Alyssa Vaniman is currently an athletic trainer at Arizona Western College where she’s also an Adjunct Faculty in the department of Physical and Wellness Education. During the pandemic, she co-founded Latinx Athletic Trainers to help provide support and representation for Latinx ATs.
Alyssa is currently (while working full-time and co-founding Latinx Athletic Trainers!) going back to school to earn her Doctorate in Athletic Training (DAT) from Indiana State University. She has a Masters in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise science from California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her Bachelors in Athletic Training from Northern Michigan University and her Associates Degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Citrus College.
We talk about:
- Having grit when your journey isn’t linear
- Building a network of allies
- Setting goals in alignment with your values
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On the show we talked about the brand new Madam Athlete book club! The first meeting was fantastic. If this sounds like something you’d be interested, you can sign up to Join the Book Club and you’ll be notified when we’re getting ready to choose the next book and schedule the next meeting. Hope to see you there!
We also had a really great talk about setting goal. Frankly, we talked about goal-setting all over this episode. If you’d like to take a FREE mini-course on how to set science-backed effective goals, Sign Up for the Goal-Setting Challenge.
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