About this episode

Jenny Sichel discusses her experiences with OCD as an elite athlete and the impact on her career.

For Mental Health Awareness Month, we welcome back Jenny Sichel to talk about her experiences with being an elite athlete while managing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Jenny is a coxswain who competed with both able-bodied and para rowing crews. We talked with her about being misdiagnosed for years, the work that went into taking control of her condition, and how it affected her as an elite athlete. You can learn more about OCD at the International OCD Foundation: iocdf.org . Find Jenny on LinkedIn , Insta , and Facebook . Also on the program: The Interntional Ski & Snowboard Federation had plenty of thoughts about how the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics went. Plus, the Milano Cortina Organizing Committee may have more budgetary issues with the ice hockey arena. LA 2028 announced its Cultural Olympiad. We try to find the actual news within its press release. French Alps 2030 chose a venue in the Netherlands to host the speed skating events. Guess how far away that is from everything else. The International Olympic Committee Executive Board met recently, and President Kirsty Coventry is getting the organization "Fit for the Future." We delve into all the ways you could see…

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