Pro athletes might look like they have ultimate freedom, but that lifestyle isn’t always what you think.

Barrett Christy Cummins began her snowboarding career in the early 1990’s as the sport was starting to gain mainstream attention. From 1993-2003, she competed at the highest level, filmed movie parts and commercials, and enjoyed the perks of sponsorship with some of the biggest brands in sports.

Barrett transitioned to roles in marketing and product development with her former sponsors after starting a family in 2004. 20 years later, she's launching into new challenges to stretch her vision and goals to new spaces.

We talk about:

• Creating lifestyle goals instead of professional goals
• Moving west and deciding to pursue snowboarding in South Lake Tahoe
• Getting into snowboarding before the X Games and pre-Olympic snowboarding
• How competing with the boys drove her to perform
• Competition vs. collaboration with other women in sport
• Expectations for female athletes: being camera-friendly and a brand ambassador
• Keeping the fun in your passion when your passion is work
• Barrett’s Olympic experience and what she wishes she did differently
• Getting injured and deciding to start a family instead of competing
• What it’s like to have a snowboarding trick named after you
• Working with brands to make better gear
• Pro snowboarding “provided far less freedom than you would imagine”
• Building financial literacy and being intentional with money

If you like snow sports, chatting about the Olympics, or digging into how to increase gender equity in sports, listen to Why Erika Vikander is Fighting for Gender Equality in Freeride Snowboarding and Women’s Sports.

Connect with Barrett:

• Instagram: instagram.com/barrettcc
• Website: barrettcc.com
• Financial services: camberwealthbuilders.com

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Shout-Outs:

-Music: The King of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins

-Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

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“Life is a series of trade-offs.” “Never a failure, always a lesson.” “Did you see this photo of my cat?”

We’re sharing our OWN honest reflections of the year, highlighting the top trade-offs we both made in 2024.

You’ll hear about:

• Reckoning with the dark side of social media: do the costs outweigh the benefits?
• Where do you go online without Instagram?
• Jeni now has something to nurture other than 1,000 houseplants.
• She’s a Crazy Cat Lady now!
• The scariness yet magic of delegating.
• Outsourcing is a spectrum, not a binary.
• What the f*ck is Jeni doing with her life?
• Unemployment vs. funemployment.
• Being a Good Times Monster vs. disciplined (or being both)
• Our BIG ESCAPE ROOM ANNOUNCEMENT that everyyyybody’s asking about
• Some big appreciations and perhaps changes to this show?

Calling all listeners! Yes, you! Could you do us one of these as a holiday gift? Pretty please with a cherry on top?

1- Send an episode you love of FTLO to a friend so we can reach new folks.

2- Tag us on your Instagram Story with a recommendation to list.

3- Let us know if you’d like more “solo” (duo?) episodes, or weekly episodes.

4- We’re looking for partners to support the show! Got a brand who’d be a great fit?

5- Send us your recs for guests! We want a more diverse range of voices.

We absolutely love you and send you the brightest vibes as we enter 2025. See ya soon!

👋Connect with us:

• Angie's new Substack
• Jeni on Instagram

Shout-Outs:

-Music: The King of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins

-Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

-For full show notes and more: https://fortheloveofpod.com

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What does training for spending weeks deep underground teach you about the rest of life?

Katie Graham is a passionate cave and canyon explorer who discovered Canada’s deepest and second deepest caves. This feat was showcased in the 2023 documentary film “Subterranean.”

Katie is a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and president of the Alberta Speleological Society. As a former accountant, she left her corporate gig to spend more time underground.

We talk about:

• Is it caving, or spelunking?
• The pressure of working deep underground, especially with a film crew
• Breaking her leg days deep in the cave and self-evacuating for 3 days
• Hauling tons of heavy gear for weeks just to spend minutes in a cave section
• The mundane monotony of training for expeditions
• Finding balance between celebrating milestones and the training grind
• The mental game of cave diving
• Burning out with a passion and how to add fun back into it
• The scary days that kick your ass are the ones that matter most
• Why Katie started professional accounting and why she later quit
• The nuance of her team being kicked out of a village on a caving trip to Mexico
• The effects of living underground for weeks and manipulating your own circadian rhythm
• Making cool cave suits!

PSST! If you like this episode, you’ll love How Sunny Stroeer Transformed Her Corporate Skills to Advance Gender Equity in the Outdoors and Combining Art Forms and Identities with Drag Raptress Samuel Thrower, AKA Slutashia

Connect with Katie:

• Subterranean Film
• Katie on Instagram

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3 - Connect with Angie on Instagram (https://instagram.com/angvswild) and Jeni on Instagram (https://instagram.com/jenistembridge).

4 - Right now, text one friend who would like For The Love Of.

Shout-Outs:

-Music: The King of Sandwich Island by Shut-ins

-Thank you to The Ruins, the best wedding venue in Oregon, for supporting the show.

For full show notes and more: https://fortheloveofpod.com

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