Hannah Berner On Her Performance Anxiety, Identity Crisis, & Changing Life Paths

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Health & Fitness, So Much To Say, Athlete, Taylor Swift, Perfectionist, Eating Disorder, Friendship, Self Help, Self-improvement, Self Care, Athletes, Mental Health, Overcoming Eating Disorders, Body Neutrality, Sports, Education, Body Image, Recovery, Perfectionism, Real Talk

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Hannah Berner is a comedian, digital creator, and star of the Bravo TV's hit show, Summer House. But before Hollywood fame, Hannah was an aspiring professional tennis player who was nationally ranked and played at the Division I level for the University of Wisconsin. Hannah takes us through her emotional story as a collegiate athlete, detailing her crippling battle with performance anxiety and mental health. She also shares how she went from being an "unemployed 25 year old ex-athlete" to finding success in a career path she is passionate about! This conversation will have you laughing, crying, and feeling ALL the inspiration.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:03.0	From 11 years old on, tennis was just everything.
0:06.4	I think I felt like if it's just tennis,
0:08.2	I could just win than everyone's happy.
0:10.4	My parents are happy, my coaches are happy, I'm happy.
0:13.0	And I just put so much on the result of the game
0:16.0	that I lost touch of the journey.
0:18.2	And also just that happiness is the journey of it.
0:22.0	If I were to look back at young Hannah,
0:24.0	I put so much pressure myself in 12 and unders
0:26.6	to be top five in the East and 14 and unders.
0:29.6	Everything was about winning.
0:30.8	I had to win every point.
0:32.1	But then when you didn't win, you had nothing.
0:39.5	Hey everybody and welcome to RealPod.
0:41.9	I'm Victoria Garrick, former D.O.N. athlete
0:44.3	and mental health and body image advocate.
0:46.8	Every Wednesday, I'll be bringing you awesome guests,
0:49.5	weekly inspiration, and the realest conversations
0:52.7	around everything and anything.
0:55.1	Now let's get real. Welcome back to RealPod.
1:02.2	Everybody, I am hyped because our guest today
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