at the end of the day, it’s just a sport

Christine Yu is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sports science and women athletes. Her writing has appeared in Outside, The Washington Post, Runner's World, and other publications. In her most recent book, Up to Speed, she dives into the latest research and sports science on women and athletics. She celebrates the researchers, athletes, and advocates pushing back against the status quo and proposing better solutions to improve the active and athletic lives of women and girls.

In this interview, Christine and Kelly discuss further the mental health side of athletics in regards to women and girls. Specifically, they discuss athlete identity, eating disorder identity, and the entanglement between the two. read about it here