Transitioning from Athlete to Mother Athlete with USA Olympian Tianna Madison

At Your Cervix

This week's podcast episode was recorded for our new module of The Athletic Female course, The Perinatal Athlete, a course that Grainne, Emma and Helen McElroy have written and produced for health and fitness professionals who work with the female athletes. You can find out more about this course by heading to www.theathelticefemale.com. This interview is accessible to all members of the Athletic female and is actually a follow on from the interview that Tianna had with Grainne which you can find from Season 3 or from The Athletic Female Module 1 if you have access. Listen to Gráinne interview Tianna Madison about her experience as an elite athletic female and the transition into motherhood. Expert Biography Tianna Madison is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump and short sprinting events. She is a two-time Olympian with three gold medals. Tianna shares her personal journey with Gynaecological issues and the difficulty she faced getting diagnosed as an elite female athlete with no children (at the time). ⠀⠀ She is an empowering example and advocate for the need to increase knowledge and awareness of female specific concerns, including Gynaecological issues, in athlete populations and organisations supporting women in physically activity at any level. ⠀ We are honoured to have Tianna support the Athletic Female Course and share her experience with female specific concerns as a high performance athlete