the people that want to be a part of this journey. And I was like,

Alicia, in her mind right now comes first because it takes

everything for me to be at my best self.

Hello, hello, Emily Abadi here. You are listening to episode

262 of hurdle. A wellness focused podcast where I connect with

everyone from your favorite athletes to top experts in industry

CEOs about their highest highs, toughest moments, and everything

in between. We all go through hurdles in life. And my goal

through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate

yours and move with intention so that you can stride towards

your own big potential. And of course, have some fun along the

for today's episode 262. I am chatting with Alicia Newman. She is

an Olympic polevolter. The first polevolter we have ever had

on the show. She's a five time all American record holders. She's also

a two time Olympian. And man, what a conversation

of this is today's episode. Alicia gets really vulnerable

about the 2021 accident that left her with a concussion that

changed everything. She opens up about the difficulty of coming

back from that. The difference between trying to work to repair

the damage versus just navigating the side effects, masking

it with different medications that she didn't want to be on. And

then the life changing doctor that truly enabled her and empowered

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