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Podcast: A New Way of Being
Episode: Identity: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
Description: The importance of separating our self-worth and sense of who we are from what we do.As one of Britain's best swimmers, Siobhan-Marie's sense of self-worth was often bound up with her performance in the pool. When she recorded the third fastest time in history at Rio 2016, she was on cloud nine, but when her times slipped she felt like she was a failure. This isn't an issue only related to sport; lots of us confuse who we are for what we do.Siobhan-Marie was forced to retire from swimming aged just twenty-five after struggling...