"The Wife of a Fighter" with Julie Donovan & Jess Pauga- High Altitude Martial Arts/Elevation Fight Team

Caught on the Mike... · Jan 30, 2023 · 50m

We talk a lot about “a fighters story”- the mindset that brings them to the big game, the conditioning, the ambition, and we talk a lot about what a fighter (or coach) sacrifices to see that dream through. What is commonly missed, however, is the impact it has on families. What’s it like to see a loved one go through training? handle a victory? Or yet, suffer defeat? How do loved ones feel when seeing that family member inside the octagon? What are their (families) contributions to the process? How does the embrace of that “struggle” shape the person that returns to his/her day by day, after…