This week on the show Caroline Burckle joins me on the show.

Caroline is a former Olympic swimmer. She represented the USA at the 2008 Olympic games where she helped America win a bronze medal in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay. She's a graduate of the University of Florida where was a 23-time all-American, and in 2008 she was the NCAA female swimmer of the year she broke one of the oldest standing NCAA women's records in the 500-yard freestyle.

Post-retirement Caroline co-founded the rise athletes coaching program which helps empower athletes to be their best and helps them control their emotions and the pressures that come with high-performance sports.

However, I didn't hear about caroline because of her swimming accolades, I heard caroline's story of how she got to where she is today and the struggles and valleys she had to cross to find herself.

**This Episode:

• Her swimming career & Experiences

• Lessons from her parents

• Why does she feel like she was never fully heard

• Wanting to please everyone

• Why she the Olympic experience was great and a load at the same time

• Her journey through transition and why it took her a while to get back on her feet

• Finding self-worth mentally and physically

• The start of rise athletes and so much more.**

this is an episode you really dont want to miss.

Follow Caroline below:

**Instagram & Twitter: @Carobuckle

Website: https://www.carolineburckle.com/ Rise Athletes Website: https://rise-athletes.com/ Contact Caroline: caroline@rise-athletes.com**