Pain Signals: 

Then I Tore My ACL.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the unspoken rules that govern how my team and I approach training. These aren’t things coaches explicitly tell us. They’re beliefs we absorb from training culture, from each other, from the pressure to always be getting better...

February 16, 2026

Why I Started HERcovery:
The Girls Exist; The Science Does Not

Last spring, I partially tore my ATFL (a ligament in my ankle) at USA Gymnastics Regionals. The injury sidelined me for months. While I was recovering, I started reading the scientific literature, because I was curious about what advances were being made in sports medicine and injury prevention...

February 2, 2026

Girls are Not Small Men

For years, girls have trained in systems that were never designed for them. Same practice schedules. Same recovery expectations, Same performance metrics. If it works for boys, it should work for girls. The assumption is simple but flawed...

January 19, 2026

Sports: The Hidden Leadership Pipeline

When people talk about leadership, they talk about confidence workshops, debate teams, student government, internships. All important. But one of the most powerful training grounds is also the gym, the field, and the court...

January 5, 2026

Vision is More than 20/20

For most of my athletic life, I thought vision was simple. You either had good eyesight or you didn’t. You passed the exam, or you needed glasses, End of story. But the more time I’ve spent talking with doctors, coaches, and specialists through HERcovery...

December 29, 2025

In the Gym is Where I Take Up Space

I’m 4'11". That’s something people notice before they notice anything else about me. It’s a number that follows me on doctor’s charts,

team rosters, and sometimes in the way people talk around me instead of to me....

December 15, 2025

Pain is Information:
What Girls are Never Taught About Listening to  their Bodies

Pain is one of the first things in sports girls learn to ignore. It starts early. A sore ankle after practice. A knee that aches when landing. Someone says ‘You’ll be fine once you warm up”...

December 1, 2025

Cleared Isn't Always Ready:
What  Girls are Taught to Accept vs What their Bodies are Actually Asking For

There is a moment every injured athlete waits for. A doctor or trainer looks up from a chart and says the words everyone has been hoping for: You’re cleared...