Ceara Larson didn’t just play college softball.

At the same time, she was building a path in science.

In this episode, we unpack what it looks like to balance both, and what happens when those two worlds don’t unfold the way you expected.

From navigating college softball through COVID, injury, and uncertainty, to working in sports science with the Toronto Blue Jays, Ceara shares what it actually takes to build a career in sport beyond being an athlete.

But along the way, things didn’t quite unfold as expected.

What she thought sports science would be… wasn’t quite right. And that led to a new direction, moving to Australia to pursue a PhD in skill acquisition and finding a different way to stay connected to the game.

A conversation about identity, change, and finding your place in sport again.