#68: Bobbie Lewallen: A Life of Muay Thai

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">*</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ABUSE*</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;Bobbie Lewallen (she/her) has been practicing Muay Thai for 10 years. She is a survivor of sexual abuse from childhood to early adulthood</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Georgia and Bobbie discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">·</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Starting Muay Thai at age 12 after being abused as a child</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">·</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Growing up getting to training in a shady area as a young woman under 17</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">·</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The conflation of thinness with health and the difference in comments Bobbie would receive as a teenager with an eating disorder vs now</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">·</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The impact of Bobbie's family's culture and traditions on perpetuating her abuse</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">·</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">How Muay Thai helped her to leave an abusive relationship</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">·</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Bobbie is so passionate about sharing her experiences with Muay Thai through her IG blog @lifeofmuaythai</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>To contact Bobbie:</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lifeofmuaythai/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@lifeofmuaythai</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Email: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">lifeofmuaythai@gmail.com</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400