#68: Bobbie Lewallen: A Life of Muay Thai
*TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ABUSE*
Bobbie Lewallen (she/her) has been practicing Muay Thai for 10 years. She is a survivor of sexual abuse from childhood to early adulthood
Georgia and Bobbie discuss:
- · Starting Muay Thai at age 12 after being abused as a child
- · Growing up getting to training in a shady area as a young woman under 17
- · The conflation of thinness with health and the difference in comments Bobbie would receive as a teenager with an eating disorder vs now
- · The impact of Bobbie's family's culture and traditions on perpetuating her abuse
- · How Muay Thai helped her to leave an abusive relationship
- · Why Bobbie is so passionate about sharing her experiences with Muay Thai through her IG blog @lifeofmuaythai
To contact Bobbie:
Instagram: @lifeofmuaythai
Email: [email protected]
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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga
