What a crazy thing to emerge from a full academic year of pandemic impact on sports! You may be tempted to just try and forget about the 2020-2021 athletic season and move on. We get it!!! Butwhat if by taking some time to decompress and process what was lost and what was not to be, we can gain valuable perspective which can help “redeem” this year’s disappointments for a purpose greater thanjust "getting through"? Consider the possibility that this year in sports has potentially changed you forever . . .

In this final episode of Season 1, we interview Sidelined USA’s very own Director of Marketing & Development, Jackie Allibone, a former D1 lacrosse player who experienced multiple disruptions in her athletic career due to serious injuries as well as a devastating career-ending injury. Jackie talks about some of the transformative thinking that helped her not only make peace with her losses, but also grow through them. In the “athlete after-huddle”, she is joined by former competitive athletes Val Jones and Tene Thompson who also both experienced injuries which ended their athletic careers before they were able to play out their aspirations. Together this trio explore:

• The power of GRATITUDE
• The value of INTENTIONALITY
• Acknowledging the VALUE OF SPORTS in preparing you for life beyond sport
• The wisdom in not COMPARING JOURNEYS
• Retaining your COMPETITIVE DRIVE beyond your competition days
• How being an athlete prepares you to face ADVERSITY
• PERSPECTIVE on disappointments, losses, and thwarted plans

You’ll be challenged by the perspective our guests gained over time working through the tough realities of their losses and connecting meaning and purpose to gain perspective. Join us for this memorable discussion of what it looks like to reframe your losses come out on the other side - stronger.