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The Department of Justice has announced that it is considering charges against a former FBI agent who failed to properly investigate former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar for sexual crimes against hundreds of women and girls. 

Nassar is now effectively serving a life sentence after being convicted of sex abuse and child pornography charges. Some of his victims include gymnastics greats such as Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney. 

Why is the retirement transition so difficult?

• Basic biology of an endorphin crash
• Athletes die twice
• Driving purpose in life fades away
• Battle with perfectionism

How can we navigate through it?

• Celebrate
• Grieve the death of your identity 
• Closure
• Volunteer
• Break the curse of perfectionism

*These are just a handful of cherry-picked topics related to the retirement transition. For my full analysis of why entering post-sport life is so challenging stay tuned for our book later this year.

Navigate Retirement & Thrive - access our 29-video-lesson online course to help you navigate through your own retirement, check out the curriculum at Udemy.com.

"Not every coach is a pedophile, but every pedophile wants to be a coach."

There is a slight plague in sports.
There is rampant sexual, physical and mental abuse of athletes across sports, countries and cultures. 
Very few people speak about it.  They want to pretend that our young people are safe in a glamorous sports world, when the truth is often the opposite.
One person has led the fight to stop this appalling behaviour - Nancy Hogshead.
She is a fighter.   A triple Olympic gold medalist, who has spent her career battling to protect athletes.
If you are an athlete, know an athlete, or are the parent of an athlete - this is a shocking story.

WARNING: This episode contains references to sexual abuse.

https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/athlete/nancy-hogshead-makar/

http://championwomen.org/

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