Inside with Brett Hawke #278 Jess Jackson on her swimming career, family tragedy, & mental health advocacy
Jessica Jackson (née Abbott) is Australian Dolphin #564 (World Champs, Com Games medalist, Pan Pacs). During her rise, she contracted glandular fever aka mono and it stuck with her for years making training nearly impossible.
Today Jess is a wife, mum, and dietitian. She is also a mental health advocate specifically for people in the medical field. Her sister Chloe, a member of the Australian National Team and medical doctor, took her own life at 29 years old.
00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law
00:05 Hello Jess Jackson formerly Abbott
02:00 Losing the Queen
03:45 What Jess loves about the podcast
06:00 Training with Alan Thompson
09:00 Glandular fever
12:00 "America is a bad thing"
15:00 Stephan Widmar
17:05 Difference between nutritionist and dietician
18:45 Hospital work
22:48 Beine Genetic Sports Performance
23:35 Adaptive Swim Lessons
24:15 Sports nutrition, training changes
27:15 David Popovici
29:30 Family tragedy & mental health advocacy
38:00 Taking a break from swimming
40:33 Australian swimmer numbers
44:00 Fondest swimming memories
48:40 Destro Swim Towers
48:57 Vasa Trainer
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