Host Jenn Heil sits down with Helen Upperton, Olympic silver medalist in two-woman bobsleigh. Four years after missing bronze in Turin by five one-hundredths of a second, Helen piloted her sled to the podium at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games alongside brakewoman Shelley-Ann Brown. After retiring from sport, she broke new ground as a firefighter in Calgary, passing a grueling physical test while pregnant and earning her place in a field where women remain rare. Then motherhood brought her hardest opponent yet — severe postpartum depression — and Helen realized recovery would demand what winning always had: a team built around her.
In this episode, Jenn and Helen discuss:
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