Team USA Paralympic swimmer Taylor Winnett joined Closer Mentality for Episode 83.

Winnett sustained a serious spinal injury during high school that changed the entire scope of her relationship with swimming. She spoke to her disability experience, getting diagnosed with a connective tissue disorder, pushback from teammates, mental anguish, and the process of getting classified by the International Paralympic Committee.

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Ep. 83: Mourning the Life You Lost and Paraswimming with Taylor Winnett

Episode 107 brought on Team USA para-cyclist Sam Bosco!

Bosco spoke about limb-lengthening surgeries, rowing as physical therapy, finding adaptive cycling, TBIs, and finally standing atop a Paralympic podium. It's a jam-packed episode!

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Ep. 107: Para-Cycling and Paralympic Gold with Sam Bosco

Episode 108 brought on Olympic water polo goalkeeper turned yoga instructor, Jaime Komer.

Komer spoke to the worldliness that water polo afforded her, a prolific college career, winning a silver medal in Beijing with Team USA, and combating the overwhelming feelings of burnout for a sport that had given her everything.

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Ep. 108: Olympic Water Polo and Combating Burnout with Jaime Komer

Episode 109 brought on Team USA Paralympian, Ryan Neiswender.

Neiswender, a wheelchair basketball player, spoke to adaptive sport opportunities, collegiate recruiting, representing Team USA all over the world, the program's golden legacy, and how para sport can rise in popularity.

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Ep. 109: Para Sport Visibility and Gold Medal Legacies with Ryan Neiswender

Episode 110 featured UCF long jumper Hayley Manners!

Manners spoke to growing up with Canadian track and field competition, getting recruited in the United States, entering the transfer portal, navigating a major injury, and found family in the form of fellow mental health-focused student-athletes.

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Ep. 110: Long Jump Records and International Adventures with Hayley Manners

Episode 111 brought on USA Team Handball captain and Wheelchair Handball Director of Operations, Dr. Sarah Gascon.

Dr. Gascon talked through her time on both the USA Volleyball and Baseball teams, as well as her introduction to handball and the opportunity to join USA Wheelchair Handball's inaugural season.

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Ep. 111: The Defensive Mind and Team Handball with Dr. Sarah Gascon

Episode 112 brought on University of Washington sport researcher Dr. Julie McCleery!

She spoke to her experience rowing with Team USA and how research she conducts can inform the way coaches and support staff interact with female athletes!

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Ep. 112: The Female Athlete Voice and Research Agendas with Dr. Julie McCleery

Dr. Ross White, a professor of clinical psychology at Queen's University Belfast, joined Closer Mentality this week to speak on psychological jiu-jitsu, cultural acuity in mental wellness, and his new book, "The Tree That Bends".

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Ep. 113: "The Tree That Bends" and Cultural Linguistics with Dr. Ross White

Episode 114 brought on former English rugby player Will Hooley!

Hooley addressed his rugby upbringing, representing his national team, playing within the Major League Rugby organizations, and what the sport needs to do in order to expand successfully.

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Ep. 114: The "Macho Man" Attitude and Rugby's Mental Health Conundrum with Will Hooley

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Ep. 83: Mourning the Life You Lost and Paraswimming with Taylor Winnett

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