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Why Do We Separate "Weight" and "Lifting"? Oct 11, 2024

Why Do We Separate "Weight" and "Lifting"?

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About Elizabeth Lee, MA, TIWL (she/her) Oct 11, 2024

Elizabeth Lee, MA, TIWL (she/her)

Elizabeth is a PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Nevada Reno and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Center...

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About Mariah Rooney, MSW, LICSW | Co-Founder / Consultant| she/they Oct 11, 2024

Mariah Rooney, MSW, LICSW | Co-Founder / Consultant| she/they

Mariah Rooney is weight lifter and a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in treating the complex...

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About Candace Liger Oct 11, 2024

Candace Liger, NASM-SPS, CE | Program Director | she/they

Originally from Greenville, Mississippi, Candace is a NASM - certified fitness coach, consent & harm reduction...

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Beyond the Binary: Searching for Gender Affirming and Trauma Informed Gym Spaces research Oct 04, 2024

In partnership with researchers at Barry University and Harvard University: Beyond the Binary: Searching for Gender Affirming and Trauma Informed Gym Spaces

The purpose of this study is to explore...

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Trauma Informed Weight Lifting Among Trans Students: A Pilot Study research Oct 04, 2024

In partnership with Eva Nowakowski-Sims, Barry University: Trauma Informed Weight Lifting among Trans Students: A Pilot Study

There has been very little research about transgender persons and their...

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Psychological Wellbeing, Bodily Awareness, and Trauma-Informed Weightlifting research Oct 04, 2024

In partnership with the Mind-Body Trauma Care Lab at the Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Duluth (Research Team Director: Viann Nguyen-Feng, PhD, MPH, LP, RYT): Psychological...

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A Grounded Theory of Weightlifting as an Adjunct Intervention for Trauma research Oct 04, 2024

In partnership with Barry University and Eva Nowakowski-Sims, PhD: A Grounded Theory of Weightlifting as an Adjunct Intervention for Trauma

A first of its kind qualitative research project...

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Essential Principles of Trauma Informed Weight Lifting: Do Less Harm, Then Do Good Jul 03, 2023

It is well known that trauma disproportionately impacts individuals and groups who experience marginalization and oppression including people of color, those living in poverty and experiencing...

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