Hurdle 357. Championing Women In Sport: How To Take Up Space & Better Support Mothers With Alysia Montaño
Alysia Montaño has never stood down from a challenge. Making waves when she ran the 2014 USATF Championships at 34 weeks pregnant, the activist, mother, and Olympian wants other women to know that they have value exactly as they are. That's the driving force behind her non-profit, For All Mothers, that aims to eliminate the motherhood penalty — the phenomenon by which women face economic, social, and health disadvantages after becoming mothers — through the public lens of sports.
In this week's episode, we talk about how life is for Alysia now that her work is focused own her activism instead of getting after it on the track, she shares how she takes care of herself while juggling motherhood, business, and so much more. Plus: The emotions that come with getting exactly what she deserves after finding out last year that she’s a bronze medalist from the 2012 London Olympics after a competitor was banned for doping.
IN THIS EPISODE
(5:15) Alysia shares what the Childcare So They Can Get Out There grant looks like
(5:46) Why Alysia started For All Mothers+
(9:45) Alysia talks about what it was like for her to make "motherhood visible" running the USATF championships at 8 months pregnant
(15:26) How motherhood has influenced Alysia's perspective on sports and competition as a whole
(20:28) Alysia talks about what it was like to win indoor nationals six months postpartum, navigating contract negotiations
(26:45) How Alysia feels about asking for help and why it's important to her juggling so many roles
(34:22) What are the barriers for childbearing women in sport and how For All Mothers+ is addressing those
(39:52) Why it's important for all women to share their stories
(45:32) The conversations Alysia is having with her three children on how to express their emotions
(45:58) What does success look like for this Olympian?
(51:32) What's Alysia's personal philosophy?
(56:58) What advice would Alysia offer her younger self?
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