The Sideline Perspective Podcast

On the first "Panel Perspective" style episode, Mac is joined by not one, not two, but three awesome guests who share their thoughts on the question:

"What exactly does success in life beyond sport mean?"

The crew leans on both their personal and professional backgrounds to answer the question - leading to key takeaways you won't want to miss!

Panelists incude:

Tyler Carter - Tyler (or TC) is best known as the one-legged Captain America and valuing kindness above all else. He is a 3x Paralympian in the sport of alpine skiing and had the honor of being voted Opening Ceremony Flag bearer for Team USA during his last Winter Paralympic Games in 2022. TC is often the positive one and strives to help others discover their passion, while understanding that life is constant journey of peaks and valleys. His passion of helping others is eclipsed only by his love of ice cream. Connect with TC: @tcskiusa & http://www.tcskiusa.com/

Sarah Sutin - Sarah is former athlete and professional circus artist. She has been working in sports for over 8 years and has a Masters in Sport and Performance Psychology. She focuses on helping athletes build mental performance skills on and off the field. She supports athletes as they reach their full potential in sport while maintaining and balancing mental health. Connect with Sarah:  @sarahsutin & https://sarahsutinperformance.com/ 

Katie Spada - Katie is a registered dietitian and former athlete. She is the owner and founder of Spada Strong Nutrition LLC, a nutrition coaching business focused on helping athletes, former athletes, and active individuals fuel for training and for life. She holds a master’s degree in Nutrition from Northeastern University with a concentration in Sports and Fitness. Katie competed as an elite level synchronized swimmer. During her career, she had three national team appointments and competed collegiately for The Ohio State University before retiring and pursuing her career as a dietitian. Katie founded Spada Strong Nutrition with the goal of helping individuals learn how to fuel their body’s properly, work through body image struggles, and develop a healthy relationship with food that supports their lifestyle. Katie believes every person deserves to feel good in their skin, fuel their body well, and enjoy the foods they eat, guilt-free! Connect with Katie: @fueling.former.athletes & https://spadastrongnutrition.com/

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Tune in to hear Mac's story as she reads and reflects on an essay she wrote for the Positive Coaching Alliance: https://positivecoach.org/the-pca-blog/the-power-of-perspective-from-a-former-d1-athlete/

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Grief is both a heavy word and a heavy feeling. It is most often a word associated with loss of a person or living thing, but is just as poignant when we close a  life chapter and lose a piece of ourselves. In this episode, Mac is joined by Gabbie Ewing to unpack the validity of these feelings and why they aren't often recognized or talked about in the world of sport.

Gabbie is the creator & founder of The Athlete Confidential. A former collegiate soccer player, her career came to a halt when she faced both an ankle injury and a global pandemic. The shift to life beyond sport impacted both her identity and mental health, leaving her feeling anxious and isolated. She ultimately founded The Athlete Confidential to connect with others and share the empowering message that athletes are so much more than their sport.

Connect with Gabbie:

Website: https://www.athleteconfidential.com/
IG: @theathleteconfidential
Email: [email protected]

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Debriefing is a powerful tool for reflection and life lessons. Elite athletes have so much to learn from their experiences in sport, but it can be hard to find the time to reflect... let alone know where to start!

Mac shares the unique power a 'debrief' session brings to a successful athlete transition and/or return to sport, and provides a few different ways to think about how injured and retiring athletes can apply this concept to their own life.

Key questions to ask:

• What happened? ... Objectively or subjectively map our your journey!
• So what? ... Ask: Why does it matter?
• Now what? ... Consider: How will you take this new understanding into your next chapter?

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Catch up with Mac and get a peek into what Season 3 of The Sideline Perspective Podcast has in store!

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Haloti Ngata is a former Professional Football player. As a defensive tackle he played in college for the University of Oregon, earning Consensus All-American honors. Haloti was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played for the Ravens for nine seasons (winning a Superbowl and being selected for the Pro Bowl five times), before being traded to the Detroit Lions before the 2015 NFL season. Haloti was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles for one season in 2018 before retiring. He currently lives with his family in Park City Utah, enjoying life and staying active.

Connect with Haloti:

Instagram: @hngata92

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What does dedication, accountability, commitment, and consistency have to do with each other? They’re all key to success in both athletics and entrepreneurship. The grit we develop through competition can serve us well when it comes to paving our own career path in life after sport - and entrepreneurship can be a great place to start.

Kasten is a former professional Windsurfer and current coach working to help athletes embrace the world of entrepreneurship. Through her own journey in athletics to capital investment to entrepreneurship she has learned the value of translatable skills and is passionate about sharing that insight with others.

Connect with Kasten:

Instagram: @kastenspethmann
LinkedIn: Kasten Spethmann
Clubhouse: Kasten Spethmann
Website: https://www.yourstartuplife.com

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Ralph DeQuebec is a bilateral above-knee amputee after being injured in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device or (IED) while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2012. He is a Purple Heart recipient, a 2018 Paralympic gold medalist. His story from battle field to hospital bed to the world stage is nothing short of inspiring…

Connect with Ralph:

Instagram: @mrbenjaminboom & @weareallonestory
Twitter: @mrbenjaminboom

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Karl Arvidsson is a former NCAA swimmer at the University of California, Berkeley. At Cal, he was a part of three Pac-12 Team Championships as well as an NCAA Team Championship in 2019. Individually, he was a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic team member, a two-time NCAA qualifier, an Academic All-American, and culminated his career by being named an All-American in his Senior season. Unfortunately, his final collegiate competition, the 2020 NCAA Championships, were cancelled due to the Pandemic.

Connect with Karl:

Instagram: @karvidsson4

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"You know what you need to accomplish [as an athlete] so you focus on the task at hand, but you don't really know what's going on with yourself emotionally. I always thought there was something wrong with me because of what I was feeling at the time... and it took me years to undo all that stuff."

Bridget was an Oregon Cheerleader for four seasons during the Oregon Football reign and Game Captain her senior year. She cheered in three BCS Bowl Games, including the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. Bridget later pursued her dream of dancing at the professional level and was an NFL Cheerleader for the San Diego Chargers. Bridget is a passionate advocate for mental health and spreads awareness through her social media platform and podcast After Orange Slices.

Connect with Bridget:

Instagram: @bridgetcase_
Twitter: @bridgetcase_
Tik Tok: @bridgetcase
Podcast: After Orange Slices
Twitch: @bridgetcase
Website: https://www.afterorangeslices.com

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