#160: Jamie Mittelman on Mental Health & the Power of Women’s Stories

Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women

English - May 23, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 37.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Jamie Mittelman is the host of my new favourite podcast - Flame Bearers: The Women Athletes Carrying Tokyo's Torch. The podcast celebrates the journeys of unsung women Olympians & Paralympians.

And she joins me on Sparta Chicks Radio this week!

We discuss:

- the role sport and outdoor activities played in her family growing up,

- sport as a mental health tool,

- her struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) particularly during College and how it affected her love of soccer,

- where the idea for the podcast came from and why it’s so important,

- the episodes that have left a lasting impression on her,

- some of the common lessons or themes her guests have shared, and

- why she feels “athletically unqualified” to host the podcast and her experience with the Imposter Complex.