What Happens When Your Figure Skating Career Ends?

....This loss of identity is a familiar feeling for any athlete, but particularly for those who have performed at the world level. “You have to grieve, and no one talks about that at all in the sport,” she says. “No one prepares you for that feeling.” Four years later, Flatt has chosen to channel her energy into creating digital mental-health tools to address athletes’ specific challenges, and sharing her experiences with internet-fueled body shaming to help others feel more secure when it happens to them......   ...more

Bethany`s Notes: I love seeing Rachel give back to the sport in a great way! Creating digital mental health tools that can help athletes address specific mental health challenges will be important as we move forward to better address mental health concerns in athletics.