On this episode we have Alison Williams, a former professional synchronized swimmer for Team USA and 2016 Olympic alternate. She got her Bachelors’ in Sociology at UCLA where she conducted research about depression and emotional abuse in elite sport. 

Now she's pursuing her Master’s Degree, at UCLA, in Transformational Leadership and Coaching based on the example of the legendary John Wooden. 

Ali has future aspirations to develop curriculum and programing to bring people into natural bodies of water as a method to heal from trauma.

Alison Williams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mermaid.warrior.ali/

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