{"id":1663,"date":"2026-08-01T17:58:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2026-08-01T17:58:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:58:54","slug":"wsi-with-dr-erin-ayala-podcast-series-dr-gretchen-kerr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wsi-with-dr-erin-ayala-podcast-series-dr-gretchen-kerr\/","title":{"rendered":"WSI with Dr. Erin Ayala Podcast Series: Dr. Gretchen Kerr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cThe Silent Costs of Psychological Harm for Women in Sport\u201d<\/em> features <strong>WSI Board Member Dr. Gretchen Kerr<\/strong>, an internationally recognized expert in athlete welfare and safe sport. In this insightful discussion, Dr. Kerr examines the often-overlooked effects of psychological harm in athletics and shares practical, research-based strategies for creating safer, healthier, and more supportive sport environments.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-01-114925-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-01-114925-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-01-114925.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WSI-Logo-2_f-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WSI-Logo-2_f-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WSI-Logo-2_f-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WSI-Logo-2_f-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WSI-Logo-2_f-1209x1536.jpg 1209w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WSI-Logo-2_f.jpg 1526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WSI is pleased to highlight a recent podcast featuring <strong>WSI Board Member Dr. Gretchen Kerr<\/strong>, an internationally recognized expert in athlete welfare, safe sport, and the prevention of psychological harm in sport. In<em>\u201cThe Silent Costs of Psychological Harm for Women in Sport,\u201d<\/em> Dr. Kerr discusses how psychological harm can affect athletes&#8217; well-being, performance, and long-term participation in sport.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Kerr explores why psychological abuse is often overlooked, how sport environments can unintentionally contribute to harm, and what coaches, parents, administrators, and athletes can do to foster safer and more supportive cultures. The conversation offers valuable insights for anyone committed to advancing athlete well-being and creating positive sport experiences for women and girls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-silent-costs-of-psychological-harm-for-women\/id1559405048?i=1000777523821\">here<\/a>:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Feisty Women&#039;s Performance\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/feisty-womens-performance\/id1559405048?i=1000777523821#?secret=wzR0qnbMOE\" data-secret=\"wzR0qnbMOE\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Silent Costs of Psychological Harm for Women in Sport\u201d features WSI Board Member Dr. Gretchen Kerr, an internationally recognized expert in athlete welfare and safe sport. In this insightful discussion, Dr. Kerr examines the often-overlooked effects of psychological harm in athletics and shares practical, research-based strategies for creating safer, healthier, and more supportive sport [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1664,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663\/revisions\/1664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}