Author: TeamStarfish

Hello again; Emily is thoroughly enjoying being back on the snow again and back on the path towards winning her first Paralympic Gold Medal.

She hopes that you are taking action in your own lives, and wants to share this past interview to encourage you.

Posts like this will be called From The Summit to try to embody the excitement that comes when she is preparing to start that next downhill run.

This interview was conducted by The Blind Blogger Maxwell Ivey on The What’s Your Excuse? Show.

You may or may not know that Max is also the founder of the WYE Network. And the producer of Shredding For Gold.

In this interview Emily and Max recount how they met as fellow competitors for the Holman Prize Grant and became friends.

You will learn more about Emily’s life growing up and the decisions by her and her family that made her who she is today.

You will hear about how Emily got interested in skiing and then eventually in snowboarding.

You will learn a little about her intrepid guide dog Darling and Darling’s role in Team starfish.

You will hear about the meaning behind Team Starfish, the struggles selecting a name for Emily’s podcast, and the meaning behind Shredding For Gold.

We also talked about her goals for being the first blind Paralympic Gold Medalist in downhill snowboard racing.

I hope this conversation makes you feel closer to Emily. Like a member of the ever-growing Team Starfish.

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This is an unusual event because the great folks at Blubrry sponsor Shredding For Gold and What’s Your Excuse.

We couldn’t do this without their generous financial and technical support.

If you are thinking of starting a podcast; I hope you will do yourself a favor and build your show with Blubrry.com

You can follow Emily on Face Book, Twitter, or Instagram.

You can also send her an email.

If you have questions about the WYE Network mentioned in this post, please email me here.

Max, Emily, and Darling all thank you for taking the time to listen to these podcasts.

Until next time, Adventure Ahead,

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Hello again; Emily is a very happy woman these days with all the actual training she has been able to get in.

You heard it in last weeks episode. And it seeps into her words in this episode too.

She talks about the differences between hill shredding and mountain shredding.

I think it’s important to know that Emily moved from Ontario to Vancouver so she would have more opportunities to train on the types of courses and in the variety of conditions she would face in the Paralympics.

Me and Emily truly do want to hear from you. We want to hear your opinions and suggestions so we can make the show better.

You can follow Emily on Face Book, Twitter, or Instagram.

You can also send her an email.

If you have questions about the network, please email me here.

We want to thank our generous sponsors at Blubrry.

We couldn’t do this without their financial and technical support.

Until next time me, Emily, and Darling want to thank you for your continued support. Adventure Ahead!

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Hello again; We hope you had a great weekend.

This week Emily is excited to share her first week on actual snow in over two years.

You can hear the excitement in her voice as she describes that whole week.

She talks about being so excited that she started packing several days early.

She talks about reconnecting with an early sponsor from purplemoosesocks.ca

She talks about meeting her new team who would be responsible for her safety as she flies down the mountains.

So we want to welcome Isaac, Nicole, and James to the Team Starfish family.

She took us through her weekend including arrival, traveling to the hills, and meeting and practicing with her new team.

It’s interesting to me at least to realize that even though she is a highly skilled athlete that she began her first weekend in a while by starting on the smallest hill.

I also found it interesting to hear her discussion about the quality of the snow and how it can effect the rider.

She didn’t mention it here, but I know from being her friend that the lighter snows that she used to train on in Ontario actually helped her last week.

Shredding on less-than-perfect powder has made her a better racer.

Near the end she played some audio from her and her coaches working together.

You can hear them calling out numbers which she explains.

It sounds like she had an amazing first weekend shredding those hills.

Me and Emily truly do want to hear from you. We want to hear your opinions and suggestions so we can make the show better.

You can follow Emily on Face Book, Twitter, or Instagram.

You can also send her an email.

If you have questions about the network, please email me here.

We want to thank our generous sponsors at Blubrry.

We couldn’t do this without their financial and technical support.

Until next time me, Emily, and Darling want to thank you for your continued support. Take care now,

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Hello again; This time Emily shares some of the emotional roller coaster that is being an athlete during Covid.

She not only talks about a recent minor setback, but how she handled it.

She shares techniques for dealing with your own struggles be they personal or professional.

And she is honest about her feelings concerning losing last year’s race season to Covid.

You will come away encouraged and inspired.

Just wish more people had the courage to share like Emily has.

Emily mentions having been a guest on several podcasts. And you can expect future posts about those inspiring and entertaining interviews in future posts.

But for now, here are the links.

We were both on Radio outlook with our friends Kerry and Kijewski.

Emily knew The Kijewskis from a past summer camp.

I met Kerry through her website and in person when we both spoke at an event called Disability Insights hosted by another friend Amy Bovaird.

She also appeared on I Can’t CU with David Goldstein and the Relaxed Dog Podcast. Where Darling was also the featured guest.

Me and Emily truly do want to want to hear from you. We want to hear your opinions and suggestions so we can make the show better.

You can follow Emily on Face Book, Twitter, or Instagram.

You can also send her an email.

If you have questions about the network, please email me here.

We want to thank our generous sponsors at Blubrry.

We couldn’t do this without their financial and technical support.

Until next time me, Emily, and Darling want to thank you for your continued support. Take care now,

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Hello again;

This time Emily shares with you about the frustration of last year’s lost season.

And her excitement for the upcoming race season.

She also talks about how she spent some of her time off during the holidays.

I got hungry just listening to her.

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This time Emily is sharing about the types of activities she goes through to prepare for the race season. She has also been rehabilitating a wrist injury. And this year was going to be especially strenuous anyway due to her not being able to get out on the hills last year at all due to Covid.

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This time Emily tells us more about her wonderful partner and guide dog Darling. She gives us a history lesson, and tells us a lot about the training and selection methods. She explains what they are capable of and dispell myths about guide dogs. I don’t know about you, but as a dog lover myself I’d love to hear more about Darling. I’d love a funny story or two. Be sure to let Emily know if you agree with me. And we do want to hear your questions and suggestions. And please rate, review, and share the show with your friends. You can on Face Book at  https://www.facebook.com/blindboarder2007 Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/starfishrd2018  or Instagram at https://instagram.com/starfishrd2paralympics  You can also send her an email at trepanieremily@yahoo.com    If you have questions about the network, please email me at justask@theblindblogger.net  We want to thank our generous sponsors at Blubrry. We couldn’t do this without their financial and technical support. https://www.blubrry.com Until next time me, Emily, and Darling want to thank you for your continued support. Take care now, 

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This time Emily is sharing what I’m calling the guide dog song. It’s an original composition. I love how the lyrics tell you so much about guide dogs, emily’s dog Darling, and their relationship. Next week, we will have episode 009 where Emily will tell you so much more about guide dogs, their history, their training, etc. Please do check out her past shows. And it would help us out a lot if you would leave a rating or review and share with your friends. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for Emily; you can write her at trepanieremily@yahoo.com If you have questions about the network, then you can email me at justask@theblindblogger.net Once again we have to thank our wonderful sponsors at https://www.blubrry for all their help. Please stay safe out there. Thanks a lot from Me, Emily, and Darling,

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This time Emily sits down with another of her hill coaches John Killough. One thing that producing her podcast is teaching me is that it takes so many different people to train an olympic quality athlete. I’m also struck by how normal Emily’s childhood was. It’s also cool learning about Emily as a kid. I was surprised to hear about how John learned to understand how to guide a blind snowboarder down the hill. I love how he credits Emily with helping him to think more creatively and be more open to asking for help. And you can hear the pride he has in Emily both for her past accomplishments and for the goals Emily still has in front of her. Below please find some of the links mentioned. Boler Mountain https://www.bolermountain.com London Track 3 program https://www.londontrack3.ca CADS https://www.cads.ski Just like with snowboarding me and Emily are still learning a lot about being podcasters. So, we would love any suggestions you have that will make the show better. You can find Emily at https://m.facebook.com/teamstarfishroadtoparalympics https://twitter.com/starfishrd2018 or https://instagram.com/starfishrd2paralympics And you can email her at trepanieremily@yahoo.ca If you have questions about the network, wish to sponsor us, or would like to start your own podcast; then please reach out to me at justask@theblindblogger.net And me Emily and yes even Darling want y’all to know how much we appreciate our support from the team at https://www.blubrry.com We couldn’t keep doing this without their financial and technical support. Thanks to everyone including you for listening. Please don’t forget to rate, review, and share. Take care now,

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This time Emily sits down with one of her early hill coaches Issac Rigby. I love how he, his brother, and so many other Canadians seem to have a desire to volunteer their time and talents to help others. Emily’s team of coaches, mentors, and fellow athletes rivals my own collection of people who have been and continue to be part of my story. I also love how Issac talked about how working with Emily and other athletes with varied needs has made him a better coach and even a better communicator. Emily and Issac mentioned using the Sno wing as part of their training. Here are a couple of links where you can learn more about it. https://youtu.be/mxMDzpTSs9I this is a video of it in action

https://patient-innovation.com/post/1712

https://www.disabledwintersport.com.au/programs-services/equipment London And Track 3 is the organization that offers ski and snowboard instruction to people with disabilities in Canada. https://www.londontrack3.ca We hope you are enjoying these conversations. If you are, please rate, review, and share them. And Emily would love to hear from you. She wants this to be the best show possible, and would appreciate your questions, comments, or guest suggestions. You can email her at trepanieremily@yahoo.ca If you have questions about the WYE Network, or perhaps you would like some help starting your own show; then please reach out to me at justask@theblindblogger.net We want to once again thank our generous sponsors at https://www.blubrry.com for their continued financial and technical support. And I want to thank Emily for having the courage to put her trust in me on this adventure. Me, Emily and Darling wish y’all all the best,