Learning Resilience with Teresa Strasser - Episode 2348

Episode 2348 - In this Friday’s episode, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes friend Teresa Strasser, author of “”, and the two discuss baseball, learning resilience, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/06/learning-resilience-teresa-strasser-episode-2348 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS   You can watch this episode on Vinnie's Fitness Confidential YOUTUBE channel - LEARNING RESILIENCE Vinnie welcomes Teresa, and the duo jumps right into how they met, what they initially thought of each other, and Teresa’s background growing up. (3:00) They also discuss several things they have in common. They talk about team sports and the sports community, and the lessons learned. Any moment can be a make-or-break moment. They share some favorite baseball movies and discuss some famous Jewish athletes. (19:30) They get into more details about Teresa’s backstory, which is important to the foundation of her story in the book.(31:30) Teresa is a vegan but doesn’t try to influence others’ choices, which leads to a chat about Michael Greger. (35:00) Vinnie lets Teresa know she has a celebrity doppelgänger, Sabrina Impacciatore. (38:00)  The duo discusses their early days in Los Angeles. (42:00) They return to the topic of Teresa’s “Making It Home” book and more of her background as it relates to the book.(53:20) Teresa has some questions for Vinnie regarding athletics and the social aspects of being on a team. (1:07:00) Her boys are involved in sports, so they share some stories. Vinnie confirms, that even with all his injuries and pain throughout the years, he wouldn’t change a thing about playing football. Competing in sports is a great way of learning resilience. They also discuss players like Kurt Gibson, and his progressing Parkinson’s disease. (1:11:30) CONNECTING THROUGH A GAME Vinnie asks Teresa about her relationship with her dad, who was a great baseball fan, and how they bonded over baseball while also grieving her brother’s death. (1:14:00) Teresa explains the way she handled the narrative of the story, with fla