It's the season 2 finale!

Laura takes a turn to answer Hahnacity community's biggest question, "What happened after your gymnastic career ended?"

Work with Joy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the ⁠⁠⁠Hahnacity Spotify playlist⁠⁠⁠.

Episode edited by Hahnacity

Joy Hahn Silva is the co-host of Hahnacity the Podcast, a podcast about healing through stories.

She is dedicated personal trainer and nutritionist, who draws on her rich background as a former competitive elite gymnast. With over a decade of raising the next generation of athletes, her passion lies in empowering individuals of all ages.

Her whole-person care philosophy emphasizes authenticity, individualized attention, and a keen eye for the unique needs of every person. Joy thrives on creating sustainable and uplifting community, blending encouragement and fun into health and movement.

She is also apart of the Athlete Advisory Committee with Athlete for Hope and the Mental Health Check-in Lead. Joy's remarkable journey and deep passion for advocacy brings a wealth of experience as a coach and mentor for types athletes.

Work with Joy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hahnacity Spotify playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://comictiming.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Back in the day, Alicia Velez was a monster center, considered the Shaquille O'Neil of the 5th grade CYO girls basketball team. Soon thereafter, her growth spurt ended and she pivoted to more of a Ray Allen style, hanging out at the 3-point line draining buckets. Despite being vertically challenged, she has competed in organized sports throughout her life including lacrosse, AAU basketball and college rugby, where she earned the nickname "Speedy" for her elusive and crafty footwork. Despite suffering multiple injuries throughout her athletic career, Alicia continues to challenge herself physically by eating mountains for breakfast in her new home of Boulder, Colorado. She believes in the healing power of movement at any age and that our bodies are strong and resilient. Alicia has her own private therapy practice, where she serves athletes in Colorado and New York. As a psychotherapist, she is dedicated to helping instill hope and inspiration to fellow injured athletes recovering mentally from the devastating blow of injury. In addition to exercise, she enjoys live music, travel, and giving her dog belly rubs.

Go Knicks! Go Mets! Go Liberty!

Work with Alicia: https://www.aliciaveleztherapy.com/

Work with Joy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the ⁠⁠⁠Hahnacity Spotify playlist⁠⁠⁠.

Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://comictiming.net⁠⁠⁠⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode edited by Hahnacity

Sabrina Mar enjoyed many successful years as a competitive gymnast as a member of the US National Team from 1982 to 1988. She won the All-Around title in the 1985 Championships of the USA.

Sabrina was a two-time World Championship Team Member (1985, 1987) and the 1987 Pan American All-Around Champion. An injury prevented her from completing the 1988 Olympic Team Trials. She was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2004.

After gymnastics, Sabrina graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Physiological Science and went on to become a Certified Athletic Trainer. When an unexpected detour led her to the animation field, she became a character animator, working on the TV cartoon ”South Park“ for several seasons. Eventually, Sabrina transitioned into the unscripted and documentary television field, where she currently works as an Emmy-Nominated Post Executive Producer.

In 2018, Sabrina and several of her teammates were awarded The Foundation for Global Sports Development Humanitarian Award for their advocacy work on behalf of athlete survivors. She continues to advocate for the safety of athletes today.

In her spare time, Sabrina enjoys spending time in her shop, woodworking. She is the owner of the Etsy store, Park Street Goods: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ParkStreetGoods⁠

Work with Joy: ⁠⁠⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠⁠⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠⁠⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠⁠⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the ⁠⁠Hahnacity Spotify playlist⁠⁠.

Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠⁠⁠http://comictiming.net⁠⁠⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠⁠⁠

Episode edited by Hahnacity

Sabrina Mar enjoyed many successful years as a competitive gymnast as a member of the US National Team from 1982 to 1988. She won the All-Around title in the 1985 Championships of the USA.

Sabrina was a two-time World Championship Team Member (1985, 1987) and the 1987 Pan American All-Around Champion. An injury prevented her from completing the 1988 Olympic Team Trials. She was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2004.

After gymnastics, Sabrina graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Physiological Science and went on to become a Certified Athletic Trainer. When an unexpected detour led her to the animation field, she became a character animator, working on the TV cartoon ”South Park“ for several seasons. Eventually, Sabrina transitioned into the unscripted and documentary television field, where she currently works as an Emmy-Nominated Post Executive Producer.

In 2018, Sabrina and several of her teammates were awarded The Foundation for Global Sports Development Humanitarian Award for their advocacy work on behalf of athlete survivors. She continues to advocate for the safety of athletes today.

In her spare time, Sabrina enjoys spending time in her shop, woodworking. She is the owner of the Etsy store, Park Street Goods: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ParkStreetGoods

Work with Joy: ⁠⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the ⁠Hahnacity Spotify playlist⁠.

Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠⁠http://comictiming.net⁠⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠⁠

Episode edited by Hahnacity

Blake Palmquist is a former collegiate and professional soccer player, whose 22-year career also contained years of anxiety, stress, depression, and other obstacles that would ultimately cause him to shorten his lifelong dream of playing professionally.

Blake then created his own blog, Intra, focusing on mental health in athletics, creating space for him and others to share their stories. He joined Athletes for Hope, a non-profit that supports athletes with guidance and resources to make a difference in their communities. Blake became the co-chair of their newly formed Athlete Mental Health Advisory Committee, furthering his goal to spark change, provide support, and instill hope and reassurance to others that it is ok to share how you feel and to not be afraid of what others may think.

Join Intra here: https://www.intratogether.com/

Work with Joy: ⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the Hahnacity Spotify playlist.

Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠http://comictiming.net⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠

Episode edited by Hahnacity

Shelby Canino is a wife, sister, mother of two teen boys, friend, and Public Health/Infection Control Nurse for the County of San Diego.

Shelby is a former competitive high school gymnast and coach at Foothill Academy of Gymnastics, where she met Joy and Laura. The rest is history.

Follow Shelby the Cookie Lady on Instagram: @shelbythecookielady

Work with Joy: ⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the Hahnacity Spotify playlist.

Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠http://comictiming.net⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠

Episode edited by Hahnacity

Ryan Sheehan is a seven-time Pan American medalist, and two-time World Championship Team Member for Canada, who came forward publicly regarding his abusive experiences in gymnastics in 2021. Since then, Ryan co-founded Gymnasts for Change Canada, testified at a Parliamentary Committee on SafeSport in Canada, and has since launched his own campaign - the Next Athlete Project. Ryan moved to France in November of 2023 to continue his training, find love for the sport again and pursue advocacy with a greater distance from the Canadian sport system.

Join The Next Athlete Project HERE.

Work with Joy: ⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠

Work with Laura: ⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠

Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the Hahnacity Spotify playlist.

Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠http://comictiming.net⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠

Episode edited by Hahnacity