Rachael Rose Steil's Blog, page 6
June 11, 2018
Crumbling Self-Compassion
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ~Jack Kornfield Lately I’ve been struggling to be compassionate with myself. I think many of us (runners? athletes?) are often too hard on ourselves. What makes us great in our sports (intense drive, hard work, discipline, pushing through pain) often allows little room for compassion. […]
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June 3, 2018
Mistreatment and Body-Shaming in Coaching
I recently returned from the empowering Strong Runner Chicks (SRC) retreat in the wake of a NCAA coach losing his job for essentially body-shaming his athletes—something that is not the absolute or sole “cause” of eating disorders, but it sure can trigger them. I went to the SRC retreat knowing that many of us runners […]
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May 11, 2018
Faith and Fear: A Talk at Concordia Ann Arbor
Another college campus Running in Silence presentation came together! It began with a student requesting a body image speaker, a runner from the WHAC conference who found and read the Running in Silence book and contacted me on Instagram, and an athletic director (shoutout to Cassidy for being an amazing host!) who came to Lansing […]
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April 23, 2018
The Reality of Eating Disorder Recovery: It’s Tougher (But Better) Than You May Think
I wish I could be the shining example of what it means to recover and run faster. I wish I ran faster at a higher weight (and maybe I could have if my training had been consistent enough without the eating disorder invading everything). But I’m no longer even running. I didn’t have a major […]
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April 13, 2018
Defeating ED by Leaps and Bounds: Guest Post with Mollie Gribbin, Jumper
I met Mollie Gribbin (triple/long jumper) through social media (hooray Instagram!), and thought her story was powerful and insightful. I know that the more we speak up as an athletic community, the more we can encourage others to step into the light. Mollie is raw, authentic, and an amazing example of someone tackling recovery and […]
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March 19, 2018
When a Coach Suggests Athletes “Drop a Few Pounds” (Q&A with Dr. Paula Quatromoni Part 4)
This is Part 4 of a Q&A series with leading specialist in eating disorders and sports, Dr. Paula Quatromoni. Click here for all blog posts and Q&As specific to coaches and eating disorders. A coach of an adult, co-ed triathlon team sent out a training guide offering athletes advice on “top 5 ways to become […]
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March 12, 2018
Better Body Image Conference 2018: An Uplifting, Empowering Day
I felt extremely honored to be a part of the Grand Rapids, Michigan Better Body Image Conference founded by Bri Goodyear Luginbill and Connie Flachs. They did an outstanding job with the venue, brought in Elena Rossini from FRANCE as the keynote speaker and to show her film The Illusionists later (a MUST-see! It brought me […]
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March 8, 2018
International Women’s Day: Using Our Voices, Lifting Each Other Up
I’m most inspired by runners who have raced to put their team before themselves. Honestly, that can be so tough when we are so competitive, and especially if we are feeling great physically and just want to CRUSH IT. But I remember all the times I’ve needed assistance in races. And to have a teammate […]
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March 1, 2018
NEDAW: “Let’s Get Real” with Recovery and the Prevalence of Eating Disorders
The first time I “got real” was in an email to my mom. “I think I have an eating disorder,” I wrote. In that moment, I recalled the terror and pain of binge eating alone each night. I thought of the race, days prior, where I had revealed my bloated, heavy body for the first […]
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February 20, 2018
Upcoming Running Retreat! Q&A with Strong Runner Chicks
Strong Runner Chicks (SRC) is excited to announce their FIRST retreat in Boulder, Colorado! Megan Flanagan, Co-Founder of SRC, answers questions for more insight into the retreat: 1. How did Strong Runner Chicks begin? SRC began in 2015 during my sophomore year of running in college, after experiencing my own challenges with body image as […]
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