Hey everyone, John Moe here. The Summer Olympics are just around the corner, and I've always been

intrigued by what's happening in the minds of athletes at that level. The pressure, the concentration,

the self-image issues. What's going on behind those eyes, you know? Well, with that in mind,

we're bringing you an episode that first aired this past winter with Gracie Gold.

She's a Winter Olympian, world-class figure skater, and it's a really interesting interview.

Enjoy.

A note to our listeners, this episode contains mention of suicidal ideation and rape.

Gracie Gold, the 18-year-old,

who broke through at the national championships

last season.

That silver medal turned into a gold one in Boston recently.

Here she is at the Olympics for the first time.

In a sense, maybe we're all in a figure skating competition.

Really, it's depression mode.

I'm John Moe.

I'm glad you're here.

No, we don't have to actually lace up real skates and zip around on actual ice, but think about it.

Don't we all have to go out there in life, in front of everybody, and perform?

Regardless of how we're feeling, no matter how we're holding up, we just got to go out there anyway, don't we all have to put on some form of costume when we go out there?

An outfit, clothes, an appearance that we wouldn't ordinarily wear but have to wear in front

of those watching us?

We need to make sure our hair and maybe our makeup looks just right.

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