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Not Your Average Athlete

Christie Sausa, MS

What athletes teach us about resilience, identity, mental health, and being human. Written from an Olympic town, by someone who never left the ice.

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    I spent 2 years helping people get better at being stuck. Then I stopped. Now I write — and coach — people who feel different and are done using that as a reason to stay small. Author. Athlete. AuDHD.

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