I feel like I'm always conscious of whether or not people are assuming things of me thinking

I'm not athletic, thinking I'm not like I don't have to train as hard because I just throw

people just think I just show up and I throw a big metal ball around and I'm like no I run

and I jump and I do things but you're like almost insecure and I feel like I'm not alone in that

with throwers sometimes I feel insecure about whether or not they're looking at us like athletes

What's going on everyone? Emily Abadi here. You are listening to episode 263 of Hurtle. A

wellness focused podcast reconnect with everyone from your favorite athletes to top experts

and 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 toward your own big potential and of course

have some fun along the way. First and foremost, I know my voice is a little worse.

I've been out here in Budapest cheering at the World Athletic Championships which leads me in

to how rad and exciting today's guest is. I am chatting with Chase Ealy. She is a world champion

shot putter and truly such an amazing human truly hilarious. She talks to me today about how

she got into shot put clearly not the most common sport. She's the first shot putter I've had

on the show and how that choice was heavily rooted in the conversations that she had surrounding her

own body in sport. She confesses that she dealt a lot with her own perception of her body both

in high school and in college negative body shaming and being made to feel that she wasn't a true

athlete because of her size. She also stresses the importance of being mindful about the people

closest to her in our conversation today and spills what it was like for her to sign her first

Nike contract. She also chats about her hopes for young women in sport moving forward

how she feels about the way that women of all shapes and sizes are being conveyed in the media

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