KATE ABATE RETURNS

In episode two of the Returning Guest series, host Celeste
Rains-Turk sits down for a second time with Crisis Counselor,
Master student of gerontology, Registered Yoga Teacher and
Certified Personal Trainer, Kate Abate to dig deeper into Kate’s
life outside of competing.

Although she is not actively competing, Kate shares how she has
continued to make her body a priority. As discussed on her
previous episode, Kate has struggled with her gut health and
talks about her continued journey to improve her digestion. She
shares about the Autoimmune diet she has been following and it’s
impact on her overall gut health and colitis.

Beyond that, Kate discusses her own hypermobility and the levels
it can work at outside of simply “being flexible”. She shares how
the hypermobility works its way down to her internal organs and
joints and the correlation that exists between her hypermobility
and her physical and mental health.

Kate studies gerontology which is the study of the aging process.
Kate talks about the aging process as growth and development. She
talks about how even though the body no longer grows taller, it
grows and develops in many other fascinating ways. She
specifically talks about mental health in the older population by
asking the question, “Have you ever seen an 80 year old freaking
out and stressed about something?”

Because she is receiving this new degree, Kate talks about how
she wants to expand her business once she receives her diploma.
Just like getting this degree is allowing her to “pivot” in her
own life, Kate wants to be able to reach those who  have
also reached a pivot point in their life, whether it be in
fitness, lifestyle, wellbeing or even a financial pivot. Even
through all of this future planning, Kate shares how she is able
to bring herself back to the present moment and enjoy every
day.

As the episode progresses, Kate talks about how she began her
career in crisis counseling, stemming from trauma she experienced
in her own childhood and in her 20s. She talks about how she was
able to heal from this trauma and how she used a difficult time
in her life to launch her into the world that is crisis
counseling. Kate shares some of the best things that have come to
her personally from crisis counseling and how to speak out when
feeling the shame that is accompanied by the violence of a sexual
assault.

In this powerful episode, Kate’s words inspire hope and optimism
for the aging process, healing through trauma and sexual
assault.

EPISODE TIME STAMPS:
[2:10] Kate’s focus while not actively competing
[4:04] New implementations to help with gut health
[9:15] Hypermobility
[12:15] Mental and physical needs evolving with age
[14:02] Aging as growth and development
[15:35] Correlation between mental health and hypermobility
[20:58] Pursuing higher education in gerontology
[24:50] Business vision
[28:45] How the interest in gerontology was sparked
[32:06] Bringing yourself back to the present while planning for
the future
[36:02] Pivoting
[38:36] Experience as a crisis counselor
[41:12] The best things that came out of crisis counseling for
her personally
[47:52] Having an open conversation regarding sexual
assault
[52:04] Working through her own trauma
[57:47] Best advice for someone going through trauma

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