"Nothing changes until it does. You can create change. You just have to find the hook - and keep creating ripples until they become waves."
This week on the How to Thrive podcast, Claire and Helen are joined by Karen Sheriff, clinical physiotherapist and Executive Director at Project RED-D - a global initiative tackling one of the most under-recognised syndromes in high performance: Relative Energy Deficiency (RED) in dancers.
Karen's background spans elite rugby, cricket and the performing arts, including eight years at the Royal Ballet School where she grew the healthcare team and built world-class multidisciplinary pathways around athlete health.
It was there that she became a leading voice on RED-S - Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport - and its particular manifestation in dance, ultimately being asked by her seed funders to "change the world" by taking the work global through Project RED-D.
In this episode, Karen explains what RED-S actually is - what happens to the body when it is chronically under-fuelled, why elite athletes and dancers are especially at risk, and the striking parallels with other high-pressure professions, where sleep deprivation and over-working have historically been worn as badges of honour.
More about Karen:
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-sheriff-b27694b4/
Find out more about Red-D: https://red-d.com/
Books mentioned in the episode:
Belonging by Owen Eastwood: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belonging-Ancient-Togetherness-Owen-Eastwood/dp/1529415063
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Your How to Thrive hosts:
Claire Sanders, former Corporate Lawyer, General Council and Co-Founder of .
Helen Silver-MacMahon, Human Factors Specialist, Veterinary Nurse and Co-Founder of Being Human Consulting.
Music Credit: Lo-Fi Hip Hop (Never Old Fashioned) by Alex Kizenkov
Podcast Production: Anthony Zahra
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