In the famous words of Bella Answeeney: YOLO.

In this episode, Bella reflects on her freshman year experiences, touching on her ups and downs and advising future freshmen to be open to new experiences!

Bella’s positivity and passion for life is evident throughout this episode as she continues to keep her head up even in the toughest of times, which is one reason why I respect her so much and value our friendship.

I hope this episode brings you a couple laughs and leaves you with a little something to take away!!

In this episode, I throw it back to a conversation recorded in April of 2024 with Alexis Mast.

I was fortunate enough to call Alexis my teammate turned soul sister as we experienced our freshmen year while swimming at North Carolina State together. While we both had our fair share of up’s and downs, we did make it out the other side and have reflections to share.

This episode details freshmen year advice for athletes and non-athlete, general life advice about moving forward through hard times, and being appreciative of the time you have surrounded with special people.

This girls energy is obviously contagious and I hope you enjoy this episode and find something to take away from it…. She will definitely be back. :)

Follow Teagan on instagram @teagansteinmetz and @yourealreadyeverything and Alexis @_alexismast !

You’re Already Everything 😋

This episode is so special!!! I bring on NC State women's basketball players Zoe Brooks and Mallory Collier to share their journey of their freshmen year. Coming into the season unranked, and ending up dancing their way to the Final Four, this duo goes behind the scenes of their record breaking season.

They speak on handling the media, pressures, keeping a tough mindset, being a part of a sisterhood, and the importance of a good dance.

Mallory shares a phrase that I will now be obsessed with: "Be obsessed with your own potential"...Good stuff!!

Please enjoy this episode and all the fun and insight these two have to bring!!

Check out the instagram @yourealeadyeverything to see Zoe and Mallory's pre dane ritual :) and look out for an incoming dominant season next year...

Follow Zoe on instagram @zbrooks.35 and Mallory @mallorycollier7

Thank you so much for listening! Always reach out with feedback!

In this episode, I bring in my Wolfpack teammate and fellow Colorado friend, Katey Lewicki. Here she takes us through her journey with the sport of swimming, spanning from her childhood to her choice to take an early retirement in her senior year. Katey touches on her highs and lows throughout the sport, including her huge accomplishment of qualifying for NCAA's her freshmen year. Katey touches on difficulties through Covid times, coaching changes, body image, and having anxiety and depression in the sport, as well as emphasizing the importance of asking for help and finding with outside your sport. There are takeaways for athletes of all levels. Even for non-athletes, I believe this episode offers perspective and insight into the thoughts and potential hardships in elite athletics.

I love this episode, I love Katey Lewicki, and I love everything she was willing to share here on this podcast. I hope you appreciate her vulnerability and experienced advice as much as I do!

Follow Katey Lewicki on Instagram @kateylew2

Follow the new Instagram for this podcast @yourealreadyeverthing !!

This one’s a good one! Recorded back before we left for college, I bring on my best friend and lifelong teammate Rosie Jump onto the podcast to share her story.

We mostly talk about her story in swimming, leading to quitting swimming the summer of her junior year… and later coming back out of “retirement” a mere 9 months later… better than ever. This funnels into conversation about the importance of mental health in the sport of swimming and recognizing when a break might just be the best thing!

You know us, Swiftie best friends as well. We take a nice intermission (like half the episode) to discuss our favorite songs from each album as well as our recommendations for those looking to get into Taylor Swift’s music. (It’s never too late :) ) Skip over to minute 39 if you do not want to hear about Taylor Swift...

Hopefully you get some laughs from this episode and it serves as a valuable reminder of the importance you carry OUTSIDE of your sport.

Your sport and your accolades along the way will never solely define you!!!!!!!!!! You can always return to activities and people you love!!

Hey friends, it’s been a minute! I would like to welcome you back to this podcast. It’s been quite the transition to a student-athlete college transition! I needed some time for myself to reflect on my purpose towards this podcast, as well as ensuring I can bring this podcast back in a safer way.

In this episode, I really just share about my life. Per request, I take you a little through a typical week in my life and talk about my classes and swimming, living in North Carolina, etc.

I also detail some difficult events and periods of time I have been battling through, and how that contributes to seeking to bring this podcast back.

As I seek to let go of some of my perfectionistic ways, this episode will not include a transcript and is genuinely being posted right after I have finished recording. Thank you for taking the time to listen to my thoughts and role with me as I go on my tangents ;)

A reminder that you are already everything. Tough times and thoughts do not define you, and it is okay to experience times of unhappiness, uncertainty, hopelessness and other negative emotions. I encourage you to take a step and ask for help when these feelings become overwhelming and for extended periods of time.

Please enjoy a little hour of my life’s updates, and hopefully a few laughs in there despite some serious topics!!! And as always, I love hearing from you :)

Welcome back! I am so happy you are here.

Today I steer a different way from my regular sport-related and mindset approached podcast to talk about a few topics that are extremely important to me. This episode is one I have looked forward to recording since I started this podcast!

In this episode, I talk with my long time friend Kendall Hagar about disability and ableism, disability justice, inclusion, and how to shift your thought to be a more inclusive and open hearted being. Kendall shares about the organization she works for, The Wayfaring Band, and we both touch on our greatest takeaways from our trips with the Band. The goal of this episode is to influence you to begin to see the world in a different light with a new perspective.

We are all just human beings seeking to be loved and accepted as we are!

Working with Special Olympics and among the disability community has been one of the greatest gifts and blessings in my life, as well as a fuel to the fire knowing how far we as a country and a world have to go to be truly accepting. I hope this episode serves as a good place to start in your personal learning and further sparks reflection of your own internal thoughts and biases.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, always feel free to reach out to me, I love hearing from you.

Follow Kendall Hagar on Instagram: @k_hagar

Follow the Wayfaring Band on Instagram: @thewayfaringband

Contact the Wayfaring Band here: (720) 515-1596 and [email protected]

KINDLY DONATE TO THE WAYFARING BAND HERE: https://www.classy.org/give/170298/#!/donation/checkout

Episode timeline:

00:00-Introduction and “housekeeping” with Teagan

05:40- Introduction with Kendall

07:30- All about The Wayfaring Band

09:45- The purpose of this episode

13:45- Definitions of disability, stereotypes, and the unrealized

17:10- All about ableism

18:40- Disability justice and language, debunking common language around disability, and being respectful with how people prefer to identify

24:15- Infantilizing speech and treating adults with disabilities with respect

27:10- How can neurotypical people support: Learning, asking, and being involved

29:30- History of disability, the linkage of the “isms”

32:40- Where you can go to learn! (Follow @sinsinvalid)

34:15- Economic burdens, how to make change, and needing support from each other!

41:20- More on The Wayfaring Band: our biggest takeaways and best memories (44:18- shifting speech to Gifts and Needs instead of Strengths and Weaknesses)

55:50- How to get involved and all about accessibility.

Search these following organizations online: Guided By Humanity, Access Gallery, Brewability, Tact

Thank you so much for listening!!

This episode has been a long time coming, and I am excited to finally share this episode with about a month to spare before June 15th arrives!!!!! As someone who went through this recruiting process as a junior in high school, it’s a lot of work and can be extremely overwhelming making such big decisions at such a young age. I really, really hope that sharing my advice and personal thoughts and experiences can help a few of you out there!!!! In this episode, I share my biggest tips and suggestions about how to go about this crazy yet extremely rewarding process.

As always, I’m happy to help or give any insight I can.

Teagan’s instagram: @teagansteinmetz (Feel free to reach out!!)

Timeline: 00:00-07:15 Introduction, updates, and outline

07:15- All about June 15th!!! And everything to do beforehand :) (email, spreadsheets, resources, goals)

***I know I said I would link the list of all of the colleges from my friend Morgan, but I can’t figure out how to make a link…if you want the list, please reach out and I will send it to you personally!!!

25:10- June 15th! First communications with coaches, timelines, handling first calls. ORGANIZATION IS KEY!!!!!!!

31:15- Those first phone calls!!

37:00- All about official visits… rules, do’s and don’t‘s, my best advice!!!

49:00- my personal experiences with official visits

50:30- my tips for making those final decisions and choosing between schools

I LOVE PRO CON LISTS!!!!!!!

57:00- Recruiting isn’t perfect: my advice for if recruiting is slower or doesn't work out perfectly first….. There is no correct timeline!

58:30- advice and different experiences from two of my friends (senior year recruiting, going D3) and a few reasons I

01:02:20- The worst part of recruiting- committing and saying no to coaches… my best advice: grateful, respectful, and to the point.

***01:06: - my final thoughts and points on the recruiting process!!!!!! Important key points! Final podcast episode recap!!!!

I really hope this was a helpful episode, and I hope my insight helps you in your recruiting journey!!!!

This episode has a little bit for everybody… athlete or not. Rachael takes time with Teagan to share her story as a person and elite athlete as she dives into building confidence and handling nerves in daily practice and on the worlds biggest stage, as well as touching on balancing social media, morning routine essentials, the importance of breathing, and goal setting tools. There is definitely multiple takeaways to be had for all listeners looking to become a healthier, more confident version of themselves!!!

Instagram handles:

Rachael Adams @racaeladams and @journeystrength

Teagan Steinmetz @teagansteinmetz

00:00-02:50 Introduction

2:50-5:20 Introduction with Rachael

5:20-10:10 Rachael’s back story

10:10-15:20 The Olympics (the tools for handling nerves, taking up space on the court, the power of self talk, rewiring fear, breathing!)

15:20-17:30 Breathing importance!! (The book “Breath” review, box breathing, impact of breath!)

17:30-22:55 Self talk, practice anxiety, self compassion

22:55-26:40 The “low” after big competitions: facing the “now what” moments after those big moments are over.

26:40-27:40 What gets you out of bed on those mornings? Rachael’s “why” training for the Olympics.

27:50-33:20 Struggles of social media and finding a balance.

33:20-35:55 Daily essentials to a day of feeling good

35:55-39:49 Setting goals as an athlete and in life, powerful tools and steps to achieving your goals.

39:50 Some final questions… (facing burnout, discipline, that moment of realization at the Olympics.

49:20-end : Concluding points… shoot your shot, give your best effort…

As always, thank you for taking the time to listen!! Always feel free to reach out!

In this episode, Teagan brings on new friend Amaris Davidson to share her wisdom on the importance of a healthy mindset as an athlete. She shares her story and insight on being a collegiate athlete, as well as important tools she uses to stay grounded and maintain a healthy mind.

Amaris is ABSOLUTELY moving beyond her successes as an athlete, and whether you are a competitive or collegiate athlete or not, this episode shares priceless life advice.

Athlete or not, this episode is 100% worth a listen.

00:00-2:55 You’re Already Everything introduction

2:55- Introduction with Amaris

6:40-What a healthy collegiate athlete mindset looks like

12:50- Smaller steps you can take while working your way to improve your mindset, teammate and coach relationships

19:05- For younger athletes not yet at a collegiate level, how can they work on/prepare for that healthy mindset? Journaling, tracking thoughts, vision boards, setting goals…

23:50- Transitioning from college athlete life to life without athletics…What carries over? Importance of a TEAM and the various skills learned…

30:40- Handling high pressure moments

35:40 Injuries, recognizing showing up and what 100% looks like

37:50 Body image and being grateful for all bodies do

42:50- Amaris’ biggest challenge, and her fondest college memory

47:20- True value of a good mindset.

*********48:20- General life advice from Amaris…*******

Teagan Steinmetz’s Instagram: @teagansteinmetz

Amaris Davidson’s Instagram: @iamamarisdavidson