The Normal World

In this episode of The Normal World, host Annaleid Bakker interviews Babette van Wetering about her elite trampolining career.

Babette shares how she discovered her passion for the sport through a poster offering free lessons — a moment that sparked a rapid rise, eventually leading her to compete in a world championship.

She talks about the challenges she faced, including dealing with 'the twisties' and the difficult transition to everyday life after her athletic career. Although she retired young due to fear of certain skills, Babette remained deeply involved in trampolining as a coach and judge. Babette also balances her love for the sport with a career as a German teacher and mentor for student-athletes.

This episode explores her journey, the importance of structure, and how she redefined her identity beyond life as an elite athlete.

If you're interested in Dream Life Designers (Annaleid's life coaching program) send her a DM on Instagram: @actuallyannaxo

By sharing her story in this podcast, Annaleid hopes to support other (former) elite athletes or those approaching retirement. She also sees this podcast as a personal healing journey — a way to create something she wishes had existed when she left her elite career behind. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject.

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

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The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

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In this episode, I spoke with Danila Koster about her elite gymnastics career. We spoke about how she started her gymnastics career, her road towards the European championships, the twisties and her experience entering the normal world.

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other former elite athletes or athletes who are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish were there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you a former elite athlete in the Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

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In this episode I spoke with Querijn Hensen about his elite para swimming career. We spoke about how he started with swimming, his journey towards the Tokyo paralympics and his life after he quit his elite swimming career. 

Check out the Dutch Paraclimbing Foundation for more information about paraclimbing.

If you're interested in transformational coaching or a self-study about habits, realistic goal setting, and routines, don't forget to check out my website: Actually Anna.

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other ex-elite athletes or athletes who are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish was there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you an ex elite athlete in The Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I spoke with Renske Nugter about her elite paraclimbing career. it was a very sunny day so you might hear some garden background noices. we had the windows open. We spoke about how she started climing, her way towards the world championships, how the dutch paraclinbing team got more and more professional over the years, and eventually lead to Renske having to quit the sport. 

Check out the Dutch Paraclimbing Foundation for more information about paraclimbing.

If you're interested in transformational coaching or a self-study about habits, realistic goal setting, and routines, don't forget to check out my website: Actually Anna.

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other ex-elite athletes or athletes that are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish was there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you an ex elite athlete in The Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I spoke with Salome Höneß about her elite track and field career. We spoke about how she started with the sport, how injuries made persuing a professional career difficult and her ongoing break from the sport. 

If you're interested in transformational coaching or a self-study about habits, realistic goal setting, and routines, don't forget to check out my website: Actually Anna.

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other ex-elite athletes or athletes that are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish was there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you an ex elite athlete in The Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Dutch episode I spoke with Minke Booij about her elite field hockey career. We spoke about her career building up to the olympics in Sydney, Athens and Bejing. The things she’d learned about herself in between those olympics. And of course about finding her place into the normal world after she quit her elite career. 

If you're interested in transformational coaching or a self-study about habits, realistic goal setting, and routines, don't forget to check out my website: Actually Anna and don't forget to check out Eiffel. You can follow Minke Booij on instagram @minkebooij.

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other ex-elite athletes or athletes that are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish was there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you an ex elite athlete in The Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode I spoke with Ronald Mulder. He quit his elite speed skating career not long ago. We spoke about his career leading up to the olympics in Vancouver, Sochi and Pyeongchang. His decision to quit his career and his search towards a new goal in the Normal World. 

If you're interested in transformational coaching or a self-study about habits, realistic goal setting, and routines, don't forget to check out my website: Actually Anna and don't forget to check out Eiffel. You can follow Ronald Mulder on instagram @mulderronald.

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other ex-elite athletes or athletes that are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish was there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you an ex elite athlete in The Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode I spoke with Erik Doesburg who used to be a professional Ultimate Frisbee player. If you don’t know what ultimate frisbee is. Imagine a combination of handball and rugby but then played with a frisbee. Erik and I spoke about how he started playing ultimate frisbee, his dream of playing in America, how he played for the Dutch National team and his decision to pull out of worlds 2016. 

If you're interested in transformational coaching or a self-study about habits, realistic goal setting, and routines, don't forget to check out my website: Actually Anna

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other ex-elite athletes or athletes that are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish was there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you an ex elite athlete in The Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is another Dutch episode, in which I spoke with Imke Glas, who used to be an elite athlete gymnast. We spoke about how she started with gymnastics, her career leading up to a severe accident that almost had her bound to a wheelchair, her comeback in the sport, and how she death with everything she’d experienced when she quit the elite gymnastics. 

If you're interested in transformational coaching or a self-study about habits, realistic goal setting, and routines, don't forget to check out my website: Actually Anna

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other ex-elite athletes or athletes that are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish was there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you an ex elite athlete in The Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Dutch episode I spoke with Ben van der Burg, who was an elite athlete speed skater in The Netherlands. We talked about his career, the runup to becoming second in the 1990 all round world championships, getting injured and how he experienced life after he quit speed skating. Nowadays Ben works amongst other things for Triple, an IT-company, BNR nieuwsradio, Tech Podcast and as a freelance journalist.

If you're interested in transformational coaching or a self-study about habits, realistic goal setting, and routines, don't forget to check out my website: Actually Anna

I hope by sharing this podcast I can help other ex-elite athletes or athletes that are going to retire. I also hope that this podcast will help me heal in the sense that I can create something I wish was there when I quit my elite career. Enjoy listening!

Want to tell your story in this podcast? Send an email to [email protected] with "Podcast" in the subject. 

Are you an ex elite athlete in The Netherlands? Don't forget to check out sporttop.nl or the programs of Team NL @work!

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Music used in the intro and outro of this podcast is We Are Free by Ikson

https://www.iksonmusic.com

The Normal World - Podcast © 2021 by Annaleid Bakker is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.