Advocating for yourself can be a can be difficult, even scary sometimes, especially when many of us are taught not to rock the boat.

In honor of World Yoga Day, we welcome this week's guest, Tianna Madison, yogi and three-time Olympic gold medal winner for Team USA in track and field. But even a world record-holder needs a support system. With the high achievements of her life came tragic lows that she suffered privately. It wasn't until 2020 and the appearance of a life-threatening mystery illness while training for what she hoped would be her third Olympic appearance, that Tianna learned the power of using her voice, advocating for herself, and the community that she built around her.

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